National Defence Academy Examination (I) - NDA
2009ExamDate
Last Date for Receipt
ofApplications17.11.2008
An Examination willbeconducted
by the Union Public Service Commission on19thApril
2009,for admission to the Army,Navy and Air forcewings
of the NDA for the123rd Course and NavalAcademy for the 43rd10+2
(Executive Branch)course commencing from
30thDecember2009.
Theapproximate number of
vacancies to be filled ontheresults of thisexamination will be 335 (195
for the Army, 39 forNavy,66 for the Airforce and 35 for the Executive
Branch ofNavalAcademy).
Vacancies are provisional and may be changed dependingonthe
availability of training capacity of
NationalDefenceAcademy.
Note:A candidate is required
tospecify clearly in col.17(I) of theApplication form the Services
forwhich he wishes to beconsidered inthe order of
hispreference.
Heis also advised to
indicateasmany preferences as he wishes to opt sothat having regard to
hisrank inthe order of merit due considerationcan be given to
hispreferences whenmaking appointments.
Candidatesshould Note
thattheywill be considered for appointment to thoseservices only for
whichtheyexpress their preferences and for no otherservice(s). No
requestforaddition/alteration in the preferencesalready indicated by
acandidatein his application will be
entertainedbytheCommission.
before indicatingtheir
preferences for differentcourses,the candidates should firstdecide
their preference for thetwoAcademies viz.
NationalDefence AcademyandNaval
Academy (Executive Branch). If a candidateopts forNationalDefence
Academy as his first choice, he must firstindicatehispreferences for
different wings of National DefenceAcademy vizArmy,Navy and Air force
followed by his preferences forNavalAcademy(Executive
Branch).
Alternatively,if acandidateopts for Naval Academy
(Executive Branch) as his firstchoice,he mustfirst indicate his
preference for Naval Academy(ExecutiveBranch) ashis first choice,
followed by his preference fordifferentwings ofNational Defence
Academy.
Thus candidates opting forNavalAcademy (Executive Branch)
Course aswell as other courses ofNationalDefence Academy must give
NavalAcademy (Executive Branch) astheir firstpreference or the
lastpreference. Naval Academy (ExecutiveBranch)cannot be given as 2nd
or3rd preference. Even if NavalAcademy(Executive Branch) is given as2nd
or 3rd preference by thecandidate,it will be deemed to be
thelastpreference.
Admission to theabovecourses
will be made on the results ofthe written examination tobeconducted by
the Commission followed byintelligence andpersonalitytest by the
Services Selection Board ofcandidates whoqualify in
thewrittenexamination.
ImportantInstructions:
1. Candidates to ensure
theireligibility for theexamination:
TheCandidates applying for
theexamination should ensurethat they fulfillall eligibility condition
foradmission toexamination. Their admissionto all the stages of
theexamination willbe purely provisional subjectto satisfying
theprescribed eligibilityconditions Mere issue ofadmission certificate
tothe candidate will notimply that his/hercandidature has been
finallycleared by theCommission.
Commission take up
verificationof eligibility conditionswithreference to original
documents only afterthe candidate hasqualifiedfor
interview/PersonalityTest.
2.Applicationform:
Candidatesmust apply in
theCommon Application form devisedby the Commission forits
examination,which can be purchased from theDesignated Head
Postoffices/Post offices(specified in Appendix III ofthe
notice)throughout the country againstcash payment of Rs. 20/-(Rupees
Twentyonly). Each such form can be usedonly once and only
foroneexamination.
In case of
anydifficultyinobtaining Application forms from the designated
HPOs/POs,thecandidatesshould immediately contact the concerned post
MasterorUPSC's "formsSupply Monitoring Cell" over
TelephoneNo.011-23389366/Fax No.011-23387310.
Candidatesare advised to
readcarefully the "Instructionsfor filling up theApplication form"
given inAppendix-II of thisnotice.
