National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Examination (I), 2011
Last Date for Receipt of Applications 15.11.2010
(Notification)

An Examination will be conducted  by the Union Public Service Commission on 17th April, 2011 for admission to the Army, Navy and Air Force wings of the NDA for the 127th Course and for the 89th Indian Naval Academy Course (INAC) commencing from 30th December 2011.  The candidates joining Indian Naval Academy would undergo 4 years B Tech Course and would also be given an opportunity to join Technical Branch of the Navy subject to availability of vacancies.  The approximate number of vacancies to be filled on the results of this examination will be 335 (195 for the Army, 39 for Navy,  66 for the Air Force and 35 for the Indian Naval  Academy 10+2 Cadet Entry Scheme).

Vacancies are provisional and may be changed depending on the availability of training capacity of National Defence Academy.

N.B. (i) A candidate is required to specify clearly in col. 17(I) of the Application Form the Services for which he wishes to be considered in the order of his preference. He is also advised to indicate as many preferences as he wishes to opt so that having regard to his rank in the order of merit due consideration can be given to his preferences when making appointments.

(ii) Candidates should note that they will be considered for appointment to those services only for which they express their preferences and for no other service(s). No request for addition/alteration in the preferences already indicated by a candidate in his application will be entertained by the Commission.

(iii) Before indicating their preferences for different courses, the candidates should first decide their preference for the two Academies viz. National Defence Academy and  Indian Naval  Academy 10+2 cadet Entry Scheme. If a candidate opts for National Defence Academy as his first choice, he must first indicate his preferences for different wings of National Defence Academy viz Army, Navy and Air Force followed by his preferences for Indian Naval  Academy 10+2 cadet Entry Scheme. Alternatively, if a candidate opts for Indian Naval  Academy 10+2 cadet Entry Scheme as his first choice, he must first indicate his preference for Indian Naval  Academy 10+2 cadet Entry Scheme as his first choice, followed by his preference for different wings of National Defence Academy. Thus candidates opting for Indian Naval  Academy 10+2 cadet Entry Scheme Course as well as other courses of National Defence Academy must give Indian Naval  Academy 10+2 cadet Entry Scheme as their first preference or the last preference. Indian Naval  Academy 10+2 cadet Entry Scheme cannot be given as 2nd or 3rd preference. Even if Indian Naval  Academy 10+2 cadet Entry Scheme is given as 2nd or 3rd preference by the candidate, it will be deemed to be the last preference.

(iv) Admission to the above courses will be made on the results of the written examination to be conducted by the Commission followed by intelligence and personality test by the Services Selection Board of candidates who qualify in the written examination.

2. Centres of Examination:
The Examination will be held at the following Centes:

The centres and the date of holding the examination as mentioned above are liable to be  changed at the discretion of the Commission. While every effort will be made to allot the candidates to the centre of their choice for examination, the Commission may, at their discretion,  allot a different centre to a candidate, when circumstances so warrant. Candidates admitted to the examination will be informed of the time table and place or places of examination.

Candidates should note that no request for change of centre will normally be granted. When a candidate, however, desires a change in centre from the one he had indicated in his application form for the Examination, he must send a letter addressed to the Controller of Examinations, Union Public Service Commission, giving full justification as to why he desires a change in centre. Such requests will be considered on merits but requests received after 15th December 2010 will not be entertained under any circumstances. 

3.Conditions of Eligibility :

(a) Nationality : A candidate must either be  :
(i) a citizen of India, or
(ii) a subject of Bhutan, or
(iii) a subject of Nepal, or
(iv) a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before the 1st January, 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India, or

(v) 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 and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.

• Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) above shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India.
• Certificate of eligibility will not, however, be necessary in the case of candidates who are Gorkha subjects of Nepal.

(b) Age Limits, Sex and Marital Status : "Only unmarried male candidates born not earlier than 2nd January, 1993 and not later than 1st July, 1995 are eligible".  

