NDA 2 2021 – UPSC has started NDA application form 2021 for female candidates at upsc.gov.in. Only unmarried women candidates who fulfil the minimum eligibility can submit the NDA 2 2021 application form. NDA application form 2021 last date for girls is October 08, 2021. Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) conducts the National Defence Academy and Naval Academy (NDA & NA Exam). The NDA and NA II 2021 exam is now scheduled to take place on November 14, 2021. This year, NDA 2 2021 will now be held at 75 Centres across the country. UPSC has announced a total of 400 vacancies for the National Defence Academy and Naval Academy (NDA & NA Exam). Get complete details for NDA 2021 from this article.
Latest: NDA 2 2021 application form for female is now available. Apply now!.
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NDA 2 2021
The NDA exam is conducted by UPSC to recruit eligible candidates for Army, Navy and Air Force Wing of the National Defense Academy. Get the complete schedule for NDA 2021 from the table shared below.
NDA (II) 2021
| Events | Important Dates |
| Release of notification | 09 Jun 2021 |
| State date of application procedure | 09 Jun 2021 |
| Last date to apply | 29 Jun 2021 |
| Application Form withdrawal | 06 Jul – 12 Jul 2021 |
| Start of NDA application form 2021 for girl | 24 Sep 2021 |
| NDA application form 2021 last date for girl students | 08 Oct 2021 |
| Admit Card release date | 03 weeks before the exam |
| NDA (II) 2021 exam date | 14 Nov 2021 |
| Answer Key release date | To be announced |
| Result declaration | To be announced |
| SSB interview | January 2022 to April 2022 (tentative) |
NDA (I) 2021
| NDA 2021 | Important Dates |
| Release of notification | 30 Dec 2020 |
| Start of application process | 30 Dec 2020 |
| Last date to apply | 19 Jan 2021 |
| Online application withdrawal | 27 Jan 2021 to 02 Feb 2021 |
| Admit Card release date | 26 Mar 2021 |
| NDA (I) 2021 exam date | 18 Apr 2021 |
| Question Paper Representaion | 19 to 25 Apr 2021 |
| Answer Key date | To be announced |
| Result declaration | 30 Jun 2021 |
| SSB Interview | July 2021 to Sep 2021 (Expected) |
Quick Links
NDA Latest News
September 24, 2021: UPSC starts NDA application form 2021 for female candidates. Read Here
July 01, 2021: When will NDA 2 2021 Admit Card will release? Expectedly in October 2021. Read more.
June 23, 2021 – UPSC NDA 2 2021 Postponed to 14th November; To Be Held with CDS – Read More
June 14, 2021 – NDA I 2021 Result is expected to release anytime between June 15 to 29, 2021. Check Here
June 09, 2021 – UPSC has released official notification for NDA 2 2021. Online registrations has also started for NDA and NA 2 2021. Read more.
NDA 2 2021 Notification
NDA 2 2021 official notification is out. Candidates willing to apply for NDA 2021 exam can check the eligibility, important dates from the notification. Check the NDA 2 2021 Notification PDF below.
NDA 2021 Eligibility Criteria
Candidates who wish to apply for NDA must ensure that they meet the prescribed eligibility criteria. Check out the NDA eligibility criteria 2021 below:
Nationality:
- Candidates applying for NDA 2021 should be a citizen of India.
Age Limit
- Male candidates who are born not before July 02, 2003, and not after July 01, 2006, can apply for NDA exam.
Educational Qualification
- Candidates must have passed 10+2 exam to apply for Army Wing of National Defence Academy.
- Aspirants who have passed 12th standard with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics can apply for Air Force and Naval Wings of NDA and the 10+2 Cadet Entry Scheme at the INA.
Physical Standard
- Candidates intending to apply for NDA exam should be physically and medically fit as per the NDA standards available on the official website.
NDA 2 2021 Application Form
The NDA application form can be filled online via upsc.gov.in. Eligible and interested candidates can submit their applications by following the steps provided below.
1st step: Browse the official website of UPSC, upsc.gov.in.
2nd step: Reaching on the website, click on ‘apply online’.
3rd step: Tap on the ‘Online Application for Various exam’
4th step: After clicking on the relevant links, aspirants have to register themselves.
5th step: Thereafter, start filling NDA 2021 application form and pay the application fee.
6th step: Click on the ‘submit’ button and take a print out of the filled application form to keep it safe for future use.
Application Fee
| Category | Fee |
| General | Rs. 100/- |
| SC/ST/ | Rs 0/- |
| Sons of JCOs/NCOs/OR | Rs 0/- |
Mode of payment
- Online mode – Credit card/debit card/ master card/VISA/ Rupay/SBI net banking.
- Offline mode – Pay-in-slip (SBI)
NDA 2 2021 Admit Card
Union Public Service Commission releases the NDA 2021 admit card 03 weeks before the examination. Know everything about the call letter and the downloading process here:
- Aspirants can download the NDA admit card 2021 through upsc.gov.in.
- To download, they require registration ID and date of birth to download the NDA admit card.
- Candidates have to carry the admit card, photo identity proof to the exam centre.
- The details that are available on the admit card are as follows:
- Examination’s Name and year.
- Registration ID of the candidate.
- Candidate’s roll number.
- Applicant’s name.
- Applicant’s address.
- Examination center and complete address of the exam.
- Examination’s date and time.
