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Click Here to download NDA Exam full syllabus. (refer APPENDIX-I).
Right from our childhood, we have been taught in our textbooks that soldiers are the country’s real heroes. It’s because they strive a lot day and night at our borders that we live peaceful lives. Though, we have acknowledged new lifestyles, where we aspire to settle in our lives with well paid jobs, there are many who want to give themselves for the service of the nation by joining any one of the three services (Army, Navy and the Air Force) as a career option. But getting into any of these three services is not easy.Be prepared to undergo rigorous training. But, before getting selected candidates have to appear for an exam. This page gets you all the information you may want to know about one such exam ie NDA (National Defence Academy) exam.
Candidates for National Defense Academy are selected on merit basis through NDA 2020 exam. This All India test is held every year under the supervision of UPSC (Union Public Service Commission). Held twice a year, in the month of April and September. While applying, candidates should give his preference for the service that he/she desires to join.
Eligibility for NDA 2020 Exam:-
Age Limits, Sex and Marital Status:-
Only unmarried male candidates born not earlier than 02nd July, 2001 and not later than 1st July, 2004 are eligible.
Educational Qualifications:-
(i) For Army Wing of National Defence Academy - 12th Class pass of the 10+2 pattern of School Education or equivalent examination conducted by a State Education Board or a University.
(ii) For Air Force and Naval Wings of National Defence Academy and for the 10+2 Cadet Entry Scheme at the Indian Naval Academy - 12th Class pass of the 10+2 pattern of School Education or equivalent with Physics and Mathematics conducted by a State Education Board or a University.
Candidates who are appearing in the 12th Class under the 10+2 pattern of School Education or equivalent examination can also apply for this examination.
Such candidates who qualify the SSB interview but could not produce Matriculation/10+2 or equivalent certificate in original at the time of SSB interview should forward duly self attested Photocopies to ‘Directorate General of Recruiting, Army HQ, West Block.III, R.K. Puram, New Delhi-110066’ and for Naval Academy candidates to ‘Naval Headquarters, DMPR, OI&R Section, Room No. 204, ‘C’ Wing, Sena Bhavan, New Delhi-110011’ by 24th December, 2020 failing which their candidature will be cancelled. All other candidates who have produced their Matriculation and 10+2 pass or equivalent certificates in original at the time of attending the SSB interview and have got the same verified by the SSB authorities are not required to submit the same to Army HQ or Naval HQ as the case may be. Certificates in original issued by the Principals of the Institutions are also acceptable in cases where Boards/Universities have not yet issued certificates. Certified true copies/photostate copies of such certificates will not be accepted.
Physical Standards:-
Candidates must be physically fit according to physical standards for admission to National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Examination (I), 2020 as per guidelines given in Appendix IV.
NDA Registration / Application Form
NDA 2020 Online Application Form/Registration:-
UPSC NDA & NA Exam (I) 2020 -
Apply online at website - https://upsconline.nic.in from 8th January 2020 to 28th January 2020 till 6:00 PM.
Before start filling up Online Application, a candidate must have his photograph and signature duly scanned in the .jpg format in such a manner that each file should not exceed 40 KB and must not be less than 3 KB in size for the photograph and 1 KB for the signature.
Candidates will be required to complete the Online Application form containing two stages viz. Part I and Part II as per the instructions available in the above mentioned site through drop down menu.
The candidates are required to pay a fee of Rs. 100/- (Rupees one hundred only) [except SC/ST candidates and those specified in Note-2 who are exempted from payment of fee] either by depositing the money in any branch of SBI by cash or by using net banking facility of State Bank of India/State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur/State Bank of Hyderabad/State Bank of Mysore/State Bank of Patiala/State Bank of Travancore or by using any Visa/Master Credit/Debit Card.
NOTE-2 : The sons of serving/ex-Junior Commissioned Officers/Non-Commissioned Officers/Other Ranks of Army and equivalent ranks in the Indian Navy/Indian Air Force are also not required to pay the prescribed fee if they are studying in Military School (formerly known as King George's School)/Sainik School run by Sainik Schools Society.
