when can I apply for NDA after passing out from 12th class in 2024? am I eligible to apply for it if my date of birth is 23rd Feb, 2008?
Hi
You are eligible for nda after passing 12th and in 12th appearing year i. e 2024 as well.
Yes, you are for NDA -1&2, 2024 with your mentioned date of birth . Besides this you are also eligible for
- Nda -1&2, 2025
- Nda -1&2, 2026
You can check NDA eligibility criteria which is provided below:-
NDA eligibility criteria says that:-
-------------) Qualifucation required :-
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For army :- you need educational qualification of 10 + 2 in any stream
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For navy and Airforce :- You need qualifucation of 10 + 2 with Physics and Maths .
††12th appearing provisionally eligible
-------------) You must be in the age group of 16.5 to 19.5 years old to be eligible.
Exam |
NDA Age limit |
Date of Birth Criteria |
NDA -1, 2024 |
16.5 years to 19.5 years |
2nd July 2005 to 1st July , 2008 |
NDA - 2, 2024 |
2nd January , 2006, to 1st January , 2009 |
-------------) 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 |
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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. |
To help you further,
>>>>> Selection process is given below:-
The selection process consist of 2 stages :-
******** Qualify the written examination :- it consist of 2 papers :-
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Mathematics
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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:-
Papers |
Subject |
No. of Questions |
Maximum marks |
Duration |
Paper 1 |
Mathematics |
120 |
300 |
2 hours 30 minutes |
Paper 2 |
GAT |
150 |
600 |
2 hours 30 minutes |
Total |
|
900 |
5 hours |
NDA Examination pattern for Maths
Total Questions |
120 |
Total Marks |
300 |
Marks allotted to each question |
2.5 |
Negative marking for each incorrect response |
-0.83 |
NDA examination pattern for General Ability Test
Sections |
Maximum marks |
|
Part A - English |
200 |
|
Part B - General Knowledge |
Physics |
100 |
|
Chemistry |
60 |
General Science |
40 |
|
History, Freedom Movement, etc. |
80 |
|
Geography |
80 |
|
Current Events |
40 |
|
Total |
600 |
Thank you
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