NDA Eligibility Criteria 2022

NDA Eligibility Criteria 2022 – Age Limit, Qualification, Nationality, Attempt Limit

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NDA Eligibility Criteria 2022 – Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) provides the NDA 2022 eligibility criteria for the aspirants. The UPSC mentions the NDA eligibility criteria in the official NDA notification 2022. UPSC NDA eligibility criteria 2022 is determined based on multiple factors like age, educational qualification, physical standard, nationality. As per the last year update, female candidates can also apply for NDA 2022.

According to the UPSC notification 2022 candidates between the age group of 16.5 to 19.5 years must have passed class 12th. Eligible and interested candidates who meet NDA exam eligibility criteria 2022 can fill the NDA application form 2022 online. To know more about the NDA eligibility criteria 2022 read the full article.

NDA 2022 Eligibility Criteria – Overview

Exam Name	NDA Examination 2022
Examination Body	Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)
Exam level	National
NDA Eligibility 2022	Nationality – Indian Age limit – 16.5 to 19.5 years Educational Qualification – Passed 12th standard with maths and physics
Number of attempts	No limit

Multiple components combined together determined the eligibility criteria of the NDA exam to be conducted by the Union Public Service Commission. Different components of UPSC NDA eligibility criteria are mentioned below:

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NDA 2022 Eligibility Criteria – Nationality

According to the UPSC NDA notification 2022, an applicant who is an Indian citizen can apply for the UPSC NDA 2022 examination. Else they must fulfill any of the NDA nationality criteria mentioned by the Commission below.

A subject of Nepal or
A subject of Bhutan or
People of Indian origin migrated from Zaire, Ethiopia, East African Countries of Kenya, the United Republic of Tanzania, Malawi, Uganda, Burma, Pakistan, Zambia, Sri Lanka and Vietnam to settle in India or
Tibetan refugees came to India, to settle in India before January 1, 1962.

Note: Those meeting any one of the four points mentioned above with a certificate of eligibility issued by the Government of India can apply for the UPSC NDA 2022 exam.

NDA Eligibility Criteria 2022 – Age Limit

The Union Public Service Commission prescribes the UPSC age limit in the official NDA notification 2022. As per the UPSC applicants between the NDA age limit eligibility of 16.5 to 19.5 years, can apply online for the National Defence Academy (NDA) & Naval Academy (NA) 2022 exam. Those belonging to the reserved category are eligible for NDA age relaxation as per the rules set by the UPSC. For more details on NDA 2022 age limit and age relaxation, check the tables below:

NDA 1 & 2 2022 age limit

Exam	NDA Age limit	Date of Birth Criteria
NDA (1) 2022	16.5 years to 19.5 years	July 2, 2005, to July 1, 2002
NDA (2) 2022	–

Note: There is no age relaxation provided to reserved category applicants for the NDA & NA examinations as per the rules set by the Union Public Service Commission.

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NDA Eligibility Criteria 2022 – Academic Qualification

Union Public Service Commission also mentions the educational qualifications required to apply for the UPSC NDA exam and fill the NDA application form 2022. To be eligible for appearing in the NDA 2022 exam candidate must have passed class 12th from a recognised board. Check the table below for more details on the NDA educational qualification 2022.

NDA education qualification 2022

NDA Wings	Qualifying Exam details
Indian Army	Passed 12th standard from State Education Board or a University
Indian Air Force and Naval	Passed 12th standard with Physics and Mathematics from State Education Board or a University

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NDA 2022 Eligibility Criteria – Marital Status

Candidates who want to appear for the UPSC NDA 1 and 2 2022 exam must be unmarried and must remain unmarried till such time that the National Defence Academy & Naval Academy training is in effect. If the candidate marries in between the UPSC NDA training he will be discharged from the Academy.

NDA Eligibility Criteria 2022 – Physical Standard

Those clearing the NDA & NA 2022 SSB interview round will be called for the NDA physical fitness or medical test round. In this stage the physical and mental state of the candidate will be tested by the authorities. If they fail to meet the prescribed medical standards by the authorities they will be disqualified. Check some of the NDA 2022 physical standards in the tables below:

Indian Army & Air Force Height and Weight Requirement

Height (in cm)	Age in years
16 – 17	17 – 18	18 – 19
Weight (in kg)
152	42.5	44	45
155	43.5	45.3	47
157	45	47	48
160	46.5	48	49
162	48	50	51
165	50	52	53
167	51	53	54
170	52.5	55	56
173	54.5	57	58
175	56	59	60
178	58	61	62
180	60	63	64.5
183	62.5	65	66.5

Indian Navy Height and Weight Requirements

Height (in cm)	Age in years
16	18	20
Weight (in kg)
152	44	45	46
155	45	46	47
157	46	47	49
160	47	48	50
162	48	50	52
165	50	52	53
168	52	53	55
170	53	55	57
173	55	57	59
175	57	59	61
178	59	61	62
180	61	63	64
183	63	65	67

Indian Navy Vision requirement

Requirements	Vision Standard
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

Indian Air Force Vision requirement

Requirements	Vision Standard
Minimum distant vision	6/6, 6/9
Corrected with glass (for Hypermetropia)	6/6, 6/6
Colour vision	CP-I
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 maximum)
Maddox Rod Test at 6 meters	Exo-6 prism D Eso-6 prism D Hyper-1 prism D Hypro-1 prism D
Maddox Rod Test at 33 cms	Exo-16 prism D Eso-6 prism D Hyper-1 prism D Hypo-1 prism D

NDA Application Form 2022

The Union Public Service Commission will release the NDA 1 application form 2022 in December, 2021 (tentative). Candidates who meet the UPSC NDA eligibility criteria 2022 will be eligible to apply online for the NDA 2022 exam at upsc.gov.in. The NDA application form 2022 fee is Rs 100 for General and OBC category candidates and Nil for others. The UPSC application form has two parts and should be filled carefully as no option to edit the NDA form 2022 will be provided after its submission. On successful completion of the NDA registration 2022, candidates will receive a confirmation regarding the same.

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