Important Dates
The online applications (Part-I/II) can be filled from 22nd
December, 2012 to 21st January, 2013 till 11.59 p.m.
Last date for receipt of applications: 21st January, 2013,
Monday
Date of Examination: 14th April, 2013, Sunday
An examination will be conducted by the Union Public Service
Commissionon 14th April, 2013, Sunday for admission to the Army, Navy and Air
Force wings of the NDA for the 131st course, and for the 93rd Indian Naval
Academy Course (INAC) commencing from 02nd January, 2014
The candidates Joining Indian Naval Academy would undergo 4
years B.Tech course and would be given an opportunity to join Executive and
Technical Branches of the Navy subject to availability of vacancies
The approximate number of vacancies to be filled on the
results of this examination will be 355 (195 for the Army, 39 for Navy, 66 for
the Air Force and 55 for Indian Naval Academy (10+2 Cadet Entry Scheme)
Vacancies are provisional and may be changed depending on
the availability of training capacity of National Defence Academy
Conditions of eligibility
Nationality: A candidate must either be (i) a citizen of
India, or (ii) a subject of Bhutan, or (iii) a subject of Nepal, or (iv) a
Tibetan refugee who came over to India before the 1st January, 1962 with the
intention of permanently settling in India, or (v) a person of Indian origin
who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka and East African Countries of
Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire and
Ethiopia or Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.
Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v)
above shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been
issued by the Govt of India. Certificate of eligibility will not, however, be
necessary in the case of candidates who are Gorkha subjects of Nepal
Age Limits, Sex and Marital Status: Only unmarried male
candidates born not earlier than 02nd January, 1995 and not later than 01st
July, 1997 are eligible
Educational Qualifications
Army Wing of National Defence Academy: 12th class pass of
the 10+2 pattern of school education or equivalent examination conducted by a
state education board or a university
Air Force and Naval Wing of National Defence Academy and
10+2 Cadet Entry Scheme at the Indian Naval Academy: 12th class pass of the
10+2 pattern of school education or equivalent with Physics and Mathematics
conducted by a State Education Board or a University
Candidates who are appearing in the 12th class under the
10+2 pattern of School Education or equivalent examination can also apply for
this examination
Those candidates who have yet to qualify in the 12th class
or equivalent examination and are allowed to appear in the UPSC examination
should note that this is only a special concession given to them
They are required to submit proof of passing the 12th class
or equivalent examination by 05th December, 2013
Exam Centres: Agartala, Ahmedabad, Aizawl, Allahabad,
Bangalore, 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, Vishakhapatnam
APPLICATION FEE
Fee: Candidates (excepting SC/ST candidates/sons of
JCOs/NCOs/ORs who are exempted from payment of fee) are required to pay a fee
of Rs 100/- (Rs one hundred only) either by depositing the money in any Branch
of SBI by cash, or by using net banking facility of State Bank of India/State
Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur/Sate Bank of Hyderabad/State Bank of Mysore/State
Bank of Patiala /State Bank of Travancore or by using Visa/Master Credit/Debit
Card
For the applicants in whose case payments details have not
been received from the bank they will be treated as fictitious payment cases
and a list of all such applicants shall be made available on the commission
website within two weeks after the last day of submission of online application
The applicants shall be required to submit the proof of
their fee payment within 10 days from the date of such communication either by
hand or by speed post to the commission
On receipt of documentary proof, genuine fee payment cases
will be considered and their applications will be revived, if they are
otherwise eligible
HOW TO APPLY
Candidates are required to apply online by using the website
www.upsconline.nic.in
Detailed instructions for filling up online applications are
available on the abovementioned website
The applicants are advised to submit only single
application; however, if due to any unavoidable situation, if he submits
another/multiple applications, then he must ensure that application with the
higher RID is complete in all respects like applicants’ details, examination
centre, photograph, signature, fee etc
The applicants who are submitting multiple applications
should note that only the applications with higher RID (Registration ID) shall
be entertained by the commission and fee paid against one RID shall not be
adjusted against any other RID
The result of the written part of the examination is likely
to be declared in the month of July, 2013