3. Last date for
receiptofapplications:
Allapplications must reach
the"Secretary, Union PublicServiceCommission, Dholpur House,
ShahjahanRoad, New Delhi - 110069"eitherby hand or by Post/Speed Post
or byCourier, on or before the17thNovember
2008.
However, inrespectofcandidates residing abroad or in
certain remote localitiesspecifiedinpara 6 of this Notice the last date
for receipt ofapplicationbyPost/Speed Post only (not by Hand or by
Courier) is24thNovember2008.
4. Penalty for
wronganswers:
Candidatesshould Note thatthere will be penalty
(negativemarking) for wronganswers marked by acandidate in the
Objective TypeQuestion Papers.
5. Facilitation
counterforguidance of candidates :
Incase
ofanyguidance/information/clarification
regardingtheirapplications,candidature etc. candidates can
contactUPSC'sFacilitation Counter neargate 'C' of its campus in person
oroverTelephone No.011-23385271/011-23381125/011-23098543 on
workingdaysbetween 10.00 hrsand 17.00 hrs.
6. Mobile
PhonesBanned:
Mobilephones, pagers or anyother communication devices
arenot allowedinside the premises where theexamination is
beingconducted. Anyinfringement of these instructionsshall
entaildisciplinary actionincluding ban
fromfutureexaminations.
Candidatesare advised
intheirown interest not be bring any of the banned
itemsincludingmobilephones/pagers to the venue of the examination,
asarrangementforsafekeeping
cannotbeassured.
National
DefenceAcademy Examination (I)- NDA Eligibility
2009
(a)
Nationality: A candidate must eitherbe:
- a citizen
ofIndia,or
- asubject ofBhutan,
or
- asubject of
Nepal,or
a Tibetan refugee who cameover
to India before the 1stJanuary, 1962 with the intention ofpermanently
settling
inIndia,or
aperson of Indian origin
whohasmigrated from Pakistan, Burma, SriLanka and East African
CountriesofKenya, Uganda, the United Republicof Tanzania, Zambia,
Malawi, ZaireandEthiopia and Vietnam with theintention of permanently
settlinginIndia
Providedthat
acandidatebelonging to categories (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v)above
shallbe aperson in whose favour a certificate of eligibilityhas been
issuedbythe Government of India. Certificate of eligibilitywill
not,however,be necessary in the case of candidates who areGorkha
subjectsofNepal.
(b)Age Limits, Sex and Marital
Status: "Onlyunmarriedmalecandidates born not earlier than 2nd January
1991 andnot later than1stJuly, 1993 are eligible".
Thedate of birth accepted bytheCommission is that entered
in theMatriculation or SecondarySchoolLeaving Certificate or in
acertificate recognised by anIndianUniversity as equivalent
toMatriculation or in an extract fromaRegister of
Matriculatesmaintained by a University which mustbecertified by the
properauthority of the University or in theHigherSecondary or an
equivalentexamination certificates. Thesecertificatesare required to
besubmitted only after the declaration ofthe result ofthe written
partof the examination. No other documentrelating to agelike
horoscopes,affidavits, birth extracts fromMunicipal Corporation,service
recordsand the like will be accepted.
TheexpressionMatriculation/HigherSecondary Examination Certificate in
thispart ofthe instructionincludes the alternative certificates
mentionedabove.
Note 1: Candidates should Note thatonly the Date of
Birthasrecorded in the Matriculation/HigherSecondary
ExaminationCertificate oran equivalent certificateAVAILABLE on the date
ofsubmission ofapplications will be accepted bythe Commission and
nosubsequent requestfor its change will beconsidered
orgranted.
Note 2: Candidates should also Notethat once a Date
ofBirthhas been claimed by them and entered in therecords of
theCommission forthe purpose of admission to anExamination, no
changewill be allowedsubsequently or at aNYsubsequent examination on
anyGround Whatsoever.
