What is NDA (National Defence Academy)?

Yes, you can give the NDA exam as you have qualified the Class 12 exam. As per the age requirement candidates age should lie between 16.5 to 19.5 years to apply for the NDA exam. However, go through the eligibility criteria properly once before applying for the exam.

This is the right time to start the preparation for the NDA. First understand the NDA exam pattern and check the syllabus. Then, you should focus on NCERT, solve previous year question papers, read news paper daily, maintain a formula book and revise it, start some physical routine of few minutes on

A candidate who want to give the NDA 2 2026 exam, the required birth date range between January 2, 2008 and January 1, 2011.

The NDA 1 2026 notification was released by the UPSC on December 10 at upsc.gov.in. Along with the notification, the application process started. The last date to apply was December 30, 2025. 

The UPSC conducted the NDA 1 exam on April 12, 2026. The official provisional answer key released on the official portal at upsc.gov.in. Candidates can download the answer key PDF for all sets from this page as well.