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How To Join NDA After 12th?- The NDA and NA exam is one of the most popular exams in India meant for candidates looking to join the Indian defence services. The UPSC conducts this exam twice yearly. The NDA exam can be attempted after 10+2 by candidates who want to join the Indian Defence Services.
It is an extremely competitive exam with strict standards. On this page, we shall discuss in detail how to join the NDA. We will be going over details such as how to join the NDA after 12th, the eligibility criteria etc. Candidates looking to attempt the NDA can go through the material below.
Candidates who meet the minimum eligibility criteria of NDA can apply for it.
To apply for NDA candidates will have to visit the official website of UPSC and apply online.
Those who successfully apply for UPSC NDA will have to appear in the NDA exam and qualify for it.
Post clearing the NDA candidates will have to go through a course for the initial 3 years.
After completing the course, they will be stationed as a lieutenant in the Indian defence services.
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The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) prescribes the NDA eligibility criteria and mentions them in the official notification. As per the eligibility criteria, only unmarried candidates who have completed their Class 12 or equivalent examination can apply for the exam.
The eligibility criteria also include nationality, age limit, educational qualification and physical standards which candidates need to fulfil in order to be eligible for the exam. From the following table, candidates can check the detailed eligibility criteria of NDA 2025 consisting of academic qualification, age limit and physical requirements.
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NDA Wings | Qualifying Exam details |
For Indian Army | Passed 12th standard from State Education Board or a University |
For Air Force and Naval | Passed 12th standard with Physics and Mathematics from State Education Board or a University |
Exam | Age limit | Date of Birth Criteria |
NDA (1) 2025 | 16.5 years - 19.5 years | July 2, 2005 to July 1, 2008 |
NDA (2) 2025 | To be announced |
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Height (in cm) | Minimum weight | Age in years | |||
17-20 | 20-30 | 30-40 | 40+ | ||
Weight (in kg) | |||||
140 | 35.3 | 43.1 | 45.1 | 47.0 | 49.0 |
141 | 35.8 | 43.7 | 45.7 | 47.7 | 49.7 |
142 | 36.3 | 44.4 | 46.4 | 48.4 | 50.4 |
143 | 36.8 | 45.0 | 47.0 | 49.1 | 51.1 |
144 | 37.3 | 45.6 | 47.7 | 49.8 | 51.1 |
145 | 37.8 | 46.9 | 49.0 | 50.5 | 51.8 |
146 | 38.4 | 46.3 | 48.4 | 50.5 | 52.6 |
