NDA 2 2025 Notification Out, 406 Vacancies, Exam Date, Online Form

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) is an organising body that conducts the National Defence Academy & Naval Academy Examination (NDA & NA). As per the official calendar, the NDA 2 Notification 2025 pdf announcing 406 vacancies for unmarried boys & girls to be recruited for the National Defence Academy and Naval Academy has been released on 28th May 2025. The selection of eligible males & females will be done through a written Examination and SSB interviews. For details information regarding the NDA 2 Exam 2025, refer to the article. 

NDA 2 Exam 2025

National Defence Academy & Naval Academy Examination (NDA & NA) is a gateway to joining the Indian Army, Navy, and Air Force as an officer. The NDA Exam is a national-level defence exam conducted twice every year to select eligible candidates for admission to the Army, Navy, and Air Force wings of NDA and Indian Naval Academy Courses (INAC). Unmarried male and female 12th pass candidates born not earlier than 01st January, 2007 and not later than 1st January, 2010 can submit their application forms for the NDA 2 Exam 2025 from 28th May 2025 to 20th June 2025. 

NDA 2 2025 Notification Out

NDA 2 2025 Notification PDF for the NDA 2 Exam has been released on 28th May 2025 by the UPSC at www.upsc.gov.in for the recruitment of 12th pass candidates for the National Defence Academy and Naval Academy for FY 2025-26. UPSC conducts the NDA exam twice a year for admission to the Army, Navy, and Air Force wings of the Indian Defence Forces. The official NDA 2 notification 2025 PDF link is also provided below, as it is now officially released. 

NDA 2 Notification 2025 PDF- Click to Download

NDA 2 2025 Exam Summary

To get an overview of the UPSC NDA 2 2025 exam, candidates must refer to the summary table below, which includes all important details for the exam. Now, eligible girls can also apply for the National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Examination. 

NDA 2 Exam Date 2025 Out 

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) will conduct the National Defence Academy-2 & Naval Academy Examination-2 (NDA 2 & NA-2) on 14th September 2025 as per the UPSC Calendar 2025. The exam will include 2 papers, Paper 1 for Mathematics will be held from 10 am to 12:30 pm, and the second paper for the General Ability Test (GAT) will be held from 2 pm to 4:30 pm. All exam-related information will be released along with the admit cards. 

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NDA 2 2025- Important Dates 

The important dates have already been released by the UPSC for NDA 2 exams along with the UPSC Calendar 2025. The UPSC NDA-2 2025 Notification PDF will be released on 28th May 2025. Check the important dates for NDA 2 2025 from the table below and mark them on your calendar so you do not miss out on the exam dates.

NDA 2 Vacancy 2025

The total number of vacancies to be recruited through the NDA 2 2025 exam will be released along with the official NDA 2 Notification 2025 of the UPSC NDA/NA 2 2025 exam on 28th May 2025. Check the table below for detailed vacancy distribution for this year's vacancy (updates will be made after the release of the official notification).

UPSC NDA 2 2025 Eligibility Criteria

The candidates must hold the minimum qualification to be eligible for Defence Jobs. Below we have mentioned the details for Education Qualification, Age Limit, Nationality, and Physical Standards.

NDA 2 Education Qualification

For Army Wing of National Defence Academy: The candidate should be 12th pass/HSC or equivalent examination from 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: The candidate should have completed their 12th Class/HSC or equivalent with Physics and Mathematics from a State Education Board or a recognised University

NOTE: The candidates appearing in the 12th Class under the 10+2 School Education or equivalent examination are also eligible to appear in the UPSC NDA examination.

NDA 2 Age Limit 

Only unmarried male/female candidates born not earlier than 2nd July 2006 and not later than 1st July 2009 are eligible to apply for the NDA 2 Exam 2025.

Nationality

The candidates must be unmarried male/female and should be:

a Citizen of India, or

a Subject of Bhutan, or

a Subject of Nepal, or

a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before the 1st of January 1962 to permanently settle in India, or

a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka and East African Countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire and Ethiopia or Vietnam to permanently settle in India

NDA 2 Physical Standards

The candidates must be physically fit as per the physical standards for National Defence Academy and Naval Academy. They should be able to fulfill the following criteria:

(a) Running: 2.4 km in 15 minutes

(b) Skipping

(c) Pushups & Sit-ups: Minimum 20 each

(d) Chin-ups: Minimum 08

(e) Rope Climbing: 3.4 meters

NDA 2 Height Requirements

Click for Detailed NDA Eligibility 2025

NDA 2 Apply Online 2025

The online registration dates for the NDA 2 Application filling have already been released along with the annual calendar. The candidates can submit their NDA 2 Online Forms at www.upsc.gov.in from 28th May 2025 onwards. The last date for submission of the application form has been extended till 20th June 2025. A direct link to fill out the application form will also be provided below as activated on the official website. 

