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National Defence Academy offers various courses recognised by the Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, and AICTE. NDA Khadakwasla offers UG degrees for Navy and Air Force Cadets and for various Army Cadets.
A few more updates are given below:
- The MHT CET 2026 registration window is now inactive for admission to the BE/BTech and Integrated BTech courses. Additionally, the Session 1 exam is tentatively scheduled for Apr 11 to Apr 19, 2026, while Session 2 is expected to take place from May 14 to May 17, 2026.
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Q: How can I get admission to NDA Pune?
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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: 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: Does National Defence Academy offer lateral entry admission to B.Tech. students?
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No, lateral entry admission is not available to B.Tech. students at the National Defence Academy (NDA). Cadets are trained completely from start in all facets of military and academic training over the three-year NDA programme. Following a year of pre-commissioning training at the Indian Military Academy (IMA) for Army cadets, the Air Force Academy (AFA) for Air Force cadets, and the Naval Academy (NA) for Navy cadets, cadets are commissioned as officers in their respective branches as part of the programme.
Q: Does NDA Pune offer scholarships to students?
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NDA Pune offers scholarships to various undergraduate and postgraduate course students as financial assistance. Some of the States/Union Territories/ Boards that are offering scholarships at NDA are Maharashtra, Haryana, Pondicherry, Andhra Pradesh, Chandigarh, and others. The scholarships offered by the National Defence Academy are mentioned below:
| NDA Pune Scholarships | ||
|---|---|---|
FG Officers DV Pintoo Memorial Scholarship | Major V Damale Memorial Scholarship | Smt Vijaya Rajagopalan Scholarship |
Col Kendall Frank’s Memorial Scholarship | Sir Parshuram Bhau Patwardhan Scholarship | |
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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.
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 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.
Q: Is Class 12th compulsory for admission to NDA?
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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.
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Sirajuddin Sk 
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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manoj kumar saraswat
Discontinued (Jul 2023)- B.Tech. in Applied Electronics and Communication Engineering - Batch of 2018
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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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Arun Malhotra
Discontinued (Jul 2023)- B.Tech. in Computer Science and Information Technology - Batch of 2019
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5Placements4Infrastructure3Faculty5Crowd & Campus Life5Value for Money
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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Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 8 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 7 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 10 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 a year 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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