This document provides information about the National Defence Academy (NDA) exam in India. The NDA exam is conducted by the Union Public Service Commission and is the primary way for candidates to secure a career as an officer in the Indian Army, Navy or Air Force. It describes the eligibility criteria, exam dates, syllabus, exam pattern, physical standards and selection process for the NDA exam. Key details include that the exam is offered twice per year, the syllabus includes mathematics, English and general knowledge subjects, and selection involves both a written test and interview at Services Selection Boards.

1. Welcome to Delhi Career group

2. NDA (National Defence Academy)

3. Introduction
NDA (National Defence Academy)
exam is conducted by UPSC (Union
Public Service Commission).
 All candidates who are interested in
joining Indian Army, Navy or Air Force,
can appear for NDA examination.
NDA exam is known as the best way
to join the Indian defence forces as an
officer.
The NDA is located
at Khadakwasla near Pune, Maharashtr
a.
It is the first tri-service academy in
the world.
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4. Number of Vacancies:
National Defence
Academy (Total: 360) 208 Army,
60 Navy, 92 Air Force
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5. NDA Exam Dates:
Event NDA(1) NDA(2)
Application from
available
9 th January 2019 7 th August 2019
End date to submit the
application
4 th February 2019 3 rd September 2019
Admit card release 1 or 2 weeks before the
exam
1 or 2 weeks before the
exam
Exam date 21 st April 2019 17 th November 2019
Declaration of result May 2019 November 2019

6. NDA Eligibility Criteria:
Age For April
Exam
Age For
November
Exam
Age Limit For
Written Exam
Age Limit For
SSB
2nd July 2000
to
1st July 2003
2nd January
2001 to
1st July 2004
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7. Education
Qualification 12 th Class of 10+2 System of
Education/Equivalent for Army and
with
Physics and Math’s for AF &
Navy
Gender & Marital Criteria Male Unmarried
Likely SSB Date September to October and January to
April
Training Academy NDA,
Khadakwasla near Pune, Maharashtra
Duration of Training 3 Years at NDA and 1 Year at IMA(For
Army cadets)
3 Years at NDA and 1 Year at Naval
Academy(For Naval cadets)
3 Years at NDA and 1 & 1/2 Years
at AFA Hyderabad (For AF cadets)

8. Center Locations:
Training Center AFA (Telangana), IMA (Dehradun),
INA (Kerala)
SSB Center Army: Kapurthala, Allahabad, Bhopal,
Bangalore
Air Force: Dehradun, Mysore,
Gandhinagar, Varanasi
Navy: Tamil Nadu, Bangalore

9. Physical Standards
Candidates must be physically & mentally fit as per
the physical standards maintained by the National
Defence Academy and Naval Academy Examination 2019
as per guidelines given in Appendix-IV. A candidate who
has resigned or withdrawn on disciplinary grounds from
any of the training academies of Armed Forces is not
eligible to apply.

10. Army Air Force/Navy
Height in
(cm)
157-158 162-163
Weight in
(Kg)
45-48 50-51
Eyesight 1. Myopia (Should not be
more than -2.5D)
2. Hypermetropia
(Should not be more
than
+3.5D)
1. Myopia (Should not be
more than -0.7D)
2. Hypermetropia
(Should not be more
than
+1.5D)
Body
Tattoos
Permanent tattoo are
only permitted on inner
face of forearm i.e.
(from inside of elbow to
the wrist and on the
reverse side of palm).

11. The NDA syllabus will
compriseOfMathematics,
English and General
Knowledge(Physics,
Chemistry,GeneralScience,
Geography,CurrentEvents,H
istory,Freedom
Movement,etc.) sections.
NDA Syllabus

12. NDA Exam Pattern
Subjects Maximum
Marks
Duration
Mathematics 300 2.5 Hours
General Ability
Test
600 2.5 Hours
Total 900
SSB Interview 900
Grand Total 1800