147 | 38.9 | 47.5 | 49.7 | 51.9 | 54.0 |
148 | 39.4 | 48.2 | 50.4 | 52.6 | 54.8 |
149 | 40.0 | 48.8 | 51.1 | 53.3 | 55.5 |
150 | 40.5 | 49.5 | 51.8 | 54.0 | 56.3 |
151 | 41.0 | 50.2 | 52.4 | 54.7 | 57.0 |
152 | 41.6 | 50.8 | 53.1 | 55.4 | 57.8 |
153 | 42.1 | 51.5 | 53.8 | 56.2 | 58.5 |
154 | 42.7 | 52.2 | 54.5 | 56.9 | 59.3 |
155 | 43.2 | 52.9 | 55.3 | 57.7 | 60.1 |
156 | 43.8 | 53.5 | 56.0 | 58.4 | 60.8 |
157 | 44.4 | 54.2 | 56.7 | 59.2 | 61.6 |
158 | 44.9 | 54.9 | 57.4 | 59.9 | 62.4 |
159 | 45.5 | 55.6 | 58.1 | 60.7 | 63.2 |
160 | 46.1 | 56.3 | 58.9 | 61.4 | 64.0 |
161 | 46.7 | 57.0 | 59.6 | 62.2 | 64.8 |
162 | 47.2 | 57.7 | 60.4 | 63.0 | 65.6 |
163 | 47.8 | 58.5 | 61.1 | 63.8 | 66.4 |
164 | 48.4 | 59.2 | 61.9 | 64.6 | 67.2 |
165 | 49 | 59.9 | 62.6 | 65.3 | 68.1 |
166 | 49.6 | 60.6 | 63.4 | 66.1 | 68.9 |
167 | 50.2 | 61.4 | 64.1 | 66.9 | 69.7 |
168 | 50.8 | 62.1 | 64.9 | 67.7 | 70.6 |
169 | 51.4 | 62.8 | 65.7 | 68.5 | 71.4 |
170 | 52 | 63.6 | 66.5 | 69.4 | 72.3 |
171 | 52.6 | 64.3 | 67.3 | 70.2 | 73.1 |
172 | 53.3 | 65.1 | 68 | 71 | 74 |
173 | 53.9 | 65.8 | 68.8 | 71.8 | 74.8 |
174 | 54.5 | 66.6 | 69.6 | 72.7 | 75.7 |
175 | 55.1 | 67.4 | 70.4 | 73.5 | 76.6 |
176 | 55.8 | 68.1 | 71.2 | 74.3 | 77.4 |
177 | 56.4 | 68.9 | 72.1 | 75.2 | 78.3 |
178 | 57 | 69.7 | 72.9 | 76 | 79.2 |
179 | 57.7 | 70.5 | 73.7 | 76.9 | 80.1 |
180 | 58.3 | 71.3 | 74.5 | 77.8 | 81 |
181 | 59 | 72.1 | 75.4 | 78.6 | 81.9 |
182 | 59.6 | 72.9 | 76.2 | 79.5 | 82.8 |
183 | 60.3 | 73.7 | 77 | 80.4 | 83.7 |
184 | 60.9 | 74.5 | 77.9 | 81.3 | 84.6 |
185 | 61.6 | 75.3 | 78.7 | 82.1 | 85.6 |
186 | 62.3 | 76.1 | 79.6 | 83 | 86.5 |
187 | 62.9 | 76.9 | 80.4 | 83.9 | 87.4 |
188 | 63.6 | 77.8 | 81.3 | 84.8 | 88.4 |
189 | 64.3 | 78.6 | 82.2 | 85.7 | 89.3 |
190 | 65 | 79.4 | 83 | 86.6 | 90.3 |
191 | 65.7 | 80.3 | 83.9 | 87.6 | 91.2 |
192 | 66.4 | 81.1 | 84.8 | 88.5 | 92.2 |
193 | 67 | 81.9 | 85.7 | 89.4 | 93.1 |
194 | 67.7 | 82.8 | 86.6 | 90.3 | 94.1 |
195 | 68.4 | 83.7 | 87.5 | 91.3 | 95.1 |
196 | 69.1 | 84.5 | 88.4 | 92.2 | 96 |
197 | 69.9 | 85.4 | 89.3 | 93.1 | 97 |
198 | 70.6 | 86.2 | 90.2 | 94.1 | 98 |
199 | 71.3 | 87.1 | 91.1 | 95 | 99 |
200 | 72 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 100 |
201 | 72.7 | 88.9 | 92.9 | 97 | 101 |
202 | 73.4 | 89.8 | 93.8 | 97.9 | 102 |
203 | 74.2 | 90.7 | 94.8 | 98.9 | 103 |
204 | 74.9 | 91.6 | 95.7 | 99.9 | 104 |
205 | 75.6 | 92.5 | 96.7 | 100.9 | 105.1 |
206 | 76.4 | 93.4 | 97.6 | 101.8 | 106.1 |
207 | 77.1 | 94.3 | 98.6 | 102.8 | 107.1 |
208 | 77.9 | 95.2 | 99.5 | 103.8 | 108.2 |
209 | 78.6 | 96.1 | 100.5 | 104.8 | 109.2 |
210 | 79.4 | 97 | 101.4 | 105.8 | 110.3 |
Height (in cm) | Minimum weight | Age in years | |||
17-20 | 20-30 | 30-40 | 40+ | ||
Weight (in kg) | |||||
