What is NDA (National Defence Academy)?

108 Views|Posted 8 years ago
Asked by Sandeep Yadav
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Naveen Kumar
6 years ago
National Defence Academy is the joint services academy of the Indian Armed Forces, where cadets of the three services, the Army, Navy and Air Force train together before they go on to respective service academies for further pre-commissioning training. NDA is located in Khadakwasla, Pune, Maharashtr

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astha singh
8 years ago
Hi Sandeep, National Defense Academy is a joint services academy of the Indian Armed Forces comprising army, navy and air force. The cadets of all three services are trained together in NDA. The exams of NDA are conducted by UPSC in the month of January every year.

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J
3 years ago
Hi NDA stands for the National Defence Academy exam. NDA is conducted by UPSC. UPSC NDA is the national-level examination which is conducted to recruit qualified candidates as officers in the Indian Navy, Indian Army and Indian Air-force. After completing the training, the candidates get the rank o

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3 years ago
Hello dear, NDA Educational Qualifications - For Army Wing - Pass Certificate in 10+2 exam For Air Force and Naval Wings - Passing Certification of Class 12th exam with Physics and Mathematics. The National Defence Academy NDA is the Joint Services academy of the Indian Armed Forces, where cadets of

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Amit Tomar
6 years ago
The National Defence 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.

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