What is NDA & NA (I) and (II) Exam?

The NDA exam is conducted by UPSC for admission to the Army, Navy and Air Force wings of the NDA. This exam is a gateway for candidates looking forward to joining Defence Forces including Army, Navy and Air Force. This is a national level exam conducted twice a year: NDA I and NDA II to help candidates make a career in Defence services. National Defence Academy & Naval Academy (NDA & NA) Examination will be a two-step process where candidates first need to take the exam and then qualify the personality test or interview conducted by the Service Selection Board (SSB). The UPSC is solely responsible for issuing guidelines for selection and the final conduct of the entrance examination.

Supreme Court Allows Women To Appear For UPSC NDA Exam

On August 18, the Supreme Court has passed an interim order to allow women to join UPSC National Defence Academy & Naval Academy (NDA & NA) exam. The apex court has directed the concerned authority to make necessary arrangements that allow women to sit for the UPSC NDA (II) exam 2021 scheduled on November 14.

NDA & NA (I) 2022

The Commission will release the NDA & NA (I) 2021 notification on 22 December, 2021. The online applications will be accepted until January 11, 2022. The notification will release for admission to the Army, Navy and Air Force wings of the NDA for the 147th Course, and for the 109th Indian Naval Academy Course (INAC) commencing from January 2022. The number of vacancies are given below for NDA & NA (I) 2022.

NDA & NA (I)	Vacancies
National Defence Academy	370 (208 for Army, 42 for Navy and 120 for Air Force)
Naval Academy	30
Total	400

Note: Candidates should note that the 120 vacancies under Air Force including 28 for Ground Duties.

NDA & NA (II) 2022

The Commission will release the NDA & NA (II) 2022 notification on May 18, 2022. The online applications will be accepted until June 14, 2022. The notification was released for admission to the Army, Navy and Air Force wings of the NDA for the 146th Course, and for the 108th Indian Naval Academy Course (INAC) commencing from 2nd June 2022. The approximate number of vacancies are given below for NDA & NA (II) 2022.

NDA & NA (II) 2022	Vacancies
National Defence Academy	370 (208 for Army, 42 for Navy and 120 for Air Force)
Naval Academy	43
Total	413

NDA Notification 2022

Every year, the UPSC releases the NDA exam notification to shortlist the candidates for the courses in National Defence Academy (NDA) and Naval Academy (NA). Candidates who are aspiring for the Defence Services are advised to download NDA notification pdf. The recruitment NDA exam notification contains all the details such as application process, eligibility, exam pattern and selection process. Explore the NDA notification 2022 pdf below.

NDA & NA (I) and (II) Examination Pattern

National Defence Academy & Naval Academy Examination (I) and (II) 2022 shall be conducted according to the following plan. The subjects of the written examination under Part-I, the maximum marks allotted to each subject/paper, the time allowed and for Part-II shall be as follows:

Subject	Date	Code	Duration	Maximum Marks
Part I – NDA and NA Examination (I)
Mathematics	10-04-2022 (Sunday)	01	21/2 Hrs	300
General Ability Test		02	21/2 Hrs	600
Total				900
Part II – SSB Test/Interview				900
Part I – NDA and NA Examination (II)
Mathematics	04-09-2022 (Sunday)	01	21/2 Hrs	300
General Ability Test		02	21/2 Hrs	600
Total				900
Part II – SSB Test/Interview				900

 Note:

• The papers in all the subjects will consist of objective type questions only. The question papers (test booklets) of Mathematics and Part ‘B’ of General Ability Test will be set bilingually in Hindi as well as English
• In the question papers, wherever necessary, questions involving the metric system of Weights and Measures only will be set
• Candidates must write the papers in their own hand. In no circumstances will they be allowed the help of a scribe to write answers for them
• The Commission has the discretion to fix qualifying marks in any or all the subjects at the examination
• The candidates are not permitted to use the calculator or Mathematical or logarithmic table for answering objective type papers (test booklets). They should not, therefore, bring the same inside the examination hall