140 | 35.3 | 43.1 | 45.1 | 47.0 | 49.0 |
141 | 35.8 | 43.7 | 45.7 | 47.7 | 49.7 |
142 | 36.3 | 44.4 | 46.4 | 48.4 | 50.4 |
143 | 36.8 | 45.0 | 47.0 | 49.1 | 51.1 |
144 | 37.3 | 45.6 | 47.7 | 49.8 | 51.1 |
145 | 37.8 | 46.9 | 49.0 | 50.5 | 51.8 |
146 | 38.4 | 46.3 | 48.4 | 50.5 | 52.6 |
147 | 38.9 | 47.5 | 49.7 | 51.9 | 54.0 |
148 | 39.4 | 48.2 | 50.4 | 52.6 | 54.8 |
149 | 40.0 | 48.8 | 51.1 | 53.3 | 55.5 |
150 | 40.5 | 49.5 | 51.8 | 54.0 | 56.3 |
151 | 41.0 | 50.2 | 52.4 | 54.7 | 57.0 |
152 | 41.6 | 50.8 | 53.1 | 55.4 | 57.8 |
153 | 42.1 | 51.5 | 53.8 | 56.2 | 58.5 |
154 | 42.7 | 52.2 | 54.5 | 56.9 | 59.3 |
155 | 43.2 | 52.9 | 55.3 | 57.7 | 60.1 |
156 | 43.8 | 53.5 | 56.0 | 58.4 | 60.8 |
157 | 44.4 | 54.2 | 56.7 | 59.2 | 61.6 |
158 | 44.9 | 54.9 | 57.4 | 59.9 | 62.4 |
159 | 45.5 | 55.6 | 58.1 | 60.7 | 63.2 |
160 | 46.1 | 56.3 | 58.9 | 61.4 | 64.0 |
161 | 46.7 | 57.0 | 59.6 | 62.2 | 64.8 |
162 | 47.2 | 57.7 | 60.4 | 63.0 | 65.6 |
163 | 47.8 | 58.5 | 61.1 | 63.8 | 66.4 |
Height (in cm) | Age in years | |||||||||
Upto 17 | 17-18 | 18-20 | 20-30 | 30+ | ||||||
Weight (in kg) | ||||||||||
Min | Max | Min | Max | Min | Max | Min | Max | Min | Max | |
1.47 | 37 | 45 | 40 | 45 | 40 | 48 | 40 | 50 | 40 | 52 |
1.48 | 37 | 46 | 41 | 46 | 41 | 48 | 41 | 50 | 41 | 53 |
1.49 | 38 | 47 | 41 | 47 | 41 | 49 | 41 | 51 | 41 | 53 |
1.5 | 38 | 47 | 42 | 47 | 42 | 50 | 42 | 52 | 42 | 54 |
1.51 | 39 | 48 | 42 | 48 | 42 | 50 | 42 | 52 | 42 | 55 |
1.52 | 39 | 49 | 43 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 43 | 53 | 43 | 55 |
1.53 | 40 | 49 | 43 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 43 | 54 | 43 | 56 |
1.54 | 40 | 49 | 43 | 49 | 43 | 52 | 44 | 55 | 44 | 57 |
1.55 | 41 | 50 | 44 | 50 | 44 | 53 | 44 | 55 | 44 | 58 |
1.56 | 41 | 51 | 45 | 51 | 45 | 54 | 45 | 56 | 45 | 58 |
1.57 | 42 | 52 | 46 | 52 | 46 | 54 | 46 | 57 | 46 | 60 |
1.58 | 42 | 52 | 46 | 52 | 46 | 54 | 46 | 57 | 46 | 59 |
1.59 | 43 | 53 | 47 | 53 | 47 | 56 | 47 | 58 | 47 | 61 |
1.6 | 44 | 54 | 47 | 53 | 47 | 56 | 47 | 59 | 47 | 61 |
1.61 | 44 | 54 | 48 | 54 | 48 | 57 | 48 | 60 | 48 | 62 |
1.62 | 45 | 55 | 49 | 55 | 49 | 58 | 49 | 60 | 49 | 63 |
1.63 | 45 | 56 | 49 | 56 | 49 | 58 | 49 | 61 | 49 | 64 |
1.64 | 46 | 56 | 50 | 56 | 50 | 59 | 50 | 62 | 50 | 65 |
1.65 | 46 | 57 | 50 | 57 | 50 | 60 | 50 | 63 | 50 | 65 |
1.66 | 47 | 58 | 51 | 58 | 51 | 61 | 51 | 63 | 51 | 66 |
1.67 | 47 | 59 | 52 | 59 | 52 | 61 | 52 | 64 | 52 | 67 |
1.68 | 48 | 59 | 52 | 59 | 52 | 62 | 52 | 65 | 52 | 68 |
1. 69 | 49 | 60 | 53 | 60 | 53 | 63 | 53 | 66 | 53 | 69 |
1.7 | 49 | 61 | 53 | 61 | 53 | 64 | 53 | 66 | 53 | 69 |
1.71 | 50 | 62 | 54 | 62 | 54 | 64 | 54 | 67 | 54 | 70 |
1.72 | 50 | 63 | 55 | 63 | 55 | 65 | 55 | 68 | 55 | 71 |
