NDA Exam

Introduction To NDA Exam

National Defence Academy (NDA) exam is the entrance test for the aspirants who are willing to join for joint defence services, the Indian Army, Navy and Air Force. Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) administrates this exam every year. Selected candidates of the 3 services are given training by the Institute of Indian Armed Forces together before they move into their respective service for further pre-commission training. NDA exam is conducted twice a year in 2 stages, written exam and SSB (Service Selection Board) interview. The candidates who qualify in the written exam will have eligibility for appearing SSB interview for intelligence and personality test.

NDA Exam Dates

Tentative dates for NDA are announced by Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) in their official calendar.

NDA exam dates 2021 as per UPSC notification, are given below:

Sr. No	Name Of Examination	Notification Date	Application Last Date	Date Of Exam
1	NDA Examination (I)	30/12/2020	19/01/2021	18/04/2021 Sunday
2	NDA Examination (II)	09/06/2021	29/06/2021	14/11/2021 Sunday

UPSC will shortlist the candidates for the SSB interview and eligible candidates will be called for the SSB interview.

Note As Per UPSC: The dates of notification, commencement and duration of Examinations/ RTs are liable to alteration if the circumstances so warrant.

NDA Exam Pattern

Syllabus for the written exam, time, and maximum marks for each subject are as follows:

Subject	Topics	Duration	Questions	Maximum Marks
Mathematics	Algebra	2.5 Hours	120	300
	Matrices And Determinants
	Trigonometry
	Analytical Geometry
	Differential Calculus
	Vector Algebra, Statistics And Probability
General Ability Test	Part A: English	2.5 Hours	150	200
	Part B: General knowledge			400
	Section A: Physics
	Section B: Chemistry
	Section C: General science
	Section D: History
	Section E: Geography
	Section F: Current events
Total		5 Hours	270	900

Candidates who are eligible for SSB interviews will have to undergo a 2-stage selection process, I and II. Only those who clear the Stage I process are allowed to appear for the Stage II process in the SSB interview.

The subjects for stages I and II are as below:

Stages	SSB/Interview – Intelligence And Personality Test	Maximum Marks
Stage I	Officer Intelligence Rating (OIR). Picture Perception And Description Test	900
Stage II	Psychology Tests And Conference, Group Testing Officer Tasks And Final Interview

NDA exam paper consists of all objective type questions. The question papers will be set in English and Hindi language. For every wrong answer, 1/3^rd marks will be deducted. Candidates should use only a black ball pen to mark in the OMR sheet.

NDA Exam Qualification

Candidates need to qualify for all the criteria before applying for the exam.

1. Nationality

• Must be a citizen of India.

2. Age Limit

• The maximum age limit for the exam is 18.7 and the minimum age limit is 15.7 years.

3. Educational Qualifications

• For Army Wing: 12^th Pass.
•  For Air Force and Naval Wings: 12^th pass with physics, chemistry and maths.

4. Physical Standards

• Candidates must qualify the physical standards for admission to National Defence Academy.

Official Website: http://upsconline.nic.in

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