UPSC NDA 1 2022 Eligibility Criteria: Check Gender, Age Limit, Educational Qualification for Indian Army, Navy, Air Force Recruitment
UPSC NDA 1 2022 Eligibility Criteria: UPSC NDA 2022 (1) Online Registration has begun from 22nd Dec 2021 on upsconline.nic.in for the recruitment of 400 Vacancies (35 Vacancies for female candidates) in Army, Navy and Air Force wings of the National Defence Academy (NDA) and Naval Academy (NA). Every year UPSC conducts NDA & NA Exam twice and consists of Written Exam and SSB Interview. Written Examination will be conducted by UPSC on 10th April 2022 for admission to the Army, Navy and Air Force wings of the NDA for the 149th Course, and for the 111th Indian Naval Academy Course (INAC) commencing from 2nd January 2023. Below are important dates for UPSC NDA & NA 2022 Recruitment Process:
| Important Dates for UPSC NDA & NA (1) 2022 Exam |
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| UPSC NDA Online Applications Opening Date |
22nd December 2021 |
| UPSC NDA Online Applications Closing Date |
11th Jan 2022 (Till 6:00 PM) |
| Withdrawal of Application Form |
18th to 24th Jan 2022 (Till 6:00 PM) |
| Download of Admit Card of NDA 2022 Exam |
15 Days Before the Exam |
| UPSC NDA & NA (1) 2022 Written Exam (For Both Male & Female Candidates) |
10th April 2022 (Sunday) |
| Course Commencement |
2nd January 2023 |
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UPSC NDA & NA 1 2022 VACANCIES
| UPSC NDA & NA I 2022 Recruitment |
Vacancies |
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| National Defence Academy |
Army |
208 (including 10 for female candidates) |
| Navy |
42 (including 03 for female candidates) | |
| Air |
(i) Flying – 92 (including 02 for female candidates) (ii) Ground Duties (Tech) – 18 (including 02 for female candidates) (iii) Ground Duties (Non-Tech) – 10 (including 02 for female candidates) |
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| Total |
370 | |
| Naval Academy (10+2 Cadet Entry Scheme) |
30 (for male candidates only) | |
| Total |
400 | |
Note: Vacancies are provisional and may be changed depending on the availability of training capacity of the National Defence Academy and Indian Naval Academy.
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Before applying for the UPSC NDA & NA II 2022 Exam, candidates should make sure that they fulfill all the eligibility norms including age, upper age limit, educational qualification(s), Physical Standards and Medical Standards. So, let’s look at the Eligibility Criteria for UPSC NDA & NA I 2022 Recruitment Process:
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Age Limit, Sex, Marital Status
Only unmarried male & female candidates born not earlier than 2nd July 2003 and not later than 1st July 2006 are eligible.
| Age Limit |
Age (years) |
| Minimum Age |
16.5 years during the commencement of course |
| Maximum Age |
19.5 years during the commencement of course |
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Educational Qualifications as on 24th December 2022
| NDA & NA I 2022 |
Educational Qualification as on 24th Dec 2022 |
| For Army Wing of National Defence Academy |
12th Class pass of the 10+2 pattern of School Education or equivalent examination conducted by a State Education 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 |
12th Class pass of the 10+2 pattern of School Education or equivalent with Physics and Mathematics conducted by a State Education Board or a University. |
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Note:
- Candidates who are appearing in the 12th Class under the 10+2 pattern of School Education or equivalent examination can also apply for this examination.
- Such candidates who qualify the SSB interview but could not produce Matriculation/10+2 or equivalent certificate in original at the time of SSB interview should forward duly self-attested Photocopies to ‘Directorate General of Recruiting, Army HQ, West Block.III, R.K. Puram, New Delhi110066’ and for Naval Academy candidates to ‘Naval Headquarters, DMPR, OI&R Section, Room No. 204, ‘C’ Wing, Sena Bhavan, New Delhi-110011’.
- Candidates appearing in the 11th class exam are not eligible for this examination.
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PHYSICAL STANDARDS (For Male Candidates)
1. Height & weight
The minimum acceptable height is 157 cms(162.5 cms. for Air Force). For Gorkhas and individuals belonging to hills of North-Eastern regions of India, Garhwal and Kumaon, the minimum acceptable heights will be 5 cms. less. In case of candidates from Lakshadweep the minimum acceptable height can be reduced by 2 cms. Height and weight standards are given below:
| Male Ideal Nude Weights for Different Age Groups and Heights for ARMY/AIR FORCE (10% variation on higher side of average acceptable) |
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| Height (in cm) Without Shoes |
Age Range (in Years) / Weight (in Kgs) |
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| 15-16 |
16-17 |
17-18 |
18-19 years |
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| 152 |
41 |
42.5 |
44 |
45 |
| 155 |
42 |
43.5 |
45.3 |
47 |
| 157 |
43 |
45 |
47 |
48 |
| 160 |
45 |
46.5 |
48 |
49 |
| 162 |
46 |
48 |
50 |
51 |
| 165 |
48 |
50 |
52 |
53 |
| 167 |
49 |
51 |
53 |
54 |
| 170 |
51 |
52.5 |
55 |
56 |
| 173 |
52.5 |
54.5 |
57 |
58 |
| 175 |
54.5 |
56 |
59 |
60 |
| 178 |
56 |
58 |
61 |
62 |
| 180 |
58.5 |
60 |
63 |
64.5 |
| 183 |
61 |
62.5 |
65 |
66.5 |
Note:
- Height relaxable upto 2.5 cm may be allowed where the Medical Board certifies that the candidate is likely to grow and come up to the required standard on completion of his training.
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| Male Ideal Nude Weights for Different Age Groups and Heights for Navy (10% variation on higher side of average acceptable) |
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| Height (in cm) Without Shoes |
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 |
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2. Chest Measurement
Chest should be well developed. Fully expanded chest should not be less than 81 cms. The minimum range of expansion after full inspiration should be 5 cms.
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3. Visual Standard
| Vision standard for Army candidates |
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| Distance Vision (Corrected) |
Better Eye 6/6; Worse Eye 6/9 |
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| Colour vision |
CP-III (Defective Safe). |
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| Myopia should not be more than -2.5D including astigmatism and manifest hypermetropia not more than +3.5D including Astigmatism. |
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| Vision standard for Naval candidates |
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| Uncorrected without glass |
6/6, 6/9 |
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| Corrected with glass |
6/6, 6/6 |
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| Limits of Myopia |
–0.75 |
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| Limits of Hypermetropia |
+1.5 |
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| Binocular vision |
III |
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| Limits of colour perception |
I |
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| Visual Standards for Air Force |
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| Candidates who habitually wear spectacle |
Not eligible for Air Force |
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| Minimum distant vision |
6/6 in one eye and 6/9 in other correctable to 6/6 only for Hypermetropia |
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| Colour vision CPI Hypermetropia : +2.0 D Sph Manifest Myopia : Nil Retinoscopic Myopia : 0.5 in any Meridian permitted Astigmatism : + 0.75 D Cyl (within + 2.0 D.Max) |
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PHYSICAL STANDARDS (For Female Candidates)
The minimum height required for entry into the Armed Forces for female Candidates is 152 cm. Gorkhas and candidates belonging to Hills of North Eastern region of India, Garhwal and Kumaon will be accepted with a minimum
height of 148 cm. An allowance for growth of 02 cm will be made for candidates below 18 yrs at the time of examination. The minimum height requirement for the Flying Branch is 163 cm. Flying Branch also requires other anthropometric standards like sitting height, leg length and thigh length.