Date of Examination: 17th August, 2008

NDA Entrance Examination (II) 2008 will be conducted  by the Union Public Service Commission on 17th August  2008, for admission to the Army, Navy and Air Force wings of the NDA for the 122nd Course and Naval Academy for the 42nd 10+2 (Executive Branch) course commencing from 30th June 2009.  The approximate number of vacancies to be filled on the results of this examination will be 339 (195 for the Army, 39 for Navy,  66 for the Air Force and 39 for the Executive Branch of Naval Academy).

Eligibility Conditions:

a) Age Limits, Sex and Marital Status :
Only unmarried male candidates born not earlier than 2nd July, 1990 and not later than 1st January, 1993 are eligible.

(b) Educational Qualifications :

(i) For Army Wing of National Defence Academy :- 12th Class pass of 10+2 pattern of School Education or equivalent examination conducted by a State Education Board or a University.

(ii) For Air Force and Naval Wings of National Defence Academy and for 10+2 (Executive Branch) Course of Naval Academy:- 12th Class pass of the 10+2 pattern of School Education or equivalent examination with Physics and Mathematics, conducted by a State Education Board or a University.

Candidates who are appearing in 12th Class under 10+2 pattern of School Education or equivalent examination can also apply for this Examination.

(c) Physical Standards :

Candidates must be physically fit according to the physical standards for admission to National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Examination (II), 2008 as given in Appendix-V of Commission`s Notice for the Examination published in Employment News/Rozgar Samachar dated 15th March, 2008.

Candidates must apply in the Common Application Form devised by the Commission for its examination, which can be purchased from the Designated Head Post Offices/Post Offices (specified in Appendix III of the notice) throughout the country against cash payment of Rs. 20/- (Rupees Twenty only).  Each such form can be used only once and only for one examination.

In case of any difficulty in obtaining Application Forms from the designated HPOs/POs, the candidates should immediately contact the concerned post Master or UPSC's "FORMS SUPPLY MONITORING CELL" over Telephone No. 011-23389366/FAX No. 011-23387310.   

Candidates are advised to read carefully the "Instructions for filling up the Application Form" given in Appendix-II of this notice.

Fees Details:

Rs.50/- (Rupees fifty only) through Central Recruitment Fee Stamp only. SC/ST candidates are exempted from payment of Fee. (OBC candidates are required to pay full fee).

Last Date for Receipt of Application:

All applications must reach the "Secretary, Union Public Service Commission, Dholpur House, Shahjahan Road, New Delhi - 110069" either by hand or by Post/Speed Post or by Courier, on or before the 15th April 2008.

However, in respect of candidates residing abroad or in certain remote localities specified in para 6 of this Notice the last date for receipt of application by Post/Speed Post only (not by Hand or by Courier) is 22nd April 2008.

Scheme of NDA Entrance Examination 2008:

a) The subjects of the written examination, the time allowed and the maximum marks allotted to each subject will be as follows :–

b) 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.

c) In the question papers, wherever necessary, questions involving the metric system of Weights and Measures only will be set.

d) 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.

e) The Commission have discretion to fix qualifying marks in any or all the subjects at the examination.

f) 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.

For more details please visit: http://www.upsc.gov.in/