Hello aspirant,

I hope that you are doing great.

With reference to your above mentioned query, I would like to tell you that yes, by the time you will complete your class 12th you are very much eligible to apply for The National Defence Academy(NDA).

The Union Public Service Commission prescribes the NDA eligibility criteria 2022 in the official notification. Candidates should check the NDA 2022 eligibility before filling the NDA examination form. NDA exam 2022 eligibility criteria comprise various factors like Nationality, age limit, educational qualification, marital status, and others.

With reference to your query, the frequency of conduct for the NDA Examination i for 2 years only. So, you can apply for and give your NDA examination for 2 years only.

The Eligibility criteria for NDA examination is as follows :

Nationality -

1. A Citizen of India

2. A subject of Nepal

3. A subject of Bhutan

4. A Tibetan refugee who moved to India, before January 1, 1962, with the intention of settling here permanently

5. A person of Indian origin who has migrated from the below-specified countries, with the intention of permanently settling in India.

• Pakistan

• Burma

• Sri Lanka

• East African Countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania (Formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia

• Vietnam

Age Limit - 16.5 to 19.5 years for all categories, i.e. there is no age relaxation in the NDA exam

Educational qualification  - For Indian Army - Passed Class 12 from State Education Board or a University
For Air Force and Naval - Passed 12th class with Physics and Mathematics from State Education Board or a University

Gender  - Male and Female

Height  - For Army, Navy, and Naval Academy - 157 cm (minimum)

For Air Force - 162.5 cm (minimum)

So, according to the above mentioned eligibility criteria you are very much eligible for NDA by the time you'll reach class 12th.

further, for more info about the exam and eligibility criteria, you can check the below link :

https://competition.careers360.com/exams/nda

I hope that this will help.