Candidates for the National Defence Academy (NDA) exam typically need to be between 16.5 and 19.5 years old at the beginning of the course.

Your eligibility for the NDA exam is contingent upon the particular year and session, as you were born on July 5, 2007. This is how it operates:

You would be 18 years and 9 months old for the NDA 1 (April session) in 2026, which is within the acceptable age range.
You would still be eligible at 19 years and 2 months old for NDA 2 (September session) in 2026.
You would then be qualified to qualify for the 2026 NDA examinations based on this. The precise age restrictions, however, may differ significantly from year to year.

Hello,

The NDA age limit for the 2024 aspirants must be between 16.5-19.5 years to apply for the exam. The candidate must have not been born earlier than 2 July 2004 and not later than 1 July 2007.

Since you are born on July 5, you are not eligible for the 2024 examination. However, you will be eligible for the 2025 examination. I would recommend you to wait a year and prepare for the examination.

I hope this helps,

Thank you