Hello aspirant,

To get admitted to the National Defence Academy (NDA) in 2026, you must be at least the age that the UPSC has specified. Usually, applicants must be between the ages of 16.5 and 19.5 at the time of application.

So if you fulfill this eligibility criteria, you are eligible for NDA 2026.

Thank you

You have to be born between July 2, 2006, and July 1, 2009, in order to sit for the NDA 1 exam,you have not disclose your birthday month so you can take this range as eligibility criteria.

Generally the ages between 16.5 to 19.5 are eligible for NDA exam.

You can check eligibility criteria here to confirm

https://competition.careers360.com/articles/nda-eligibility-criteria

Wishing you all the best..

No, you won't be eligible for NDA 2026. NDA 1 in 2026 will be held in April. The age of the candidates while applying for the application form should be between 16.5 and 19.5 years.

To apply for NDA 1 2026, candidates must be born between January 2,2007 to January 1,2010. You can apply for NDA in 2025.

To know more about NDA exam related stuff, you can visit career 360 website

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For NDA exam eligibility, you must be between 16.5 and 19.5 years of age as on the first day of the month in which the course is commencing.

You were born in 2006, thus are eligible for NDA exam in the year 2025. It's to be kept in mind that the actual eligibility criteria and the age limits do vary a little bit every year.

For official notification details, you would simply refer to UPSC's specific NDA exam notification issued for that particular one you are interested in.

You can always download this official notification from the UPSC website or any other trusted government websites. https://competition.careers360.com/articles/nda-eligibility-criteria