Eligibility Criteria:

Nationality:

You must be a citizen of India/ subject of Bhutan/subject of Nepal or Refugee of Tibetan (came to India before 1st January 1962 with the intention to settle permanently in India). Candidate of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka and East African countries of Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, and Ethiopia or Vietnam with an intention of settling in India can also apply.

All the applying foreign nationals have to produce a certificate of eligibility issued by the Govt. of India. Gorkhas (subjects of Nepal) need not required to produce this certificate.

Gender, Age and Marital Status:

Only males are eligible to apply. Applying a candidate’s age must be between 16.5 – 19.5 years. He must be born between July 2, 2001, and July 1, 2004, for NDA I. For NDA II, you must be born between 2nd January 2002 and 1st January 2005. If you are applying, you need to be unmarried. Candidates cannot marry until completing their training.

Educational Qualification:

For Air Force and Naval Wings (Cadet Entry Scheme): Applying candidates must have passed their 10th and 12th level exams from a recognized board or university with the main subjects of Physics and Mathematics.For Army Wing of National Defence Academy: Candidates must have passed their 10th and 12th level exams from a recognized board or university.

Physical Eligibility:

As per the physical standards set by the commission for admission into Naval Academy Examination and National Defence Academy, applying candidates must be physically fit.

Candidate resigning or withdrawing from any of the training academies of Armed Forces on disciplinary grounds will not be considered eligible to apply.

Stage !  – Written Test

Examination Pattern

There would be two papers carrying objective type questions carrying 900 marks of 2 hours 30 min each. The former will be based on Mathematical ability and the latter will be based on General Aptitude. (Mathematics – 300; General Ability test – 600). SSB Interview will be of 900 marks.

Sections: The written test will be divided into two sections – Mathematics and General Ability Test. 33% of the mark assigned to the question will be deducted for every incorrect answer.

Syllabus 

The exam will contain various topics from the subjects of Mathematics, English and General Knowledge. In Mathematics, you will be tested on Matrices and Determinants, Algebra, Analytical Geometry of two and three Dimensions, Trigonometry, Integral calculus, and Differential Equations, Differential Calculus, Statistics, Probability, and Vector Algebra. 

The question paper of English will be designed for testing the candidate’s understanding of English and workmanlike use of words. The syllabus covers various aspects like Vocabulary, comprehension, Grammar and usage and cohesion in extended text to test the candidate’s proficiency in English. Besides, it would test your General Knowledge on Physics, Chemistry, General Science, Social Studies, Geography and Current Events.

Stage II Interview

The results of the written part can be declared anytime after 3 months from the date of examination. Candidates who are successful in qualifying the written test with the minimum qualifying marks will be considered eligible for SSB Interview round. The overall and sectional cut off marks will be published by the board after the declaration of results. Candidates must qualify for the written test in order to become eligible for further admission process.

You will go through psychological tests which will include – Picture Perception and Description Test (PPDT), Intelligence test and filling up of Personal Information Questionnaire (PIQ) forms.

The second day of the SSB interview will include the tests related to the – Word Association test, situation reaction test, thematic apperception test, and self-description test.

The third day of the interview will be related to Group Discussion Test, Military Planning Exercise, Lecturettes, Intergroup Obstacle race or Snake race, Progressive Group Task, half group task, command task and personal interview for some candidates by the President. The fourth and fifth days will include tests related to Individual Obstacles, Final Group Task, Interview for remaining candidates, final board conference and announcement of results.

Medicals– All the “recommended” candidates i.e. the people who are selected by the SSB are made to undergo medical testing to check for their physical fitness to become officers in their choice of service namely Army, Navy or Air Force.

Merit List– Having qualified the SSB and cleared the medicals is still no guarantee for success. A merit list is created of all such candidates and it is based on the marks scored in the written examination as well the in the SSB. Candidates higher in merit receive call letters to finally join NDA. After the written test of NDA 2020, candidates qualifying the exam successfully as per the prescribed qualifying marks will be called for the SSB interview round. The SSB interview will be conducted in various rounds in five days and all the selected candidates have to appear in all the rounds.

Sample Questions: (NDA-!, 2019)- Maths

1)A relation R is defined on the set N of natural as xRy = x2- 4xy + 3y = 0. Then which one of the following is correct? 

(a)R is reflexive and symmetric, but not transitive 

(b) R is reflexive and symmetric, but not symmetric.

(c) R is reflexive, symmetric and transitive 

(d)Ris reflexive, but neither symmetric nor transitive 

2) In a school, all the students play at least one of the three indoor games – chess, carrom and table tennis. 60 play chess, 50 play table tennis, 48 play carrom, 12 play chess and carrom, 15 play carrom and table tennis, 20 play table tennis and chess. What can be the minimum number of students in the school?

1. a) 123 

b)111

c)95

d)63

3)What can be the maximum number of students in the school?

1. a) 111

 b)123 

 c)125

 d)135

NDA- II General Ability Test, 2019:

Each item in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts labeled (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to find out whether there is an error in any underlined part and indicate your response in the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter i.e., (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (d). 

1. Opening his letters(a), reading them carefully and sending for his clerk(b), he dictated answers with them(c). No error. (d)

Therefore, in case you wish to serve the country by getting into the coveted  Army, Navy or the Air Force wings of the National Defence Academy (NDA), gear up for the examination in 2020.