NDA Eligibility Criteria | Best NDA Coaching in Lucknow | Best Defence Coaching in Lucknow

 

NDA Eligibility Criteria | Best NDA Coaching in Lucknow | Best Defence Coaching in Lucknow

Eligibility Criteria

Nationality

Applicant should be Indian national / a subject of Nepal/a subject of Bhutan or a Tibetan refugee who came to India before January 1, 1962, to permanently settle here.

Age and Marital Status

Marital Status: male candidates who are not married are only eligible to apply.

The candidate’s age must be between 16.5 – 19.5 years.

NDA I Exam	born between 2nd July 2003 to 1st July 2006
NDA II Exam	born between 2nd January 2004 to 1st January 2007

Educational Qualification

For Air Force and Naval Wings of NDA and for the 10+2 Cadet Entry Scheme at the Indian Naval Academy:

• Aspirants must have cleared the 12th examination or equivalent examination with Mathematics and Physics subjects from a recognized State Education Board/ University.

For Army Wing of NDA:

• The aspirant should have cleared the 12th examination or equivalent qualification organized by a recognized State Education Board / University.
• Candidates who are appearing in the 12th or equivalent qualifying examination may also apply.

Physical standards:

• The applicant must be physically fit as per the prescribed physical criteria of the respective authority.

Application Fee

• The application fee can be paid through cash in any branch of SBI Bank or through net banking, master card/ visa card/debit card.
• Candidates from the General and open categories have to pay Rs 100/
• No application fee for SC/ST candidates and wards of NCOs/ JCOs/Ors

Steps to Fill the NDA 2020 Application Form

Documents/Details Required:

• Payment details.
• Valid Email ID and Mobile Number.
• Personal, qualification, guardian, and communication details.
• Scanned signature. The signature should be made with the black ink pen on white paper in jpg format and meet the 110 pixels height x 140 pixels width dimensions with a size should be between 1KB to 40kb.
• Scanned photograph with 140 pixels height x 110 pixels width. The image should be in jpg format and the image size should be between 3kb to 40kb.

Candidates can follow these simple steps to fill out the NDA 2020 application form:

 Step-1: Registration Part-I & Fill Application Form:

• Visit the official website of UPSC.
• Click on the link “Online application for various examinations of UPSC”.
• Click on the link “Part-I registration.
• Read the instruction carefully and click on the “Yes” button.
• The application form will appear on the screen.
• Fill in the personal details, qualifications, and address details.
• Click on the “Continue” button after filling in all the details.
• Choose the branch preference and click on the “Continue” button.
• The filled application form will appear on the screen.
• Check all the entries and click on the “I Agree” button.
• The registration number will be generated.
• Note down the registration number for future use.

 Step-2: Registration Part-II & Fee Payment

• Click on the link “Part-II Registration”.
• Enter your registration ID and DOB and click on the “Submit” button.
• Click on the “Payment” option.
• Make the fee payment through debit card, master, visa, or net banking or through the cash payment in the SBI branch.
• Go through the “Center Selection” link.
• Choose the exam center and click on the “Submit” button.

 Step-3: Upload Scanned Images

• Click on the “Photo & Signature Upload” section.
• Choose and upload the scanned images of the photograph & signature in the prescribed format.
• Click on the “Continue” button.

 Step-4: Accept Declaration & Print Application Form

• Click on the “Agreeing to Declaration” option.
• Read the declaration carefully and click on “I have read declaration & agree”.
• Now candidates will be able to take the printout of the application form.

Exam Pattern

• The NDA Entrance exam will consist of two papers i.e. paper A and paper B.
• The entrance exam will be held in both English as well as the Hindi Language.
• The test will be conducted offline mode.
• Each question will contain four alternative answers out of which candidates have to choose the correct one only.
• There will be negative marking for incorrect answers given by candidates.

Subjects	Code	Duration	Maximum marks
Mathematics	01	2 hours & 30 minutes	300
General Ability Test	02	2 hours & 30 minutes	600
SSB Test/Interview			900
Total			1800

Physical Standards

The candidate must be physically fit. The candidate must fulfill all the physical standards norms such as height weight and eyesight.

Height/weight standard for Army/Air Force

Height (cms)	Weight (kgs)
Without shoe	16-17 years	17-18 years	18-19 years
152	42.5	44.0	45.0
155	43.0	45.3	47.0
157	45.0	47.0	48.0
160	46.0	48.0	49.0
162	48.0	50.0	51.0
165	50.0	52.0	53.0
167	51.0	53.0	54.0
170	52.0	55.0	56.0
173	54.0	57.0	58.0
175	56.0	59.0	60.0
178	58.0	61.0	62.0
180	60.0	63.0	64.5
183	62.5	65.0	66.5

Height/Weight for Navy

Height (cms)	Weight (kgs)
Without shoe	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
167	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

Eyesight Criteria for Navy

Uncorrected without glass	6/6
Corrected with glass	6/6/
Limits of Myopia	-0.75
Limits of Hypermetropia	+1.5
Limits of color perception	I
Binocular vision	III

NDA 2022 Selection Process

• Candidates shortlisted on the basis of the written exam will be invited for the SSB interview.
• SSB will be conducted for four to five days.
• Candidates who successfully qualified SSB round will further be called for a medical test and document verification process.

The syllabus is divided into two parts namely Mathematics and General Ability Test.

NDA 2022 Syllabus

• The General Ability Test part will comprise questions from various topics such as General Knowledge (GK), English, Chemistry, Physics, Geography, General Science, and Current Events.