The applicants must ensure that while filling their Application Form, they are providing their valid and active E-mail Ids as the Commission may use electronic mode of communication while contacting them at different stages of examination process.
NDA Exam Dates
NDA 2020 Date:-
UPSC NDA and NA (I) 2020 -
Apply online at website - https://upsconline.nic.in from 8th January 2020 to 28th January 2020 till 6:00 PM.
Exam Date - 19th April 2020, Sunday
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N.D.A. & N.A. Examination (II) 2020 -
Date of Notification - 10.06.2020
Last Date for receipt of Applications - 30.06.2020
Date of commencement of Exam - 06.09.2020, Sunday
Duration of Exam - 1 Day.
Below you will find NDA 2020 Selection Procedure, National Defence Academy Selection Criteria 2020 . NDA i.e. National Defence academy is the joint service academy of the Indian armed forces. The candidates will be selected for NDA on the basis of the written examination and other rounds of selection. A plenty of hard work is required to qualify this exam and to get selected for the same. In order to choose the most commendable candidates, the official authority i.e. UPSC will conduct the NDA Selection Procedure 2020 for the eligible aspirants. The candidates can take part in the same only by ascertaining their eligibility.
Stages:-
Basically, the selection procedure comprises of two stages which are:
• Written exam
• SSB Test/ interview
Detailed Description:
• The selection procedure aims at the selecting the most appropriate candidates for National Defence academy.
• It will be organized as per the official schedule announced by the official authority. It is the two – stage process in which both the stages has its own importance.
• Only those candidates who will qualify the 1st stage are eligible to appear for the next one.
Stage 1: Written Exam:
• This is the first and the prime stage of the NDA Selection Procedure 2020.
• The candidates need to appear in this exam as per the official schedule along with their admit card.
• Mere appearing in the exam is not enough. The aspirants will have to secure the minimum qualifying marks so as to qualify the same and join the next round of selection.
• The exam will be held in the offline mode where the candidates need to mark their answer on the machine – graded OMR sheet.
• The exam will be objective in nature where the multiple alternatives will be given and only one option is correct.
• It will comprise of subjects such as mathematics and general ability test.
• The exam will be of total 900 marks.
• 2.5 hours will be provided to solve each subject of the exam paper.
• Only those students who qualify this exam will be then called for the next and final round of selection.
Stage 2: SSB Test/ Interview:
• This is the second stage of NDA Selection Procedure 2020 which comprises of total 900 marks and the candidates need to qualify the same so as to be considered for the final selection.
• Request for postponing the interview shall be considered only in the exceptional circumstances and that too if it is convenient for the official authority. Such requests should be address to the administrative officer of the selection center from where the call letter for the interview has been received.
• The two – stage selection procedure has been introduced by the official authority based on the Psychological aptitude test and intelligence test.
• All the students will have to undergo the first stage on the first day. Only those students who qualify the same will be eligible and admitted to the next one.
• Those students who will qualify the 2nd stage are required to submit the original certificates and the photocopy each of
Original 10th class certificate in the support of DOB
Original 12th class certificate
• The candidates who appeared before the SSB and undergo the test there will do so at their own risk.
• In order to be acceptable for Naval academy and air force, the candidates will have obtain the minimum qualifying marks fixed by the official authority separately in written exam and officers potentiality test.
• Subject to these conditions, a combined merit list will be released on the basis of the total marks secured by the candidates in written exam and SSB tests.
• The final selection to the army/ navy/ air force of the NDA will be done up to the number of vacancies available subject to medical fitness, eligibility and merit cum preference of the aspirants.
Below you will find NDA 2020 Application Form, Registration Procedure and Fee. The application is the first step towards this reputed examination. Aspiring students who wish to apply for this exam will have to fill the NDA Application Form 2020 first.
Requirements:-
• Before filling the application form, the essential details that are required to be kept handy.
• The applicant should submit the valid email id and password as all the communication shall be done via electronic medium.
• The students need to have scanned images of the photo and signature as per the official guidelines.
• The scanned files must be in the .jpg format.
• The photo should be taken in the professional studio and of high – quality.
• The photo with cap, hat, goggles, and scarf are liable to be rejected by the official authority.
