Exam Particulars	Exam Details
Exam Name	National Defence Academy & Naval Academy Examination (NDA & NA)
Conducting Body	UPSC
Exam Level	National
Exam Frequency	Two times a year (April & September)
Mode of Exam	Offline
Exam Stages	Written exam and SSB Interview
Exam Purpose	For admission to National Defence Academy (NDA) and Indian Naval Academy Course (INAC)
Exam Fees	INR 100 for male candidates belonging to the General and OBC categories. SC/ST/Women candidates/Sons of JCOs/NCOs/ORs are exempted from paying the fees.
Exam Duration	GAT: 2 ½ hours Mathematics: 2 ½ hours
No. of Papers and Total Marks	Paper 1: GAT Paper 2: Maths
Total Questions	GAT: 150 Mathematics: 120
Marking Scheme	GAT: Four marks for correct answers and 1.33 marks for wrong answers Maths: 2.5 marks for correct answers and 0.83 mark for wrong answers
Total Marks	Written Exam: 900 SSB Interview: 900
Language/Medium of Exam	English and Hindi
No. of Test Cities	More than 70 test cities
Official Website	upsc.gov.in
Contact Details	011-23385271/011-23381125/011- 23098543

Highlights of NDA 2025

Let us look at some of the crucial points of the National Defence Academy provided in the table below.

NATIONAL DEFENCE ACADEMY
Motto	Sēvā paramō dharma
Motto in English	Service Before Self
Type	Defence Service training institute
Established	7 December 1949; 74 years ago
Commandant	Vice Admiral Ajay Kochhar
Location	Khadakwasla, Pune, Maharashtra, India
Campus	7,015 acres
Colours	Maroon
Affiliations	Ministry of Defence
Website	nda.nic.in

NDA Exam 2025 Dates

Students must buckle up as the council has released the important dates for the upcoming NDA exams 2025. Check all the related data provided below in the table.

Notification Release Date	December 11, 2024
Application Start Date	December 11, 2024
Application End Date	December 31, 2024
Admit Card Release Date	Third week of March 2025
NDA Exam Date 2025	April 13, 2025
Result Declaration	April/May 2025

Application Process of NDA 2025 Exam

Candidates can apply for the NDA exams by following the simple steps provided below in a stepwise manner.

• Visit the official website of UPSC
• Register online by filling the Part I of application
• Login with the registration number to fill Part II of the application form
• Fill all the details in Part II application form
• Submit the fees through the online mode.
• Print the application form for future references

NDA 2025 Educational Qualification

NDA Age limit (For Both Male and Female Candidates) .
	16.5 years-19.5 years
Army Wing of National Defence Academy	Passed Class 12/HSC or equivalent from a recognised board or university
Air Force, Navy, and Naval Academy of National Defence Academy	Passed Class 12/HSC with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics

NDA 2025 Exam Eligibility Criteria

• Gender: Unmarried male & female will be eligible to apply. Candidates are not allowed to get married until they have completed their training.
• Physical Fitness: Aspirants must meet specific physical criteria which includes running at least 2.4 km in 15 minutes. They must perform skipping, sit-ups, push-ups, chin-ups, and rope climbing.
• Age: Candidates must lie in between 16.5 to 19.5 years.
• Medical FItness: Candidates are asked to fulfil all the medical requirements set by the authorities. Those who have withdrawn on disciplinary grounds from training academies will not be able to apply.
• Nationality:
  • Indian citizens or subjects of Nepal will be eligible to apply.
  • A person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, the United Republic of Tanzania, Uganda, Sri Lanka and East African Countries of Kenya, Malawi, Zambia, Zaire and Ethiopia or Vietnam with an intention of settling in India can apply for the exam.
• Certificate: Gorkhas subject of nepal will be asked to provide a certificate of eligibility which must be issued by Govt. of India.

NDA Exam Pattern 2025

The NDA exam pattern is an essential element for the students to understand the examination. The test is divided into two sections including written and SSB interview. Here is a table showing all the related information of the NDA exam pattern. The written exams hold a total of 900 marks and the qualifying marks for each section is 25%. Once candidates successfully pass the written test, they are called for the interview.

The SSB interview is a two stage test holding a total of 900 marks. The two stages of the interview are as follows:

• Stage 1 comprises Officer Intelligence Rating test and Picture Perception and Description Test.
• Stage 2 comprises Psychology Tests, Group Testing Officer Tasks, and the Conference

Exam Name	Duration	No. of Questions	Maximum Marks
Mathematics	2 ½ hours	120	300
General Ability Test	2 ½ hours 50 200
		100	400
SSB Interview	–	50	900
Total 1800

NDA 2025 Syllabus

The syllabus of NDA 2025 will be released by UPSC on their official website. Having an understanding of the syllabus will help students to initiate their preparation as soon as possible. Here is the list of important topics that were asked in the previous year exams. Students can refer to them and start preparing for the upcoming exam.

The UPSC NDA exam syllabus is divided into 2 main sections –

NDA 2025 Mathematics Syllabus

Mathematics: Algebra, Calculus, Matrices and Determinants, Integral Calculus and Differential Equations, Trigonometry, Vector Algebra, Analytical Geometry Of Two and Three Dimension and Statistics and Probability.

NDA 2025 GAT Syllabus

Part A – English: Grammar and Usage, Vocabulary, Comprehension, and Cohesion

Part B – General knowledge: Physics, Chemistry, Social Studies, General Science, Geography, and Current Events

NDA 2025 Exam Books

Students struggling with finding the right book for starting their preparation can refer to the suggested books below.

• PW NDA/NA Book, Buy Best NDA/NA Books for Maths, General Knowledge, English, Science (Combo Set of 4) for NDA/NA Exam: S Chand
• Pathfinder NDA/ NA National Defence Academy & Naval Academy Entrance Examination: Arihant Experts
• Mathematics for National Defence Academy (NDA) & Naval Academy: S Chand

Exam Centre NDA 2025

The examination will be conducted in some of the following examination centres shown in the table below:

Agartala	Bengaluru	Dehradun
Ajmer	Bhopal	Delhi
Ahmedabad	Bilaspur	Dharamshala
Agra	Bareilly	Gaya
Aligarh	Bilaspur	Gangtok
Anantapur (Andhra Pradesh)	Chandigarh	Faridabad
Aizawl	Chennai	Gaziabad
Almora (Uttarakhand)	Coimbatore	Gwalior
Aurangabad (Maharashtra)	Cuttack	Hyderabad
Itanagar	Kochi	Mumbai
Jabalpur	Kolkata	Nagpur
Jaipur	Lucknow	Panji (Goa)
Jammu	Ludhiana	Patna
Jodhpur	Mandi	Ranchi

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

1. 1. What is the highest post allotted in NDA?

Ans. The highest position in each service is, Army – Chief of Army staff, Navy – Admiral, Air Force – Air chief Marshal.

1. 1. What Is the duration of the Naval training?

Ans. The total time period of Naval training is 3 years. Cadets can become a fully commissioned officer in 4 to 5 years as it requires additional training.

1. 1. I am a married female, can I apply for the NDA examination?

Ans. No, only unmarried males or females will be eligible to sit for the exam.

1. Can I apply for the NDA exam with PCB in my 12th examination?

Ans. No, candidates must have Mathematics as a mandatory subject.