
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








