Nimbus Defence Academy for NDA Exam Coaching in Chandigarh

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ANNOUNCES A NEW BATCH ON NDA
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WHAT IS NDA ?

• The National Defence Academy is abbreviated as
  NDA.
• It is the joint defence services training
  institute of the Indian Armed Forces.
• The cadets of all the three services of the
  Indian Armed Forces i.e The Indian Army, The
  Indian Navy, The Indian Air Force train together
  before they go on to the respective service
  academy for further precommission training.
• Situated in Khadakwasla, Pune, Maharashtra.

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How to get into it ?

• The UPSC (UNION PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION)
  organises examinations twice a year for the
  eligible candidates to get into the services.

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Eligibility criteria
NATIONALITY

• All the candidates need to meet the criteria with
  regard to nationality to be eligible for
  application. To be eligible for NDA, a candidate
  must be either one of the following
• A citizen of India
• A subject of Nepal or Bhutan
• A Tibetan refugee who moved to India, before
  January 1, 1962, with the intention of settling
  here permanently
• A PIO (Person of Indian origin) is someone who
  has migrated from the countries specified below,
  with the intention of permanently settling in
  India. The nationals from the following countries
  would fall under this category such
  as Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African
  Countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic
  of Tanzania (Formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar ),
  Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia, Vietnam. 
• Note It must be noted that all the foreign
  nationals are required to produce a certificate
  of NDA eligibility criteria that has been issued
  by the Government of India. This certificate will
  however not be needed in case of those candidates
  who are Gorkha subjects of Nepal.

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Eligibility criteria
AGE LIMIT, SEX MARITAL STATUS
MINIMUM AGE MAXIMUM AGE
16 years during the commencement of course 19 years during the commencement of course

• Only unmarried male candidates are eligible to
  apply for the examination and they are supposed
  not to marry within the training period.

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Eligibility criteria

• EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION
• For Army Wing of National Defence Academy 12th
  Class pass of the 102 pattern of School
  Education or equivalent 6 examination conducted
  by a State Education Board or a University.
• For Air Force and Naval Wings of National Defence
  Academy and for the 102 Cadet Entry Scheme at
  the Indian Naval Academy 12th Class pass with
  Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics of the 102
  pattern of School Education or equivalent
  conducted by a State Education Board or a
  University.
• Candidates who are appearing in the 12th Class
  under the 102 pattern of School Education or
  equivalent examination can also apply for this
  examination.

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Eligibility criteria
Physical Standards Height and Weight
Requirements Candidates must note that the
minimum height measurement specified is 157 cms
(162.5 cms for Air Force).  For Gorkhas and those
belonging to hills of the North-Eastern areas of
India, Garhwal, and Kumaon, the minimum height
will be 5 cms less than the usual figure.  On the
other hand, for candidates belonging to the
Lakshadweep islands, the minimum height standard
may be reduced by 2 cms.
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Eligibility criteria
Physical Standards In case the candidate wishes
to be pilot in the Air Force, the following
requirements will have to be kept in mind, due to
constraints of the flying vehicle Leg Length
Minimum of 99 cms and Maximum of 120 cms Thigh
Length Minimum is not applicable while Maximum
of 64 cms Sitting Height Minimum of 81.50 cms
and Maximum of 96 cms
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• How many times can a candidate apply for this
  examination?
• Ans. There is no limit to the number of times you
  can apply for the exam as long as you are between
  the age of 16.5 to 19.5 years.

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• Training period
•  The training period in NDA, Khadakwasla is three
  years after which Army cadets will be sent to IMA
  for 1 year, Air force Cadets to Air Force Academy
  for 1 year, and Naval Cadets to Naval Academy for
  1 year.

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• Examination pattern
• The subjects of the written examination, the time
  allowed and the maximum marks allotted to each
  subject will be as follows

Subject Code Duration Max. marks
Mathematics 001 2.5 hours 300
General ability test 002 2.5 hours 600
Total marks 900
SSB Test/ INTERVIEW SSB Test/ INTERVIEW SSB Test/ INTERVIEW SSB Test/ INTERVIEW
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SYLLABUS OF THE EXMAINATION
PAPER 01 MATHEMATICS (300 MARKS) TOPICS
ALGEBRA, TRIGONOMETRY, MATRICES AND DETERMINANTS,
ANALYTICAL GEOMETRY OF TWO AND THREE DIMENSIONS,
DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS, INTEGRAL CALCULUS AND
DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS, STATISTICS AND
PROBABILITY, VECTOR ALGEBRA PAPER 02 GENERAL
ABILITY TEST (600 MARKS) PART 01 ENGLISH (200
marks) Grammar and usage, vocabulary,
comprehension and cohesion in extended text to
test the candidates proficiency in English.
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SYLLABUS OF THE EXMAINATION
PART 02 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (400 MARKS) The
question paper on General Knowledge will broadly
cover the subjects Physics, Chemistry, General
Science, Social Studies, Geography and Current
Events.
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Books, study materials, mock tests
In a run to prepare for NDA examination one
should have sound knowledge of the topics studied
till class 10th especially social studies. For
its preparation you can rely on NCERT books
alongwith books provided by NIMBUS DEFENCE
ACADEMY. For maths Go through R.S.Aggarawala and
R.D. Sharma books and books provided by NIMBUS
DEFENCE ACADEMY. For physics and chemistry Go
through NCERT books and books provided by NIMBUS
DEFENCE ACADEMY. For mock tests attempt mock
tests at NIMBUS DEFENCE ACADEMYs website and
mobile app.
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• How many students appear in this exam and
  qualify in it and get commissioned ?
• Around four lakhs, aspirants appear for NDA every
  year, out of which approximately 6,000 are called
  for SSB Interview.
• Note NDA II 2020 final result was announced on
  July 6, wherein, a total of 478 candidates were
  recommended for final selection

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Thank you