NDA Exam Date:14 Sep' 25 - 14 Sep' 25
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.
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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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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Yes, girls can apply for NDA as long as they have cleared 10+2.
Candidates can prepare for the NDA exam by practising the previous year's question papers, giving mock tests etc.
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.
On Question asked by student community
Hello Yuvraj
As your Date of Birth is 21 August 2007, you will be over the limit for NDA 1 2027 as the age limit for NDA is 19.5 years and during the time of NDA 1 2027, you will be older than that age limit so you won't be eligible for the same.
Still you can refer the notification when it arrives as it will tell the offical age limit for that attempt.
Thank You!!!
You might face this problem because whatever you have filled simply means details does not match to your OTR profile.
You cannot recover application form from aadhar card one thing you can do is check your mail box.After filling the Form you Should have Received a Message from UPSC on your Mobile no. And Email ID.
So,Search it there
Best of Luck!
To test your eyes for NDA, first check distance vision using a Snellen chart; stand 6 meters away and read each eye separately—NDA usually requires 6/6 in one eye and 6/9 in the other. Next, test near vision by reading small text at 14–16 inches; normal is N5 or N6. Check color vision with Ishihara plates to detect red-green color blindness. Also, observe eye movements and peripheral vision for alignment and full field of vision. Minor corrective lenses may be allowed for some entries, but Air Force Pilot requires unaided 6/6 vision. Finally, a professional eye checkup is recommended for official NDA eligibility.
Yes, you can appear for the 2nd NDA exam to be held in 2025 . Your date of birth is 2nd September 2006, and age limit for NDA exam is 16.5 to 19.5 years, and you must be born between 2nd July 2006 to 1st July 2009. Therefore, you are eligible for the second NDA exam to be held in 2025,
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Yes, you are eligible for NDA if you meet the official age criteria. For NDA 1, the required age limit is generally 16.5 to 19.5 years. Since you were born on 01 May 2006, you will fall within the eligibility range for upcoming NDA exams provided you have also passed 12th with Physics and Mathematics (for Air Force and Navy).
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