Medical Standards for NDA 2019

UNVEIL THE MEDICAL BENCHMARKS OF NDA

An ideal career for thousands- NDA has reached a glorious height with its brilliant record in recent years. National Defence Academy, situated in Khadakwasla, Pune is a manifestation of quality + excellence. NDA aims to equip its candidates with best academic and technological training for further service careers.

Medical Criteria for NDA - ARMY, AIRFORCE & NAVY

The pros kept aside, there is a certain standard of this dignified institution. It demands minimum eligibility and intensive preparation. Without knowing the medical criteria for NDA, preparation for it is futile. So here is a simple synopsis of the medical requirements of the NDA:

• Candidate should be aged between 16.5 years to 19 years
• The applicant must be fit, both mentally and physically, as per the guidelines of Appendix IV of UPSC
• A proficient batch of medical experts under the Board of Service Medical Officers will conduct the medical examination.
• Any disability or ailment which poses interference to military duties shall not be entertained.
• Candidates must be free from the following defects to safeguard their selection:

Wax (ears), deviated nasal septum, hydrocele, overweight, under sized chest, piles, gynaecomastia, tonsillitis, and varicocele.

• A desirable candidate should not have :

• Any past history of mental breakdown or fits.
• Any symptom of functional or organic disease of heart and blood vessels
• Enlargement of liver or spleen
• Unstable  blood pressure
• Abnormal ECG
• Impediment of speech
• Any congenital structural anomaly

• Exclusively for the ultra cool and fashionistas of today: tattoos can be present only on the inside of forearm.

In case of tribal applicants, relaxation may be given by the authority incharged.

• Specifications of spinal conditions:  candidate can be rejected for commissioning in the IAF due to medical history of injury or disease of spine or sacro iliac joints; there must be no sign of spinal fracture or prolapsed intervertebral disc or any surgical treatment. You can also check the whole list of diseases on the official website of UPSC NDA.
• Furthermore, individuals attempting for the Air Force will have to separately go through an X- ray. Detection of the following problems will lead to their disqualification: greater than mild lordosis, arthiritis, herniated nucleus pulposes, compression fracture of vertebra, sacrilization disease, presence of Schmorl’s node at more than one level, Spina Bifidia, or any other defect as observed by the board members.
• Candidates who underwent PRK test will be included in the fit- list.
• Don’t miss to note that applicants who had cataract surgery (with or without IOC) will be considered unfit.
• Filling out the crucial criteria of eyesight, weight and height, the following data is essential to understand:

 

HEIGHT and WEIGHT

For the Air Force minimum height measurement is 157, that is, 16.25 cms. Other standards are:

Height (in cms) (without shoes)	Weight (in kg)	Weight (in kg)	Weight (in kg)
	16-17 years	17- 18 years	18- 19 years
152	42.5	44.0	45.0
155	43.5	45.3	47.0
157	45.0	47.0	48.0
160	46.5	48.0	49.0
162	48.0	50.0	51.0
165	50.0	52.0	53.0
167	51.0	53.0	54.0
170	52.5	55.0	56.0
173	54.5	57.0	58.0
175	56.0	59.0	60.0
178	58.0	61.0	62.0
180	60.0	63.0	64.5
183	62.5	65.0	66.5

 

For Navy the standards are:

 

Height (in cms) (without shoes)	Weight (in kgs)	Weight (in kgs)	Weight (in kgs)
	16 years	18 years	20 years
152	44	45	46
155	45	46	47
157	46	47	49
160	47	48	50
162	48	50	52
165	50	52	52
168	52	53	53
170	53	55	55
173	55	57	57
175	57	59	59
178	59	61	61
180	61	63	62
183	63	65	64

 

VISUAL STANDARD

Candidates using glasses permanently are not eligible for Air Force. Apart from that your eyesight may not be stunning but it must fulfil this common requirement:

Without glasses	Without glasses	With glasses	With glasses
Better eye	Worse eye	Better eye	Worse eye
6/6	6/9	6/6	6/6

 

 Other visual standards to be paid attention to are:

AIR FORCE

Limits of myopia	Nil
Limits of hypermetropia	+2.0 D sph
Colour vision	CP- I (MLT)
Astigmatism	+0.75 Cyl
Near vision	N- 5 each eye

Those candidates aspiring to be pilots also note the following:

	minimum	maximum
Leg length	99.0 cms	120.0 cms
Thigh length	-	64.00 cms
Sitting height	81.50 cms	96.00 cms

 

                                                    NAVAY/ ARMY

Limits of myopia	-0.75
Limits of hypermetropia	+1.5
Limits of colour perception	I
Binocular vision	III

 

• Not mentioning teeth would be a big miss. Candidates must have minimum 14 dental points while 22 are desirable+ no symptom of pyorrhea.
• Lastly, raise your potential by this short to- do- list:

Skipping daily

Pushups and sit- ups for minimum 20 minutes each

Aiming to run 2.4 km in 15 minutes

Minimum 8 chin ups

Regular rope climbing of 3-4 meters

Often we hear of cases where the applicants succeed in the written NDA exam but get rejected due to deficient medical norms. Hence a piece of suggestion to all the aspirants here: get a prior medical check up and start taking care of your health because landing in NDA without the wing of medical fitness is an illusion.