Hello aspirant ,

There are various exams other than NDA and XY through which you can become officer in the defence forces.

First let's talk about Indian Army.

For becoming an officer in the Indian army , there are two types of commission offered depending upon the time and tenure of the service.
One is permanent commision and another is short term commission.

1. PERMANENT
For this the various exams conducted are ;

DIRECT ENTRY (Through UPSC)
ENGINEERING GRADUATES - TGC
UNIVERSITY ENTRY SCHEMES 10+2 TES

2. SHORT SERVICE
Through CDS entry;
NON-TECH (Both men & women)
TECH ENTRY (men)
And
NCC SPECIAL ENTRY (Both men & women)


1). TES ENTRY
Candidates can also join the Indian Army by qualifying in Technical Scheme Exam. .

Qualification: Candidates who have passed the 10+2 Examination or its equivalent with a minimum aggregate of 60% marks in Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics from recognized education boards are eligible to apply for this entry.
Age Limit: A candidate must not be below 16 years and above 19 year
Gender: Only unmarried male candidates can apply to this exam.


2. Combined Defence Services Exam [CDS Exam ]
The CDS Exam is conducted by UPSC for the aspirants who are in the final year of graduation or passed out of college. Through CDS exam, one can join, IMA, AFA, INA and OTA.
Maximum age for appearing in this exam is between 19 to 25 years.

3). Short Service Commission (Technical) Entry

The Short Service Commission (Technical) Entry Scheme recruits eligible technical graduates/post graduates into Technical Arms. After SSB and Medical Board, the selected candidates are required to undergo approximately  49 weeks of  pre-commission training at OTA, Chennai. On completion of training, they are inducted as Short Service Commissioned Officers.

4). NCC (Special Entry Scheme)
University graduates possessing NCC C Certificate with minimum B grade and 50% aggregate marks in graduation examination are eligible to apply for Short Service Commission through this entry. This entry gives one direct access to SSB interview.

For joining AIRFORCE following exams are being conducted;

1). CDSE - candidate who has completed the graduation or is in last year of graduation can appear for this exam.
2). AFCAT - candidate who has completed the graduation or is in last year of graduation can appear for this exam.
Engineering graduates have to give an EKT exam along with AFCAT.
3). NCC special entry - University graduates possessing NCC C Certificate with minimum B grade and 50% aggregate marks in graduation examination are eligible to apply for Short Service Commission through this entry.
4). Meterological entry


For joining Indian Navy as an officer ; one must clear one of Combined Defense Service (CDS) examinations.

On the other hand, direct recruitments such as 10+2 BTech entry, UES Navy, NCC special entry are conducted by the Indian Navy.


Hope it would have helped you.

Hi aspirant,

No he would not be eligible for NDA 2 2022 because according to the eligibility criteria set up for NDA examination by UPSC which is the conducting body, a candidate needs to have completed his/her intermediate studies or must be an appearing candidate.

Also you need to have Physics and Mathematics as compulsory subjects in order to join Navy or airforce while you can join the army if you have only mathematics as you subject. In addition to this he or she must age between 16.5 to 19.5 years. So following this he would be eligible for NDA 2 2023 and further sessions until he matches the maximum age limit.

To get the complete details about the eligibility requirements for NDA examination, visit https://competition.careers360.com/articles/nda-eligibility-criteria

Hope it helps!

Hello aspirant,

Hope you are doing absolutely great.

So with regard to your query, YES it is better for you to go to the coaching for any of these exams like NDA and IIT. Even though you have courage to prepare on your own, sometimes at least short-term coaching for the exams might be helpful for you. Because due to more number of people giving these exams, the standard of the exam is heightened every year. So, just take some kind of coaching for the exam, and then prepare on your own, you will score good marks definitely.

You can also checkout the previous year papers of JEE Mains to know the difficulty level of the exam: https://engineering.careers360.com/download/jee-main-sample-papers-previous-years

Hope this helps you,

Good luck, Thank you.

Hello hello !!

So , basically NDA is stands for National Defence Academy . NDA conducts it's exam twice in a year first exam already done in april and the other one will be conducted in September .  NDA 1 has already conducted on 10th of April in offline mode and Union Public Service Comission has already released the official NDA 1 question paper 2022 on 12th of april on official website.

The eligibility criteria of NDA exam is :

• It's nationality should be indian.
• Candidates must have passed their class 12th with maths and physics.
• Applicants born between 2nd of july , 2003 to july 1 ,2006.

For more detailing kindly go through the given link:

https://competition.careers360.com/exams/nda

I hope you will be clear now.

Revert back for further query.

Thank you !!

Hello aspirant,

Hope you are doing good..!!!

No such up-and-comers wouldn't be considered during the SSB directing this is on the grounds that competitors are expected to present their twelfth passing endorsement before the year's over in which the advising occurs. Presently assuming a class is eleventh understudy of us for NDA assessment he wouldn't have the option to create the imprints endorsement toward the finish of year closures would be dismissed during the last adjusts yet the person can show up for NDA 2 2022 this is on the grounds that it's directing would be led in January or February 2023 and by that finish of year you would have your imprints declaration with you.