The date of birth accepted by the Commission is that entered in the Matriculation or Secondary School Leaving Certificate or in a certificate recognised by an Indian University as equivalent to Matriculation or in an extract from a Register of Matriculates maintained by a University which  must be certified by the proper authority of the University or in the Higher Secondary or an equivalent examination certificates. These certificates are required to be submitted only after the declaration of the result of the written part of the examination. No other document relating to age like horoscopes, affidavits, birth extracts from Municipal Corporation, service records and the like will be accepted. The expression Matriculation/Higher Secondary Examination Certificate in this part of the instruction includes the alternative certificates mentioned above.

Note 1 : Candidates should note that only the Date of Birth as recorded in the Matriculation/Higher Secondary Examination Certificate or an equivalent certificate AVAILABLE on the date of submission of applications will be accepted by the Commission and no subsequent request for its change will be considered or granted.

Note 2 : Candidates should also note that once a Date of Birth has been claimed by them and entered in the records of the Commission for the purpose of admission to an Examination, no change will be allowed subsequently  or at aNY subsequent examination on any Ground Whatsoever.

Note 3 : The candidates should exercise due care while entering their date of birth in column 8 of the application form for the Examination. If on verification at any subsequent stage any variation is found in their date of birth from the one entered in their Matriculation or equivalent Examination certificate, disciplinary action will be taken Against them by the Commission under the Rules.

Note 4 : Candidates must undertake not to marry  until they complete their full training. A candidate who marries subsequent to the Date of his application though successful at this or any subsequent examination will not be selected for training. A candidate who maRRies during training shall be discharged and will be liable to refund all expenditure incurred on him by the Government.

(c) Educational Qualifications :

(i) 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.

(ii) 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 equilvalent with Physics and Mathematics conducted by a State Education Board or a University.

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 CERTIFICATES IN ORIGINAL AT THE TIME OF SSB INTERVIEW SHOULD FORWARD THE CERTIFICATES  ALONG WITH PHOTO COPIES THEREOF TO 'ADDL DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF RECRUITING, ARMY HQ, WEST BLOCK-III, R.K.PURAM, NEW DELHI-110 066' AND FOR NAVAL ACADEMY CANDIDATES TO NAVAL 'HEADQUARTERS,DMPR (OI& R) SECTION, ROOM NO 204, 'C' WING, SENA BHAWAN, NEW DELHI - 110 011' BY 5th December, 2011 FAILING WHICH THEIR CANDIDATURE WILL BE CANCELLED.  ALL OTHER CANDIDATES WHO HAVE PRODUCE THEIR MATRICULATION AND 10+2 PASS OR EQUIVALENT CERTIFICATES IN ORIGINAL AT THE TIME OF ATTENDING THE SSB INTERVIEW AND HAVE GOT THE SAME VERIFIED BY THE SSB AUTHORITIES ARE NOT REQUIRED TO SUBMIT THE SAME TO ARMY HQ OR NAVAL HQ AS THE CASE MAY BE.  Certificates in original issued by the Principals of the institutions are also acceptable in cases where Boards/Universities have not yet issued certificates. Certified true copies/Photostat copies of such certificates will not be accepted.

In exceptional cases the Commission may treat a candidate, who does not possess any of the qualifications prescribed in this rule as educationally qualified provided that he possesses qualifications, the standard of which in the opinion of the Commission, justifies his admission to the examination.

Note 1 : Candidates appearing in the 11th class exam are not eligible for this examination.

Note 2 : Those candidates who have yet to qualify in the 12th class or equivalent examination and are allowed to appear in the UPSC Examination should note that this is only a special concession given to them. They are required to submit proof of passing the 12th class or equivalent examination by the prescribed date (i.e. 5th December 2011) and no request for extending this date will be entertained on the grounds of late conduct of Board/University Examination, delay in declaration of results or any other ground whatsoever.