NDA 2 2025 Application Fee

The Application fee for a General Category candidate is Rs 100/-

The fee can be deposited in any Branch of SBI by cash or can be submitted by using the net banking facility of the State Bank of India or directly by using Visa/ MasterCard/ Rupay Credit/ Debit Card.

Candidates belonging to SC/ ST categories/ Sons of JCOs/ NCOs/ ORs are exempted from payment of the fee.

UPSC NDA 2 Selection Process 2025

UPSC NDA 2 is the examination process that is conducted by the Union Public Service Commission to provide the opportunity to the youth of the country who wish to join the defense services. The NDA 2 will be conducted in two stages:

1. Written examination
2. Intelligence & Personality Test (SSB)

A candidate who qualifies in a written examination will be called for a personality test, which will be conducted to check the intelligence and personality. The candidates have to clear both stages to get their names on the merit list. The merit list/final result will be generated by UPSC with the cumulative score of the Written Exam and the SSB will be considered for final selection.

NDA 2 2025 Exam Pattern 

The candidates who are preparing for the NDA 2 Exam 2025 must be familiar with the exam pattern that is followed by UPSC. We have discussed the details for the NDA-2 Exam Pattern 2025 below:

1. The exam will be conducted in an offline mode

2. The questions will be in multiple-choice format

3. The questions will be asked in bilingual languages (English & Hindi)

4. There will be a negative marking of 0.83 marks for Maths, 1.33 for English, and 1.33 marks for GK

5. Have a look at the detailed exam pattern for the NDA 2 Examination

NDA 2 Exam 2025 Syllabus 

There would be two subjects, Mathematics & General Ability Test, for which the candidates have to be well-prepared. The candidates are advised not to skip any topic for the NDA Exam and begin their preparation along with the detailed syllabus. There will be questions from English (200 marks) and General Knowledge (400 marks) in the General Ability Test.

Topics covered under Mathematics

Topics covered under the General Ability Test

The questions in this paper will be asked from the English language and General knowledge.

Topics covered under English

Topics covered under General Knowledge

Check Detailed NDA 2 Syllabus & Exam Pattern 2025

NDA Previous Year Question Paper PDFs- Click to Download

NDA 2 SSB Interview 2025

The SSB Interview will be conducted to assess the Intelligence and Personality Test. The candidates who have qualified in the written exam have to appear in the 2nd stage, i.e. interview process conducted by the officials. The candidates who qualify for the interview round are required to submit a birth certificate and a pass certificate. The merit list will be prepared based on the candidate's performance in the written examination and interview rounds.

NDA 2 Admit Card

UPSC will release the NDA 2 Admit Card around 10 days before the exam date, i.e., 4th September 2025. The candidates who are going to register for the exam can download their UPSC NDA 2 Admit Card from the official website @upsc.gov.in using their required credentials.

NDA 2 Answer Key

The answer key for the UPSC NDA 2 Exam will be released officially after the conduct of the written test. The commission will be issuing a provisional answer key first, to which the candidates can submit their objections. After the assessment of the provisional answer key and objections, the final answer key will be released.

NDA 2 Exam Result

The result of the written test will be released around a month later, after the conduct of the NDA 2 2025 Exam, with the names of candidates shortlisted for the interview round. The commission will be releasing the merit list of candidates selected for admission to the Army, Navy, and Air Force wings of the NDA and Indian Naval Academy Courses (INAC) of the NDA for the 155th Course and for the 117th Indian Naval Academy Course (INAC) after the SSB Interview process.

UPSC NDA 2 Cut Off

The cutoff for the written exam and final selection is released after the declaration of the final result. NDA cut-off marks for the written exam will be calculated out of 900. The final cutoff marks are calculated on the basis of marks scored by the last recommended candidates out of 1800 marks (900 marks for the written exam and 900 marks for the SSB Interview). The minimum qualifying mark for each subject is 25%. The candidates can check the previous year's cut-off marks for the NDA Exam below.

NDA (2) 2021 Cutoff

NDA (1) 2021 Cut Off

UPSC NDA Cut Off [Previous Year]- Click to Check

UPSC NDA 2 2025 Exam Centres

The candidates were given the choice to choose their preferred cities for the exam centers while filling out their application forms. Below is the list of cities where the UPSC NDA 2 Exam 2025 will be conducted on 14th September 2025.

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