1.73 | 51 | 64 | 55 | 64 | 55 | 66 | 55 | 69 | 55 | 72 |
1.74 | 51 | 64 | 56 | 64 | 56 | 67 | 56 | 70 | 56 | 73 |
1.75 | 52 | 65 | 57 | 65 | 57 | 67 | 57 | 70 | 57 | 74 |
1.76 | 53 | 66 | 57 | 66 | 57 | 68 | 57 | 71 | 57 | 74 |
1.77 | 53 | 66 | 58 | 66 | 58 | 69 | 58 | 72 | 58 | 75 |
1.78 | 54 | 67 | 59 | 67 | 59 | 70 | 59 | 73 | 59 | 76 |
1.79 | 54 | 67 | 59 | 67 | 59 | 70 | 59 | 74 | 59 | 77 |
1.8 | 55 | 68 | 60 | 68 | 60 | 71 | 60 | 75 | 60 | 78 |
1.81 | 56 | 69 | 61 | 69 | 61 | 72 | 61 | 75 | 61 | 79 |
1.82 | 56 | 70 | 61 | 70 | 61 | 73 | 61 | 76 | 61 | 79 |
1.83 | 57 | 70 | 62 | 70 | 62 | 74 | 62 | 77 | 62 | 80 |
1.84 | 58 | 71 | 63 | 71 | 63 | 74 | 63 | 78 | 63 | 81 |
1.85 | 58 | 72 | 63 | 72 | 63 | 75 | 63 | 79 | 63 | 82 |
1.86 | 59 | 73 | 64 | 73 | 64 | 76 | 64 | 80 | 64 | 83 |
1.87 | 59 | 73 | 65 | 73 | 65 | 77 | 65 | 80 | 65 | 84 |
1.88 | 60 | 74 | 65 | 74 | 65 | 78 | 65 | 81 | 65 | 85 |
1.89 | 61 | 75 | 66 | 75 | 66 | 79 | 66 | 82 | 66 | 86 |
1.9 | 61 | 76 | 67 | 76 | 67 | 79 | 67 | 83 | 67 | 87 |
1.91 | 62 | 77 | 67 | 77 | 67 | 80 | 67 | 84 | 67 | 88 |
1.92 | 63 | 77 | 68 | 77 | 68 | 81 | 68 | 85 | 68 | 88 |
1.93 | 63 | 78 | 69 | 78 | 69 | 82 | 69 | 86 | 69 | 89 |
1.94 | 64 | 79 | 70 | 79 | 70 | 83 | 70 | 87 | 70 | 90 |
1.95 | 65 | 80 | 70 | 80 | 70 | 84 | 70 | 87 | 70 | 91 |
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Requirements | Vision Standard |
Uncorrected without glass | 6/6, 6/9 |
Corrected with glass | 6/6, 6/6 |
Limits of Myopia | -0.75 |
Limits of Hypermetropia | 1.5 |
Binocular vision | III |
Limits of colour perception | I |
Requirements | Vision Standard |
Minimum distant vision | 6/6, 6/9 |
Corrected with glass (for Hypermetropia) | 6/6, 6/6 |
Colour vision | CP-I |
Hypermetropia | +2.0 D |
Sph Manifest Myopia | Nil |
Retinoscopic Myopia | 0.5 in any Meridian permitted |
Astigmatism | + 0.75 D Cyl (within + 2.0 D maximum) |
Maddox Rod Test at 6 meters | Exo-6 prism D Eso-6 prism D Hyper-1 prism D Hypro-1 prism D |
Maddox Rod Test at 33 cms | Exo-16 prism D Eso-6 prism D Hyper-1 prism D Hypo-1 prism D |
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The NDA 1 application form 2025 will be released on the official website of the UPSC. The NDA form comprises two parts. The first part consists of registration while the second consists of detailed form filling, selecting exam centres and paying the application fee. Check the steps here to fill out the application form.
Registration for the exam by filling in required details
Choosing preferred branches
Verifying the details
Generation of registration ID
Selecting exam centre
Paying application fee
Uploading signature and photograph
