UPSC announced the postponement of the National Defence Academy (NDA) and Naval Academy (NA) (I), 2020 examination earlier today. Among several others, it comes as the latest addition to various government examinations recently deferred in India.
NDA and NA (I), 2020 exam date was earlier announced to be held on April 19, 2020. But the Union Public Service Commission has now postponed the exam due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic that has made its way into India. The Commission has remained silent on the expected new date of the exam. However, we are expecting announcement of the rescheduled dates as soon as Covid-19 situations normalize.
UPSC conducts the NDA and NA examination to qualify eligible candidates for defense academy admissions. However, the news of the postponement surely puts a question mark on whether the defense academy sessions will eventually commence in January 2020 for NDA and NA (I) 2020 qualifiers.
NDA and NA (I) 2020 examination
UPSC conducts the NDA and NA competitive examination twice a year. The SSB recommends selected candidates for admission into the Army, Navy and Air Force wings of the NDA and the Indian Naval Academy (NA). It goes without saying that the NDA & NA exam is one of the most prestigious competitive exams in India. Hence, thousands of aspirants look forward to this examination to fulfill their dreams of serving in the Indian defense services.
More than 600,000 senior secondary qualified applicants registered for the examination in its previous renditions. UPSC conducts the examination in centers around the country. Subsequently, the Services Selection Board (SSB) recommends qualifiers for admission into defense academies through a final interview. In this latest rendition of the NDA & NA (I) 2020 exam, successful candidates will have the opportunity to get admission into the 145th Course of the NDAs and the 107th Course of the NA. These courses are tentatively starting from January 02, 2020.
NDA and NA (I) 2020 Examination Postponed due to Covid-19
NDA and NA (I) 2020 has been postponed amidst the ongoing crisis related to Covid-19 outbreak in India. However, UPSC is tentatively going to reschedule the exam date soon. UPSC has displayed an official notice of postponement at the website i.e. upsc.gov.in. We have shared the snapshot of the notice here below.
Given the global crisis that has now engulfed our country, the postponement of NDA 2020 comes as an undesirable yet justified decision. It is now the third week of what has been a continuous period of postponement and rescheduling of government examinations. In this situation, it was highly likely that the UPSC could postpone the NDA 2020 exam anytime.
Official website: upsc.gov.in
Impact of Covid-19 on Government Examinations
Indian government has been very proactive in responding to the global Covid-19 outbreak. As we know, a nation-wide lockdown has been imposed to prevent the outbreak. At present, the government has extended the lockdown period as situations worsened in the last two to three weeks.
As a result of the current situation, various government examinations have been postponed/rescheduled. The postponement of the NDA & NA (I) 2020 exam is just the latest addition to a long list of similar announcements. As of now, there is no word when the new dates are releasing. However, aspirants across the country are keeping their fingers crossed in hopes of the rescheduled date as soon as situations are restored.
Check out the list of recent government examinations postponed due to Covid-19 in India
- RSMSSB Librarian Grade II
- Karnataka TET 2020
- Kerala SET 2020
- LIC AAO/AA/AE
- APPSC Exam
- RSMSSB Agriculture Investigator
- Indian Navy Medical Exam
- RSMSSB Pharmacist
- SSC CHSL – KKR 2018/NR 2018
- Indian Army
- UPSC Interviews
- DRDO Interviews
- GPSC Police Inspector
- HPPSC HPJS
- UPPSC BEO
- Indian Coast Guard Navik 01/2020 Medical
Click here to get live updates on all government examinations postponed due to Covid-19 in 2020
What NDA 2020 Aspirants can do now?
Although the deferral of the NDA & NA (I) 2020 exam is something undesirable for thousands of aspirants, there is definitely a positive side to it. NDA & NA (I) 2020 syllabus is by no means narrow and aspirants often fail to cover everything before the exam. However, in this lockdown period, all NDA 2020 aspirants have a golden opportunity to make up for anything that was left out from their study plans.
Indoors being the safe-haven for every breathing individual now, it is best to utilize the time to do focused preparations for the exam. Make plans to do any last-minute revisions and cover everything that was left out earlier due to lack of time. But most importantly, do not forget to protect yourself. Here are a few safety precautions to safeguard yourself from the deadly pandemic.
- Remain indoors and avoid even small social gatherings.
- Avoid physical contact with strangers.
- Use digital payment methods to make necessary payments.
- Make it a strict practice to wash your hands frequently. Use an alcohol-based sanitizer.
- Refrain from forwarding and sharing hoax messages on social media.
