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The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has officially announced the NDA Exam Date 2025 for both the NDA 1 and NDA 2 Exam, along with the official UPSC Calendar pdf. As per the calendar, the NDA 1 2025 exam is scheduled to take place on 13th April 2025 (Sunday) and the NDA 2 exam will be held on 14th September 2025 (Sunday). As the exam dates are announced, candidates should kick off their preparation and work toward qualifying for the exam and taking admission to the Army, Navy, and Air Force wings of NDA and Indian Naval Academy Courses (INAC).
NDA Exam Date 2025 Out
UPSC conducts the National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Examination twice every year for, attracting lakhs of 12th-pass aspirants to admission to Army, Navy, and Air Force wings of NDA and Indian Naval Academy Courses (INAC). The NDA Exam 2025 is conducted in two stages i.e. Written Test and SSB Interview. The written exam comprises 2 papers. Paper 1 for the General Ability Test and Paper 2 for Mathematics.
Events | NDA 1 Dates | NDA 2 Dates |
NDA 1 Admit Card 2025 | 3rd April 2025 | September 2024 |
NDA Exam Date 2025 | 13th April 2025 | 14th September 2025 |
NDA Exam Timing 2025
As per the UPSC Exam Calendar 2025, the NDA 1 Exam will be held on 13th April 2025 (Sunday), and the NDA 2 exam will be held on 14th September 2025 for all registered candidates for the NDA exam. The exam will be held in two shifts. The morning shift for Paper 1 will be held from 10 am to 12:30 pm, and the evening shift for Paper 2 will be held from 2 pm to 4:30 pm. Each paper will be held for 2 hours and 30 minutes, and a written exam will be held for a total of 900 marks.
Paper | Subjects | Exam Timing |
Paper 1 | Mathematics | 10 am to 12:30 pm |
Paper 2 | General Ability Test | 2 pm to 4:30 pm |
NDA 1 2025 Admit Card Out
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) is going to conduct the NDA 1 Exam on 13th April 2025 and the admit card for the same has been released on 3rd April 2025 at the official website www.upsc.gov.in. To download the NDA 1 hall ticket 2025, candidates need to enter either a registration number or roll number. The details, including exam date, timing, venue etc have been released along with the admit card.
NDA Exam Pattern 2025
If you planning to appear in the NDA 2024 1 and 2 examinations, you also have to be aware of the selection process, exam pattern, and syllabus topics. The details related to the NDA written exam are discussed below.
- The mode of the NDA 2 Exam is Offline.
- The questions will be in Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ).
- The language of the NDA Exam will be bilingual (English & Hindi).
- The duration of the NDA Exam 2024 is 5 hours, the test consists of two papers.
- Paper 1 consists questions of from Mathematics and Paper 2 consists questions of from the General Intelligence Test.
NDA Exam Pattern 2025 | |||
Code | Subject | Max. Marks | Duration |
1 | Mathematics | 300 | 2.5 hours |
2 | General Ability Test | 600 | 2.5 hours |
Total | 900 | 5 hours |
NDA 2025 Exam Centre
The NDA 1 2025 exam will be held at various exam centers throughout the country. The details regarding the exam center, venue, etc will be released along with the candidate’s admit card.
NDA 2025 Exam Centre | ||
Agartala | Ghaziabad | Panaji (Goa) |
Agra | Gorakhpur | Patna |
Ajmer | Gurgaon | Port Blair |
Ahmedabad | Gwalior | Prayagraj (Allahabad) |
Aizawl | Hyderabad | Puducherry |
Aligarh | Imphal | Pune |
Almora (Uttarakhand) | Indore | Raipur |
Anantpur (Andhra Pradesh) | Itanagar | Rajkot |
Aurangabad | Jabalpur | Ranchi |
Bengaluru | Jaipur | Sambalpur |
Bareilly | Jammu | Shillong |
Bhopal | Jodhpur | Shimla |
Bilaspur | Jorhat | Siligudi |
Chandigarh | Kochi | Srinagar |
Chennai | Kohima | Srinagar (Uttarakhand) |
Coimbatore | Kolkata | Thane |
Cuttack | Kozhikode (Calicut) | Thiruvananthapuram |
Dehradun | Leh | Tiruchirapalli |
Delhi | Lucknow | Tirupati |
Dharwad | Ludhiana | Udaipur |
Dispur | Madurai | Varanasi |
Faridabad | Mumbai | Vellore |
Gangtok | Mysore | Vijayawada |
Gaya | Nagpur | Visakhapatnam |
Gautam Buddh Nagar | Navi Mumbai | Warangal |