NDA 2024: The Union Public Service Commission released the notification for recruiting 400 officers in the Indian Army, Indian Navy, and Indian Air Force on 20th December 2023. We provide details about notification, eligibility criteria, exam date, selection process, age limit, and exam pattern.Â
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NDA 2024
The Union Public Service Commission conducts the NDA 2024 Examination for the post of Indian Defence Officer. UPSC recently published a Notification for NDA 2024. We all know that the UPSC NDA Examination takes place twice annually. Many students have dreamed of cracking this NDA Exam 2024 to serve as Officers in India Defence Organizations: Indian Army, Indian Navy, & Indian Air Force.
NDA 2024Â Notification
The UPSC invites the online application for NDA 2024 from 20 December 2023. Interested candidates who have fulfilled all the eligibility criteria may proceed to apply online Form. Before submitting the online application form, it is advised to thoroughly read the complete notification.
| NDA 2024 Notification |
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| Conducting Authority | Union Public Service Commission |
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| Name of the Examination | NDA 2024 (Examination I) | NDA 2024 (Examination II) |
| Name of the Post | Indian Army, Indian Navy, & Indian Air Force |
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| Date of Notification | 20-012-2023 |  15-05-2024 |
| Application Start date | 20-12-2023 | Â 15-05-2024 |
| Last date | 09-01-2024 | 04-06-2024 |
| Download Admit card | To be announced | To be announced |
| Date of Exam | 21-04-2024 | 01-09-2024 |
NDA 2024 Vacancy Details
The approximate number of vacancies to be filled on the results of this examination will be as under:—
| Â | Name of the Post | Vacancy |
| National Defence Academy | Army | 208 |
| Navy | 42 | |
| Air Force | (i) Flying – 92 (ii) Ground Duties (Tech) – 18 (iii) Ground Duties (Non-Tech) – 10 |
NDA 2024 Application Fee
The candidate pays Rs 100 to complete the registration process successfully, but Scheduled castes, Scheduled tribes, other backward classes, and Women are exempted from paying the application fee. Here are the application fees for the NDA 2024:-
| NDA Application Fee 2024 |
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NDA 2024 Age limitÂ
Here are the details of the age limit for the NDA Exam 2024:-
| NDA 2024 Age Limit | |
| The lower limit of the age | 16.5 Years |
| The upper limit of the age | 19.5 Years |
NDA 2024 Educational Qualifications
Candidates applying for the Army Wing of NDA must have completed their 10+2 (12th grade) education from a recognized board or university. For the Air Force and Naval Wings, candidates should have completed their 10+2 education with Physics and Mathematics as compulsory subjects from a recognized board or university. Following is the detail of the educational qualification for the NDA 2024 –
| Post Name | Qualification |
| Army | 10+2 (12th grade) education from a recognized board or university |
| Air Force and Naval | 10+2 education with Physics and Mathematics as compulsory subjects from a recognized board or university |
NDA 2024 Physical Measurement
- For Army, Navy, and Naval Academy – 157 cm (minimum)
- For Air Force – 162.5 cm (minimum)
How to fill out the NDA 2024 Application form:
The Union Public Service Commission will start the online application on 20 December 2023. The candidate should follow the following steps to complete the online application for the NDA 2024 –Â
- Visit the official website https://upsconline.nic.in.
- Complete the one-time registration or log, in if you have already registered.
- Go to the NDA 2024 link.
- Fill in all details in the application form and upload the scanned documents.
- Submit the online application NDA 2024, before checking all the information carefully.Â
- Download the submitted NDA 2024 application form and take a printout for future reference.Â
NDA 2024 Selections process
The Union Public Service Commission has designed a two-stage selection process for the recruitment of UPSC NDA 2024. Every eligible candidate must qualify for all two stages of the selection process successfully.
The selection processes are –Â
- NDA Examination I /Â NDA Examination II
- Personality Test
The final selection for the post of NDA 2024 is based on the total highest marks secured in these stages (Total Marks = Stage I + Stage II).
NDA Exam Pattern 2024
The UPSC NDA 2024 Exam is conducted in three stages: the NDA I or the NDA II, and the Personality Test. Every successful candidate goes through these stages
Stage I: NDA Examination I / NDA Examination II
The time duration of the NDA Examination I / NDA Examination II is 5 hours. There is a negative marking for each wrong answer, with 1/3 marks deducted for every incorrect response.
| NDA 2024 (Examination I / Examination II) | ||
| Paper | Duration | Â Marks |
| Mathematics | 2.5 hours | 300 |
| General Aptitude Test (GAT) | 2.5 hours | 600 |
| Â | Total 5 hours | Total 600 Marks |
Satge II : SSB Interview:
- The SSB interview process includes psychological tests, group discussions, intelligence tests, and personal interviews.
- The SSB interview assesses a candidate’s suitability for a career in the armed forces.
- There is no minimum cutoff mark.Â
NDA 2024 Syllabus
The syllabus for the NDA (National Defence Academy) exam conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) consists of two papers: Mathematics and General Ability Test (GAT). The UPSC NDA 2024 is conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) to recruit Officers for various Posts of Indian Defence organizations in India.
| NDA 2024 Syllabus | |
| Paper I | |
| Mathematics |
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| Paper IIÂ | |
| General Ability Test (GAT) |
Part A (English)
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Part B (General Knowledge)
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NDA 2024 Previous Year Question
You can download the previous year’s questions of NDA 2023Â –Â
| Previous Year Questions 2023 |
| General Ability Test (GAT) |
| Mathematics |
NDA 2024 Important links
| NDA 2024 Notification | Click Here |
| Official Website | Click here |