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NDA Pune Course Admissions 2025: Fees, Eligibility, Dates & Selection Process

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NDA Pune Admissions Process 2025

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Q:   What is the minimum requirement to become eligible for NDA Pune BTech programme?
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Candidates must have passed Class 12 with Physics & Mathematics as mandatory subjects to become eligible for NDA Pune BTech programme.

Q:   How difficult is it to get admission for B.Tech at NDA Pune?
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Admission to NDA Pune is entirely based on candidates' performance in the NDA entrance exams, making it comparatively tougher than many other colleges. In addition, the NDA exam is conducted by UPSC (Union Public Service Commission). National Defence Academy Pune, offers limited seats in the BTech programme. So, the competition is tough, however, the NDA exam just needs aspirants to be smart and hard-working to cover English, GK, Maths and Science Subjects in the required time period.

Q:   What is the process of training in NDA Pune?
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NDA is the joint training institute for all three services-Army, Navy and Air Force. After joining the NDA cadet undergo training for three years. After graduating from NDA candidates are sent to their respective training academies for one year of training before commissioning. Army cadets are sent to the Indian Military Academy (Dehradun), naval cadets to the Indian Naval Academy (Ezhimala), and Air Force cadets to the Air Force Academy (Dundigal, Hyderabad).

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B.Sc. Admissions 2026

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NDA Pune Application Process 2025: How to apply?

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Q:   What is the duration of NDA courses?
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NDA offers BA and BSc programme for a three-year duration and BTech programme for four-year duration. However, there is one-year compulsory training programme in respective academies of the Armed Forces after the course duration.

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Q:   Is studying at NDA Pune free?
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No, studying at NDA is not free. The candidates will have to pay the course fee and the accommodation charges are well. If the candidates find the fee a little high, they can apply online on the official website for the scholarships offered by the college. The various scholarships provided by the college are Biharilal Mandakini Cash Prize, Col Kendall Frank’s Memorial Scholarship, Sir Parshuram Bhau Patwardhan Scholarship, FG Officers DV Pintoo Memorial Scholarship, Major V Damale Memorial Scholarship, Smt Vijaya Rajagopalan Scholarship, and others.

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Q:   What is the eligibility criteria for the BA programme at NDA Pune?
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Candidates must have passed Class 12 to become eligible for the BA programme at NDA Pune.

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4.4/5
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Placement Review IconPlacements4.5
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Discontinued (Jul 2023)- B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering - Batch of 2021
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NDA transforms cadets to gentlemen, and I would say NDA is the best place to learn discipline.
Placements: 100% internships are provided. Students get placed in army, airforce, and navy. Boys who prefer Army are sent to Indian Military Academy (IMA), airforce in Airforce Academy, navy in Naval Academy etc. The course after NDA is of 1 year in their respective academics. After NDA, cadets are offered a pay scale during their training in the respective academics.
Infrastructure: NDA stands top in terms of facilities. There is no compromise with facilities. NDA has the world's largest canteen. Labs, classrooms and library are wonderfully maintained. In NDA, cadets have to deal with many sports activities. Therefore, medical facilities are well-maintained.
Faculty: The teachers are all well-qualified and knowledgeable. I found the best teachers in NDA. The cadets opting for airforce and navy are provided with B.Tech courses. They are made physically and mentally fit. If cadets do hard work, semester exams are not a big deal.
Other: My preference was airforce.
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Our college is absolutely satisfactory.
Placements: Our college is very good in terms of academics.
Infrastructure: Our college is very good in terms of infrastructure. All the facilities provided here like classrooms, canteen area and sports area are satisfactory. During my tenure, students in our batch are interested in sports, so we have spent a lot of time there. Our college provides various facilities for academics. You won't face any difficulty with accommodation and food because the food served in the mess is also good. There is no problem with drinking water as well. Even in the hostel, they provide Wi-Fi facilities.
Faculty: Faculty members here are very supportive and friendly with all the students. They are very supportive both in clearing doubts in our studies and also at giving us personal suggestions for our future. They are always with you, and they are highly experienced kind of professors.
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Review of NDA - National Defence Academy.
Placements: The highest salary offered was Rs. 60,000 per month, and the lowest salary offered was Rs. 55,000 per month. Almost 70% of students got internships from our course at top companies. Many companies visited our college to recruit students.
Infrastructure: Many facilities were available in the hostel. All facilities were excellent. The hostel was good.
Faculty: All teachers were very helpful. They were always ready to help students. They were well-qualified and knowledgeable. The pass percentage was 33%. Semester exams were not difficult.
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Answered 5 months ago

YouTube is providing you all the study material in free. You just need selected material for preparation of your dream. There are many channels for NDA exam preparation but some well known YouTube channels are :- wifistudy, Maths jugad se, coaching daddy and defence wallah. Go and start your prapara

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Ibra Iqbal

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Answered 4 months ago

You cannot join NDA (at Khadakwasla, Pune) immediately after 10th. UPSC clearly requires you to have passed or be appearing in 12th grade (ages 16.5–19.5) for eligibility — 10th completion is not enough.

Bottom line: You must first complete Class 12 (preferably with PCM if aiming for Air Force/Naval

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Sahibe Alam

Contributor-Level 6

Answered 7 months ago

The expected cutoff for this year is around 710-720 marks out of 1800 for final selection. For last 5 years the cutoff is as:

  • 2022: 343-355
  • 2021: 355
  • 2020: 355
  • 2019: 342-346
  • 2018: 338-325
  • 2017: 342-258

Thats for some previous year cut off but sources indicate that this year's cutoff is expected to be more

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Bhuvi Sobti

Contributor-Level 6

Answered 11 months ago

To get entry in the National Defence Academy (NDA), candidates are required to qualify some eligibility criteria:

Age Limit: The candidates must be between 16.5 and 19.5 years of age. For instance, the candidates for NDA 2 must have been born between January 2, 2006, and January 1, 2009.

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Akash Kumar Gupta

Guide-Level 15

Answered a year ago

The overall fee of B.Tech at National Defence Academy (NDA) in Pune will be around INR 55,560. Apart from this, during the entire B.Tech course NDA gives pocket money of INR 2,500 per month to a B.TECH student for five months in a calender year. The support is set up for cadets to cover their costs

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