NDA Eligibility

Eligibility criteria for National Defence Academy (NDA) exam conducted by UPSC are as under:

Age Limit

- Age of the candidates must be between 16.5 to 19.5 years as of the start date of the course.

- For NDA (I) 2025, the candidates must be born between July 2, 2006, and July 1, 2009 (provisional).

- For NDA (II) 2025, the candidates must be born between January 2, 2007, and January 1, 2010 (tentative).

Your Eligibility

Since you were born in December 2006, you are eligible for NDA (I) 2025 but not for NDA (II) 2025 since you will be above age.

BIPC students can join the NDA for the Army Wing, And for the Air Force or Navy Wings, candidates must have passed their 10+2 exams with Physics and Mathematics.

minimumum hight required for male is 157 cms and for female 152 cms.

Candidates who are Gorkhas or belong to Hills of North Eastern region of India, Kumaon, and Garhwal will only be allowed to enter if their minimum height is 148 cm

Candidates who have passed Class 12 can apply for the Army wing of NDA. Those who have passed Class 12 with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics can apply for Air Force and Naval wings of NDA. Candidates who are appearing in the Class 12 can also apply.The application fees for NDA exam can be paid both online and offline. The application fee is INR 100 for General/OBC candidates, whereas, the fee is exempted for SC/ST/Sons of JCOs, Women/NCOs, ORs.

If your DOB is 14th June then you are eligible for NDA 2025, listed down are the eligibility criteria:

A candidate born on 14 may 2006 can apply for NDA (National defence academy) 2025 if they meet all other eligibility criteria such as educational qualifications and physical standards. To be eligible for the NDA (National Defence Academy) exam, candidates generally need to meet certain age criteria. For the NDA exam conducted in 2025,  candidates must typically be born between July 2, 2006, and July 1, 2009.

For more accurate and the latest information please visit the official website of NDA.

The two main factors determining eligibility for the National Defence Academy (NDA) exam are age and educational background. Candidates for NDA 2 2024 must be at least the following age:

Age:The qualifying period for candidates is from January 2, 2006, to January 1, 2009.

Applicants born in October 2005 would not be able to apply for the NDA 2 2024 exam because they are outside of this age range. This is due to the fact that they would be too old to fulfill the examination cycle's age restrictions.

The NDA 1 cutoff in 2022 was 720 for the final selection and 360 for the written exam (with at least 25 percent of the possible points in each topic). The NDA 1 Cut Off 2023 is 301 out of 1800 for the written exam, with at least 25% of the marks in each subject. Of those marks, 664 are obtained by the last recommended applicant (Final Stage) out of 1800. The National Defense Academy (NDA) exam is notoriously difficult, with a scant 0.1% of candidates passing it. This implies that applicants may need to make several tries before they succeed. There will be 900 marks for the NDA written exam and 900 marks for the NDA SSB.

To be eligible for the B.Tech programme at the National Defence Academy (NDA) in Pune, candidates must meet the following minimum requirements:

• Passed the 10+2 examination or equivalent with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics as compulsory subjects
• Obtained at least 45% marks (40% for reserved category candidates) in the above subjects taken together
• Be between 16.5 to 19.5 years of age
• Meet the physical fitness criteria, including height, weight and medical standards

The visual standard prescribed for NDA exam is given below.