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NDA 2022: Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has been conducting NDA exams for years and a massive number of students appear every year. National Defence Academy provides proper training to selected candidates based on which they are selected for Indian Armed Forces including India Air Force, Indian Army and Indian Navy as officers. UPSC conducts this exam two times a year. NDA 1 2022 will be conducted on 10th April 2022 and its respective online application form will be accessible from 22nd December 2021 onwards. Check this article to know all about NDA 2022 relating to its eligibility criteria, the application process, exam date, exam pattern, syllabus, selection process etc.
NDA 2022- A Quick Look
| NDA Full Form | National Defence Academy (NDA) and Naval Acadamy (NA) |
| Exam Conducting Authority | Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) |
| Level of the Exam | All India Level |
| Date of Availability of NDA 1 2022 Application Form | 22nd December 2021 |
NDA 2022 Important Dates
As an aspirant of NDA 2022, it is extremely important for you to check its exam dates. Below, we are sharing official NDA exam schedule which has been updated according to UPSC calendar 2022-
| Sl. NO | Exam Events | NDA 1 2022 Dates | NDA 2 2022 Dates |
| 1. | Date of availability of official notification | 22nd December 2021 | 18th May 2022 |
| 2. | Date of releasing application form | 22nd December 2021 | 18th May 2022 |
| 3. | Last date of submission of the form | 11th January 2022 | 14th June 2022 |
| 4. | The authority will host admit card | 15th March 2022 | August 2022 |
| 5. | Date of the examination | 10th April 2022 | 4th September 2022 |
| 6. | Date of announcement of the result | June 2022 | November 2022 |
NDA 2022 Eligibility Criteria
Below, I’m sharing major highlights of NDA eligibility criteria which every aspirant should meet in order to become eligible for applying for this exam. Please check the information furnished below:
Marital Status
The authority is allowing only unmarried male candidates to apply for the exam.
Age Limit
- NDA 1 2022: Whose date of birth falls not before 2nd July 2003 and not after 1st July 2006.
- NDA 2 2022: Whose date of birth falls not before 2nd January 2004 and not after 1st January 2007.
Educational Qualification
- Educational norms or Air Force and Naval Wings of NDA and 10+2 Cadet Entry Scheme at the Indian Naval Academy: Class 12th or its equivalent exam with Mathematics and Physics.
- For Army Wings of NDA: Class 12th or its equivalent exam. Appearing candidates may also apply.
Fitness
Candidates have to be physically fit to according to the standard shared by the concerned authority.
NDA 2022 Application Form
Candidates can fill and submit the application form of NDA exam in online mode. Candidates must double verify their filled application as they won’t be able to make change post submission. Please follow the instructions given below to apply for NDA exam:
- NDA 1 application form has been released on 22nd December 2021, while, for NDA 2 application form will release on 18th May 2022. Candidates are only permitted to apply in online mode.
- The concerned authority also allows candidates to withdraw their application but within a specific period of time.
- Students need to be extra careful while filling the application form as no further modifications would be allowed upon submission.
- The deadline for the submission of NDA 1 application form is 11th January 2022.
- The application process for NDA exam has been divided into two categories: In part 1, you have to fill basic details and in part 2, you need to upload scanned copy of your signature and photograph, put choice of the exam centre and make payment of fee.
- Once you filled all details correctly and uploaded the necessary documents then you should take printout of the downloaded application for future reference.
Application Fee
- For Gen/OBC: Rs.100/-
- If you are failing under SC/ST category or award of NCOs/ JCOs/Ors then you don’t need to pay the application fee.
- Candidates can pay fees by using a net banking/debit card or using an SBI challan.
NDA 2022 Exam Pattern
Check here the crucial details about NDA exam pattern:
| Exam Mode | Offline |
| Language Mode | Hindi and English |
| Negative Marking | Yes |
| How to Answer Questions? | Using Black Ball Pen |
| Participating Subjects | General Ability Test and Mathematics |
| Exam Sections | Written test and Intelligence & personality test. |
The pattern of the Question Paper
| Code | Subjects Involved | Exam Duration | Marks |
| 01 | Mathematics | 150 min | 300 |
| 02 | General Ability Test | 150 min | 600 |
| SSC Interview | 900 | ||
| Total Marks | 1800 |
NDA 2022 Syllabus
Candidates can check the full NDA exam syllabus by visiting its official website. We have shared below a quick highlight of the syllabus.
