UPSC NDA Eligibility 2021: Nationality, Education, Age Limit & Physical Standard.

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The NDA exam is conducted by UPSC. NDA Exam is held twice a year to hire for the Indian Defence System. The UPSC NDA exam is one of the most prestigious career choices. The UPSC NDA Online Application has started in August 2021. It is very important to understand the UPSC NDA Eligibility 2021 to complete the registration correctly.

UPSC will do the NDA exam in two phases the Written Test and Interview. It is also advised that the entrants must go through the UPSC NDA Syllabus 2021 to know the subjects they have to study.

The UPSC NDA Exam Pattern on the other hand helps entrants to understand the layer of the exam and marking. Before starting to prepare entrants must go through all the criteria of UPSC NDA Eligibility 2021 to know if they fulfil all the criteria to apply for the exam. Let’s have a look into the details:

UPSC NDA Eligibility 2021:

The UPSC NDA Eligibility 2021 criteria are divided into four parts. The nationality, Education, Age limits and Fitness of an entrant. An entrant can make unlimited attempts to crack the exam. However, entrants have to be within the age limit. Entrants who are eligible should apply for the exam or else the registration will be cancelled. Let’s have a look at the aspects of Eligibility:

Nationality.
Age Limit
Educational Qualification.
Permissible Disabilities.

Nationality:

The entrant must be a citizen of India or a subject of Nepal or Bhutan.
He or She can be a refugee from Tibet, who had come to India before January 1st, 1962, to settle down here forever.
The entrant can be a person of Indian origin, arrived from East African Countries of Kenya, Uganda, Sri Lanka, Burma, the United Republic of Tanzania (Formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Zaire, Ethiopia, Zambia, Malawi, and Pakistan, to settle down in India forever.
A person who has got a certificate of eligibility from the govt of India.
If the entrant is a person who has not yet received the certificate of eligibility by the govt of India, will be allowed to appear for the exam however job will only be made after he or she submits the same.
UPCS has exempted Gorkha and Nepali community from providing eligibility certificates.
However, entrant belonging to other communities (a refugee from East Africa, Bhutan & others) will have to provide a certificate of eligibility.

Now you already know about the very basic eligibility criteria i.e. citizenship. We will not have a look at the next aspect of criteria that is the Age limit for UPSC NDA.

Age Limit:

Department Name	Age Limit	Entrant’s Marital Status	Gender
NDA	Max 19.5- Min 16.5	Unmarried	Male
Navy	Maximum 19.5- Min 16.5	Unmarried	Male

Female entrants and married males are not eligible for NDA & NA.
The DOB should the same as in the admit card of Matriculation or Higher Secondary exam.
Successful entrants are not allowed to marry until full training of NDA is completed.
If an entrant gets married before completing the NDA exam they will be asked to leave and submit all the cost incurred by Govt to train them.

The above table shows the age criteria for various depts. Now let’s have a look into the educational skills needed for NDA exam:

Educational Qualification:

Entrants must complete their 10+2 or higher secondary from recognized University.
Entrants who are in 11th standard are not eligible for NDA exam.
UPSC will allow entrants who are in 12th standard and yet to receive their passing certificate are allowed to appear for the NDA exam under the special provision,. However, they have to submit their passing certificate before the time period that is fixed by UPSC.
Entrants who took INSB or PABT and have failed to qualify are not allowed for air force any more.
Entrants who are banned by ministry of defence for some reason they are also not eligible for NDA exam.

If the entrant meets the required educational skill needed for the NDA exam then only they should apply for it. However, if an entrant fails to provide a valid certificate or if it doesn’t have the date of issuing.

Now let’s move to the next and most imp aspect of the eligibility, that is Physical fitness. As it the NDA exam is solely conducted for hiring people in the National Defence Academy. The physical fitness of an entrant plays a major role. Let’s have a look into the details:

UPSC NDA Eligibility 2021- Physical Standards:

The Defence Personals have to work in extreme weather conditions and many adverse situations. Entrants must ensure that they are physically fit mentally strong to handle each situation. UPSC have some fixed standards in matter of fitness let’s find out what are those. Entrants have to meet this standard to be able to be a part of Indian Defence system.

