The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) is set to launch the NDA 2 application process for 2024 on May 15, 2024, with the deadline for submission being June 4, 2024. To participate in this examination, candidates must first register with the UPSC.
The application form for NDA 2 will be divided into two parts, both of which must be completed successfully. Additionally, applicants are required to pay the prescribed application fee. General/OBC candidates are charged INR 100, which can be paid either online or offline. However, SC/ST/Sons of JCOs, Women/NCOs, ORs are exempt from paying any fee.
For further details regarding the NDA 2 application process in 2024, candidates are encouraged to refer to the official notifications and guidelines provided by the UPSC.
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) released the NDA eligibility criteria along with the recent NDA notification 2023. Interested candidates must carefully review the NDA eligibility parameters, including age limits, educational qualifications, and physical and medical standards. NDA Physical Eligibility, such as height, weight, chest measurement, and eyesight, is crucial for selecting candidates. Candidates must ascertain their eligibility before applying, as failure to meet the specified criteria may lead to the cancellation of their candidature at any stage of the recruitment process as per the NDA Notification 2023.
The National Defence Academy (NDA) exam is designed to identify suitable candidates for the Indian Armed Forces. Successful candidates, spanning all three services—Army, Navy, and Air Force—undergo training before proceeding to pre-commissioning training in their respective academies. In April and September, the UPSC conducts the NDA exam twice yearly to select qualified male and female candidates for various defence services. Since 2021, female candidates have also been deemed eligible for National Defence Academy (NDA) admission. Both male and female candidates who have completed their Class 12th or an equivalent qualification can apply for the exam as per the NDA Notification. For NDA 2 in 2023, the age limit stipulates that only unmarried male and female candidates born between January 2, 2005, and January 1, 2008, are eligible to participate in the exam.
Candidates who clear the written exam proceed to the SSB Interview stage, marking a crucial step in the selection process. Candidates must be well-versed with these details to navigate the application process effectively.
Candidates can check below few important highlights related to NDA exam eligibility.
Name of the Exam | NDA |
Conducting Body | Union Public Service Commission |
Exam Level | National |
Gender & Marital Status | Unmarried female and male |
NDA Age Limit | 16.5 to 19.5 years |
NDA Qualification | Army Wing: Passed or appearing in Class 12 For Air Force and Naval Wings: Passed or appearing in Class 12. Candidates must have studied Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics in Class 12 |
NDA Physical Test | In NDA physical test the eligibility of candidates is measured as per height, weight and medical standards |
Selection Process | Written exam SSB Interview |
Criteria | Eligibility |
Gender | Only unmarried male/female candidates |
Birthdate | Born not earlier than 2nd January 2005 and not later than 1st January 2008 |
Birth certificate | The date of birth mentioned in the application must match the date of birth entered in the Matriculation or Secondary School Leaving Certificate, or equivalent certificates recognized by an Indian University |
Other documents | No other document related to age, such as horoscopes, affidavits, or birth extracts, will be accepted |
