NDA 2020 (I) Notification – National Defence Academy/Naval Academy 2020
NDA Exam 2020 (I) Notification – UPSC National Defence Academy has released notification for NDA & NA Exam (I) 2020 scheduled to be held in the month of April 2020. The NDA Exam will be conducted by the Union Public Service Commission on 19th April, 2020 for admission to the Army, Navy and Air Force wings of the NDA for the 145th Course, and for the 107th Indian Naval Academy Course (INAC) commencing from 2nd January, 2021.
NDA Exam Dates 2020
| Date of NDA Exam (I) 2020 Notification | 8th January 2020 |
| Last date for receipt of NDA online application | 28th January 2020 |
| NDA Exam (I) 2020 Date | 19th April 2020 |
NDA 2020 Vacancies
| National Defence Academy | 370 to include 208 for Army, 42 for Navy and 120 for Air Force (including 28 for ground Duties) |
| Naval Academy (10+2 Cadet Entry Scheme) | 48 |
| Total | 418 |
Eligibility Criteria for NDA (I) 2020
| Nationality |
A candidate must be unmarried male and must be : |
| i) a citizen of India | |
| ii) a subject of Bhutan, | |
| iii) a subject of Nepal | |
| iv) a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before the 1st January, 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India | |
| v) 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 with the intention of permanently settling in India. | |
| Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) above shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India. | |
| Age Limits | Only unmarried male candidates born not earlier than 02nd July, 2001 and not later than 1st July, 2004 are eligible. |
| Physical Standards | Candidates must be physically fit according to physical standards for admission to National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Examination (I), 2020 as per guidelines given in Appendix-IV. |
Educational Qualifications
| For Army Wing of National Defence Academy | 12th Class pass of the 10+2 pattern of School Education or equivalent examination conducted by a State Education Board or a University. |
| Naval Academy | 12th Class pass of the 10+2 pattern of School Education or equivalent with Physics and Mathematics conducted by a State Education Board or University. |
| For Air Force and Naval Wings of National Defence Academy and for the 10+2 Cadet Entry Scheme at the Indian. | |
| Candidates who are appearing in the 12th Class under the 10+2 pattern of School Education or equivalent examination can also apply for this examination | |
How to Apply for NDA (I) 2020 – Application Process
| Candidates are required to apply online through the website upsconline.nic.in |
| Candidate should also have details of one photo ID viz. Aadhar Card/ Voter Card/ PAN Card/ Passport/ Driving License/ School Photo ID/Any other photo ID Card issued by the State/Central Government. The details of this photo ID will have to be provided by the candidate while filling up the online application form. The same photo ID card will also have to be uploaded with the Online Application Form. This photo ID will be used for all future referencing and the candidate is advised to carry this ID while appearing for examination/SSB. |
| Detailed instructions for filling up online applications are available on the official website: https://upsc.gov.in/ |
Application Fee
| Fee | 100/- (Rupees one hundred only) |
| Mode of payment | Any Branch of SBI by cash, or by using net banking facility of State Bank of India or by using Visa/MasterCard/Rupay Credit/Debit Card |
NDA Admit Card
| The eligible candidates shall be issued an e-Admit Card three weeks before the commencement of the exam. |
| The e-Admit Card will be made available in the UPSC website [upsc.gov.in] for being downloaded by candidates |
| For downloading the e-Admit Card the candidate must have his vital parameters like RID & Date of Birth or Roll No. (if received) & date of birth or name, father’s name & Date of Birth available with him |
| No Admit Card will be sent by post |
NDA (I) 2020 Selection Procedure
| The Union Public Service Commission shall prepare a list of candidates who obtain the minimum qualifying marks in the written examination as fixed by the Commission at their discretion. |
| Such candidates shall appear before a Services Selection Board for Intelligence and Personality Test where candidates for the Army/Navy wings of the NDA and 10+2 Cadet Entry Scheme of Indian Naval Academy will be assessed on Officers Potentiality and those for the Air Force in addition to the above will have to qualify Computerised Pilot Selection System (CPSS). |
| Candidates with Air Force as one of the choices would also undergo CPSS if they qualify SSB and are willing. |
Scheme of NDA Entrance Examination
| Subject | Duration | Maximum Marks |
| Mathematics | 2½ Hours | 300 |
| General Ability Test | 2½ Hours | 600 |
| Total marks | 900 | |
| SSB Test/Interview | ||
| The papers in all the subjects will consist of objective type questions only | ||
| The question papers (test booklets) of mathematics and part “b” of general ability test will be set bilingually in Hindi as well as English. | ||
| In the question papers, wherever necessary, questions involving the metric system of Weights and Measures only will be set. | ||
| Candidates must write the papers in their own hand. In no circumstances will they be allowed the help of a scribe to write the answers for them. | ||
| The Commission have discretion to fix qualifying marks in any or all the subjects at the examination. The candidates are not permitted to use a calculator or Mathematical or logarithmic table for answering objective type papers (Test Booklets). They should not therefore, bring the same inside the Examination Hall. | ||
Two-Stage Selection Procedure
| Two-stage selection procedure based on Psychological Aptitude Test and Intelligence Test has been introduced at Selection Centres/Air Force Selection Boards/Naval Selection Boards. |
| All the candidates will be put to stage-one test on first day of reporting at Selection Centres/Air Force Selection Boards/Naval Selection Boards. Only those candidates who qualify at stage one will be admitted to the second stage/remaining tests. |
| Those candidates who qualify stage II will be required to submit the Original Certificates along with one photocopy each of : (i) Original Matriculation pass certificate or equivalent in support of date of birth, (ii) Original 10+2 pass certificate or equivalent in support of educational qualification. |
NDA Exam Centres
| Agartala | Ahmedabad | Aizawl | Prayagraj (Allahabad) | Bengaluru | Bareilly | Kolkata |
| Bhopal | Chandigarh | Chennai | Cuttack | Dehradun | Delhi | Lucknow |
| Dharwad | Dispur | Gangtok | Hyderabad | Imphal | Itanagar | Madurai |
| Jaipur | Jammu | Jorhat | Kochi | Kohima | Mumbai | Nagpur |
| Panaji (Goa) | Patna | Port Blair | Raipur | Ranchi | Sambalpur | Shillong |
| Shimla | Srinagar | Udaipur | Thiruvananthapuram | Tirupati | Visakhapatnam | |
For more details and to apply online, please visit official website
