NDA Physical Criteria

I want to know what physical requirements are necessary to join NDA (National Defence Academy), provide me the General Physical and Mental Standards announced by UPSC for requirements to join NDA (National Defence Academy)?

Hello sir, what are criteria for National Defence Academy Physical standard? Please provide me National Defence Academy Physical standard criteria?

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The candidates want to join National Defence Academy have to appear in the entrance examination conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), New Delhi.

The authority schedules the examination two times within a year in the month of April and September.

NDA is conducted for the All India candidates whose desire is to join Indian Defence forces. Through NDA, the candidates are recruited in Air Force, Navy, and Army.

Physical Standards:

Candidates must be physically & mentally fit as per the physical standards maintained by the National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Examination.
A candidate who has resigned or withdrawn on disciplinary grounds from any of the training academies of Armed Forces is not eligible to apply.

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

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

Wax (Ears)
Deviated Nasal Septum
Hydrocele/Phimosis
Overweight/Underweight
Undersized Chest
Piles
Gynaecomastia
Tonsillitis
Varicocele

NDA Physical Standards for Indian Army and Air Force
Height (in cms)
Weight (in Kgs.)
16-17 years 17-18 years 18-19 years
152 42.5 44 45
155 43.5 45.3 47
157 45 47 48
160 46.5 48 49
162 48 50 51
165 50 52 53
167 51 53 54
170 52.5 55 56
173 54.5 57 58
175 56 59 60
178 58 61 62
180 60 63 64.5
183 62.5 65 66.5

NDA Physical Standards for Indian Navy
Height (in cms)
Weight (in Kgs.)
16 years 18 years 20 years
152 44 45 46
155 45 46 47
157 46 47 49
160 47 48 50
162 48 50 52
165 50 52 53
168 52 53 55
170 53 55 57
173 55 57 59
175 57 59 61
178 59 61 62
180 61 63 64
183 63 65 67

A few important pointers regarding Height and Weight NDA Physical Standards are as follows.

The height is measured without shoes.

Height relaxation up to 2.5 cm (5 cm for Navy) may be allowed where the Medical Board certifies that the candidate is likely to grow and come up to the required standard on completion of his training.

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 (in cm) Maximum (in cm)
Leg Length 99.00 120.00
Thigh Length N.A. 64.00
Sitting Height 81.50 96. 00