NDA Exam Guide 2026
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📊 Exam Pattern & Marking Scheme
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📊 Important Dates & Schedule
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- Dates
- NDA 2 Exam Date 2026
- 13th September 2026
📊 Exam Information 3
| Exam Elements | Details |
|---|---|
| Recruiting Body | Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) |
| Official Website | UPSC |
| Post | Army, Navy, and Air Force wings |
| Exam Cycle | NDA 2 2026 |
| NDA 2 Notification 2026 Release Date | 20th May 2026 |
| Application Starting Date | 20th May 2026 |
| Last Date for NDA 2 Registration | 11th June 2026 (Extended) |
| NDA Exam Date 2025 | 13th September 2026 |
| Mode of Exam | Offline |
| Level of Exam | National |
| Exam Stages | Written Examination and SSB Interview |
| Exam Duration | Written Examination - 5 hours |
| Purpose | To select Officers in NDA |
| Language of Exam | Hindi & English |
| Exam Help Desk | 011-23098543 |
📊 Exam Information 4
| Academy | Service | Vacancies (Male) | Vacancies (Female) | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Defence Academy | Army | 198 | 10 | 208 |
| Navy | 37 | 05 | 42 (All Executive branch) | |
| Flying | 90 | 02 | 92 | |
| Ground Duties (Tech) | 16 | 02 | 18 | |
| Ground Duties (Non-Tech) | 08 | 02 | 10 | |
| Naval Academy (10+2 Cadet Entry Scheme) | 21 | 03 | 24 (All Executive Branch) | |
| Total | 370 | 24 | 394 |
📊 Application Fee & Payment Details
| Sr.No. | Category | Application Fee |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | SC/ST/ Female/ Wards of JCOs/ NCOs/ORs | No Fee |
| 2. | Others | Rs. 100/- |
📊 Exam Pattern & Marking Scheme
| Subject | Code | Duration | Maximum Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 01 | 2.5 Hours | 300 |
| General Ability Test | 02 | 2.5 Hours | 600 |
| Total | 900 | ||
| SSB Interview | 900 |
📊 Exam Centre
| No. | Centre Name | No. | Centre Name | No. | Centre Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Agartala | 29 | Ghaziabad | 55 | Navi Mumbai |
| 2 | Agra | 30 | Gorakhpur | 56 | Panaji (Goa) |
| 3 | Ajmer | 31 | Gurugram | 57 | Patna |
| 4 | Ahmedabad | 32 | Gwalior | 58 | Sri Vijaya Puram (Port Blair) |
| 5 | Aizawl | 33 | Hyderabad | 59 | Prayagraj (Allahabad) |
| 6 | Aligarh | 34 | Imphal | 60 | Puducherry |
| 7 | Almora (Uttarakhand) | 35 | Itanagar | 61 | Pune |
| 8 | Anantapur (Andhra Pradesh) | 36 | Jabalpur | 62 | Raipur |
| 9 | Bhopal | 37 | Jodhpur | 63 | Rajkot |
| 10 | Bhubaneswar | 38 | Jammu | 64 | Ranchi |
| 11 | Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh) | 39 | Kargil | 65 | Sambalpur |
| 12 | Chandigarh | 40 | Kolkata | 66 | Shillong |
| 13 | Chennai | 41 | Kozhikode (Calicut) | 67 | Shimla |
| 14 | Cuttack | 42 | Leh | 68 | Siliguri |
| 15 | Dehradun | 43 | Lucknow | 69 | Srinagar |
| 16 | Delhi | 44 | Dharamsala | 70 | Srinagar (Uttarakhand) |
| 17 | Faridabad | 45 | Madurai | 71 | Trivandrum |
| 18 | Gaya | 46 | Mumbai | 72 | Tirupati |
| 19 | Gautam Budh Nagar | 47 | Mysore | 73 | Vellore |
| 20 | Gandhinagar | 48 | Nagpur | 74 | Vijayawada |
| 21 | Faridabad | 49 | Nasik | 75 | Warangal |
| 22 | Kolkata | 50 | Mumbai | 76 | Visakhapatnam |
| 23 | Hyderabad | 51 | Mysore | 77 | Hanumakonda (Warangal Urban) |
| 24 | Coimbatore | 52 | Nagpur | 78 | Kanchipuram |
| 25 | Durgapur | 53 | Nashik | 79 | Madurai |
| 26 | Gaya | 54 | Patna | 80 | Jaipur |
📊 Exam Information 8
| Year | Exam | Written Exam Cut Off | Final Cut Off (Written + SSB) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | NDA 1 | 342 (Approx.) | 710 (Approx.) |
| 2025 | NDA 2 | 350 (Approx.) | 715 (Approx.) |
| 2024 | NDA 1 | 347 | 705 |
| 2024 | NDA 2 | 355 | 726 |
| 2023 | NDA 1 | 360 | 707 |
| 2023 | NDA 2 | 357 | 724 |
| 2022 | NDA 1 | 360 | 720 |
| 2022 | NDA 2 | 316 | 708 |
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❓ Frequently Asked Questions
Q1.When will the NDA 2 2026 Notification be released?
The UPSC has released the NDA 2 2026 Notification on 20th May 2026 on its official website.
Q2.What is the NDA 2 Exam Date 2026?
The NDA 2 2026 exam will be conducted on 13th September 2026 in different exam centres of India.
Q3.What is the NDA 2 Recruitment 2026 Selection Procedure?
The NDA 2 Recruitment 2026 Selection includes Written Exam and SSB Interview.
Q4.When will the NDA 2 Registration Form 2026 be released?
The NDA 2 Registration Form 2026 has started from 20th May 2026 along with the release of the official notification.
Q5.What is the UPSC NDA 2 Vacancy 2026?
UPSC has announced a total of 394 NDA 2 vacancies 2026 for Army, Navy, Air Force, and Naval Academy courses.
Q6.What is the last date to apply for NDA 2 2026?
Candidates can submit the NDA 2 Application Form 2026 till 11th June 2026 through online mode.
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