The National Defence Academy of India, Pune

National Defence Academy (NDA)

The National Defence Academy of India located in Khadakwasla, Pune, is a joint services academy where cadets of the three wings Army, Navy and Air Force are trained together before they go for their pre-commission training to their respective academies. It covers an area of roughly 8,300 acres.

The NDA is one way of building a strong foundation for a career in the Indian military services. The academy moulds out the young pliable minds into men, who lead their men by example. The academic part of the three-year course includes all subjects typical of a University Degree (B.Sc.,B.A.,B.Sc.Comp Sc.) and more importantly, basic training of fundamental military sciences. In the first two years, all cadets are trained on the tri-services and in the final year,the cadet is further trained on the service (Army, Air Force or Navy)that he was selected for. Cadets are trained for overall development, right from academic training, military strategies, outdoor activities like para gliding, sailing, horsemanship, rock climbing, etc. to physical training, firing and other such activities.

On successful completion of the three-year course, the cadet is given a University Degree (affiliated to the JNU, New Delhi) and goes on to the training establishments of the Service he has opted for. Army cadets go to the IMA at Dehra Dun, Air Force cadets to the Air Force Academy at Hyderabad and the Naval cadets to training ships. Navy has the least number of vacancies (about 40) followed by Airforce (about 50), while the rest of the 300 odd seats are for the Army. Indian Army is the biggest and the oldest of the three branches of Indian Defence Services.

Admission to NDA

Admission to the NDA is conducted twice a year via an entrance examination held every six months by the UPSC, and a multiple-round interview including psychology tests and group tasks conducted by SSB (Service Selection Board).

Are you ready for National Defence Academy (NDA) entrance exam ? – A Few Tips | Entrance Exam India NDA Entrance Examination (II) 2009 will be conducted by the Union Public Service Commission on 30th August, 2009 , for admission to the Army, Navy and Air Force wings of the NDA for the 124th Course and Naval Academy for 44th 10+2 (Executive Branch) Course commencing from 30th June, 2010