NDA Qualifications | |
Academy | Educational Qualifications |
Army Wing of National Defence Academy |
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Air Force and Naval Wings of National Defence Academy and for the 10+2 Cadet Entry Scheme at the Indian Naval Academy |
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NDA Eligibility for Male in Indian Army | |||||
Age (yrs) | Minimum weight for all ages | Age: 17 to 20 yrs | Age: 20+01 day – 30 yrs | Age: 30 + 01 day – 40 yrs | Age: Above 40 yrs |
Height (cm) | Weight (Kg) | Weight (Kg) | Weight (Kg) | Weight (Kg) | Weight (Kg) |
140 | 35.3 | 43.1 | 45.1 | 47.0 | 49.0 |
141 | 35.8 | 43.7 | 45.7 | 47.7 | 49.7 |
142 | 36.3 | 44.4 | 46.4 | 48.4 | 50.4 |
143 | 36.8 | 45.0 | 47.0 | 49.1 | 51.1 |
144 | 37.3 | 45.6 | 47.7 | 49.8 | 51.8 |
145 | 37.8 | 46.3 | 48.4 | 50.5 | 52.6 |
146 | 38.4 | 46.9 | 49.0 | 51.2 | 53.3 |
147 | 38.9 | 47.5 | 49.7 | 51.9 | 54.0 |
148 | 39.4 | 48.2 | 50.4 | 52.6 | 54.8 |
149 | 40.0 | 48.8 | 51.1 | 53.3 | 55.5 |
150 | 40.5 | 49.5 | 51.8 | 54.0 | 56.3 |
151 | 41.0 | 50.2 | 52.4 | 54.7 | 57.0 |
152 | 41.6 | 50.8 | 53.1 | 55.4 | 57.8 |
153 | 42.1 | 51.5 | 53.8 | 56.2 | 58.5 |
154 | 42.7 | 52.2 | 54.5 | 56.9 | 59.3 |
155 | 43.2 | 52.9 | 55.3 | 57.7 | 60.1 |
156 | 43.8 | 53.5 | 56.0 | 58.4 | 60.8 |
157 | 44.4 | 54.2 | 56.7 | 59.2 | 61.6 |
158 | 44.9 | 54.9 | 57.4 | 59.9 | 62.4 |
159 | 45.5 | 55.6 | 58.1 | 60.7 | 63.2 |
160 | 46.1 | 56.3 | 58.9 | 61.4 | 64.0 |
161 | 46.7 | 57.0 | 59.6 | 62.2 | 64.8 |
162 | 47.2 | 57.7 | 60.4 | 63.0 | 65.6 |
163 | 47.8 | 58.5 | 61.1 | 63.8 | 66.4 |
164 | 48.4 | 59.2 | 61.9 | 64.6 | 67.2 |
165 | 49.0 | 59.9 | 62.6 | 65.3 | 68.1 |
166 | 49.6 | 60.6 | 63.4 | 66.1 | 68.9 |
167 | 50.2 | 61.4 | 64.1 | 66.9 | 69.7 |
168 | 50.8 | 62.1 | 64.9 | 67.7 | 70.6 |
169 | 51.4 | 62.8 | 65.7 | 68.5 | 71.4 |
170 | 52.0 | 63.6 | 66.5 | 69.4 | 72.3 |
171 | 52.6 | 64.3 | 67.3 | 70.2 | 73.1 |
172 | 53.3 | 65.1 | 68.0 | 71.0 | 74.0 |
173 | 53.9 | 65.8 | 68.8 | 71.8 | 74.8 |
174 | 54.5 | 66.6 | 69.6 | 72.7 | 75.7 |
175 | 55.1 | 67.4 | 70.4 | 73.5 | 76.6 |
176 | 55.8 | 68.1 | 71.2 | 74.3 | 77.4 |
177 | 56.4 | 68.9 | 72.1 | 75.2 | 78.3 |
178 | 57.0 | 69.7 | 72.9 | 76.0 | 79.2 |
179 | 57.7 | 70.5 | 73.7 | 76.9 | 80.1 |
180 | 58.3 | 71.3 | 74.5 | 77.8 | 81.0 |
181 | 59.0 | 72.1 | 75.4 | 78.6 | 81.9 |
182 | 59.6 | 72.9 | 76.2 | 79.5 | 82.8 |
183 | 60.3 | 73.7 | 77.0 | 80.4 | 83.7 |
184 | 60.9 | 74.5 | 77.9 | 81.3 | 84.6 |
185 | 61.6 | 75.3 | 78.7 | 82.1 | 85.6 |
186 | 62.3 | 76.1 | 79.6 | 83.0 | 86.5 |
187 | 62.9 | 76.9 | 80.4 | 83.9 | 87.4 |
188 | 63.6 | 77.8 | 81.3 | 84.8 | 88.4 |
189 | 64.3 | 78.6 | 82.2 | 85.7 | 89.3 |
190 | 65.0 | 79.4 | 83.0 | 86.6 | 90.3 |
191 | 65.7 | 80.3 | 83.9 | 87.6 | 91.2 |
192 | 66.4 | 81.1 | 84.8 | 88.5 | 92.2 |
193 | 67.0 | 81.9 | 85.7 | 89.4 | 93.1 |
194 | 67.7 | 82.8 | 86.6 | 90.3 | 94.1 |
195 | 68.4 | 83.7 | 87.5 | 91.3 | 95.1 |
196 | 69.1 | 84.5 | 88.4 | 92.2 | 96.0 |
197 | 69.9 | 85.4 | 89.3 | 93.1 | 97.0 |
198 | 70.6 | 86.2 | 90.2 | 94.1 | 98.0 |
199 | 71.3 | 87.1 | 91.1 | 95.0 | 99.0 |
200 | 72.0 | 88.0 | 92.0 | 96.0 | 100.0 |
201 | 72.7 | 88.9 | 92.9 | 97.0 | 101.0 |
202 | 73.4 | 89.8 | 93.8 | 97.9 | 102.0 |
203 | 74.2 | 90.7 | 94.8 | 98.9 | 103.0 |
204 | 74.9 | 91.6 | 95.7 | 99.9 | 104.0 |
205 | 75.6 | 92.5 | 96.7 | 100.9 | 105.1 |
206 | 76.4 | 93.4 | 97.6 | 101.8 | 106.1 |
207 | 77.1 | 94.3 | 98.6 | 102.8 | 107.1 |
208 | 77.9 | 95.2 | 99.5 | 103.8 | 108.2 |
209 | 78.6 | 96.1 | 100.5 | 104.8 | 109.2 |
210 | 79.4 | 97.0 | 101.4 | 105.8 | 110.3 |
NDA Eligibility for Female for Indian Army | |||||
Height (cm) | Weight (kg) with respect to age (yrs) | ||||
