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What Is National Defence Academy (NDA) Complete Information

by Shrishti Khairwal - 30 Aug 2022, Tuesday 261 Views Like (0)
What Is National Defence Academy (NDA) Complete Information

Hello friends, you or any of us definitely have a dream, to serve the country in the Indian Army or Airforce or Navy, but it is not so easy to join the Indian Army, if you are also willing to make a career in it. You must read this article. "NDA Entrance Exam" is conducted twice a year by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) and cracking it is not easy as it has many different stages. A series of tests are administered, including General Aptitude, Psychological Tests, Team Skills, Physical and Social Skill Tests, followed by an SSB Interview. Anyone who passes these tests will be given training. are sent for rigorous training at the National Defence Academy (NDA) located at Khadakwasla near Pune, Maharashtra and the youth who successfully complete the training are commissioned into the Army as officers in their respective field of service, The youth who complete this training are called "cadets".


N. D. A. What is his full name ?

The full form of NDA is National Defence Academy, National Defence Academy has been known as a prestigious military academy over the years. Which has been attracting not only all the youth of the country but also the youth of friendly countries, in this examination lakhs of youth from across the country sit in this examination every year but only a few thousands of them get selected. It is a matter of pride for any Indian citizen to be a part of the Indian Army. NDA Coaching in Dehradun



  • NDA National Defence Academy
  • Established 7 December 1954
  • Commandant Air Marshal Sanjeev Kapoor
  • Headquarters Khadakwasla, Maharashtra, India
  • Motto Sewa Paramo Dharma:


If you also want to join NDA, then you also have to pass this exam, here we will give you complete information about the process of the NDA exam conducted by UPSC, from entrance exam to SSB interview.


NDA exams are held twice a year. You can apply online for the first session on 22nd December 2021 and for the second session from 18th May 2022. Candidates can apply for both the sessions through online mode. Given below are the dates of NDA Exam 2022.


What are the criteria and eligibility for the NDA entrance exam?

The minimum qualifications required for Indian Army Wing, Navy and Air Force are as follows.

  • Candidates who must be citizens of India, Persons of Indian Origin who have migrated permanently to India from the East African countries of Burma, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Kenya, United Republic of Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaire, Malawi and Ethiopia or Vietnam, They can also apply for the NDA / NA exam.
  • Candidates who want to apply for Indian Army should have passed 12th (10+2 pattern) or its equivalent examination from any recognized board. Students who are currently in class 12th can also apply for this exam.
  • To get into the Air Force and Navy, the student must have Physics, Mathematics and Chemistry subjects in 12th (PCM).
  • The candidate should be physically and mentally fit and the height of the candidate should be at least 157 cm.
  • Only unmarried male candidates will be eligible for the NDA I exam. Female married candidates only will be eligible to apply for the NDA II Entrance Exam.


NDA Entrance Exam Application Form:

Candidates can fill the application form by visiting the official website of UPSC at upsc.gov.in. A candidate must fill out and pay the application form, without the application fee the application will not be considered complete, and such applications will be rejected. A candidate can pay the application fee online using a debit card, credit card, or net banking account. Along with this, candidates can also deposit the offline application fee by visiting the branch of SBI Bank.


NDA entrance exam pattern

The NDA entrance exam will be conducted in two parts offline. The first part in it is mathematics and the second part is general qualification.


Count medium of exam offline

Language Hindi and English

Exam Part - 1 Mathematics

Exam Part - 2 General Qualification

Type of exam question paper objective (Multiple Choice)

Total marks of exam 900 marks


Part 1 - Mathematics (300)

Part 2 - General Qualification (600)

Total number of questions 270 questions


Part 1 - Mathematics (120)

Part 2 - General Qualification (150)

Exam duration Time for each part 2:30 hours

Part 1 - Mathematics (2:30 hours)

Part 2 - General Qualification (2:30 hours)

Negative points will be deducted 1.33 marks for every wrong answer and no marks will be given for unanswered questions.


NDA entrance exam syllabus

Part 1 - Mathematics


Algebra

Matrix & Distances

Trigonometry

Geometry

differential calculus

integral calculus

Vector algebra

Statistics and probability


Part 2 - General Qualification


English

GK

general Science

history

Economics

Geography

chemistry

Physics

current affairs

NDA SSB Interview Process

The SSB interview of SSB is also of 900 marks. The interview of SSB is mainly completed in two phases, about which we have told you below.


Phase 1

screening test

Oral and non-oral tests.

PPDT

Psychological test

Hepatic perception test (TAT)

Word Association Test (Wat)

Situation Reaction Test (SRT)

Self details test (SD)


Phase 2

Group test officer test

Group discussion

Group Planning Exercise

Progressive group task

Half Group Task (HGT)

Individual Obstacles Task (IOT)

Command task

Snake Race/Group Obstacle Race

Individual lecture

After qualifying, there is a final group task (FGT) and a personal interview.