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hello i am 12 commerce student without maths subsject and i don't want to give math exam in NDA so can i applicable for apply???


Naman Joshi 5th Apr, 2022
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ADITYA KUMAR Student Expert 5th Apr, 2022

Hi

Yes , you are eligible for NDA examination even if you are a commerce student without maths but only for army and not for navy and Airforce

This is because,

For army, you need 10+2 qualification in any stream from any recognised board but for navy and air force it is mandatory to have maths and physics in 10+2.

For your reference,

NDA eligibility criteria is given below:-

-------------) Qualification required :-

  • For army :- you need educational  qualification of 10 + 2 in any stream from any recognised board.

  • For navy and Airforce :- you need qualification of 10 + 2 with Physics and Maths from any recognised board.

-------------) You must be  in the age group of


  • Between 15.5 and 18.5  years while filling the NDA application form

  • Between 16.5 and 19.5 years at the time of joining after qualifying NDA examination


-------------) Earlier for nda only boys were eligible but now, girls are also eligible for Army in nda . For details on this refer:- https://news.careers360.com/nda-2021-sc-allows-women-appear-in-national-defence-academy-exam-slams-army-for-gender-discrimination

-------------) You must be unmarried.

-------------) Nationality



NATIONALITY

You should be citizen of India

Or should be citizen of

-----) Nepal

-----) Bhutan

-----) or you need to be a  Tibetan refugee, who came before 1st January  1962 to permanently settle here in India

or you should be Indian origin person  migrated to permanently settle in India from :

------) Burma

-----)Pakistan

-----)Sri Lanka

-----)Uganda

-----) Kenya

-----) Tanzania

-----)Malawi

-----)Zambia

-----)Zaire

-----)Ethiopia

-----)Vietnam.



For details you can visit our page, the link for the same is provided below

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

>>>>> Selection process

The selection process consist of 2 stages :-

******** Qualify the written examination :- it consist of 2 papers :-

  • Mathematics

  • General Ability Test

No, you cannot skip Maths.

This is because,

Maths is an integral part of NDA examination and you will have to give its examination irrespective of whether you have studied it or not in your 12th

You get 2 hours and 30 minutes for each paper.

********SSB interview :- If you clear written examination then you will called for a 5 day SSB interview

If you clear SSB interview then you will have you to go through medicals to check your fitness if you clear the medicals as well then congratulations you are in.

To help you further,

Here's a brief of NDA examination pattern

Papers

Subject

No. of Questions

Maximum marks

Duration

Paper 1

Mathematics

120

300

2 hours 30 minutes

Paper 2

GAT

150

600

2 hours 30 minutes

Total


900

5 hours

NDA Examination pattern  for Maths

Total Questions

120

Total Marks

300

Marks allotted to each question

2.5

Negative marking for each incorrect response

-0.83


NDA examination pattern for General Ability Test

Sections

Maximum marks

Part A - English

200

Part B - General Knowledge

Physics

100


Chemistry

60

General Science

40

History, Freedom Movement, etc.

80

Geography

80

Current Events

40

Total

600


Thank you


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