Paper 1- Mathematics
ALGEBRA, MATRICES AND DETERMINANTS, TRIGONOMETRY, ANALYTICAL GEOMETRY OF TWO AND THREE DIMENSIONS, DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS, INTEGRAL CALCULUS AND DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS, VECTOR ALGEBRA, STATISTICS AND PROBABILITY.
Paper 2- General Ability Test
Part A- English
Grammar and usage, vocabulary, comprehension and cohesion in extended text to test the candidate’s proficiency in English.
Part B- General Knowledge
The question paper on General Knowledge will majorly cover the subjects : Physics, Chemistry, General Science, Social Studies, Geography and Current Events.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Question 1: When will NDA 2022 application form release?
Answer: NDA 1 application form has been released on 22nd December 2021.
Question 2: What is the minimum qualification to apply for NDA?
Answer: 12th pass candidates are eligible to apply for NDA. Please check our eligibility section for more details.
Question 3: What are the exam centres for NDA?
Answer: The tentative exam centres for NDA exam are: Ahmedabad, Agartala, Aizawl, Bengaluru, Prayagraj (Allahabad), Bareilly, Chandigarh, Bhopal, Chennai, Dehradun, Cuttack, Delhi, Dispur, Dharwad, Gangtok, Imphal, Hyderabad, Itanagar, Jammu, Jaipur, Jorhat, Kohima, Kochi, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Madurai, Nagpur, Panaji (Goa), Port Blair, Patna, Raipur, Sambalpur, Ranchi, Shillong, Srinagar, Shimla, Thiruvananthapuram, Udaipur, Tirupati, and Vishakhapatnam.
Question 4: Can female candidates apply for NDA?
Answer: Only unmarried male candidate are eligible to apply for NDA exam 2022.
Question 5: Is there any negative marking in the exam?
Answer: Yes
NDA 2022 Admit Card
The authority has released NDA admit card of candidates who have successfully applied for the exam two or three week before commencement of the exam. There are no other modes rather than online mode available for obtaining the admit card.
Candidates should carefully review the information furnished on their admit card as it will help them to know their exam date, roll number, exam date, time, and venue along with other exam-related instructions.
NDA 2022 Answer Key
Once the exam is over, there are a number of coaching institutions who release the answer key. The official NDA answer key may or may not release by the concerned authority.
Students can match their answers with the answer key and predict their marks. In this way, they can know whether they are going to qualify the exam or not.
NDA 2022 Result
Candidates who appeared in NDA exam, they may check their respective result from the official web portal of the Union Public Service Commission. The authority will declare separate result for written test and final round.
It is highly expected that the NDA 1 result will release in June 2022 and NDA 2 result in November 2022. It will be published online in pdf format.
The NDA result cum merit list showcase the name of candidates who are shortlisted for the SSB interview round and medical test. Candidates must keep their result card preserve for future reference.
NDA 2022 Cut off
The category-wise cut off for NDA 2022 will release by the concerned authority. The cut off criteria will vary from one category to another. The written test cut off will be 342, whereas, the final cut off would be 708.
Candidates who cleared the cut off criteria are further eligible to attend the upcoming rounds.
NDA 2022 Selection Procedure
NDA will select candidates based on their overall performance in the written test and SSB interview. First of all, UPSC selects students based on their performance in written test and thereafter, they will be called for attending the SSB interview.
There will be two stages of SSB interview- Stage I and Stage II. Stage I includes Officer Intelligence Rating (OIR) tests that are Picture Perception and Description Test (PP&DT).
Stage II includes Interview, Group Testing Officer Tasks, Psychology Tests and the Conference. You can check more details at joinindianarmy.nic.in.