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NDA is conducted by UPSC for admission of candidates to army, naval, air force wings of NDA and INA, the age limit is 16-19 years, the eligibility criteria is passed 10+2 from a recognized board, only in case of air force and naval it's compulsory to have mathematics and physics at 10+2 level, coming to the duration of training for Army/Naval/Air Force Cadets it's four years, the degree awarded at the end is BSc or BSc Computer/BA/BTech for Army, and BTech in case of Air Force/Naval, only few days ago supreme court has passed an interim order allowing girls to appear for NDA exam to be held on 14th November, but this to come into effect means application process for NDA has to be reopened all over again for female applicants, read the whole story at our page at https://www.google.com/amp/s/news.careers360.com/nda-2021-sc-allows-women-appear-in-national-defence-academy-exam-slams-army-for-gender-discrimination/amp

Now, coming to UPSC Civil Sevice Exam, its eligibility criteria is passed graduation in any discipline from a recognized University, there is no minimum aggregate required in this case, you need to attain 21 years as on 1st August of the appearing year, both the exams have different eligibility criteria, and honestly speaking when a candidate intends to join an institution like NDA, this ambition has to be in aligned one's career goals for long term, and joining NDA is serving your country, and it holds immense pride for those who are part of this .

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