All candidates called for interview must carry their
original matriculation certificate or equivalent examination certificate to the
service selection board (SSB)
Originals will have to be produced by the candidates who
qualify at the SSB interview soon after the interview
The originals will be returned after verification
Those candidates who have already passed 10+2 examination
must carry their original 10+2 pass certificate or marks sheet for the SSB
interview
Travelling Allowance: Candidates appearing for SSB Interview
for the first time for a particular type of commission (permanent or short
service) shall be entitled for AC III Tier to and fro railway fare or bus fare
including reservation cum sleeper charges within the Indian limits
e-Admit Card: The eligible candidates shall be issued an
e-Admission Certificate three weeks before the commencement of the examination
The e-Admission Certificate will be made available in the
UPSC website www.upsc.gov.in for being downloaded by candidates
No admission certificate will be sent by post
Candidates to ensure their eligibility for the examination:
The candidates applying for the examination should ensure that they fulfil all
eligibility conditions for admission to the examination. Their admission at all
the stages of the examination will be purely provisional subject to satisfying
the prescribed eligibility conditions
Mere issue of admission certificate to the candidate will
not imply that his candidature has been finally cleared by the commission
Verification of eligibility conditions with reference to
original documents is taken up only after the candidate has qualified for
interview/personality test
How to apply: Candidates are required to apply online by
using the website www.upsconline.nic.in Detailed instructions are available on
the above mentioned website
Last date for receipt of applications: The online
applications can be filled upto 21st January, 2013after which the link will be
disabled
Penalty for wrong answers: Candidates should note that there
will be penalty (negative marking) for wrong answers marked by a candidate in
the objective type question papers
Selection Procedure: The Union Public Service Commission
shall prepare a list of candidates who obtain the minimum qualifying marks in
the written examination as fixed by the commission at their discretion
Such candidates shall appear before a Services Selection
Board for Intelligence and Personality Test where candidates for the Army/Navy
wings of the NDA and 10+2 Cadet Entry Scheme of Indian Naval Academy will be
assessed on Officers Potentiality and those for the Air Force in Pilot Aptitude
Test and for Officers Potentiality
PABT applicable to candidates with Air Force as first choice
would also be conducted for all SSB qualified candidates with one of the choice
as Air Force subject to their eligibility and if they are so willing
Two-stage selection procedure based on Psychological
Aptitude Test and Intelligence Test has been introduced at Selection
Centers/Air Force Selection Boards
All the candidates will be put to stage one test on first
day of reporting at Selection Centers/Air Force Selection Boards
Only those candidates who qualify at stage one will be
admitted to the second stage/remaining tests
Those candidates who qualify stage II will be required to
submit the original certificates along with one photocopy each of (I) original
matriculation pass certificate or equivalent in support of date of birth, (ii)
original 10+2 pass certificate or equivalent in support of educational
qualification
The candidates applying for the examination should ensure
that they fulfil all eligibility conditions for admission to the examination
Their admission at all the stages of the examination will be
purely provisional subject to satisfying the prescribed eligibility conditions
Facilitation Counter: In case of any
guidance/information/clarification regarding their applications, candidature
etc candidates can contact UPSC’s facilitation counter near gate ‘C’ of its
campus in person or over Tel 011-23385271/011-23381125/011-23098543 on working
days between 10.00 hrs and 17.00 hr
Scheme of NDA Entrance Examination *
1. The subjects of the written examination, the time allowed
and the maximum marks allotted to each subject will be as follows :–
Subject Code Duration Maximum
Marks
Mathematics 01 2-½ Hours 300
General Ability Test 02 2-½ Hours 600
Total
900
2. The papers in all the subjects will consist of objective
type questions only. The question papers (Test Booklets) OF MATHEMATICS AND
PART "b" OF GENERAL ABILITY TESTS WILL BE SET BILINGUALLY IN HINDI AS
WELL AS English.
3. In the question papers, wherever necessary, questions
involving the metric system of Weights and Measures only will be set.
4. Candidates must write the papers in their own hand. In no
circumstances will they be allowed the help of a scribe to write answers for
them.
5. The Commission have discretion to fix qualifying marks in
any or all the subjects at the examination.
