National Defence Academy Required Qualifications

Will you please provide the information regarding the Qualifications Required for the National Defence Academy ?

[Arun Vats]

NDA is the National Defence Academy Examination is conducted by UPSC twice in a year (NDA I and NDA II) for the recruitment for :-
* Indian Army
* Indian Air Force
* Indian Navy

Eligibility Conditions
1). Height Required :- 157cm.

2).. Eye Sight:- eye sight must be good that is 6/6.

3). Chest :- 5cm when expand

4). Weight :- the weight ratio is different with different height. but minimum weight requirement is 50kg.

5). Age:- The candidate age should be in between 16.5 to 19 years.

6). nationality:- the candidate nationality should be Indian.

7). Qualification Requirement :- 12th from govt recognized board.

Hello sir I want to apply for National Defence Academy so before applying I want to know the Required Qualifications ??

[Kiran Chandar]

As you want to know the Required Qualifications of National Defence Academy so here is the

Educational Qualifications:
NDA Educational Qualifications

Army wing of National Defence Academy:

candidate must be 12th Class pass of the 10+2 pattern of School Education or equivalent examination conducted by a State Education Board or a University

Air Force and Naval Wings of National Defence Academy and for the 10+2 Cadet Entry Scheme at the Indian Naval Academy:
12th Class pass of the 10+2 pattern of School Education or equivalent with Physics and Mathematics conducted by a State Education Board or a University
Candidates who are appearing in the 12th Class under the 10+2 pattern of School Education or equivalent examination can also apply for this examination
candidates who have produced their matriculation and 10+2 pass or equivalent certificates in original at the time of attending the SSB interview and have got the same verified by the SSB authorities are not required to submit the same to Army HQ or Naval HQ as the case may be Certificates in original issued by the Principals of the institutions are also acceptable in cases where Boards/ Universities have not yet issued certificates
Those candidates who have yet to qualify in the 12th class or equivalent examination and are allowed to appear in the UPSC Exam should note that this is only a special concession given to them
They are required to submit proof of passing the 12th class or equivalent examination by the prescribed date and no request for extending this date will be entertained on the grounds of late conduct of Board/University Examination, delay in declaration of results or any other ground whatsoever

Physical Standards-
Candidates must be physically fit according to physical standards for admission to National Defence
Academy and Naval Academy Examination (I), 2015 as per guidelines given in
Appendix-IV-
candidate who has resigned or withdrawn on disciplinary grounds from any of the training academies of Armed Forces is not eligible to apply

Nationality:
A candidate must either be (i) a citizen of India,
or ii) a subject of Bhutan,
or (iii) a subject of Nepal,
or (iv) a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before the 1st January 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India,
or (v) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka and East African Countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire and Ethiopia or Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India
Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) above shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Govt. of India
Age Limit, Sex and Marital Status: Only unmarried male candidates born not earlier than 02nd July 1997 and not later than 01st July 2000 are eligible