UPSC NDA 2024 Notification to be Out on 20th December 2023. The Union Public Service Commission conducts the UPSC NDA Exam. The NDA exam is a highly sought-after exam for individuals wishing to join the Indian Defence services, including the Army, Navy, and Air Force. The exam is conducted by UPSC twice a year. Only the candidates who have completed or are in the 12th grade are eligible to take the NDA exam. The NDA-qualified students are admitted into the National Defense Academy and are trained for 3 years to serve the nation in different wings of the Indian Defence forces. Read further to get all the important details

• The Union Public Service Commission conducts many coveted examinations like Civil Services, Combined Defence Services, etc.
• One is the examination for admission to the Army, Navy, and Air Force wings of the National Defence Academy.
• The eligible candidates will be called for the Written examination followed by the SSB Interview (Intelligence and Personality Test)
• The candidates must qualify in all the stages of the selection process to get recruited.
•  The selected candidates will also get a salary ranging between Rs. 15,600 and Rs. 39,100.

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UPSC NDA Notification 2024

The UPSC will release the NDA 2024 official notification on its website. This Exam is a national-level exam conducted twice every year by UPSC for recruitment into the Navy, Air Force, and Navy wings of the NDA.

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NDA Exam Highlights & Important Dates

NDA is one of the country's most buzzing defence entrance examinations. This exam is carried out for admission to the Army, Navy, and Air Force wings of the Indian Naval Academy Course (INAC) and National Defence Academy.

The exam is conducted twice annually in two tiers: a written test and SSB Interview. UPSC-shortlisted candidates with minimum qualifying marks are only called further for the SSB Interview round in Intelligence and Personality Test. Around 4 lakh aspirants wish to attend the examination, of which approximately 6000 are called for the interview round. Candidates can read the details on NDA Exam Date and other important dates in the table given below.

NDA Vacancy 2024

The official notification that the NDA will release will consist the details about the vacancies. Separate vacancies will be released for various services and for males and females. Candidates can check the details of the branch-wise vacancies below as per the vacancy details released last year.

*Note: The Vacancy Count may change as per the release of the official vacancy count in the official notification for NDA Exam 2024

How To Apply for NDA Exam 2024?

The Application window for the NDA Exam is open till 6th June 2024. The steps on how to apply are mentioned below.

Step 1: Go to the official website and complete the OTR (One Time Registration) process first.

Step 2: Then proceed and begin filling out the Part I Online Application form.

Step 3: Fill in the mandatory details before clicking on Submit.

Step 4: A unique Registration ID will be generated after successful submission.

Step 5: Pay the fees and revisit the website.

Step 6: Select Part II Registration and Fill in all the details in Part II.

Step 7: After submitting the form, take the printout of the application form for further reference.

Step 8: Alternatively, you can access the UPSC Official Website

Step 9: Repeat the above steps.

NDA Exam Application Fee 2024 (Expected)

The candidates belonging to the SC/ST category will not have to pay any examination fee. The fee can be paid either by depositing the money in any branch of SBI by cash or by using the net banking facility of any bank or through Visa/MasterCard/Rupay Credit/Debit Card/UPI. The application fee will be non-refundable. The details for the application fee are listed below.

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NDA Eligibility Criteria 2024

In order to apply for the NDA exam 2024, candidates must satisfy the minimum eligibility requirements as stated in the official notification. Only eligible candidates will be allowed to appear for the examination. These criteria are expressed in terms of nationality, age limit, educational qualification, and others. The NDA Eligibility Criteria is presented in the following subsections:

Nationality 2024

The applicant must compulsorily be:

1. A citizen of India, or
2. A subject of Nepal, or
3. A person of Indian origin who has migrated with the intention of permanently settling in India from
   • Pakistan
   • Burma
   • Sri Lanka
   • Kenya
   • Uganda
   • the United Republic of Tanzania
   • Zambia
   • Malawi
   • Zaire
   • Ethiopia
   • Vietnam

Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (ii) and (iii), above shall be a person in whose favor the Government of India has issued a certificate of eligibility.

Educational Qualifications 2024

In order to be eligible for the NDA I exam 2024, candidates must hold the following educational qualifications:

• For the Army Wing of National Defence Academy—12th Class pass of the 10+2 pattern of School Education or equivalent examination conducted by a State Education Board or a University.
• For 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 with Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics of the 10+2 pattern of School Education or equivalent 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.

