What is NDA (National Defence Academy)?
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6 years agoNDA stands for national defense academy.
The National Defense Academy is the Joint Services academy of the Indian Armed Forces, where cadets of the three services, the Army, the Navy and the Air Force train together before they go on to respective service academies for further pre-commissioning training. The NDA is located in Khadakwasla, Pune, and Maharashtra. -
NDA means National Defence Academy. It is an institute dedicated to producing the young officers to serve for India. After spending 3 years in NDA and learning Military Education, the cadets then proceed to their respective branch training institutes to train for another 18 months. After that, the cadets are commissioned into the Indian Armed Forces as officers. -
NDA stands for National Defence Academy. This is the academy from where the 12th passed students get opportunity to become an army officer and serve the nation after 4 years. You will get a Bachelor's degree after completing training from NDA.
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NDA is an entrance examination for selection to Indian Arm Forces as an Officer. It is a 3 year course. You will get either BA or BSc degree after the course from JNU. After the course you will go to IMA, Naval Academy or AFA for specialist training for Army, Navy or Air Force respectively. -
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