NDA 1 2023 Exam Notification: Application Form and Exam Date

NDA 1 2023 Exam Notification: Application Form and Exam Date

According to the UPSC calendar, the NDA 1 notification 2023 will be released on 21st December 2022. Last Date of application is 10th January 2022.

According to the UPSC calendar, the NDA 1 notification 2023 will be released on 21st December 2022. The National Defence Academy Exam is conducted twice a year. It is a national-level examination conducted by the Union Public Service Commission. The NDA Exam can be attempted in Hindi or English and is an offline, written examination.

Applicants will need to understand the NDA 2023 syllabus better and a lot of hard work to pass this exam. On successful passing the entrance exam, clearing the SSB Interview, and the medical exam, candidates who complete their training at the National Defence Academy are recruited into the Army, Navy, and Air Force. The NDA exam date is set as 16th April 2023.

NDA 1 2023 Important Dates:

NDA 1 2023 Exam Dates: UPSC will publish the NDA 1 2023 notification and important dates. Let’s have a look at the schedule for NDA 1 2023 exam.

NDA Application Form 2023

Candidates can check the complete details of the NDA 2023 Application Form in the given steps:

• The application form for NDA I will be released on 21st December 2022 & for NDA II, it will be available from 21st December 2023.
• Candidates will be able to apply through online mode only; any other mode will not be allowed to fill out the NDA 2023 form.
• The registration process will be completed in two parts, i.e. Part I & Part II.
• Part I will include basic registration and other details, while Part II will include uploads of scanned photographs, signature, fee payments etc.
• It will be necessary to fill out examination center choices while filling out the application form.
• Candidates must fill in details carefully in the application form, including personal, academic and other.
• Authority will also provide application withdrawal facilities to the candidates for a short time period.
• NDA application form can be filled out by 10th January 2023 for NDA I and till 6th June 2023 for NDA II.
• Candidates will need to upload scanned documents in a specific format and fill in details carefully to avoid mistakes.
• There will be no need to send an application form by post to the authorities.
• Don’t forget to take a printout of the application form for other future references.

Application Fee

• The application fee for NDA 2023 examination is Rs. 100/- for all candidates.
• Candidates who belong to the SC/ ST/ NCOs/ Sons of JCOs/ ORS category are exempted from paying the application fee.
• The application fee will be paid via credit card/ debit card/ net banking or the SBI challan method.

NDA 1 2023 Admit Card

The NDA admit card will be released approximately two weeks prior to the exam on the official website. Candidates are required to download and print the admit card and check their details thoroughly. If there is any mistake, one can inform the authorities via email. Do not forget to carry the NDA admit card on the day of the exam.

Exam Centres

The exam is supposed to be held at the following centres:

• Vishakhapatnam
• Agartala
• Udaipur
• Agartala
• Tirupati
• Ahmedabad
• Thiruvananthapuram
• Aizawl
• Srinagar
• Allahabad
• Shimla
• Bengaluru
• Shillong
• Bareilly
• Sambalpur
• Bhopal
• Ranchi
• Chandigarh
• Raipur
• Chennai
• Port Blair
• Cuttack
• Patna
• Dehradun
• Panaji (Goa)
• Delhi
• Nagpur
• Dharwad
• Mumbai
• Dispur
• Madurai
• Gangtok
• Lucknow
• Hyderabad
• Kolkata
• Imphal
• Kohima
• Itanagar
• Kochi
• Jaipur
• Jorhat
• Jammu

NDA 1 2023 Eligibility Criteria

Nationality:

A candidate must be an unmarried male or female and must be:

1. A citizen of India
2. A subject of Nepal
3. A Tibetan refugee who came over to India before the 1st January 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India
4. 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 (1), (3) and (4) above shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India. 

A certificate of eligibility will not, however, be necessary in the case of candidates who are Gorkha subjects of Nepal.

Qualification criteria:

• For Army Wing: The applicants should have cleared their class 12th exam or its equivalent from a recognized board/ university.
• For Air Force and Naval Wings and for the 10+2 Cadet Entry Scheme at Indian Naval Academy: Candidates who have cleared their class 12th exam with Physics and Mathematics from a recognized board/ university are eligible.
• Appearing candidates are also eligible to apply, given that they clear the exam before the final selection and fit the NDA 2023 age limit.
• Candidates appearing in class 11th exam are not eligible to apply.

Physical Standards:

The candidates should be fit, physically and medically, as per the physical standard set by the National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Examination.

Height & Weight Standards for Indian Army/ Air Force:

Height & Weight Standards for Indian Navy

NDA 2023 Result & Interview

• The result of the NDA written exam will be published on the UPSC website.
• Applicants who score more than the required qualifying marks will be shortlisted for the interview process.
• Qualified candidates are required to register themselves online on the official website of Directorate General of Recruiting.
• A list of such candidates will be prepared and they have to appear in front of SSB for the interview (Intelligence and Personality Test).
• Candidates reporting for interview must carry their documents in original for verification.
• Pilot test will be conducted for the candidates selected for the Air Force. Failing in the test will make the candidates ineligible for selection.

NDA 2023 Selection Process

• Those who clear the written exam and the interview will both be considered for selection.
• Original documents of the candidates will be verified during the interview.
• Candidates will also have to clear medical fitness tests to be eligible for selection.
• Final selection will be done on the merit-cum-preference basis, depending on the number of vacancies available.

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