15-May 2024

The NDA & NA Exam is a national-level defence exam conducted by the Union Public Service Commission of India twice a year. NDA or National Defence Academy and Naval Academy exam is conducted to select candidates for the training course of 3 years in NDA, Khadakwasla or for 5 5-year training course at Indian Naval Academy, Enzhimala. This exam is counted among the most prestigious exams in India and every year about a million candidates appear for this exam. Any 12th passed or appearing male or female candidate can apply for this exam. UPSC has released notification for the NDA-2 2024 exam and candidates can apply for this exam from 20th December upto 9th January 2024. The NDA exam is conducted in two stages: a written exam and an SSB Interview. NDA-2 2024 will be conducted on 21st April 2024 in two shifts.

NDA-2 2024 Exam, Important Dates and Other Details

As per the notification published by UPSC, NDA-2 2024 will be conducted on 21/04/2024 in two shifts. Candidates. Candidates can apply for the NDA-2 2024 exam on the official website of UPSC from 20/12/2023 and the last date of application for NDA-2 2024 is 09/01/2024. NDA-2 2024 Exam will be conducted in two stages. In the first stage, a written exam will be conducted consisting of two papers: one will be GAT (General Ability Test) and the second will be Mathematics. After the first stage, successful candidates will be called for the second stage, which is the SSB Interview.

Important Details of NDA-2 2024 Notification
Particulars	Details
Date of Notification	15 May 2024
Starting Date for Application	15 May 2024
Last Date for Application	04 June 2024
Exam Date of NDA-2 2023	01 September 2024
Link of Application	Application Link
Application Fee	100₹, No Fee for Girls
Mode of Application	Online
Training Academy	NDA. Khadakwasla and INA, Enzhimala
Service	Tri-Service and Indian Navy
Training Duration	NDA- 3 Years
Training Duration	INA- 5 Years

NDA-2 2024 Vacancies in Army, Navy, Airforce, and Naval Academy
Particulars	Vacancies
Army	Male- 198
Army	Female- 10
Navy	Male- 36
Navy	Female- 06
Airforce	Male- 114
Airforce	Female- 06
Naval Academy	Male- 29
	Female- 05

Eligibility for NDA-2 2024 Exam for Male and Female Candidates
Particulars	Details
Age	Candidates should be between the ages of 16.5 to 19.5.
Educational Qualification	Army- 12th Class pass of the 10+2 pattern of School Education Or Equivalent examination conducted by a State Education Board or a University.
	Navy- 12th Class pass of the 10+2 pattern of School Education Or Equivalent with Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics conducted by a State Education Board or a University.
	Air Force- 12th Class pass of the 10+2 pattern of School Education Or Equivalent with Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics conducted by a State Education Board or a University.
	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.
Height	Male- 157 cm
Height	Female- 152 cm
Marital Status	Unmarried

Nationality

The candidates must be unmarried male/female and should be:

a Citizen of India, or

a Subject of Bhutan, or

a Subject of Nepal, or

a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before the 1st of January 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India, or

a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka and East African Countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire and Ethiopia or Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India

NDA-2 2024 Written Exam Pattern
Particulars	Details
Papers	Mathematics GAT(General Aptitude Test)
Total Questions	Mathematics- 120 GAT-150
Total Marks	Mathematics- 300 GAT- 600 Total- 900
Time Duration	Mathematics- 2.5 Hours or 150 Minutes GAT- 2.5 Hours or 150 Minutes
SSB Interview	900 Marks

NDA-2 2024 Exam Centre Cities

NDA-2 2024 Exam Centres
Agartala	Bilaspur
Agra	Chandigarh
Ahmedabad	Chennai
Aizwal	Coimbatore
Aligarh	Cuttack
Almora	Delhi
Anantapur	Dharwad
Aurangabad	Dispur
Bareilly	Faridabad
Bengaluru	Gangtok
Jorhat	Garwhal (Srinagar)
Bhopal	Gautam Budh Nagar
Ghaziabad	Gurgaon
Gorakhpur	Gwalior
Hyderabad	Imphal
Indore	Itanagar
Jabalpur	Jaipur
Jammu	Jodhpur
Kochi	Kohima
Kolkata	Kozhikode
Leh	Lucknow
Ludhiana	Madhurai
Mysuru	Mumbai
Nagpur	Sambalpur
Navi Mumbai	Shillong
Panaji (Goa)	Shimla
Patna	Siliguri
Port Blair	Srinagar
Prayagraj (Allahabad)	Thane
Puducherry	Thiruvananthapuram
Pune	Tiruchirapalli
Raipur	Tirupati
Rajkot	Udaipur
Ranchi	Varanasi
Vellore	Vijayawada
Vishakhapatnam	Warangal