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QnA
PCB students is eligible for NDA
Hi
Yes , you are eligible for NDA examination even if you are an a pcb student i. e you don't have maths but only for army and not for navy and Airforce wing of NDA
This is because,
For army, you need 10+2 qualification in any stream from any recognised board but for navy and air force it is mandatory to have maths in 10+2.
For your reference,
>>>>>>>>>>>> NDA ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA is given below:-
-------------) Qualification required :-
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For army :- you need educational qualification of 10 + 2 in any stream from any recognised board.
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For navy and Airforce :- you need qualification of 10 + 2 with Physics and Maths from any recognised board.
-------------) You must be in the age group of
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Between 15.5 and 18.5 years while filling the NDA application form
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Between 16.5 and 19.5 years at the time of joining after qualifying NDA examination
-------------) Earlier for nda only boys were eligible but now, girls are also eligible for Army in nda . For details on this refer:- https://news.careers360.com/nda-2021-sc-allows-women-appear-in-national-defence-academy-exam-slams-army-for-gender-discrimination
-------------) You must be unmarried.
-------------) Nationality
NATIONALITY |
You should be citizen of India Or should be citizen of -----) Nepal -----) Bhutan |
-----) or you need to be a Tibetan refugee, who came before 1st January 1962 to permanently settle here in India |
|
or you should be Indian origin person migrated to permanently settle in India from : ------) Burma -----)Pakistan -----)Sri Lanka -----)Uganda -----) Kenya -----) Tanzania -----)Malawi -----)Zambia -----)Zaire -----)Ethiopia -----)Vietnam. |
For details you can visit our page, the link for the same is provided below
https://competition.careers360.com/articles/nda-eligibility-criteria
>>>>>>>>>> SELECTION PROCESS
The selection process consist of 2 stages :-
******** Qualify the written examination :- it consist of 2 papers :-
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Mathematics
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General Ability Test
You get 2 hours and 30 minutes for each paper.
********SSB interview :- If you clear written examination then you will called for a 5 day SSB interview
If you clear SSB interview then you will have you to go through medicals to check your fitness if you clear the medicals as well then congratulations you are in.
To help you further,
>>>>>>>>>> Here's a brief of NDA EXAMINATION PATTERN
Papers |
Subject |
No. of Questions |
Maximum marks |
Duration |
Paper 1 |
Mathematics |
120 |
300 |
2 hours 30 minutes |
Paper 2 |
GAT |
150 |
600 |
2 hours 30 minutes |
Total |
|
900 |
5 hours |
NDA Examination pattern for Maths
Total Questions |
120 |
Total Marks |
300 |
Marks allotted to each question |
2.5 |
Negative marking for each incorrect response |
-0.83 |
NDA examination pattern for General Ability Test
Sections |
Maximum marks |
|
Part A - English |
200 |
|
Part B - General Knowledge |
Physics |
100 |
|
Chemistry |
60 |
General Science |
40 |
|
History, Freedom Movement, etc. |
80 |
|
Geography |
80 |
|
Current Events |
40 |
|
Total |
600 |
Regards
ADITYA KUMAR
my date of birth is 24 December 2004 and i will complet my 12th in 2024 so can i appear for nda exam if yesh then which nda 1 or nda 2 and how manny attempta do i have.
Hi aspirant,
The NDA exam is twice every year by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) in April and September. The NDA recruitment exam is conducted to induct eligible and qualified applicants as officers in the Indian Army, Navy and Air Force. All class 12th passed from a recognised board between the age group of 16.5 to 19.5 years. Those who given the standard 12th exam and are awaiting result are also eligible to appear for the NDA exam.
As per your mentioned date of birth you are eligible to write NDA examination only one time.
NDA 1, 2023
From 2 July 2004 to 1 July 2007
NDA 2, 2023
From 2 January 2005 to 1 January 2008
So, there is only one chance left for you to sit in NDA examination.
To know more about NDA examination visit the given link - https://competition.careers360.com/exams/nda
All the best !