AGE: UNION PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION (UPSC) issues a notice for NDA examination twice a year, the candidates must be between the age of 16.5 to 19.5 years to be eligible for the NDA exam.

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:

• Educational qualification for NDA ( ARMY WING ) : 12th pass from any recognised board
• Educational qualification for NDA ( NAVY & AIRFORCE ) : 12TH pass from any recognised board with P,CM i.e physics, chemistry and maths. Students appearing in class 12th are also eligible to apply for NDA.

PHYSICAL STANDARDS:

As per the official notification of UPSC the minimum acceptable height for ARMY is 157 cms and for airforce the minimum acceptable height is 162.5 cms. However there are various concessions that are given to candidates if they belong to a specific region.

• Candidates from Garhwal and Kumaon get a relaxation of 5 cms.
• Candidates from Lakshadweep get a concession of 2.5 cms.

VISUAL STANDARDS FOR NDA:

NDA – Vision Standard For ARMY

• Distance Vision (Corrected) Better Eye 6/6; Worse Eye 6/9
• Colour vision CP-III (Defective Safe).
• Myopia should not be more than -2.5D
• Hypermetropia should not be more than +3.5D

NDA – Vision Standards for Air Force

• Candidates who wear spectacle Not eligible for Air Force
• Minimum distant vision 6/6 in one eye and 6/9 in other correctable to 6/6 only for Hypermetropia
• Colour vision CPI Hypermetropia: +2.0 D Sph Manifest Myopia: Nil Retinoscopic Myopia : 0.5 in any Meridian permitted Astigmatism : + 0.75 D Cyl (within + 2.0 D.Max)

NDA – Vision standard for Navy

• Uncorrected without glass –6/6, 6/9
• Corrected with glass – 6/6, 6/6
• Limits of Myopia – –0.75
• Limits of Hypermetropia – +1.5
• Binocular vision – III Limits of colour perception – I

Physical Conditioning
The aspiring candidates are advised to be in the good physical condition by following the routine mentioned below.

1. Running 2.4 km in 15 minutes
2. Skipping
3. Pushups and sit ups (minimum 20 each)
4. Chin ups (minimum 08)
5. Rope climbing 3-4 metres