Government & Defence Entrance Exam

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION REQUIRED TO JOIN IAF AS A FLYING OFFICER:
Candidate should have passed 10+2 with subjects- Physics and Mathematics subjects. Students who are studying in 12th standard may also appear for the exam, given that they satisfy the minimum age limit criteria. Also, such candidates who are in studying in 12th and want to appear for the exam must also make sure that their schooling will be over by the time the course starts at NDA. HOW AND WHEN TO APPLY? This examination is held by UPSC twice a year. Usually, the advertisements are put up on May and December each year. You may make use of the following sites- UPSC. Gov. In and upsconline. Nic. In. The registration process has been made online now. After clearing the NDA written exam and the SSB interview, recommended candidates will have to appear for PABT (Pilot Aptitude Battery Test). PABT test is once in a lifetime test and is meant to check whether a candidate has the potential to become a good pilot or not. Those who clear PABT are then sent for medical examinations. In case of Air Force candidates, medical examination will be thorough. Air Force demands much more, in terms of physical and medical requirements, when compared to other wings of the Armed Forces. On successfully completing the 3 year course at NDA, the Air Force cadets are sent to Air Force Academy, Hyderabad, for further training that lasts 1 year. It is after successfully completing this training that they are commissioned as Flying Officers in the Indian Air Force. Regards.

To join NDA, you have to take the National Defence Academy exam conducted by UPSC every year twice, once in the month of April and another in the month of September. The syllabus for the National Defence Academy exam is based on class 11th and 12th mathematics and your general ability test. For general ability, you should have basic knowledge of science, history, politics, economics, geography and basic current affairs. After the written test, there is an SSB interview which took place for 5 days after SSB interview is a candidate passes it then he goes for a medical exam after clearing the medical exam they have to wait for the merit. If the name comes in the merit, Call Up Letter is received and they have to join the NDA.
I hope you crack the exam.

You can pursue graduation in any course as you have to be a graduate for appearing in the UPSC CSE examination. Else, you can pursue graduation in a course that is listed to choose for UPSC Mains exams.
The list of subjects are:
Agriculture
Animal Husbandary and Veterinary Science
Anthropology
Botany
Chemistry
Civil Engineering
Commerce and Accountancy
Economics
Electrical Engineering
Geography
Geology
History
Law
Literature of any one of the non-English languages listed above
Management
Mathematics
Mechanical Engineering
Medical Science
Philosophy
Physics
Political Science and International Relations
Psychology
Public Administration
Sociology
Statistics
Zoology.