NDA 2 2024 Notification Out, Exam Date, Online Form, 404 Vacancies

The NDA Exam is conducted twice every year to select eligible candidates for admission to the Army, Navy and Air Force wings of NDA and Indian Naval Academy Courses (INAC). For the upcoming year, the NDA Exam will be conducted for the 154th Course and the 116th Indian Naval Academy Course (INAC). The selection of eligible males & females will be done through written Examination and SSB interviews. This year, the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) is going to conduct the UPSC NDA 2 exam on 1st September 2024 to recruit candidates for Officer vacancies in the Indian Army, Navy, and Air Force. The official notification for NDA 2 Exam 2024 has been released on 15th May 2024. The complete details including the selection process, exam pattern, and other information have been released along with the notification. 

NDA 2 2024 Notification Out

NDA 2 Notification 2024 pdf (Advt No. 10/2024-NDA-II) for the NDA II Exam has been released by the UPSC at www.upsc.gov.in on 15th May 2024 announcing 404 vacancies for unmarried boys & girls to be recruited for FY 2024-2025 for the National Defence Academy and Naval Academy. The NDA exam is conducted twice in a year by UPSC for admission to the Army, Navy and Air Force wings of the Indian Defence Forces. This exam is a gateway to joining the Indian Army, Navy and Air Force as an officer. The direct link for the official NDA 2 notification pdf is also provided below. 

NDA 2 Notification 2024- Download PDF

NDA Exam 2024

To have an overview of the UPSC NDA 2 2024 exam, the candidates must refer to the below summary table including all important details for the exam. Now eligible girls can also apply for the National Defence Academy  & Naval Academy Examination. 

NDA Exam Date 2024 Out

NDA Exam Date 2024 has already been released by the UPSC for NDA 2 exams along with the UPSC Calendar 2024. The UPSC NDA-2 2024 Offline Written Examination will be conducted on 1st September 2024. Check the important dates for NDA 2 2024 from the below table and mark them on your calendar so you do not miss out on the exam dates.

NDA 2 Exam Vacancy

The total number of vacancies to be recruited through the NDA 2 2024 exam has been released along with the official NDA 2 Notification 2024 of the UPSC NDA 2 2024 exam on 15th May 2024. This year, a total of 404 vacancies will be recruited through the NDA 2 Exam 2024 for the National Defence Academy (NDA) and Naval Academy (NA). Check the below table for detailed vacancy distribution for the NDA 2 vacancy. 

NDA 2 Online Form 2024

The online registration dates for the NDA 2 Application filling have been already released along with the annual calendar. The candidates can submit their NDA 2 Online Forms at www.upsc.gov.in from 15th May 2024 onwards. The last date for submission of application form is 04th June 2024. Click on the below link to check all details for the application forms. 

NDA 2 Application Form 2024- Click to Check

NDA 2024 Application Fee

The Application fee for a General Category candidate is Rs 100/-

The fee can be deposited in any Branch of SBI by cash or can be submitted by using the net banking facility of the State Bank of India or directly by using Visa/ MasterCard/ Rupay Credit/ Debit Card.

Candidates belonging to SC/ ST candidates/ Sons of JCOs/ NCOs/ ORs are exempted from payment of the fee.

NDA Previous Year Question Paper PDFs- Click to Download

UPSC NDA 2024 Eligibility Criteria

The candidates must hold the minimum qualification to be eligible for Defence Jobs. Below we have mentioned the details for Education Qualification, Age Limit, Nationality, and Physical Standards.

NDA Education Qualification

For Army Wing of National Defence Academy: The candidate should be 12th pass/HSC or equivalent examination from a State Education Board or a University

For Air Force and Naval Wings of National Defence Academy and for the 10+2 Cadet Entry Scheme at the Indian Naval Academy: The candidate should have completed their 12th Class/HSC or equivalent with Physics and Mathematics from a State Education Board or a recognised University

NOTE: The candidates appearing in the 12th Class under the 10+2 School Education or equivalent examination are too eligible to appear in the UPSC NDA examination.

NDA Age Limit 

Only unmarried male/female candidates born not earlier than 2nd January 2006 and not later than 1st January 2009 are eligible to apply for the NDA 2 Exam 2024.

