B.A. (History, Economics, Pol. Sc., Geography) 

at NDA Pune, Pune

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.

Candidates must have passed Class 12 to become eligible for the BA programme at NDA Pune.

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. 

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.

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. 

Yes, National Defence Academy is approved by Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, and AICTE (All India Council for Technical Education). The college offers AICTE (All India Council for Technical Education) and Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi-approved courses to students. Since the courses are approved by NDA Pune, the degree is valid all over India. Hence, the candidates willing to gain Military education can apply for the BTech and various other undergraduate courses offered by the college.

Candidates interested in NDA Pune courses can apply online on the official website of UPSC.

The faculty of NDA Pune is good and experienced. The teaching faculty of NDA Pune consists of permanent and highly qualified civilian officers that are selected by the UPSC. Hence it is guaranteed that the candidates will be trained in the shadow of highly professional and experienced faculty members. The NDA Pune faculty are like role models for the NDA Pune students.

After getting a degree from the National Defence Academy, Naval cadets proceed to Indian Naval Academy at Ezhimala, Air Force cadets proceed to the Air Force Academy at Hyderabad and Army cadets proceed to Indian Military Academy at Dehradun. After completion of one year of training course there, students are commissioned as officers in the Indian Army, Navy, and Air Force. Hence, the students get 100 percent placement assistance from the National Defence Academy. For more information please visit https://www.shiksha.com/college/nda-national-defence-academy-pune-53488/placement.

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.