NDA
National Defence Academy (NDA) Examination is conducted by UPSC twice a year to select candidates for the Army, Navy, and Air Force wings of the NDA and 10+2 Cadet Entry Scheme for Indian Naval Academy. Successful candidates undergo a 3-year training program at the NDA campus in Khadakwasla, Pune.
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NDA Vacancies, Naval Academy vs NDA Navy, Training and Stipend
NDA & NA seats 2023–2026 by wing (370 NDA held steady; the Naval Academy moved 25 → 36 → 24), how the Naval Academy’s 4-year B.Tech differs from NDA, where cadets go next, and what it costs and pays.
NDA Medical Standards: Height, Eyesight and Subjects by Wing
What decides your NDA wing — PCM for Navy and Air Force, minimum heights by region, eyesight limits for each service, the flying-branch height conflict in UPSC’s own notification, CPSS and tattoos.
NDA Seats for Girls: 24 of 394 in 2026, Women’s Cut-off, Height Rules
Women in UPSC NDA & NA: 24 of 394 seats in 2026 by wing, the first separate women’s cut-off in (II) 2025 (358.84 written, 737.40 final), height and eligibility rules, and how women score at the SSB.
NDA SSB Marks and Selection: From Written Result to the Merit List
What happens after the NDA written result — registration within two weeks, the two-stage SSB, CPSS, the medical — what recommended candidates scored at the SSB, and how the final merit list is built.
NDA Cut-off 2023–2025: Written and Final Marks from UPSC’s PDFs
Six NDA cycles of official cut-offs — written minimum out of 900 and last recommended total out of 1,800 — the first separate women’s cut-off, how many qualify, and why “400 is safe” is wrong.
NDA Negative Marking: One-Third Penalty, Maths and GAT Marking Scheme
How the NDA written exam is built — Maths 120 questions for 300 marks, GAT 150 for 600, a third off for each wrong answer — the GK weights, and why the “25% in each subject” rule is not fixed.
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