NDA 2025 exam is going to be held in April 2025 for the first session and in September 2025 for the second session. This NDA entrance exam is the national level entrance exam through which is conducted every year.
NDA (National Defense Academy) is one of the prestigious examination authorities conducted by UPSC (Union Public Service Commission).
With this NDA Exam 2025, various candidates become eligible for selection in the training academies of the Indian Navy, Indian Army, and Air Force. To be eligible for admission in NDA candidates have to qualify for the entrance test followed by SSB interview round and a medical test.
Candidates can go through our article to know the complete details about NDA 2025 application form, exam dates, eligibility, exam pattern, syllabus, etc.
NDA 2025 Application Form
NDA 2025 Eligibility Criteria
Nationality:
- The applying candidate must be an Indian citizen / Nepalese / Bhutanese / Tibetan refugee who came to India before 1st January 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India.
- Candidates coming from Burma, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and East African countries of Zambia, Tanzania, Zaire, Ethiopia, Malawi, Uganda or Vietnam with the intention of settling in India are also eligible.
- Candidates who are foreign nationals (except Gorkhas) will have to produce a certificate of eligibility issued by the Govt. of India.
Gender, Age & Marital Status:
- Only male candidates are eligible to apply for NDA.
- Only male candidates who are unmarried are eligible to apply. Candidates will not be allowed to marry until they complete their training period.
- Applying candidate age should be between 16.5 to 19.5 years. For NDA I, the candidate must be born between 2nd July 2003 to 1st July 2006. For NDA II, the candidate must be born between 2nd January 2004 to 1st January 2007.
Qualification:
- For Air Force & Naval Wing (Cadet Entry Scheme): Candidates should have passed 10th & 12th class with Physics and Mathematics as compulsory subjects.
- For Army Wing: Candidates should have passed 10th and 12th from a recognized board or university.
- Appearing: Students appearing for the 12th level are also eligible to apply.
Fitness:
- The applying candidates should be physically fit as per the physical standards prescribed by the NDA Admission Commission.
- Candidates withdrawing or resigning from any of the Armed Forces training academies on grounds of discipline are not eligible.
NDA 2025 Application Form
Check details about NDA 2025 Application form in the below-given section:
- The application form will be released in last week of December 2025 for 1st session and in second week of June 2025 for 2nd session.
- Candidates can apply for both sessions through online mode.
- The board will also provide the facility for withdrawing of application within a certain period of time.
- Students are advised to fill the NDA application carefully as no modification in the application will be allowed after the submission of the form.
- Last date to fill the application form will be till the third week of January 2025 for 1st session and till last week of June 2025 for 2nd session.
- There will be two parts to the NDA 2025 registration process – Part I & Part II.
- In Part I, candidates will have to fill basic & other details in registration form.
- In Part II, candidates have to upload their scanned photograph and signature, make choice of exam centre and make payment of the application fee.
- After completion of the NDA 2025 application process, candidates are advised to print the application form and keep it safely for any future reference.
Details Required while filling NDA Application Form:
- Qualification details
- Educational certificates
- Any one photo ID proof- Aadhar card, pan card, photo ID card, driving license, or any other photo ID card which must be issued by central/ state government.
- Scanned image of photograph & signature
Application Fee:
- Candidates will be able to submit NDA 2025 application fee through both online or offline mediums.
- Through online mode, candidates will be able to use a credit card, debit card,s or net banking.
- E- challan method of SBI bank can be used through the offline medium.
- NDA 2025 application fee is Rs.100/-.
- SC/ ST/ Sons of ORs, NCOs, and JROs, category candidates are exempted from the fee.
NDA 2025 Exam Pattern
Check the distribution of time duration and marks in the below given table:
| Subjects | Code | Maximum marks | Time duration |
| Mathematics | 01 | 300 | 2 hours 30 minutes |
| General Ability test | 02 | 600 | 2 hours 30 minutes |
| Total | 900 marks | 5 hours | |
| SSB Interview: 900 marks | |||
Basic Information
- Mode of Exam: The paper will be conducted in offline (pen and paper) mode.
- Number of Sections: The paper will have two sections – Mathematics and General Aptitude.
- Duration of Exam: Candidates will be given 5 hours to complete the paper (2 hours 30 minutes each for Mathematics and GA section).
- Question Type: The paper will have objective-type questions.
- Paper Language: The paper will be bilingual – in English as well as the Hindi language.
- Marking Pattern: For each wrong answer, 33% of marks will be deducted from the marks assigned for the question.
NDA 2025 Syllabus
Candidates can check the complete NDA Syllabus online mode from the website. The Syllabus will contain various topics from Paper I – Mathematics and Paper II – General Ability & English.
Paper I (Code No – 01) – Mathematics:
Matrices & Determinants, Analytical Geometry of two and three Dimensions, Integral calculus and Differential Equations, Algebra, Trigonometry, Statistics and Probability, Differential Calculus, Vector Algebra, etc.
Paper II (Code No – 02) – English & General knowledge:
There will be two parts in Paper II:
Part A: English:
The question paper of English will be designed for testing the student’s understanding of English and workman-like use of words. The syllabus covers various aspects like: Grammar, Vocabulary, Comprehension and usage and cohesion in extended text to test the candidate’s proficiency in English.
Part B: General Knowledge:
The paper of General Knowledge in NDA will cover various topics from the subjects – Physics, Chemistry, Social Studies, General Science, and Geography & Current Events.
NDA 2025 Preparation Tips
Know the various preparation tips for NDA exam 2025 in the below section:
- Students first have to go through the complete details provided online for NDA.
- Know the NDA Syllabus and Exam Pattern.
- Make a study routine and follow it daily.
- Take online or offline mock tests to analyze your exam preparation.
- Download sample papers or previous year question papers and solve them for good practice.
- Study for the exam with good study material available online or offline, recommended by experts.
NDA 2025 Exam Dates
| Events | Dates 2025 (Tentative) | |
| NDA I | NDA II | |
| Release of Notification | Last week of December 2025 | 2nd week of June 2025 |
| Availability of Application Form | Last week of December 2025 | 2nd week of June 2025 |
| Last date to apply | 3rd week of January 2025 | Last week of June 2025 |
| Last date to pay fee by cash | January 2025 | June 2025 |
| Withdraw of application | Last week of January to 1st week of February 2025 | – |
| Availability of Admit card | 4th week of March 2025 | August 2025 |
| NDA 2025 Exam | 3rd week of April 2025 | 1st week of September 2025 |
| Declaration of Result | May 2025 | November 2025 |
| SSB interview | July to September 2025 | |
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