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Candidates can prepare for the NDA exam by practising the previous year's question papers, giving mock tests etc.
Yes, girls can apply for NDA as long as they have cleared 10+2.
No, 12th marks don’t matter for NDA. Candidates must qualify for the 10+2 with PCM.
The starting salary of candidates is Rs. 56100 while candidates in training will get a stipend.
There are no passing marks in the NDA exam, however, candidates must score the cutoff marks.
Yes, NDA is one of the toughest exams in India. Due to the high competitive level and a lot of candidates applying for it. However, with proper preparations and an effective study plan candidates can qualify it easily.
Application Date:05 April,2025 - 11 April,2025
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Hello,
If you are an Army cadet in NDA, you cannot pursue a BTech degree .
Only Air Force and Navy cadets at NDA have the option to pursue a BTech degree. Army cadets complete a BA or BSc degree during their training.
Hope it helps !
NDA is conducted two times in a year and consists of two stages, written exam followed by SSB interview for selection into any one of the three armed forces.
As for the age limit prescribed by NDA i.e between 16.5 years and 19.5 years and your date of birth, you are eligible for both the NDA sessions of April 13, 2025 and September 14 2025 as your age being less than 19.5 years .
The NDA (National Defense Academy) exam has an age limit of 16.5 to 19.5 years at the time of joining. Since you were born on June 3, 2007, let's calculate your attempts:
Upcoming NDA Attempts for You
1. NDA 1, 2025 (April) → Eligible (You will be 17 years old)
2. NDA 2, 2025 (September) → Eligible
3. NDA 1, 2026 (April) → Eligible
4. NDA 2, 2026 (September) → Eligible
5. NDA 1, 2027 (April) → Eligible
6. NDA 2, 2027 (September) → Last Attempt (You will be 20 in June 2027, but eligibility is checked on July 1, 2027, so you are still eligible.)
Total Attempts: 6
You have six attempts for NDA, starting from NDA 1, 2025, until NDA 2, 2027. Make sure to prepare well!
Hello,
According to the eligibility criteria for the NDA 2, the age limit is between January 2, 2005, and January 1, 2008. Unfortunately, with a DOB of 03/09/2008, you are not eligible for NDA 2. You'll need to wait until you meet the age requirements.
Hello candidate ,
I hope you are doing well. As per your mentioned query , according to NDA exam eye defect can be considered but they consider only mild level of it.
According to eligibility criteria of NDA exam , student correct vision should be 6/6 and in the worst case it can be 6/9.
I hope this helps !!
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