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NDA Pune Course Admissions 2026: Fees, Eligibility, Dates & Selection Process

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NDA Pune Admissions Process 2026

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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 can I get admission to NDA Pune?
A: 

To get admission to NDA Pune, students must pass Class 12 as per the required eligibility. After that, aspiring candidates have to register on the official website of UPSC and appear for the NDA Entrance exam. The final selection is done with a personal interview and a mandatory medical examination. The college runs its admission cycle twice a year in two sessions, i.e., NDA- 1 and NDA- 2. 

Q:   Is Class 12th compulsory for admission to NDA?
A: 

Yes, NDA has similar eligibility and selection criteria for every course. As per the NDA's eligibility criteria, every aspiring student must pass Class 12 for selection. For admission to Army, students need to pass Class 12 by State Education Board or a University and for Force & Navy Class 12 is required with PCM as the main subject. 

Q:   What is the difficulty level of NDA exam?
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The difficulty level of NDA Maths paper is usually moderate while GAT was easy. The English Language paper of NDA is usually easy where questions are asked on grammar, vocabulary, and comprehension. The General Awareness section of NDA is moderate. Candidates need to keep themselves updated with the latest events in India and the world. To ace the exam, candidates need to understand the exam pattern and syllabus, practice mock test, solve previous years' question papers, etc. With hard work and dedication, candidates can crack the exam easily. The total marks allotted to the written exam of NDA are 900. Candidates need to secure 25 per cent in each subject to qualify the exam. Candidates qualifying the written exam of NDA are called for SSB Interview. 

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B.Sc. Admissions 2026

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NDA Pune Application Process 2026

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Q:   Is NCERT enough for NDA exam preparation?
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It is always advised to follow NCERT books for NDA exam. Candidates must refer to the high school books to clear the concepts of the topics given in the syllabus. 

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Students Ratings & Reviews

4.4/5
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Placement Review IconPlacements4.5
Infrastructure Review IconInfrastructure4.5
Faculty Review IconFaculty & Course4.5
Crowd Review IconCampus Life4.0
Money Review IconValue for Money4.5
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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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Discontinued (Jul 2023)- B.Tech. in Applied Electronics and Communication Engineering - Batch of 2018
3.8
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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 a year ago

A extremely tough screening process makes it particularly difficult to get admission to the National Defence Academy (NDA) in Pune for a B.Tech. Before being considered for admission, candidates must pass the Union Public Service Commission's (UPSC) National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Examina

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Nidhi Kumari

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Answered a year ago

No, candidates are not allowed to get admission into BTech courses at NDA Pune without the NDA entrance exam. NDA Pune BTech admissions are done on the basis of valid scores obtained by the candidates in the entrance exam conducted by UPSC. Even, the institute does not accept any other competitive

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Vishakha

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Answered 10 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

Contributor-Level 6

Answered 10 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

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Answered a year 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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