UPSC NDA exam 2021 on Nov. 14; Registration for female candidates closes today

Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has released the date for National Defence Academy (NDA) and Naval Academy (NA) exam. The UPSC exams will be held on November 14, 2021. This will be the first time female candidates will be allowed to appear for the exam. The registration for women candidates for the exams were earlier opened on September 24 and will close today, October 8.

UPSC NDA NA exam registration

The UPSC NDA exam 2021 registration for female candidates will end today, on October 8, 2021. Aspirants who desire to appear for the National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Examination (II), 2021 shall apply online through the official site of the UPSC, upsconline.nic.in. The order allowing women to take part in the examination was passed by a division bench incorporating Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Hrishikesh Roy on August 18.

UPSC NDA NA registration for women

• Go to official website – upsc.gov.in.  
• Click on 'Registration for Women Candidates for NDA/NA exam 2021.' 
• Apply for Part I and proceed to Part II
• Enter details like Personal Details, Academic Details
• Upload necessary documents
• Click on Submit.  
• Download and print a copy of the UPSC NDA exam 2021 form for reference

Exam to fill 370 NDA posts, 30 NA seats

The examination will be filling 370 posts in the National Defence Academy and 30 posts in Naval Academy under the 10+2 Cadet Entry Scheme.

The UPSC, in an official notice, has made it clear that apart from women candidates, if a candidate of any other gender other than female applies for the examination, then the candidate will be liable to a penal action in terms of Rule 7 of the rules for this Examination including suspension for 10 years from appearing at all future examinations or recruitments held by the UPSC.
The UPSC has also maintained that only unmarried candidates born not earlier than January 2, 2003, and not later than January 1, 2006, are eligible to appear in the examination. 

Educational qualification for appearing in examination

The UPSC notification also said that for registering in the Army Wing of the National Defence Academy candidates must have passed the 10+2 pattern of school examination or equivalent examination conducted by a State Education board or a university.

The commission also informed that for the Air Force and Naval Wings of the National Defence Academy and for the 10+2 Cadet Entry Scheme at the Naval Academy, candidates must have passed class 12th with a subject combination of Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics under the 10+2 pattern of School Education or equivalent conducted by a state board or a University.

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