is the authority to conduct NDA 2026 examination. NDA (National Defence Academy) exam will be organized in a year at national level. Candidates seeking for entry in can apply through this exam.

Can a Girls apply for NDA 2026 examination? Yes, Check complete eligibility below.

UPSC will release the notification for vacancies of Defence forces to be filled through NDA scores. The number of vacancies may vary depending upon the availability of training capacity in

After qualifying the NDA 2026 exam, candidates have to go through the SSB interview & medical examination for final selection. Check here for all details about NDA 2026 exam, application form, eligibility, pattern, syllabus etc.

Candidates can check below the official dates of NDA examinations:

Some important instructions regarding UPSC NDA 2026 application form are provided below:

UPSC will provide a for any modification in OTR or application form. NDA application correction will be done through online mode only. It will be organized from second week of and second week of.

Candidates should make any correction during the window as later no facility will be provided. Candidates will be able to do modification in their application form through online mode by entering login details.

Below we have mentioned the eligibility criteria of NDA examination 2026:

Candidates appearing for the exam can check the NDA exam pattern 2026 below:

Section wise Distribution of Marks:

UPSC will release the syllabus along with the notification. While preparing for the exam candidates must refer the officially prescribed syllabus. Some important topics of NDA syllabus 2026 is given below:

: Trigonometry, Algebra, Differential Calculus, Vector Algebra, Integral Calculus and Differential equations, Matrices and Determinants, Analytical Geometry of two and three dimensions, Statistics, Probability etc.

English, General Knowledge, Physics, Chemistry, General Science, History, Geography, Current Events etc.

Preparations can be made in a right way by following the beneficial NDA preparation tips & strategy:

• Prepare a suitable time table and give time to every subject.
• Practice mock test every day to analyze your performance.
• Solve previous year question papers & sample papers & follow the good study materials.
• Make short notes on important topics and revised them later.
• Take care of your health and diet and take proper sleep of around 6 to 7 hours daily.

NDA 2026 examination may be conducted in following cities:

The admit card will be released seven days before the examination. will be available from fourth week of (NDA 1) and second week of (NDA 2). It will available through online mode only.

No NDA hall ticket will be send through post or offline mode. To download the admit card, candidates have to enter their & other required details. In case candidates does not receive their admit card or any query regarding this they can contact to commission.

UPSC will not provide any official answer key of NDA examination. Some coaching institutions may release the after the examination. It will be released on same day or within a week after the exam.

For NDA 1, it will be available in the month of and for NDA 2, it will be released in the month of . It will be available through online mode in the The answer key will contain the expected answers of questions asked in the examination.

Students appeared in the exam will be able to download the through online mode. Result will be published in the first week of (NDA 1) and (NDA 2). The result will be available in the PDF format containing the roll number of the qualified candidates.

UPSC NDA result will be published in two stages. Firstly, result will be published for written exam qualified candidates and final result will be declared after qualifying the SSB interview process. Candidates must take printout of the result and keep it safe for further use.

NDA Cut-off 2026 will be released after the declaration of result. As per the cut off marks candidates will be qualified for the next rounds. The cut off will be announced through online mode only.

The cut off will depend on various terms like number of candidates, marks scored by the candidates, difficulty level of the exam, previous cut-offs, category etc. To appear for the SSB interview, it is necessary to come under the released cut off marks.

NDA 2026 SSB Interview

NDA SSB Interview process will be organized after the declaration of result. Candidates appearing for SSB must bring their original documents & ID for verification process. It is necessary to report for the interview as per the dates specified in the interview letter.

SSB Interview is a two stage selection procedure. Stage 1 contains Officer Intelligence Rating (OIR), Picture Perception (PP) and Description Test (DT). Stage 2 will comprises of Interview, Group Testing Officer Tasks, Psychology Test and the conference. To get selected in NDA & NA, candidates have to clear all these tests carefully. After SSB interview, the final result will be published on the website.

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