Minimum weight for all ages | Age: 17 to 20 yrs | Age: 20+01 day – 30 yrs | Age: 30 + 01 day – 40 yrs | Age: Above 40 yrs | |
140 | 35.3 | 43.1 | 45.1 | 47.0 | 49.0 |
141 | 35.8 | 43.7 | 45.7 | 47.7 | 49.7 |
142 | 36.3 | 44.4 | 46.4 | 48.4 | 50.4 |
143 | 36.8 | 45.0 | 47.0 | 49.1 | 51.1 |
144 | 37.3 | 45.6 | 47.7 | 49.8 | 51.8 |
145 | 37.8 | 46.3 | 48.4 | 50.5 | 52.6 |
146 | 38.4 | 46.9 | 49.0 | 51.2 | 53.3 |
147 | 38.9 | 47.5 | 49.7 | 51.9 | 54.0 |
148 | 39.4 | 48.2 | 50.4 | 52.6 | 54.8 |
149 | 40.0 | 48.8 | 51.1 | 53.3 | 55.5 |
150 | 40.5 | 49.5 | 51.8 | 54.0 | 56.3 |
151 | 41.0 | 50.2 | 52.4 | 54.7 | 57.0 |
152 | 41.6 | 50.8 | 53.1 | 55.4 | 57.8 |
153 | 42.1 | 51.5 | 53.8 | 56.2 | 58.5 |
154 | 42.7 | 52.2 | 54.5 | 56.9 | 59.3 |
155 | 43.2 | 52.9 | 55.3 | 57.7 | 60.1 |
156 | 43.8 | 53.5 | 56.0 | 58.4 | 60.8 |
157 | 44.4 | 54.2 | 56.7 | 59.2 | 61.6 |
158 | 44.9 | 54.9 | 57.4 | 59.9 | 62.4 |
159 | 45.5 | 55.6 | 58.1 | 60.7 | 63.2 |
160 | 46.1 | 56.3 | 58.9 | 61.4 | 64.0 |
161 | 46.7 | 57.0 | 59.6 | 62.2 | 64.8 |
162 | 47.2 | 57.7 | 60.4 | 63.0 | 65.6 |
163 | 47.8 | 58.5 | 61.1 | 63.8 | 66.4 |
NDA Eligibility for Female for Indian Navy | |||
Height (In cms) | Weight (in kgs) for Different Age Groups | ||
– | 20 years | 18 years | 16 years |
152 | 46 | 45 | 44 |
155 | 47 | 46 | 45 |
157 | 49 | 47 | 46 |
160 | 50 | 48 | 47 |
162 | 52 | 50 | 48 |
165 | 53 | 52 | 50 |
167 | 55 | 53 | 52 |
170 | 57 | 55 | 53 |
173 | 59 | 57 | 55 |
175 | 61 | 59 | 57 |
178 | 62 | 61 | 59 |
180 | 64 | 63 | 61 |
183 | 67 | 65 | 63 |
Visual Standards for Army and Navy Officers | Naval | Air Force |
Manifest Myopia | N.A. | Nil Re |
Uncorrected without glass | 6/6 | 6/6, 6/9 |
Corrected with glass | 6/6 | 6/6 (only for Hypermetropia) |
Limits of Myopia | -0.75 | Nil |
Colour Vision | N.A. | CP-I (MLT) |
Astigmatism | N.A. | +0.75 Cyl (within + 2.0 D.Max) |
Limits of Hypermetropia | +1.5 | +2.00 D Sph |
Near Vision | N.A. | N-5 each eye |
Limits of Colour Perception | I | Nil |
Binocular Vision | III | Nil |
Telescopic Myopia | N.A. | 0.5 |
Disease | Description |
Spondylolisthesis/spondylolysis | A condition where one vertebra slips out of place onto the vertebra below it. Spondylolysis is a crack or stress fracture in one of the vertebrae. |
Compression fracture of vertebrae | A fracture that occurs when a vertebra in the spine collapses due to injury or disease, such as osteoporosis. |
SC Heuerman’s disease (Adolescent kyphosis) | Also known as Scheuermann kyphosis, a condition of hyperkyphosis that involves the vertebral bodies and discs of the spine identified by anterior wedging of greater than or equal to 5 degrees in 3 or more adjacent vertebral bodies. |
Degenerative Disc Disease | A condition where the discs between the vertebrae of the spine break down, leading to pain, weakness, and numbness. |
Presence of Schmorl’s nodes at more than one level | Schmorl’s nodes are small protrusions of the intervertebral disc into the vertebral body. Their presence at more than one level can indicate degenerative changes in the spine. |
Atlantooccipital and atlantoaxial anomalies | Anomalies or malformations in the joint between the skull and the first cervical vertebra (atlantooccipital joint) or the joint between the first and second cervical vertebrae (atlantoaxial joint). |
Loss of cervical lordosis when associated with clinically restricted movements of the cervical spine | Cervical lordosis refers to the natural curvature of the cervical spine. Loss of cervical lordosis can indicate a problem with the spine, especially when it is associated with restricted movements of the cervical spine. |
