HOW TO APPLY (UPSC) NATIONAL DEFENCE ACADEMY & NAVAL ACADEMY 2024 | BOTH MALE/FEMALE |ONLY 12th PASS
Commission on 01st September, 2024 for admission to the Army, Navy and Air Force
wings of the NDA for the 154th Course and for the 116th Indian Naval Academy Course
(INAC) commencing from 2nd July, 2025. The date of holding the examination as mentioned above is liable to be changed at the
discretion of the Commission.
The approximate number of vacancies to be filled on the results of this examination will
be as under :—
National Defence
Academy :
Army 208 (including 10 for female candidates)
Navy 42 (including 06 for female candidates)
Air Force
(i) Flying –92
(including 02 for female candidates)
(ii) Ground Duties (Tech) –18
(including 02 for female candidates)
(iii) Ground Duties (Non Tech) –10
(including 02 for female candidates)
Naval Academy
(10+2 Cadet Entry
Scheme) :
34 (including 05 for female candidate)
Total : 404
Vacancies are provisional and may be changed depending on the availability of training
capacity of National Defence Academy and Indian Naval Academy.
N.B. (i) A candidate is required to specify clearly in the Online Application Form the
Services for which he wishes to be considered in the order of his preference [1 to 4]. He
is also advised to indicate as many preferences as he wishes to opt so that having
regard to his rank in the order of merit due consideration can be given to his
preferences when making appointments.
(ii) Candidates should note that they will be considered for appointment to those
services only for which they express their preferences and for no other service(s). No
request for addition/alteration in the preferences already indicated by a candidate in
his application will be entertained by the Commission. Nonetheless, the Commission
has also decided to extend the facility of making correction(s) in any field(s) of the
application form for this examination.