In basic words seeming competitors are qualified for NDA assessment going to held at season of their sheets and the one not long before that.

Hope this information helps you!!!

All the best!!!

Hello aspirant,

Hope you are doing good..!!!

Indeed, you can join NDA as Arts understudies however condition is that you would have concentrated on Maths in your optional class I.e. twelfth .

You will be qualified distinctly for Army in the wake of passing the SSB.

Yet, to enlist in into Navy, you should accept arithmetic likewise as one of your subjects in expressions stream.

Hope this information helps you!!!

All the best!!!

Hello aspirant,

Hope you are doing well..!!!

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Hi Aspirant,

Hope you are doing great as per the question asked by you yes you are certainly eligible for N.D.A 2 as per your date of birth your age is around 18 years and 8 months and eligibility criteria is the age group of 16.5 to 19.5 years so you are definetly eligible for the same. Other eligibility criteria is given below:

NDA eligibility criteria 2022

For more information you can visit the link given below:

https://competition.careers360.com/articles/nda-application-form

Hope you found this answer useful. Stay motivated stay positive.

All the best!

Hi,

NCERT is the Geeta, Bible, Quran of all the UPSC exams and is a good source to clear NDA 2022 exam with least difficulty, especially for the maths is more than enough. Remember that an aspirant major focus should be on clearing the maths paper first as only on clearing the maths one’s general aptitude will get checked. So one must ensure that he/she must be very much comfortable with class 10 ^th , 11 ^th , and 12 ^th NCERT maths . The major focus must be on the trigonometry & calculus part. The Algebra questions are comparatively easier in the paper.

For the physics, chemistry & biology, 9 ^th and 10 ^th class NCERT are quite sufficient, but maybe there could be few questions of the SHM or kinematics so it is better to read the 11 ^th class NCERT as well to score even better.

The current affairs part majorly comprises questions related to awards, sports, and important deals, etc.

History and geography come majorly as compared to civics and economics. The history part comprises of questions from the time of British India or even before that. Geography comprises of the general knowledge questions related to the crops, seasons, rivers, population, national parks, etc. of the different states either in the form of the match the column type/direct multiple choice.

If any aspirant wants to learn more in order to qualify NDA exam, one can follow the below books:

Subject	Books
For English	This section of the NDA exam assesses the candidate's understanding of grammar & vocabulary. Some books that the students can refer to ·       Objective General English by SP Bakshi ·       Wren & Martin High School English Grammar and Composition ·       Word Power Made Easy by Norman & Lewis
For Physics	Questions in this section are usually asked from class 11 th and 12 th . Generally, candidates will get questions related to electricity and mechanics. Candidates may refer to the NCERT books of class 11 th and 12 th and NCERT Exemplar.
For Chemistry	The chemistry section consists of questions that candidates have studied in class 11 th and 12 th . Questions are typically from Hydrogen, Oxygen, Carbon-Di-Oxide, Oxidation and Reduction, Acid and Bases, Atoms, Valence, etc. For this section too, candidates may refer to NCERT class 11 th and 12 th books.
For General Science, History, Geography	The General Science, History & Geography section comprises of topics that are related to class 9 th and 10 th Biology. Candidates may refer to Objective GK by Sanjiv Kumar.
For Current Affairs	In the NDA, current affairs are generally asked for the last six months. For this section, candidates may refer to Pratoyogita Darpan, Manorama Yearbook etc.
For NDA Mathematics	The Maths paper cover topics such as Integral Calculus, Trigonometry, Differential Equations, Algebra, Matrices and Determinants, Vector Algebra, Analytical Geometry, Statistics & Probability. The question’s level is very basic and simple. Candidates may refer to the NCERT books of Class 11 th and 12 th . Besides, they may refer to the following below books: ·       Quantitative Aptitude for competitive examinations by RS Aggarwal ·       NDA Entrance Exam by ES Ramasamy ·       Mathematics for NDA or NA: National Defence Academy & Naval Academy by RS Aggarwal

Hope this helps.

All the best.

Hello,

It is very impressive to know that you have chosen your career path at the right stage. It is indeed a pride to be a part of the Indian defence services. I would like to answer your question and share my experience with you. I cleared my NDA exam in my first attempt itself. You may choose the best institutes for coaching but you need to be focused and determined to reach the goal. I planned my day so that I could spare some time for my physical fitness. Unacademy the (https://unacademy.com/goal/nda/DANNJ) teaching platform was so flexible and feasible that I could prepare for my test at any point of time and at my convenience. I’m not insisting you to take up unacademy but I would like to highlight how beneficial it actually is:

* Unlimited view time and access for the classes

* Coaching by veterans who will give you the actual picture of how the selection process would be

* The best faculty members

* Unlimited mock test to make yourself ready for the d-day

* Instantaneous doubt clearance sessions

Unacademy (https://unacademy.com/goal/nda/DANNJ) was the best platform for me to clear my NDA as well as SSB. I have just shared my personal experience with you. Hope this stands helpful to you in any way.

All the best for your preparations.