NDA Physical fitness

NDA Physical fitness:

Candidates must be physically fit according to physical standards for admission to National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Examination, as per guidelines.

NOTE: Candidate must be physically and mentally fit according to prescribed physical standards.

A number of qualified candidates are rejected subsequently on medical grounds. Candidates are therefore advised for their own interest to get themselves medically examined before submitting their applications to avoid disappointment at the final stage.

Candidates are also advised to rectify minor defects/ailments in order to speed up finalisation of medical examination conducted at the Military Hospital after being recommended at the SSB.

Few of such commonly found defects/ailments are listed below:

(a) Wax (Ears)

(b) Deviated Nasal Septum

(d) Overweight/Underweight

(e) Under Sized Chest

(f) Piles

(g) Gynaecomastia

(h) Tonsillitis

(i) Varicocele

There should be no evidence of weak constitution, bodily defects or underweight. The Candidate should not be overweight or obese.

Height: The minimum acceptable height is 157 cms (162.5 cms. for Air Force). For Gorkhas and individuals belonging to hills of North-Eastern regions of India, Garhwal and Kumaon, the minimum acceptable heights will be 5 cms. less. In case of candidates from Lakshadweep the minimum acceptable height can be reduced by 2 cms.

Weight: Average weight is considering around 42.5 kg to 66.5 kgs. According to height and age of candidate. Individual’s weight is considered normal if it is within ±10% departure from average weight.

NOTE : To meet special requirement as a pilot in the Air Force the acceptable measurements of leg length, thigh length and sitting height will be as under :

Minimum Maximum

Leg Length 99.00 cms. 120.00 cms.

Thigh Length — 64.00 cms.

Sitting Height 81.50 cms. 96.00 cms.

Chest should be well developed. Fully expanded chest should not be less than 81 cms. The minimum range of expansion after full inspiration should be 5 cms. The measurement will be taken with a tape so adjusted that its lower edge should touch the nipple in front and the upper part of the tape should touch the lower angle of the shoulder blades behind. X-Ray of the chest is compulsory and will be taken to rule out any disease of the chest.

NOTE: A candidate should have no past history of mental breakdown or fits.

Hearing: The hearing should be normal. A candidate should be able to hear a forced whisper with each ear at a distance of 610 cms. in a quiet room. There should be no evidence of present or past disease of the ear, nose and throat. Audiometric test will be done for AF. Audiometric hearing loss should not be greater than 20 db in frequencies between 250 and 8000 Hz. There is no impediment of speech.

Distance Vision (Corrected): Better Eye 6/6; Worse Eye 6/9. Myopia should not be more than -2.5D including astigmatism and manifest hypermetropia not more than +3.5D including Astigmatism. Internal examination of the eye will be done by means of ophthalmoscope to rule out any disease of the eye. A candidate must have good binocular vision. The Colour vision standard will be CP-III (Defective Safe). Candidates should be able to recognize white, signal red and signal green colours correctly as shown by Martin’s Lantern at a distance of 1.5 metre or read the requisite plate of Ishihara Book / Tokyo Medical College Book. Candidates who have undergone or have evidence for having undergone Radial Keratotomy, to improve the visual acuity will be permanently rejected for all the services. Candidates who have undergone Laser Surgery for correction of refractive error are also not acceptable to defence services.

Vision standard for Naval candidates

Uncorrected without glass 6/6, 6/9

Corrected with glass 6/6, 6/6

Limits of Myopia –0.75

Limits of Hypermetropia +1.5

Binocular vision III

Limits of colour perception I

Visual Standards for Air Force

Candidates who habitually wear spectacles are not eligible for Air Force, Minimum distant vision 6/6 in one eye and 6/9 in other, correctable to 6/6 only for Hypermetropia. Colour vision CPI Hypermetropia : +2.0 D Sph Manifest Myopia : Nil Retinoscopic Myopia : 0.5 in any Meridian permitted Astigmatism : + 0.75 D Cyl (within + 2.0 D.Max)

Maddox Rod Test

(i) at 6 meters Exo-6 prism D

Eso-6 prism D

Hyper-1 prism D

Hypro-1 prism D

(ii) at 33 cms Exo-16 prism D

Eso-6 prism D

Hyper-1 prism D

Hypo-1 prism D

Hand held Stereoscope–All of BSV grades Convergence–Up to 10 cm Cover test for distant and near–Latent divergence/convergence recovery rapid and complete.

Tattoos: Permanent body tattoos are only permitted on inner face of forearm i.e. from inside of elbow to the wrist and on the reverse side of palm/back (dorsal) side of hand/Permanent body tattoos on any other part of the body are not acceptable and candidates will be barred from further selection. Tribes with tattoo marks on the face or body as per their existing custom and traditions will be permitted on a case to case basis. Comdt Selection Centre will be competent auth for clearing such cases.

IMP NOTE: there are many more MEDICAL STANDARDS FOR NDA, it is advice to you refer notification for full details, before final conclusion.