National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Examination (NDA) is the most sought-after exam conducted twice a year to select candidates for admission into the National Defence Academy (NDA) and the Indian Naval Academy. The UPSC NDA 2 Exam Date 2025 has been announced by UPSC along with the official UPSC Calendar PDF. The NDA/ NA-II will be held on 14th September 2025 (Sunday), consisting of 2 papers, which will be held in two shifts from 10 am to 12:30 pm and 2 pm to 4:30 pm.. Know complete details regarding the NDA 2 exam scheduled in the article.
NDA 2 Exam Date 2025 Out
NDA 2 exam will be held for admission to the Army, Navy, and Air Force wings of the NDA for the 156th Course and for the 118th Indian Naval Academy Course (INAC) commencing from 1st July, 2026. The NDA examination includes two papers, Mathematics and General Ability Test (GAT). Each of the papers is conducted on the same day in a different session. Both papers consist of objective-type papers and were conducted in offline mode.
UPSC NDA 2 – Important Dates | |
Event | Dates |
NDA 2 Admit Card 2025 | 4th September 2025 |
NDA 2 Exam Date | 14th September 2025 (Sunday) |
NDA 2 Exam Timing 2025
The NDA exam consists of 2 papers. The morning shift for Mathematics Paper 1 will be held from 10 am to 12:30 pm, and the evening shift for General Ability Test (GAT) Paper 2 will be held from 2 pm to 4:30 pm. Each paper will be held for 2 hours and 30 minutes, and a written exam will be held for a total of 900 marks.
Paper | Subjects | Exam Timing |
Paper 1 | Mathematics | 10 am to 12:30 pm |
Paper 2 | General Ability Test | 2 pm to 4:30 pm |
NDA 2025 Admit Card
Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) will conduct the NDA 2 Exam on 14th September 2025 (Sunday), and the admit card for the same has been released by 4th September 2025 at the official website www.upsc.gov.in. To download the NDA 2 hall ticket 2025, candidates need to enter either a registration number or roll number. The details, including exam date, timing, venue etc, have been released along with the admit card.
NDA Exam Pattern 2025
If you are planning to appear in the NDA 2025 2 examinations, you also have to be aware of the selection process, exam pattern, and syllabus topics. The details related to the NDA written exam are discussed below.
- The mode of the NDA 2 Exam is Offline.
- The questions will be in Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs).
- The language of the NDA Exam will be bilingual (English & Hindi).
- The duration of the NDA Exam 2025 is 5 hours, the test consists of two papers.
- Paper 1 consists of questions from Mathematics and Paper 2 consists of questions from the General Intelligence Test.
NDA 2 Exam Pattern 2025 | |||
Code | Subject | Max. Marks | Duration |
1 | Mathematics | 300 | 2.5 hours |
2 | General Ability Test | 600 | 2.5 hours |
Total | 900 | 5 hours |
NDA 2025 Exam Centre
The NDA 2 2025 exam will be held at various exam centers throughout the country. The details regarding the exam center, venue, etc will be released along with the candidate’s admit card.
NDA 2025 Exam Centre | ||
Agartala | Ghaziabad | Panaji (Goa) |
Agra | Gorakhpur | Patna |
Ajmer | Gurgaon | Port Blair |
Ahmedabad | Gwalior | Prayagraj (Allahabad) |
Aizawl | Hyderabad | Puducherry |
Aligarh | Imphal | Pune |
Almora (Uttarakhand) | Indore | Raipur |
Anantpur (Andhra Pradesh) | Itanagar | Rajkot |
Aurangabad | Jabalpur | Ranchi |
Bengaluru | Jaipur | Sambalpur |
Bareilly | Jammu | Shillong |
Bhopal | Jodhpur | Shimla |
Bilaspur | Jorhat | Siligudi |
Chandigarh | Kochi | Srinagar |
Chennai | Kohima | Srinagar (Uttarakhand) |
Coimbatore | Kolkata | Thane |
Cuttack | Kozhikode (Calicut) | Thiruvananthapuram |
Dehradun | Leh | Tiruchirapalli |
Delhi | Lucknow | Tirupati |
Dharwad | Ludhiana | Udaipur |
Dispur | Madurai | Varanasi |
Faridabad | Mumbai | Vellore |
Gangtok | Mysore | Vijayawada |
Gaya | Nagpur | Visakhapatnam |
Gautam Buddh Nagar | Navi Mumbai | Warangal |