Read about How to join NDA after the 12th here.

Age Limit 2024

Candidates applying for the NDA 2024 should not be born earlier than born not earlier than 2nd January 2005 and not later than 1st January 2008. Candidates should note that only the date of birth as recorded in the Matriculation/ Secondary School Examination Certificate available or an equivalent certificate on the date of submission of applications will be accepted by the Commission and no subsequent request for its change will be considered or granted. Also, candidates should be unmarried and they cannot marry until the completion of their training period.

A candidate who marries subsequent to the date of his application though successful at this or any subsequent examination will not be selected for training. A candidate who marries during training shall be discharged and will be liable to refund all expenditures incurred on him by the Government.

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NDA Selection Process 2024

The candidates who wish to join the prestigious National Defence Academy will have to undergo an intricate process of selection. The process can broadly divide into two stages namely written examination and SSB examination. The SSB stands for Service Selection Board. The written exam will consist of two papers i.e. Mathematics and General Ability Test.

The SSB examination will also consist of two sections of selection. The stages of selection are qualifying in nature. Hence, the NDA selection process, in a nutshell, will be as follows.

1. Written examination
2. SSB examination (Intelligence and Personality Test)

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NDA Exam Syllabus 2024(Expected)

Given below is the NDA Syllabus for the candidates preparing for the exam. Knowing the syllabus and managing it properly is the key factor in your preparation strategy. The UPSC NDA Syllabus 2024 is divided into 2 parts viz. Maths and GAT. The GAT section is further divided into English and General Awareness. What helps you score well in the exam is to schedule the syllabus accordingly, by preparing tough chapters first. To avoid wasting your time in finding the syllabus, we have provided the NDA Exam Syllabus below:

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NDA Exam Pattern 2024(Expected)

The candidates must understand the exam pattern in detail in order to prepare for the Examination. The examination pattern for both stages of selection has been discussed below. Both stages of selection will have two sub-stages. Each of the sub-stages in the NDA Exam Pattern has been clearly explained in simple terms.

Written examination

• The papers will consist of objective-type questions only.
• The question paper will consist of two subjects i.e Mathematics and General Ability Tests. The General Ability Test will consist of two parts i.e English and General Knowledge. The General Knowledge part will include topics like current affairs, history, general science, etc. This part will further consist of five different sections.
• Each paper will have a duration of 2.5 hours.
• The maximum marks will be 300 and 600 respectively.
• For every wrong answer, 1/3rd marks will be deducted.

SSB examination (Intelligence and Personality Test)

The SSB exam will further consist of two stages i.e. Stage I and Stage II. In this stage, the overall personality of the candidate is judged. This is done by three people i.e. The Interviewing Officer (IO), Group Testing Officer (GTO), and the Psychologist. The tests taken in the SSB are taken to figure out the presence/absence of Officer Like Qualities and candidates' trainability. The two stages of the SSB Examination are as follows.

Stage I: Officer Intelligence Rating (OIR) tests are Picture Perception * Description Test (PP&DT). The candidates will be shortlisted based on a combination of performance in the OIR Test and PP&DT.

Stage II: Interview, Group Testing Officer Tasks, Psychology Tests, and the Conference.

The SSB interview is 900 marks and the total marks including the written test and the SSB Interview are 1800.

NDA Salary 2024(Expected)

The Union Public Service Commission's Official Notification for NDA Exam 2024 will contain an extensive salary structure. During the training cycle, the Cadets will be paid a fixed stipend of Rs. 56,100/- for the duration of their training in service academies (i.e. during their training period at IMA). The pay in the pay matrix of the Officer commissioned shall be set in the first Cell of Level 10 after good training. The Pay scale will differ from one post to another and will be mentioned in the official guidelines.

After getting commissioned as an officer in the Indian Army and equivalent ranks in the Air Force and Navy the salary of the officers is fixed as per the first Cell of Level 10. The Officers are promoted as per their years of service and after clearing promotional exams. The NDA Officer's Salary for the UPSC NDA Officers in the three wings of the Indian Defence System as per their ranks is mentioned below.

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