UPSC NDA NA (I) 2025 Notification released on 11th December 2024: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) conducts National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Examination (I), 2025 on 13th April 2025. The UPSC NDA NA 2023 Exam for admission to the Army, Navy and Air Force wings of the NDA for the 155th Course and for the 117th Indian Naval Academy Course (INAC) commencing from 1st January 2026. Eligible Indian Citizens fill online application form on or before closing date. i.e. 31st December 2024.
UPSC NDA NA I 2025 Exam for 406 Vacancies
| Name of the Examination | Total Vacancies |
| National Defence Academy (NDA) | 370 (208 for Army, 42 for Navy and 120 for Air Force) |
| Indian Naval Academy (NA) (10+2 Cadet Entry Scheme) | 36 |
UPSC NDA and NA Educational Qualifications:
For Army Wing of National Defence Academy: Matric + 12th Class pass of the 10+2 pattern of School Education or equivalent examination conducted by a State Education Board or a University.
For Air Force and Naval Wings of National Defence Academy and for the 10+2 Cadet Entry Scheme at the Indian Naval Academy: 12th Class pass with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics of the 10+2 pattern of School Education or equivalent conducted by a State Education Board or a University
UPSC NDA NA Application Fee: The fee made either by depositing the money in any Branch of SBI by cash, or by using net banking facility of State Bank of India or by using Visa/ MasterCard/ Rupay Credit/ Debit Card.
- ₹ 100/- for General and OBC Category Candidates.
- No fee for SC and ST Category Candidates.
UPSC NDA NA Age Limit
- Only unmarried Male candidates. Born not earlier than 02nd July 2006 and not later than 1st July 2009 are eligible.
UPSC NDA Selection Process
- Written Examination and Personality Test (SSB Interview).
Centres of Examination
| NDA Exam Centre 2025 | ||
| Agartala | Ghaziabad | Panaji (Goa) |
| Agra | Gorakhpur | Patna |
| Ajmer | Gurgaon | Port Blair |
| Ahmedabad | Gwalior | Prayagraj (Allahabad) |
| Aizawl | Hyderabad | Puducherry |
| Aligarh | Imphal | Pune |
| Almora (Uttarakhand) | Indore | Raipur |
| Anantpur (Andhra Pradesh) | Itanagar | Rajkot |
| Aurangabad | Jabalpur | Ranchi |
| Bengaluru | Jaipur | Sambalpur |
| Bareilly | Jammu | Shillong |
| Bhopal | Jodhpur | Shimla |
| Bilaspur | Jorhat | Siligudi |
| Chandigarh | Kochi | Srinagar |
| Chennai | Kohima | Srinagar (Uttarakhand) |
| Coimbatore | Kolkata | Thane |
| Cuttack | Kozhikode (Calicut) | Thiruvananthapuram |
| Dehradun | Leh | Tiruchirapalli |
| Delhi | Lucknow | Tirupati |
| Dharwad | Ludhiana | Udaipur |
| Dispur | Madurai | Varanasi |
| Faridabad | Mumbai | Vellore |
| Gangtok | Mysore | Vijayawada |
| Gaya | Nagpur | Visakhapatnam |
| Gautam Buddh Nagar | Navi Mumbai | Warangal |
Application Fee:
- Rs.100/- for General / OBC category candidates.
- No fee for SC / ST / Female / Wards of JCOs/NCOs/ORs.
- The fee can be paid either by: Remitting the money in any branch of State Bank of India by cash, Using Visa/ Master/ RuPay Credit/ Debit Card/ UPI Payment, or Using internet banking of any bank.
Important Dates:
- Date of Notification: 11/12/2024
- Last Date for Receipt of Applications: 31/12/2024 – 6:00 pm
- Date of Commencement of UPSC NDA NA I Examination: 13/04/2025
Important Links:
| UPSC NDA NA Notification 2025 | Click Here |
| UPSC NDA NA Apply Online Link | Click Here |
How to Apply UPSC NDA NA (I) Exam 2025?
- Eligible candidates are required to apply online through UPSC Online Application Portal (upsconline.nic.in).
- The candidates to register himself/ herself first at One Time Registration (OTR) platform.
- After OTR registration, the candidates can apply for UPSC NDA NA Exam.
- The last date for submission of online applications is 31/12/2024 up to 6:00 PM.
