

NDA Pune Course Admissions 2026: Fees, Eligibility, Dates & Selection Process
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NDA Pune Admissions Process 2026
NDA Khadakwasla offers UG and PG courses in BA, BSc, and BTech. The college accepts admission for Army, Force, and Navy in the above-mentioned courses. The admission process is based on an entrance exam, i.e., the NDA entrance exam, conducted by UPSC. Those selected also need to appear for an interview round which is the final step for admission to NDA.
Commonly asked questions On Admissions
Candidates must have passed Class 12 with Physics & Mathematics as mandatory subjects to become eligible for NDA Pune BTech programme.
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.
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.
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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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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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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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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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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