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Yes, you can appear for National Defence Academy but you are eligible only to get admission in Indian Military Academy through NDA entrance examination. The eligibility criteria is that a candidate must have passed 10+2 with Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry from a recognized board. Such candidates are eligible to select the preferences for admission in to Indian Naval Academy and Indian Air Force Academy. And the candidates who have passed in 10+2 in any other stream from a recognized board are eligible to select Indian Military Academy.

To check the eligibility criteria and other details use the link below

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

The admission is based on merit in written test and SSB interview. Candidates qualifying in written test will be called for SSB interview and the candidates who clear the SSB interview will undergo medical test. Candidates who are medically fit will be recommended in the order of the merit.