Note 3 : Candidates who are debarred by the Ministry of Defence from holding any type of commission in the Defence Services shall not be eligible for admission to the examination and if admitted, their candidature will be cancelled.  

Note 4 :  Those candidates  who have failed INSB/PABT earlier are not eligible for Air Force.

(d) Physical Standards :

• Candidates must be physically fit according to physical standards for admission to National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Examination (I), 2011 as per guidelines given in Appendix-V.  

• A candidate who has resigned or withdrawn on disciplinary grounds from any of the training academics of Armed Forces is not eligible to apply.

4. Fee :

a)  Candidates applying Online (exempting SC/ST Candidates who are exempted from payment of fee) are required to pay a reduced fee of Rs. 25/- (Rupees Twenty Five only) either by remitting the money in any Branch of SBI by Cash, or by using net banking facility of SBI or by using Visa/Master Credit/Debit Card.

b)   (i) Candidates applying Offline (through Common Application Form) are required to pay a fee of Rs. 50/- (Rupees Fifty only) through a single Central Recruitment Stamp. Central Recruitment Fee Stamp (Not postage stamp) of the requisite denomination may be obtained from the post office and affixed on the application form in the space provided therein. The stamp must be got cancelled from the issuing Post Office with the date stamp of the post office in such a manner that the impression of the cancellation mark partially overflows on the application form itself but within the space provided on the Application form itself. The impression of the cancellation mark should be clear and distinct to facilitate the identification of date and the Post Office of issue.

• Candidates residing abroad should deposit the prescribed fee in the office of India's High Commissioner, Ambassador or repre-sentative abroad as the case may be for credit to account head 051-Public Service Commission-Examination Fees and attach the receipt with the application.
• Application not complying with this requirement will be summa-rily rejected. This does not apply to the candidates who are seeking remission of the prescribed fee under the following paragraph.
• Candidates Belonging to Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes Are not required to pay any Fee. No Fee Exemption is, However Available to OBC candidates and they are required to pay the full prescribed fee.
• Postage Stamp will in no case be accepted in lieu of Central Recruitment Fee Stamp.
• Candidates should note that the Fee sent through Indian Postal Orders, Bank Draft, Money Orders, Crossed Cheque, Currency Notes or Treasury Challan etc. will not be accepted by the Commission and such applications will be treated as without fee and will be summarily rejected.

(ii) The children of Junior Commissioned Officers, Non-commissioned Officers and Other Ranks of the Army and equivalent ranks in the Indian Navy and the Indian Air Force and children of Ex-Junior Commissioned Officers, Ex-Non-Commissioned Officers and Ex-Other Ranks of the Army and equivalent ranks in the Indian Navy and the Indian Air Force are not required to pay the  prescribed fee if they satisfy the following conditions, viz.

(a) they are studying in the Military Schools (formerly known as King Georges Schools), Sainik Schools run by the Sainik Schools Society, and

(b) their applications are forwarded by the Principal of the concerned School.  

• Children of JCOs/NCOs/ORs etc specified in (ii) above who wish to claim fee exemption must apply through Common Application Form only and not Online.

Note : Applications of candidates from the Military Schools/Sainik Schools forwarded by the Principals of the concerned schools will be scrutinised in the Commissions Office to determine whether such candidates are entitled to remission of fee in terms of para 4(ii) of the Notice above. The Principals of the Military Schools/Sainik Schools should however, satisfy themselves that students of their schools fulfil the requirements of the aforesaid provision  of the Notice.  While forwarding the application, the name of the applicant and his application form No. (8 digit) should be indicated in the forwarding letter. The forwarding letter should not be tagged or pinned with the application form. The Commission will not take any responsibility for any acts of omission or commission committed by the Principals.  

No claim for a refund of fee once paid to the Commission will be entertained nor can the fee be held in reserve for any other examination or selection.

Courtesy: upsc.gov.in