Unilateral / Bilateral cervical ribs with demon stable neurological or circulatory deficit | Cervical ribs are extra ribs that grow from the neck vertebrae. They are usually harmless, but in some cases, they can cause neurological or circulatory problems. |
Arthritis/spondylosis | A general term for degenerative changes in the spine, including rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, osteoarthritis, spondylosis, and degenerative joint disease. It can also refer to non-articular rheumatism, such as lesions of the rotator cuff, tennis elbow, recurrent lumbago, etc. |
Hemi vertebrae and/or incomplete block (fused) vertebrae at any level in the cervical, dorsal or lumbar spine and complete block (fused) vertebrae at more than one level in the cervical or dorsal spine | Hemi vertebrae are partial vertebrae that do not form completely. Incomplete block vertebrae are partially fused vertebrae. Complete block vertebrae are fully fused vertebrae. These conditions can occur at any level in the cervical, dorsal, or lumbar spine. |
Scoliosis is more than 15 degrees as measured by Cobb’s method | Scoliosis is a condition where the spine curves sideways. Cobb’s method is a way to measure the degree of curvature in the spine. A scoliosis curve of more than 15 degrees is considered significant. |
Unilateral sacralisation or lumbarisation (complete or incomplete) at all levels and bilateral incomplete sacralisation or lumbarisation | Sacralisation and lumbarisation are conditions where the sacrum (the triangular bone at the base of the spine) or the lumbar vertebrae (the lower back) fuse together. Unilateral sacralisation or lumbarisation refers to the fusion of only one side, while bilateral incomplete sacralisation or lumbarisation refers to the fusion of both sides but not completely. |
Mention of any other disease by the specialist | The specialist may mention other diseases or conditions that affect the spine, such as granulomatous disease of the spine. |
CNS Condition | Description |
Mental illness/psychological afflictions | A candidate giving a history of mental illness/psychological afflictions requires detailed investigation and psychiatric referral. Such cases should normally be rejected. |
Personality and stability | Every examiner should form a general impression of the candidate’s personality as a whole and may enquire into an individual’s stability and habitual reactions to difficult and stressful situations. |
Family history and prior medication use | Family history and prior history of using medication are also relevant. |
Insomnia, phobias, nightmares, sleepwalking, or bedwetting | History of insomnia, phobias, nightmares, or frequent sleepwalking or bedwetting, when recurrent or persistent, will be a cause for rejection. |
Headaches | Common types of recurrent headaches are those due to former head injury or migraine. Other forms of occasional headaches must be considered in relation to their probable cause. A candidate with a migraine, which was severe enough to make him consult his doctor, should normally be a cause for rejection. |
Migraine with visual disturbance or Migrainous epilepsy | Even a single attack of migraine with visual disturbance or Migrainous epilepsy is to be made unfit. |
Only unmarried males and female candidates whose age is between 16.5 years and 19.5 years can apply for the exam as per NDA Eligibility Criteria 2024.
The minimum height required for NDA is 157 cm (Male) & 152 cm (Female) candidates & 163 cm for flying branches. So, the minimum height for the Indian army in feet is 5.15 feet (Male) & 4.98 feet (Female)
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