Extensive and focused preparation for NDA written examination is being professionally
organized by our exclusive wing at the Atharva Defence Academy . A highly competent
and committed Academia conducts an articulately designed training programme, which
comprehensively covers all aspects of the prescribed syllabus; to include, General
English, Mathematics and General Knowledge. Besides laying emphasis on enhancing
the basic knowledge base of the aspiring candidates to successfully tackle the exam,
the diverse and exhaustive question bank, based on previous 10 years question papers
solved by our alumni, automatically catapult their overall grades for scoring high
in the final merit list.
WHAT IS NDA?
The National Defence Academy (NDA) is the Joint Services academy of the Indian Armed
Forces, where cadets of the three services, the Army, the Navy and the Air Force
train together before they go on to pre-commissioning training in their respective
service academies. The NDA is located in Khadakwasla near Pune, Maharashtra. It
is the first tri-service academy in the world.
NDA alumni have led and fought in every major conflict in which the Indian Armed
Forces has been called to action since the academy was established. The alumni include
3 Param Vir Chakra recipients and 9 Ashoka Chakra recipients.
NDA or National Defence Academy is a national institute for training selected young
men for officer level entry into the Armed forces of India. NDA is located at Khadakwasla
near Pune, Maharashtra. It is a training facility for the leaders of tomorrow who
will be respected and followed. It is not just an institution but a way of life.
NDA transforms a hesitant young cadet into an honourable, physically and mentally
competent and polished man who is prepared for any kind of adversity that might
face him; an officer and a gentleman.
The training at NDA is rigorous. In addition to service training for the army, navy
and air force, the cadets are also taught academics to cover the graduation level
degree in Arts, Sciences or Computers. The training at NDA is broken into six terms
and the total duration of training is three years. Once their training is concluded,
the cadets are awarded their bachelor’s degree at the passing out parade of NDA.
Thereafter the cadets go to their respective service institutes i.e. the Indian
Military Academy or IMA for army cadets, Air Force Academy Hyderabad for Air force
cadets and Naval Academy Cochin for Naval Cadets.
HOW TO APPLY FOR NDA
NDA and NA written entrance examination is conducted by UPSC twice a year. Notification
for the exam appears in all major national dailies in the month of Dec/Jan for the
April exam and in the months of May/June for the September exam. The exam is held
in the months of April and September. Candidates must apply to sit for the examination,
online on the UPSC website after notification is released by UPSC.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
NDA EXAM PATTERN
NDA written exam is comprised of two tests. Duration of each test is two and a half
hours and both are conducted on the same day, consecutively. Examination is set
by the UPSC.
