The NDA entrance examination will be conducted twice every year by the Union Public Service Commission as NDA – I and NDA – II, to recruit the young aspirants into the regular Army, Navy and Air Force. Every year lakhs of applications will be submitted by the young candidates from all parts of the country. This is a national level entrance examination. Candidates who are willing to join the regular forces this is their gateway to serve the nation. NDA examination consists of 2 phases written exam and followed by SSB Interview. The SSBCrack team is always there to provide complete details on NDA examination, eligibility, age limit, selection procedure, and other important details that help the aspirants to get recommended.
NDA 2 2020 ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: Before applying the NDA 2 2020 notification, go through the eligibility conditions to appear the prestigious examination. The age limits will be mentioned in the NDA 2 2020 Notification.
NDA 2 2020 AGE LIMIT: Age limit plays a crucial role in this notification. UPSC follows strict rules considering the dates. The dates given by UPSC for NDA 2 2020 are:
- Only unmarried male candidates born not earlier than 02nd Jan 2002 and not later than 1st Jan 2005 are eligible
NDA 2 2020 EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION: As we mentioned earlier this NDA examination admits the young blood into the regular Army, Navy and Air Force. Please find the below table for clarification:
| WING | QUALIFICATION |
| ARMY WING | 10+2 / Equivalent |
| NAVAL WING | 10+2 / Equivalent with Physics & Mathematics |
| AIR FORCE | 10+2 / Equivalent with Physics & Mathematics |
NOTE: 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.
NDA 2 2020 IMPORTANT DATES: Below are the important dates of the NDA 2 2020notification.
| NDA 2 2020 EVENTS | IMPORTANT DATES |
| Notification Release date | 16 June 2020 |
| NDA 2 2020 Application Start | 16 June 2020 |
| NDA 2 2020 Apply Last Date | 6 July 2020 |
| Release of Admit card | 2 Weeks before Exam |
| NDA 2 2020 Exam date | 06 Sep 2020 |
| Declaration of result | Oct 2020 |
NDA 2 2020 SELECTION PROCEDURE: To select the candidates UPSC follows 2 stages of the selection process. As this is a national level entrance examination the applications will be very high to imagine. So, they follow the below method to select the candidates:
- Written Examination
- SSB Interview
- Medical Test
- Document Verification
- Merit List
The approximate number of vacancies to be filled on the results of this examination will be as under :
| National Defence Academy | 370 to include 208 for Army, 42 for Navy and 120 for Air (including 28 for Ground Duties) |
| Naval Academy (10+2 Cadet Entry Scheme) | 45 |
| Total | 415 |
NDA 2 2020 WRITTEN TEST: To filter the candidates applied from the whole nation written test helps the conducting authority to filter the candidates easily. The exam will be conducted in Pen and Paper (offline) mode.
| SUBJECT | DURATION | MARKS |
| Mathematics | 2 Hrs & 30 Min | 300 |
| General Ability Test | 2 Hrs & 30 Min | 600 |
| Total | 900 |
NDA 2 2020 SYLLABUS: Every aspirant to NDA should go through the syllabus before examination. This is very important. Even though it is from 10+2 level but the question paper pattern will be high pattern.
| SUBJECT | SYLLABUS |
| MATHEMATICS | ALGEBRA |
| MATRICES AND DETERMINANTS | |
| TRIGONOMETRY | |
| ANALYTICAL GEOMETRY OF TWO AND THREE DIMENSIONS | |
| DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS | |
| INTEGRAL CALCULUS AND DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS | |
| VECTOR ALGEBRA | |
| STATISTICS AND PROBABILITY | |
| GENERAL ABILITY TEST | PART A – ENGLISH |
| PART B – GENERAL KNOWLEDGE | |
| Physics | |
| Chemistry | |
| General Science | |
| History, Freedom Movement etc | |
| Geography | |
| Current Events |
NDA 2 2020 SSB INTERVIEW: The candidates who qualify in written examination will be called for SSB Interview from the available centers in India.
- Stage I – Officer Intelligence Rating (OIR), Picture perception, and Description Test.
- Stage II – Group Testing Officer Tasks, Psychology Tests and Conference
TRAVELING ALLOWANCE FOR SSB: Candidates appearing for SSB interview for the first time for a particular type of Commission i.e. Permanent or Short Service, shall be entitled to AC III Tier to and fro railway fare or bus fare including reservation cum sleeper charges within the Indian limits. Candidates who apply again for the same type of Commission will not be entitled to traveling allowance on any subsequent occasion.
NDA 2 2020 MEDICAL TEST: Candidates who qualify in SSB Interview they should stay 2-3 days more at the SSB Center to undergo medical tests conducted by the board. To qualify a medical test, the candidate should be fit both mentally and physically.
NDA 2 2020 APPLICATION FEE: Candidates should pay a small amount of amount as fee to apply the NDA 2 2020 examination. Those amount will be utilized for the infrastructure and other reasons to conduct the examination without fail.
- General & OBC candidates should pay Rs. 100/-
- No Fee for the SC/ST and sons of JCOs/ NCOs/ ORs
NDA 2 2020 APPLY PROCEDURE: Follow the below steps to apply the NDA 2 2020 notification:
- Candidates are required to apply online by using the website upsconline.nic.in
- Click on Part I and submit your personal and contact details.
- Get your registration id and head to Part 2 of the application form.
- Select the mode of depositing the fees of Rs. 100/-
- Select your center of examination.
- Then upload our photo and signature in mentioned file size and dimensions.
- Then check your declaration and submit the form.
- Download a copy of the application form for future use
