NDA Eligibility Criteria | Age Limit | Qualification | Height and Weight

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NDA Eligibility Criteria

To join National Defence Academy a candidate must appear in the entrance exam conducted by Union Public Service Commission, New Delhi, twice a year. The Union Public Service Commission is solely responsible for issuing guidelines for selection and the final conduct of the entrance examination.

What is the age limit for NDA ?

To appear for NDA, the age limit to the candidates must be 16.5 to 19.5 years of age. Apart from the age limit, candidates must also have completed or appearing in class 12. Know more about NDA Eligibility Criteria here.

• It should be clearly noted that only unmarried male candidates, who are not born earlier than July 2, 2006 and not later than July 1, 2009 are eligible to appear for NDA 1 Exam. 
• For NDA 2 2025, candidates must be born between January 2, 2007 and January 1, 2010.
• Married candidates and female candidates are ineligible to apply for  NDA Exam. 

Eligibility Criteria (As obtained from official recruitment website of the Indian Army)

Age between	As per  UPSC notification
Qualification	12th Class of 10+2 System of Education/Equivalent for Army and with Physics and Maths for AF & Navy
Marital Status	Unmarried
Application to be Received by	As per  UPSC notification
Likely SSB Date	Sep to Oct and Dec to Apr
Date Commencement of Training	Jan and Jul
Training Academy	NDA, Khadakwasla, Pune
Duration of Training	3 Yrs at NDA and 1 Yr at IMA(For Army cadets)/3 Yrs at NDA and 1 Yr at Naval Academy(For Naval cadets)/3 Yrs at NDA and 1 & 1/2 Yrs at AFA Hyderabad (For AF cadets)

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National Defence Academy & Naval Academy (II) Examination, 2017 Minimum qualifying standard approved at the written stage and marks secured by the last recommended candidate at final stage of the examination Minimum qualifying standard approved at the written stage (Out of 900 marks): 280 expected (with at least 25-30% marks in each subject Marks secured by the last finally recommended candidate (Out of 1800 marks): 650 EXPECTED

NEGATIVE MARKS

• Marks for Each Correct Answer = 2.5 for Maths , 4 for English , 4 for G.K
• Negative Marks for Incorrect Answer = -0.83 for Maths , -1.33 for English , -1.33 for G.K