Nationality

The candidates must be unmarried male/female and should be:

a Citizen of India, or

a Subject of Bhutan, or

a Subject of Nepal, or

a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before the 1st of January 1962 to permanently settle in India, or

a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka and East African Countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire and Ethiopia or Vietnam to permanently settle in India

NDA Physical Standards

The candidates must be physically fit as per the physical standards for National Defence Academy and Naval Academy. They should be able to fulfill the following criteria:

(a) Running: 2.4 km in 15 minutes

(b) Skipping

(c) Pushups & Sit-ups: Minimum 20 each

(d) Chin-ups: Minimum 08

(e) Rope Climbing: 3.4 meters

NDA Height Requirements

Click for Detailed NDA 2 Eligibility 2024

UPSC NDA Selection Process 2024

UPSC NDA 2 is the examination process that is conducted by the Union Public Service Commission to provide the opportunity to the youth of the country who wish to join defence jobs. The NDA will be conducted in two stages:

1. Written examination
2. Intelligence & Personality Test (SSB)

A candidate who qualifies in a written examination will be called for a personality test which will be conducted to check the intelligence and personality. The candidates have to clear both stages to get their names on the merit list. The merit list/final result will be generated by UPSC with the cumulative score of the Written Exam and the SSB will be considered for final selection.

NDA 2024 Exam Pattern 

The candidates who are preparing for NDA I Exam 2024, must be familiar with the exam pattern that is followed by UPSC. We have discussed the details for NDA-1 Exam Pattern 2024 below:

1. The exam will be conducted in an offline mode

2. The questions will be in Multiple Choice Questions

3. The questions will be asked in bilingual languages (English & Hindi)

4. There will be a negative marking of 0.83 marks for Maths, 1.33 for English, and 1.33 marks for GK

5. Have a look at the detailed exam pattern for NDA I Examination

NDA Exam 2024 Syllabus 

There would be two subjects Mathematics & General Ability Test for which the candidates have to be well-prepared. The candidates are advised to not skip any topic for the NDA Exam and begin their preparation along with the detailed syllabus. There will be questions from English (200 marks) and General Knowledge (400 marks) in the General Ability Test.

Topics covered under Mathematics

Topics covered under the General Ability Test

The questions in this paper will be asked from the English language and General knowledge.

Topics covered under English

Topics covered under General Knowledge

Check Detailed NDA 2 Syllabus & Exam Pattern 2024

NDA SSB Interview 2024

The SSB Interview will be conducted to assess the Intelligence and Personality Test. The candidates who have qualified in the written exam have to appear in 2nd stage i.e. interview process conducted by the officials. The candidates who qualify for the interview round are required to submit a birth certificate and pass certificate. The merit list will be prepared on the basis of the candidate's performance in the written examination and interview rounds.

The SSB interview for the candidates who qualified in the written examination is likely to be held from January to April, 2025.

NDA Admit Card

UPSC will release the NDA Admit Card on around 2 days before the exam date. The candidates who are going to register for the exam can download their UPSC NDA II Admit Card from the official website @upsc.gov.in using their required credentials.

NDA Answer Key

The answer key for UPSC NDA Exam will be released officially after the conduction of the written test. The commission will be issuing a provisional answer key first to which the candidates can submit their objections. After the assessment of the provisional answer key and objections, the final answer key will be released.

NDA Exam Result

The result of the written test will be released around a month later after the conduction of the NDA 2024 Exam with the names of candidates shortlisted for the interview round. The commission will be releasing the merit list of candidates selected for admission to Army, Navy and Air Force wings of the NDA and Indian Naval Academy Courses (INAC) of the NDA for the 153rd Course and for the 115th Indian Naval Academy Course (INAC) after the SSB Interview process.

UPSC NDA Cut Off

The cutoff for the written exam and final selection is released after the declaration of the final result. NDA cut-off marks for the written exam will be calculated out of 900. The final cutoff marks are calculated on the basis of marks scored by the last recommended candidates out of 1800 marks (900 marks for the written exam and 900 marks for the SSB Interview). The minimum qualifying mark for each subject is 25%. The candidates can check the previous year's cut off marks for NDA Exam below.

NDA (II) 2021 Cutoff

NDA (I) 2021 Cut Off

UPSC NDA Cut Off [Previous Year]- Click to Check

UPSC NDA 2024 Exam Centres

The candidates were given the choice to choose their preferred cities for the exam centers while filling out their application forms. Below is the list of cities where the UPSC NDA I Exam 2024 will be conducted on 1st September 2024.