NDA Eligibility 2024

Welcome to FlizzIndia here we have the Eligibility Criteria like Age Limit, Height and Weight for NDA Exam. NDA is the national level test is held twice (NDA I and NDA II) in a year in the months of April and November. Candidates have to first qualify the written test with the minimum qualifying marks and then appear for the SSB Interview round to get entry into NDA.

NDA 2024 Criteria for Nationality

All the candidates need to meet the criteria with regards to nationality to be eligible for application. To be eligible for NDA 2024, a candidate must be either one of the following:

A citizen of India
A subject of Nepal
A subject of 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 following countries would fall under this category.
Pakistan
Burma
Sri Lanka
East African Countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania (Formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar ), Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia
Vietnam

DO NOTE: It must be noted that all the foreign nationals are required to produce a certificate of eligibility 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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NDA 1 and 2 Age Limit and Marital Status

It should be clearly noted that only unmarried male candidates, who are not born earlier than July 2, 2005 and not later than July 1, 2008 are eligible to appear for NDA 1 Exam.
For NDA 2 2024, candidates must be born between January 2, 2006 and January 1, 2009.
Married candidates and female candidates are ineligible to apply for NDA Exam.
The date of birth mentioned in the application must be the same as that entered in the Matriculation or Secondary School Leaving Certificate.
In short, candidates should be between the age of 16.5 years and 19.5 years to be eligible for the exam.

Important: Any candidate who has been selected after qualifying the exam has to undertake not to marry for the duration of the training. Failure to observe this condition would cause the debarment of the candidate from NDA. Additionally, any charge incurred on him by the government is required to be refunded.

NDA 2024 Eligibility- Qualification

The academic qualifications vary slightly according to the post that the candidate has applied for. The details of educational qualification for different posts are specified below:

For Army Wing of National Defence Academy: Pass certificate in 10+2 exams via recognized board or a University.
For Air Force and Naval Wings of National Defence Academy and for the 10+2 Cadet Entry Scheme at the Indian Naval Academy: Candidates should have passed Class 12th exam in the 10+2 pattern of School Education or equivalent with Physics and Mathematics conducted by a State Education Board or a University.
It must be noted that candidates studying in Class 11 are not eligible for appearing in NDA 2020 1 or 2.
Those candidates who have failed INSB / PABT earlier will not be considered eligible for recruitment in the Air Force.
Those candidates, who are currently studying in Class 12 at the time of application, must submit proof of passing the exam by deadline. Requests for extending the due date would not be entertained on any grounds.
It must also be noted that the candidates who have been debarred by the Ministry of Defence from holding any type of Commission in the Defence Services will be considered ineligible for admission to the exam.

NDA 2024 Physical Eligibility

There are certain requirements pertaining to the physical fitness or features that must be fulfilled by the candidate at the time of submitting NDA Application forms.

The eligibility would vary slightly according to the post for which candidate is applying.
It must be understood that if a candidate has resigned or withdrawn from any of the training academies of the Armed Forces, on disciplinary grounds, he will not be considered eligible to apply for NDA 2020.

The required physical criteria are listed below.

Undesirable health issues

The candidate must not be suffering from any of these minor conditions at the time of medical examination –

Wax (Ears)
Deviated Nasal Septum
Hydrocele / Phimosis
Condition of Overweight / Underweight
Under Sized Chest
Piles
Tonsillitis
Gynaecomastia
Varicocele

Case of Body Tattoos

The candidate must ensure that any permanent body tattoos are present only on the inner side of the forearm.
Under no circumstances will UPSC accept tattoos on the inside of the elbow to the wrist and on the reverse side of the palm / back (dorsal) side of hand.
Permanent body tattoos on any other part of the body are also not acceptable.
In case the candidate happens to belong to a tribe where it is customary to have tattoo marks on the face or body, acceptance will be granted on a case to case basis, considering the traditions involved. The decision of authorities would be final in such instances.

Height and Weight Requirements

Army and Air Force

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 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 Lakshadweep islands, the minimum height standard may be reduced by 2 cms.

The details in this regard are discussed below.

Height in cm	Weight in Kg
–	16-17 years	17-18 years	18-19 years
152	42.5	44.0	45.0
155	43.5	45.3	47.0
157	45.0	47.0	48.0
160	46.0	48.0	49.0
162	48.0	50.0	51.0
165	50.0	52.0	53.0
167	51.0	53.0	54.0
170	52.5	55.0	56.0
173	54.5	57.0	58.0
175	56.0	59.0	60.0
178	58.0	61.0	62.0
180	60.0	63.0	64.5
183	62.5	65	66

Navy

The standards are different for Navy posts and the particulars are summarized below:

