UPSC NDA 2 Recruitment 2024, Check 404 Vacancies, Eligibility, Selection Process

The Union Public Commission has published the NDA 2 Recruitment 2024 notification for admission to the Army, Navy, and Air Force wings of the NDA. Eligible candidates can apply for the NDA 2024 Exam until the last date, 15 May 2024. UPSC has published a total of 404 vacancies for NDA 2024 recruitment. The candidate must go through the full article for more details like eligibility, selection process, exam pattern, and syllabus.

NDA 2 2024 Notification

The notification for the NDA 2024 exam was published on May 15, 2024, on the official website of UPSC. The aspirants can apply online for NDA 2 2024 exam from May 15, 2024 and the online application link will be available till the last date of June 4, 2024. A total of 404 vacancies have been released for the 154th Course and for the 116th Indian Naval Academy Course (INAC) commencing from July 2, 2025.

Click here to download the NDA 2 2024 Notification PDF

NDA 2024 Recruitment Overview

The candidates should know about the details of the NDA 2 recruitment before filling out the application form. The general details of NDA 2024 Recruitment are given below in table format for a better understanding of the candidates.

Exam Authority	Union Public Service Commission
NDA Full Form	National Defence Academy
Exam Name	NDA
Exam Level	National
Exam Conduct	Twice a Year
Selection Process	Written Exam and SSB Interview
Mode of Exam	Offline
Job Location	Pan Indian
Official Website	upsc.gov.in

NDA 2 2024 Apply Online Link

The online application link for the NDA 2 Exam will be available on the official website of the UPSC. The candidates can fill out the application using the link to register online for the NDA vacancy or by using the direct link given below. The link will remain active from 15 May 2024 to 04 June 2024.

NDA 2024 Online Application- Direct Link

NDA 2024 Vacancy Important Dates

Important dates regarding NDA 2 recruitment, like online registration dates, the last date to apply, etc, are given below.

NDA 2 2024 Notification Release Date	May 15, 2024
NDA 2 2024 Online Apply Start Date	May 15, 2024
NDA 2 2024 Last Date to Apply Online	June 4, 2024
NDA 2 2024 Exam Date	September 1, 2024
NDA 2 2024 Admit Card	To be released soon
NDA 2 2024 Result	To be released soon

NDA Exam 2024 Eligibility Criteria

Candidates must know their eligibility before applying for NDA 2 Recruitment 2024. The eligibility details are given below. 

Age Qualification

The age limit for the post of NDA 2 vacancy 2024 is mentioned below and the candidate must have been born between the date of birth 02.07.2005 and the lower limit of date of birth is 01.07.2008.

Minimum Age: 16.5 years
Maximum Age: 19.5 years

Age relaxation is also provided to the reserved category candidates.

Education qualification

The candidates must have eligible education qualifications as per UPSC NDA 2 2024 Notification to apply for the NDA 2 Exam. The detailed education qualification for the same is given below.

Post Name	NDA Educational Qualification
For the Army Wing	12th Class pass or equivalent examination pass from recognised board or university
For Air Force and Naval Wings and the 10+2 Cadet Entry Scheme	12th Class pass with Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics or equivalent from recognised board or university

NDA 2 2024 Application Fees

Candidates must pay the NDA 2 Recruitment 2024 application fee in cash or using other online or offline methods, such as credit/debit card/UPI payment or Internet banking, at any Branch of the State Bank of India. The category-wise NDA 2 2024 recruitment application fees are given below.

Category	Application Fees
General	Rs 100
SC/ST candidates/female candidates/Wards of JCOs/NCOs/ORs	Exempted

UPSC NDA 2024 Vacancies

The distribution of the vacancies of NDA 2 recruitment are given below.

Department	Vacancies
Army	208
Navy	42
Air force	Flying-92 Ground Duties (Tech) – 18 Ground Duties (Non Tech) -10
Naval Academy (10+2 Cadet Entry Scheme)	34
Total Vacancies	404

NDA 2 Recruitment 2024 Selection Process

The candidates must have knowledge about the selection process of NDA Exam 2024 before filling the application form. The complete selection process for NDA 2 2024 details have been provided below.

Stages	Name of Stage	Particulars
Stage 1	Written Exam	Multiple-choice questions from subjects like General Awareness, Arithmetic, General Intelligence, and Reasoning will be asked in CBT Exam.
Stage 2	SSB Interview	PMT includes Height measurement (for both males & females) and Chest measurement (only for males)PET includes tasks like running, long jump, and high jump.

NDA Written Exam

• Maximum Marks for the Exam : 900.
• The total time duration is 2.5 Hours.
• Objective Type Question will be asked.
• Exam will conducted in Offline mode
• Hindi and English Medium for Exam
• Section: Mathematics and General Ability Test

NDA SSB Interview

• Stage I: Officer Intelligence Rating (OIR) tests are Picture Perception  Description Test (PP&DT)
• Stage II: Interview, Group Testing Officer Tasks, Psychology Tests and the Conference.

NDA 2024 Exam Pattern

The candidate must first go through the UPSC NDA Vacancy 2024 Notification and be aware of the section-wise marks and the total number of questions asked in the NDA Exam.

Subject	Maximum Marks
Mathematics	300
General Ability Test	600
Total	900
SSB Interview	900

NDA Exam 2024 Syllabus

Aspirants must go through the official notifications for the detailed syllabus or check out the detailed syllabus for NDA 2 recruitment given below. As per the notification, the NDA exam syllabus is divided into two subjects: Mathematics and General Ability Tests. The syllabus for both sections is given below.

NDA Mathematics Syllabus

• Algebra
• Matrices and Determinants
• Trigonometry
• Analytical Geometry of Two and Three Dimensions
• Differential Calculus
• Integral Calculus
• Vector Algebra
• Statistics and Probability

NDA General Ability Test Syllabus

1. English
2. General Knowledge (Current Events, Physics, Chemistry, General Science, Geography, History, Freedom Movement etc.)