Nagpur: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) will be conducting the NDA (National Defence Academy) and NA (Naval Academy Examination) 2016 exams for recruiting candidates to the Army, Air Force and Navy wings. The candidates can apply for admissions before January 29 through the official website, the link for which is www.upsconline.nic.in.
Eligibility criteria
Educational qualification:
For Army wing of NDA: Interested candidate must have passed Class 12 of the 10 plus 2 pattern of school education or equivalent examination conducted by a state education board or a university.
For Air Force and Naval wings of NDA and for the 10 plus 2 cadet entry scheme at the Indian Naval Academy: Interested candidates must have passed Class 12 of the 10 plus 2 pattern of school education or equivalent with Physics and Mathematics conducted by a state education board or a university.
Candidates who are appearing for Class 12 examination under the 10 plus 2 pattern of school education or equivalent examination can also apply for this examination.
Admit cards:
The eligible candidates shall be issued an e-admit card three weeks before the commencement of the examination. The e-admit card will be made available on the UPSC website www.upsc.gov.in, for being downloaded by candidates. No admit card will be sent by post.
Examination centres:
Agartala, Ahmedabad, Aizawl, Allahabad, Bengaluru, Bareilly, Bhopal, Chandigarh, Chennai, Cuttack, Dehradun, Delhi, Dharwad, Dispur, Gangtok, Hyderabad, Imphal, Itanagar, Jaipur, Jammu, Jorhat, Kochi, Kohima, Kolkata, Lucknow, Madurai, Mumbai, Nagpur, Panaji (Goa), Patna, Port Blair, Raipur, Ranchi, Sambalpur, Shillong, Shimla, Srinagar, Thiruvananthapuram, Tirupati, Udaipur and Vishakhapatnam.
Important dates:
The last date for filling the online applications (Part I and II) is January 29 till 11:59 pm
The last date for payment of fee offline is January 28 by 23:59 pm
The last date for payment of fee online is January 29 by 23:59 pm
The last date for submission of application is January 29
NDA (I) examination will be held on April 17
