NDA Exam 2021: Union Public Service Commission has released the revised dates of the NDA I exam @upsc.gov.in. The National Defence Academy (NDA) Exam is going to conduct on 18th April 2021 for NDA-I and 05th September 2021 for NDA-II. NDA 1 Application Withdraw Starts From 27th January 2021, the candidates who do not want to appear in the exam can withdraw their application online. National Defence Academy Exam is a national level entrance test which is held twice every year. Through NDA exam, the qualified candidates will become eligible for selection into training academies of Indian Navy, Indian Military and Air Force. After clearing the written test, candidates will also go through the SSB Interview round. Candidates qualifying the written test, SSB interview & medical test will be considered eligible for entry into NDA. In this article, we have provided complete details regarding NDA 2021 application form, exam dates, eligibility criteria, exam pattern, syllabus, etc.
NDA Exam 2021: Overview
Name of the Board | Union Public Service Commission |
Exam Name | NDA & NA I, II Exam 2021 |
NDA 1 Application Withdraw Starts | 27th January 2021 |
UPSC NDA NA 1 Exam Date | 18th April 2021 |
Selection Process | Written Test and SSB Interview/Personality Test |
Apply Mode | Online |
Official Website | upsc.gov.in |
NDA Exam 2021: Important Dates
Candidates may refer to the following important dates notification released by the conducting authority. This year, the Commission(UPSC) has released 400 vacancies, out of which 370 vacancies are for National Defence Academy and 30 are for Naval Academy (10+2 Cadet Entry Scheme). With job security, pension and allowances, and the opportunity to serve the nation, NDA 2021 is an attractive chance for the youth aspiring for defence jobs.
Events | Dates | |
NDA I | NDA II | |
Release of Notification | 30th December 2020 | 9th June 2021 |
Availability of Application Form | 30th December 2020 | 9th June 2021 |
Last date to apply | 19th January 2021 | 29th June 2021 |
Application withdraw | 27th January – 2nd February 2021 | June – July 2021 |
Availability of Admit card | March 2021 | August 2021 |
NDA 2021 Exam | 18th April 2021 | 5th September 2021 |
Declaration of Result | May 2021 | November 2021 |
NDA-1 Exam 2021: Notification PDF
For more details about the recruitment, the candidates can go through the notification pdf which has been released by UPSC on 30th December 2021 for NDA-1 Exam 2021
How to withdraw NDA Application Form 2021?
- Visit the official website of UPSC
- Click the ‘Apply Online’ link on the home page
- Candidates are redirected to the page that contains the application withdrawal link
- Enter registration ID
- Enter name, gender, date of birth, father’s name, mother’s name, mobile number, email ID
- Select either ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ from the dropdown
- Agree to the terms and conditions
- The withdrawal facility is available for those candidates who do not want to appear in the exam
- Candidates are advised to provide the details of registered application as well as registration ID
- There is no facility to withdraw the application form with incomplete details
- Separate OTPs will be sent to candidates’ registered mobile number and email ID
- Request for withdrawal will only be processed only after validating the OTP
- After the request is accepted for online withdrawal of the application, candidates must print the receipt
- Once the application has been withdrawn it cannot be revived
- On successful completion of the withdrawal of the application, an auto-generated email and SMS will be sent to the candidate’s registered email id and mobile
NDA Exam 2021: Exam Pattern
Conducting Body | Â Union Public Service Commission, UPSC. |
Frequency Of Exam | Twice in a Year |
Selection Process |
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Mode of exam | Offline |
Papers in NDA Exam |
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Marks Segregation |
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Total No. of Questions |
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Negative Marking |
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Exam Duration | 2.5 Hours For Each Paper |
Language of Question Paper | English & Hindi English Language paper has to be attempted in English. |