6. The candidates are not permitted to use calculator or
Mathematical or logirithmic table for answering objective type papers (Test
Booklets). They should not therefore, bring the same inside the Examination
Hall.
Announcement of the Results of NDA (II) Written Examination,
Interview of qualified candidates, announcement of final results and admission
to the training courses of the finally qualified candidates :
The Union Public Service Commission shall prepare a list of
candidates who obtain the minimum qualifying marks in the written examination
as fixed by the Commission in their discretion. Such candidates shall appear
before a Services Selection Board for intelligence and Personality Test where
candidates for the Army/Navy wings of the NDA and 10+2 Executive branch of
Naval Academy will be assessed on officers potentiality and those for the Air
Force in Pilot Aptitude Test and for officers potentiality.
TWO STAGE SELECTION PROCEDURE
Two stage
selection procedure based on Psychological Aptitude Test and Intelligence Test
has been introduced at Selection Centres/Air Force Selection Boards. All the candidates will be put to stage one
test on first day of reporting at Selection Centres/Air Force Selection
Boards. Only those candidates who
qualify at stage one will be admitted to the second stage/remaining tests. Those candidates who qualify stage II will be
required to submit the original Certificates along with one photocopy each of :
(i) original Matriculation pass certificate or equivalent in support of date of
birth; (ii) Original 10+2 pass certificate or equivalent in support of
educational qualification.
Candidates who appear before the Services Selection Board
and undergo the test there will do so at their own risk and will not be
entitled to claim any compensation or other relief from Government in respect
of any injury which they may sustain in the course of or as a result of any of
the tests given to them at the Services Selection Board whether due to the
negligence of any person or otherwise. Parents or guardians of the candidates
will be required to sign a certificate to this effect.
To be acceptable, candidates for the Army/Navy and Naval
Academy should secure the minimum qualifying marks separately in (i) Written
examination and (ii) Officer potentiality test, as fixed by the Commission in
their discretion, and candidates for the Air Force should secure the minimum
qualifying marks separately in (i) Written examination (ii) Officer
potentiality test, and (iii) Pilot Aptitude Test as fixed by the Commission in
their discretion.
Subject to these conditions the qualified candidates will
then be placed in the final order of merit on the basis of total marks secured
by them in the Written examination, and the Services Selection Board Tests in
three separate lists-one for the Army and the Navy, the second one for the Air
Force and the third for the Course at the Naval Academy. The names of
candidates who qualify for all the Services of NDA and the Naval Academy will
appear in all the three Merit Lists. The final selection for admission to the
Army and Naval Wings of the National Defence Academy will be made in order of
merit upto the number of vacancies available from the merit list for the Army
and Naval Wings, for the Air Force Wing from
the merit list for the Air Force; and for the Executive Branch of Naval
Academy upto the number of vacancies available from the merit list for the
Naval Academy, subject to medical fitness and suitability in all other
respects. The candidates who are common to all the three merit lists will be
considered for selection from all the three lists with reference to their order
of preferences and in the event of their final selection from one list, names
will be cancelled from the other lists.
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N.B. : Every candidate for the Air Force is given Pilot
Aptitude Test only once. The Grade secured by him at the first test will
there-fore hold good for every subsequent interview he has with the Air Force Selection Board. A candidate who
fails in the first Pilot Aptitude Test cannot apply for admission to the
National Defence Academy Examination for the Air Force wing or General Duties
(Pilot) Branch or Naval Air Arm.
Candidates who have been given the Pilot Aptitude Test for
any previous N.D.A. course should submit their application for this examination
for the Air Force Wing only if they have been notified as having qualified in
the Pilot Aptitude Test.
The form and manner of communication of the result of the
examination to individual candidates shall be decided by the Commission at
their discretion and the Commission will not enter into correspondence with
them regarding the result.
Success in the examination confers no right of admission to
the Academy. A candidate must satisfy the appointing authority that he is
suitable in all respects for admission to the Academy.
* Please note that the above details are as per lat
Notification NDA (II) Exam 2012 and the UPSC Exam Dates and Schedule relesed by
UPSC
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