NDA Details

What is NDA & NA (I) and (II) Exam? The NDA exam is conducted by UPSC for admission to the Army, Navy and Air Force wings of the NDA. This exam is a gateway for candidates looking forward to joining Defence Forces including Army, Navy and Air Force. This is a national level exam conducted twice a year: NDA I and NDA II to help candidates make a career in Defence services.

National Defence Academy & Naval Academy Examination a two-step process where candidates first need to take the exam and then qualify the SSB interview conducted by the Service Selection Board, followed by medical test and final preparation of merit list by UPSC.

Candidates those are planning to take the exam should fill the application form before the last date and start preparation of NDA & NA exam. The UPSC is solely responsible for issuing guidelines for selection and the final conduct of the entrance examination.

After final selection candidate reporting to the Academy, a cadet is allotted to one of the 18 Squadrons, which becomes his home for the next three years. The Squadrons are named as Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, Delta, Hunter, India, Juliet, Kilo, Lima, Mike, Echo, Foxtrot, Golf, November, Oscar, Panther, Quebec, and Romeo. Each squadron has approximately 100 to 120 cadets drawn from senior as well as junior courses under training in the Academy. After completing three years training, they will obtain a degree from JNTU in computer science/ B.A. after that trade training is given and their career starts in Indian army lieutenant. And navy candidates can start their career as a sub-lieutenant and those who selected air force start their career as a flying officer.

Officer’s recruitment is advertised through Employment News and all important national and regional newspapers/dailies. and also, at UPSC official website. UPSC’s official website is– www.upsc.gov.in and applications for NDA exam are invited online at: https://upsconline.nic.in