Which students are eligible to join an NDA academy?
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To get entry in the National Defence Academy (NDA), candidates are required to qualify some eligibility criteria:
Age Limit: The candidates must be between 16.5 and 19.5 years of age. For instance, the candidates for NDA 2 must have been born between January 2, 2006, and January 1, 2009.
Educational Qualification:
For the Army Wing: The candidates are required to pass Class 12 or equivalent from a board recognised by the Central and State Governments.
For Air Force and Naval Wings: The candidates must have passed Class 12 with Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics.
Marital Status: Only unmarried male and female candidates are eligible to ap
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You cannot join NDA (at Khadakwasla, Pune) immediately after 10th. UPSC clearly requires you to have passed or be appearing in 12th grade (ages 16.5–19.5) for eligibility — 10th completion is not enough.
Bottom line: You must first complete Class 12 (preferably with PCM if aiming for Air Force/Naval wings), meet the age criteria, then apply via the UPSC NDA exam.
The expected cutoff for this year is around 710-720 marks out of 1800 for final selection. For last 5 years the cutoff is as:
- 2022: 343-355
- 2021: 355
- 2020: 355
- 2019: 342-346
- 2018: 338-325
- 2017: 342-258
Thats for some previous year cut off but sources indicate that this year's cutoff is expected to be more than 720 in the final selection. Best of luck !
Yes, you are eligible for the NDA 1 exam in 2026. Candidates born between 2nd July 2007 and 1st July 2010 can apply, and being in the SC category does not affect your eligibility.
No, candidates are not allowed to get admission into BTech courses at NDA Pune without the NDA entrance exam. NDA Pune BTech admissions are done on the basis of valid scores obtained by the candidates in the entrance exam conducted by UPSC. Even, the institute does not accept any other competitive exam scores for BTech admission, except NDA.
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