Height in CM	Weight in KG	Weight in KG	Weight in KG
–	16 years	18 years	20 years
152	44	45	46
155	45	46	47
157	46	47	49
160	47	48	50
162	48	50	52
165	50	52	53
167	52	53	55
170	53	55	57
173	55	57	59
175	57	59	61
178	59	61	62
180	61	63	64
183	63	65	67

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

Spinal Conditions:

Presence of any of these conditions will disqualify the candidate immediately:

Granulomatous disease of spine
Arthritis / spondylosis (Rheumatoid arthritis and allied disorders / Ankylosing spondylitis / Osteoarthritis, spondylosis and degenerative joint disease / Non articular rheumatism (e.g. lesions of the rotator cuff, tennis elbow, recurrent lumbago etc.) & Miscellaneous disorders including SLE, polymyositis, vasculitis.
Spondylolisthesis / spondylolysis.
Compression fracture of vertebrae.
SC Heuerman’s disease (Adolescent kyphosis)
Loss of cervical lordosis when associated with clinically restricted movements of cervical spine.
Unilateral / Bilateral cervical ribs with demon stable neurological or circulatory deficit.
Scoliosis is more than 15 degrees as measured by Cobb’s method.
Degenerative Disc. Disease.
Presence of Schmorl’s nodes at more than one level.
Atlanto-occipital and atlantoaxial anomalies.
Hemi vertebrae and/or incomplete block (fused) vertebrae at any level in cervical, dorsal or lumbar spine and complete block (fused) vertebrae at more than one level in cervical or dorsal spine.
Unilateral Sacralisation or lumbarisation (Complete or incomplete) at all levels and bilateral incomplete sacralisation or lumbarisation.

Any other abnormality if so considered by the specialist.

X-Ray Exam

There will be a separate presence of any of the following conditions will disqualify the applicant for posts of Armed Forces:

Granulomatous disease of spine.
Arthritis / spondylosis
Scoliosis is more than 15 degrees as measured by Cobb’s Method (10 degree for Army and Navy).
More than mild Kyphosis/Lordosis
Spondylolisthesis / Spondylosis / Spondylolysis
Herniated nucleus pulposus.
Compression fracture of Vertebra.
Sacralisation Disease
Cervical ribs with demonstrable neurological or Circulatory deficit.
Presence of Schmorl’s node at more than one level.
Atlanto-occipital and atlanto-axial anomalies.
Incomplete Sacralisation Unilateral or Bilateral
Spina Bifida other than SV 1 and LV 5 if completely Sacralised
Any other abnormality, if so considered by specialist

Visual Standards

The distance vision (corrected) of the candidate should be 6/6 in the better eye and 6/9 in the worse eye.
Myopia should not be more than 2.5 D and hypermetropia not more than 3.5 D, including Astigmatism.
It must be remembered that an internal examination of the eye will be done by means of an ophthalmoscope to rule out any possibility of eye diseases.
Candidates must possess good binocular vision. The colour vision standard for the Army is (CP-III).
The ability to recognize red and green colours is vital.
Certificate that neither the candidate nor any member of his family has suffered from congenital night blindness, will have to be produced.
Another noteworthy point is that candidates who have undergone Radial Keratotomy, to improve their visual acuity, or Laser Surgery, will be permanently rejected for all Services.

The details of eyesight levels for different posts are provided below:

Condition	Naval	Air Force
Uncorrected without glass	6/6	6/6, 6/9
Corrected with glass	6/6	6/6 (only for Hypermetropia)
Limits of Myopia	-0.75	Nil
Limits of Hypermetropia	+1.5	+2.00 D Sph
Limits of Colour Perception	I	Nil
Binocular Vision	III	Nil
Manifest Myopia	N.A.	Nil Re
Retinoscopic Myopia	N.A.	0.5
Colour Vision	N.A.	CP-I (MLT)
Astigmatism	N.A.	+0.75 Cyl (within + 2.0 D.Max)
Near Vision	N.A.	N-5 each eye

NDA miscellaneous conditions

Other miscellaneous conditions

There are few other physical conditions besides the above mentioned criteria that candidates should fulfil. These criteria are specific to specific wings of defence forces.

No symptoms of weak constitution or bodily defects.
A well-developed chest; fully expanded chest should not be less than 81cms. The minimum range of expansion after full inspiration should be 5 cms.
No mal-development or impairment of function of the bones or joint.
No past history of mental breakdown or fits.
Normal hearing capabilities – Candidate should be able to hear a forced whisper with each ear at a distance of 610 cms. in a quiet room.
No impediment of speech.
Normal Blood Pressure with no signs of functional or organic disease of the heart and blood vessels.
No enlargement of liver or spleen.
No abnormality in urine examination
No presence of any kind of skin disease, likely to cause disability or disfigurement
No abnormalities in USG abdomen examination
Sufficient number of natural and sound teeth. A minimum of 14 dental points will be accepted.
Routine ECG for Air Force candidates must fall within normal limits.

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