• The photo should be clear and crisp as the blurred photos are totally unacceptable.
How to Complete?
• The official authority will release the NDA Application Form 2020 only in the online mode.
• The applicants are suggested to fill the application form as soon as possible without waiting for the last date of submission.
• Only one application is required to be submitted by the students. However, if he submits more than one application then he must ensure that the application form with higher registration ID is correct and completed.
• While filling the application form, the student should carefully decide the exam center. If he appeared at the center other than allotted one than his paper will not be valued and his candidature is liable to be canceled.
•The direct link to complete the application form will be provided here soon. The students need to fill the both parts of the application form on time otherwise, the links will be disabled.
• First of all, the students need to register them first by providing the basic information such as:
Name
Mobile number
Email Id etc
• On entering these details, the students will get their unique registration id number which should be retained safely.
• The next step is to complete the application form by furnishing the essential details such as:
Personal information
Choice of the exam center
Gender
Category
Nationality
Academic details
Contact information etc
• On adding these details in the NDA Application Form 2020, the students need to upload the scanned files as per the official guidelines.
• The next step is the remittance of the application fee. The students can pay the application fee either by net banking or through cash at any of the SB branches.
• The students who opt for the pay by cash option will have to print their pay – in – slip and deposit the fee on the next working day only.
NDA Application Fee:-
For SC/ ST/ Sons of JCOs/ NCOs/ ORs - No fee
For all other applicants - Rs 100
NDA Syllabus
NDA 2020 Syllabus:-
The exam will be divided into papers i.e. Paper I (Mathematics) Paper II (General Ability Test).
General Ability Test will be further divided into two parts that include English and General Knowledge.
Syllabus for all the mentioned subjects are given below:-
•Mathematics:- Algebra, Matrices & Determinants, Trigonometry, Analytical Geometry of Two & Three Dimensions, Different Calculus, Integral Calculus & Different Equations, Vector Algebra and Statistics & Probability.
•English: - The English paper will be designed to test students’ proficiency in the languages with verbal reasoning and usage of grammar.
•General Knowledge: - The GK paper will include subjects like Physics, Chemistry, General Science, Social Studies, Geography and
•Current Events. For all the mentioned subjects in the paper, the syllabus will be from 10+2 level.
Click Here to download NDA Exam full syllabus. (refer APPENDIX-I).
Paper Pattern
NDA 2020 Pattern:-
Type - Objective Type
Subject - Mathematics
Duration - 2½ Hours
Maximum Marks - 300
Subject - General Ability Test
Duration - 2½ Hours
Maximum Marks - 600
Total - 900 Marks
SSB Test/Interview - 900 Marks
Penalty for wrong Answers -
There will be penalty (Negative Marking) for wrong answer marked by the candidate in the Objective Type Question Papers.
There are four alternatives for the answer to every question. For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate. One third (0.33) of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty.
If a candidate given more than one answer, it will be treated as a wrong answer even if one of the given answers happens to be correct and there will be same penalty as above for that question.
If a question is left blank i.e. no answer is given by the candidate, there will be no penalty for that question.
NDA Preparation
NDA 2020 Preparation:-
For Mathematics paper, question will be asked from 10+2 level. Hence, it is advisable that candidates should practice and solve questions from 10th to 12th class, working on key section such as Algebra, Trigonometry and Geometry. Try to read newspapers daily to improve reading skills. English paper will broadly cover grammar, synonyms, antonyms and reading Comprehensions.With Physics, Chemistry and General Science, try to stick with the basics that have been taught from 10th to 12th class.
NDA Notification
NDA 2020 Notification:-
UPSC NDA and NA (I) 2020 -
Apply online at website - https://upsconline.nic.in from 8th January 2020 to 28th January 2020 till 6:00 PM.
Exam Date - 19th April 2020, Sunday
Click here for more details.
N.D.A. & N.A. Examination (II) 2020 -
Date of Notification - 10.06.2020
Last Date for receipt of Applications - 30.06.2020
Date of commencement of Exam - 06.09.2020, Sunday
Duration of Exam - 1 Day.