NDA Exam Centre
NDA exam is conducted on a large scale where candidates from all over the country participate. For a smooth commencement of the examination, UPSC conducts the exam all across the country at the centre at different cities. The allocation of test centre is based on the first apply first allot basis except for Chennai, Dispur, Kolkata and Nagpur. Check the exam centres for UPSC NDA 2021 below.
| Agartala | Ahmedabad |
| Aizawl | Prayagraj (Allahabad) |
| Bengaluru | Bareilly |
| Bhopal | Chandigarh |
| Chennai | Cuttack |
| Dehradun | Delhi |
| Dharwad | Dispur |
| Gangtok | Hyderabad |
| Imphal | Itanagar |
| Jaipur | Jammu |
| Jorhat | Kochi |
| Kohima | Kolkata |
| Lucknow | Madurai |
| Mumbai | Nagpur |
| Panaji (Goa) | Patna |
| Port Blair | Raipur |
| Ranchi | Sambalpur |
| Shillong | Shimla |
| Srinagar | Thiruvananthapuram |
| Tirupati | Udaipur |
| Vishakhapatnam |
NDA Exam Pattern 2021
Candidates preparing for NDA 2021 exam can refer to the scheme of examination provided below.
| Language | Hindi & English |
| Type of questions | Multiple Choice Questions |
| Mode of examination | Offline exam (Written Test) |
| Total duration: | 2 hours 30 minutes for each paper |
| Total Marks | 900 marks Mathematics – 300 marks GAT – 600 marks |
| Negative Marking | 0.33 marks deducted for each incorrect answer |
NDA Syllabus 2021
The written examination for NDA is conducted for two subjects – GAT and Mathematics. Aspirants should check the topics for the NDA exam to prepare better. Get the NDA syllabus for GAT and Mathematics below.
General Ability Test
- English grammar, comprehension & cohesion in extended text
- Physics
- Chemistry
- General science
- Social studies (History, freedom movement, etc)
- Geography
- Current events
Mathematics
- Algebra
- Matrices & Determinants
- Trigonometry
- Analytical Geometry of two and three dimensions
- Differential calculus
- Integral calculus
- Differential equations
- Vector algebra
- Statistics and probability
Preparation Tips for NDA 2021
Each exam conducted by UPSC is considered as one of the difficult exams of the country; NDA is one of them. Being a national level examination, it is hard for aspirants to crack the exam. With vast syllabus and high cutoff marks, candidates often find the preparation time consuming and exhaustive. We provide here some tips that aspirants can refer to while preparing for the NDA 2021 exam.
- Start referring to NDA previous year questions paper to understand the level of the exam. Note down repeated sections/ questions and many other aspects of exams.
- Practising with NDA mock tests is just another benefit. It helps aspirants to understand where they need to focus more and also increase the speed of attempting questions.
- Start making short and easy to memorize notes. Start using pointers or highlighters to emphasize important topics and subjects.
NDA Selection Procedure
UPSC regulates the selection criteria by adopting a two-stage selection procedure. First, eligible candidates are called for the written stage. Subsequently, qualified candidates shall appear for the SSB interview. Look into the in-depth selection procedure in this section.
Written Examination
The written examination takes place across the country at different exam centres. Candidates are called for the NDA written exam 2021 based on the eligibility criteria. The written exam is conducted for 900 marks. In these stages, candidates have to answer questions from the GAT and Mathematics section which as of 12th standard level.
SSB Interview
NDA 2021 qualifiers are called for the SSB interview based on written exam result. SSB interview takes place for 05 days. It includes two stages. Stage 1 is officer intelligence rating (OPR) test and picture perception and description test. Stage 2 is group testing officer tasks, interview round, psychology test, and the conference. On qualifying SSB interview, candidates who applied for Air Force have to appear for Computerised Pilot Selection System (CPSS).
NDA Answer Key 2021
After the conclusion of NDA 2 2021, UPSC releases NDA 2021 answer key. Moreover, right after the exam, several coaching centre and institutes offer the unofficial answer to aspirants. Refer to this section to know more about the NDA answer key
- Aspirants have to visit the UPSC website, (upsc.gov.in) to check the NDA answer key.
- Candidates have to navigate to the examination > Answer Key link to download UPSC NDA 2021 answer key.
- As the examination is conducted with a different set, candidates have to to be careful while downloading the answer key of the correct set.
- The answer key can also be used to estimate the scores for UPSC NDA 2021.
NDA 2021 Result
The result for NDA 2 2021 is declared on the UPSC website, upsc.gov.in. Know more about the process of NDA 2021 result below:
- UPSC declares the result in pdf format without login. So, the candidates who have appeared for the exam can check their result easily through merit list.
- NDA scorecard is also released within 15 days from the releases of merit list. In this scorecard, candidates can check the marks they have secured in the exam.
- The scare card indicates the sectional as well as the overall score of the aspirant.
About UPSC
Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) is India’s central recruitment body which conducts the severe national level examination. Some of these examinations are UPSC IAS, NDA, CDS, IFS, IES, ISS and several others. UPSC was established on October 01, 1926. It has its headquarters at Dholpur House, New Delhi.
Important Downloads
| Official Website | upsc.gov.in |
| NDA 2 2021 Notification | Click here |
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FAQs
Ans. NDA 2 2021 Exam Date is September 05, 2021 (Sunday).
Ans. The upper age limit for NDA exam is 19.5 years.
Ans. Unmarried male candidates who have passed 10+2 can apply for NDA.
Ans. NDA 2 2021 exam is announced for 400 vacancies for NDa and NA.
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