Grounds of Rejection:

Piles.
Hydrocele / Phimosis / Varicocele
Deviated Nasal Septum
Overweight / Underweight
Gynaecomastia
Waxed Ears

UPSC will not consider an entrant eligible if he is suffering from any of the above-mentioned ailments. Entrants must try to rule out all these issues before appearing for the exam. It is obvious that an entrant who wants to crack NDA exam must be preparing their bodies as well since a period of time to rule out above health issues. They must also increase their physical strength through regular exercise, diet, running, jogging, weight lifting. This will help the entrants to crack the medical test and the training easily. Now let’s find out the physical standards needed for the NDA exam:

NDA Physical Standards:

NDA & Air Force:

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

Navy:

Height	Weight
	Age-18	17	16
152	46	45	44
155	47	46	45
157	49	47	46
160	50	48	47
162	52	50	48
165	53	52	50
167	55	53	52
170	57	55	53
173	59	57	55
175	61	59	57
178	62	61	59
180	64	63	61
183	67	65	63

Acceptable Physical Feature Measurement for Air Force Pilot:

	Maximum	Minimum
Length Of Legs	120 CMS	99 CMS
Length Of Thighs	64 CMS
Height While Sitting	96 CMS	81.50 CMS

Vision Standard for NA & Airforce:

NAVY Vision Standard
Without glasses (uncorrected)	6/6	6/9
With glasses (corrected)	6/6	6/6
Myopia Limits	0.75
Hypermetropia Limits	+1.5
Binocular vision	III
Limits of colour perception	I

Note: Entrants who regularly wears spectacles are not eligible for Airforce.

Air Force Vision Standard
Minimum Distant Vision	6/6	6/9
Correctable Vision	6/6 only for Hypermetropia
Colour vision	CP-I
Hypermetropia	+2.0 D Sph Manifest
Myopia	Nil
Retinoscopy Myopia	0.5 in any Meridian permitted
Astigmatism	+ 0.75 D Cyl (within + 2.0 D.Max) Maddox Rod Test.

SL No	at 6 meters Exo-6 prism D	at 33 cms Exo-16 prism D
1	Eso-6 prism D	Eso-6 prism D
2	Hyper-1 prism D	Hyper-1 prism D
3	Hypro-1 prism D	Hypo-1 prism D

Physical Fitness Requirement:

Entrants must be able to do skipping.
Must be able to run 2.4km in 15 mins.
Entrants should be able to do push-ups & Sit-ups minimum of 20 each.
Must be able to do rope climbing 3-4 meters.
Must be able to do chin-ups minimum 8.

Note:

Ghosrkhas / Garwals / Kumaon any community of northeast will have relaxation in height by 2cm.
Height relaxation of 2.5cm is also provided if medical board advice that the person can grow taller in future.
Chest size of all entrants should be 81com and 86cm after a full inhalation.

In conclusion, it is clear that UPSC is very particular about the UPSC NDA Eligibility aspects. UPSC suggests each entrant make sure that they qualify each eligibility criteria and only then they should apply or else it may lead to unnecessary cancellation of their application. Entrants must be careful while filling the UPSC NDA Online Application to ensure each details math their document and paperwork. UPSC NDA Admit Card for the exam will be released soon, keep an eye on the UPSC NDA Notification.

UPSC NDA Eligibility FAQs:

What is the minimum age limit to attain NDA exam?

Minimum age limit for NDA exam is 15.7 years.

Can an entrant appear for UPSC NDA exam if he or she is waiting for OBC or SC certificate to be provided to them?

Yes, an entrant can appear for the exam however they have to submit the certificate during document verification. If an entrant fails to provide that they would not be employed by the UPSC.

Can an entrant appear for UPSC NDA exam if he is waiting for higher secondary exam's result?

Yes, an entrant can appear for UPSC NDA exam. However, they have to submit the document before the NDA Main Exam.

What is the minimum educational skill required for UPSC NDA?

Entrants must pass 10+2 or higher secondary to apply for the UPSC NDA Exam.

What is the max age limit for an entrant in USPC NDA Exam?

Entrants must not be more than 19 years of age. The candidates can check the eligibility criteria regarding the age limit, academic qualification, nationality require to appear for the UPSC NDA exam. The candidates must make sure that they fulfill all the basic eligibility criteria before appearing for the UPSC NDA exam.

Author: Silki Joshi

Silki Joshi is a Content Writer with experience of 3+ years in the Edtech domain. She has mostly worked for competitive exams like Banking and SSC exams.

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