Hi
Yes , you are eligible for joining NDA but only for army and not for navy and Airforce
This is because,
For army, you need 10+2 qualification in any stream 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:-
-------------) Qualifucation required :-
For army :- you need educational qualification of 10 + 2 in any stream .
For navy and Airforce :- you need qualification of 10 + 2 with Physics and Maths .
-------------) You must be in the age group of 16.5 to 19.5 years old to be eligible.
-------------) 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
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.
Here's a brief of NDA examination pattern
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Papers
Subject
No. of Questions
Maximum marks
Duration
Paper 1
120
300
2 hours 30 minutes
Paper 2
GAT
150
600
Total
900
5 hours
NDA Examination pattern for Maths
Total Questions
Total Marks
Marks allotted to each question
2.5
Negative marking for each incorrect response
-0.83
NDA examination pattern for General Ability Test
Sections
Part A - English
200
Part B - General Knowledge
Physics
100
Chemistry
60
General Science
40
History, Freedom Movement, etc.
80
Geography
Current Events
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