Hi

To become an army officer,

• You can clear NDA after your 12th
• Or You can clear CDS after your graduation

As you have just passed your 10th I would suggest you to go through NDA examination as you can get through it  just after passing 12th , no need to do graduation otherwise for CDS you will have to first complete graduation after completing class 12

So,

To become an officer in army after 10th you need to

• get admission in 11,complete your 11th and 12th
• in the year of appearing for 12th board examination or after 12th you can appear in NDA examination
• qualify NDA and after qualifying you can become an officer in army

For reference,

>>>>>>>>>>>> NDA ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA is given below:-

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

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

• For navy and Airforce :- You need qualifucation of 10 + 2 with Physics chemistry , and Maths .

††† 12th board examination appearing students are also provisionally eligible.

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

• Between 15.5 and 18.5  years while filling form

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

-------------) 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

>>>>>>>>>>>>> SELECTION PROCESS

The selection process consist of 2 stages :-

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

• Mathematics

• General Ability Test

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 are  the tips to prepare well for NDA Examination:-

--------------------------) First of all know the syllabus and examination pattern.

Syllabus:- https://competition.careers360.com/articles/nda-syllabus

Examination pattern:-

NDA Examination pattern  for Maths

NDA examination pattern for General Ability Test

For detailed examination pattern checkout:-

https://competition.careers360.com/articles/nda-exam-pattern

---------------------) The top books which you can follow for the preparation of your NDA  examination  are provided below:-

>>>>>> MATHS

>>>>>> GAT

For more about books for nda visit :- https://competition.careers360.com/articles/best-books-prepare-for-nda

------------------------) Practice questions:- after finishing each chapter you should practice mcqs in case of both Maths & GAT

------------------------) Short breaks :- take short breaks in between your studies, studying continuously can be brain tiring and it becomes difficult to focus and study with concentration, so take breaks to relax and refresh your brain.

------------------------) Make short notes:- You should make chapterwise short notes .These short notes will be a great revision tool for your examination.

------------------------) Set  goals :- set daily & weekly goals to cover your syllabus and meet them without any fail.

------------------------) Follow a routine or timetable :- you can make a routine and religiously follow it and try to give at least 7- 8 hours to study each day in your routine.

------------------------) Revise:- Revision is very important otherwise as you move forward in your syllabus, you start forgetting what  you have learned before and you won't be able to perform well in your examination.

------------------------) Solve previous year NDA question papers and attempt mock test :- Solving previous year and mock NDA questions papers will let you know the examination pattern, your preparation level etc and  it will be of great help to you . For nda previous year papers checkout our page at:- at https://competition.careers360.com/articles/nda-question-papers/amp

For more tips checkout:- https://competition.careers360.com/articles/how-to-prepare-for-nda

Regards

ADITYA KUMAR