Note 3: The candidates
shouldexercisedue care whileentering their date of birth in column 8
oftheapplication form for theExamination. If on verification
atanysubsequent stage any variation isfound in their date of birth
fromtheone entered in their Matriculationor
equivalentExaminationcertificate, disciplinary action will be
takenAgainst themby theCommission under the
Rules.
Note 4: Candidates mustundertake notto marry until
theycomplete their full training. Acandidate whomarries subsequent to
theDate of his application thoughsuccessful atthis or any
subsequentexamination will not be selectedfor training. Acandidate who
maRRiesduring training shall bedischarged and will beliable to refund
allexpenditure incurred on himby the
Government.
(c)
NationalDefence Academy NDA & NA Exam (I)
2009EducationalQualifications:
forArmy wing of National Defence Academy: 12th Class
passofthe 10+2pattern of School Education or equivalent
examinationconductedby aState Education Board
oraUniversity.
forAir force and Naval
WingsofNational Defence Academy and for the 10+2(Executive Branch)
Courseatthe Naval Academy :- 12th Class pass ofthe 10+2 pattern
ofSchoolEducation or equilvalent with Physics andMathematics conducted
byaState Education Board
oraUniversity.
Candidateswho are
appearinginthe 12th Class under the 10+2 pattern of SchoolEducation
orequivalentexmination can also apply for
thisexamination.
SuchCandidates WhoQualify The
Ssb Interview But Could NotProduceMatriculation/10+2 OrEquivalent
Certificates In Original At TheTimeof Ssb Interview Shouldforward The
Certificates Along WithPhotoCopies Thereof to 'AddlDirectorate General
of Recruiting, ArmyHq,West Block-Iii, R.K.Puram,New Delhi-110 066' and
for NavalAcademyCandidates to Naval'Headquarters, DMPR (R&R)
Section,Room No 204,'C' Wing, SenaBhawan, New Delhi - 110 011' By 5th
December,2009failing which theircandidature will
beCancelled.
AllOther Candidates Who HaveProduce Their Matriculation
And10+2 Pass OrEquivalent Certificates InOriginal At The Time of
AttendingThe SsbInterview And Have Got TheSame Verified By The Ssb
AuthoritiesAre NotRequired to Submit The Sameto Army Hq Or Naval Hq As
The CaseMay be.Certificates in originalissued by the Principals of
theinstitutionsare also acceptable incases where Boards/Universities
havenot yetissued certificates.Certified true copies/Photostat copies
ofsuchcertificates will not beaccepted.
Inexceptional cases
theCommission may treat a candidate,who does notpossess any of
thequalifications prescribed in this ruleaseducationally
qualifiedprovided that he possesses qualifications,thestandard of which
in theopinion of the Commission, justifieshisadmission to
theexamination.
Note 1: Candidates appearing
inthe 11th class exam are noteligible for
thisexamination.
Note2: Those candidates whohave
yet to qualify in the 12thclass orequivalent examination and areallowed
to appear in theUPSCExamination should Note that this is only aspecial
concessiongiven tothem. They are required to submit proof ofpassing the
12thclass orequivalent examination by the prescribed date(i.e.
5thDecember 2009)and no request for extending this date
willbeentertained on thegrounds of late conduct
ofBoard/UniversityExamination, delay indeclaration of results or
anyother groundwhatsoever.
Note3: Candidates who
aredebarred by the Ministry ofDefence from holdingany type of
commissionin the Defence Servicesshall not be eligiblefor admission to
theexamination and if admitted,their candidaturewill be
cancelled.
Note 4: Those candidates whohave failed INSB/PABT
earlierare not eligible for Airforce.
(d)Physical
Standards:
Candidatesmust be physicallyfitaccording to physical
standards for admission toNational DefenceAcademyand Naval Academy
Examination (I), 2009 as perguidelines giveninAppendix-V.
(e)Acandidate who has resignedor withdrawn on
disciplinarygrounds fromany of the training academicsof Armed forces is
noteligible to apply.
National
DefenceAcademy Examination (I)- NDA 2009 Exam Announcement
ofResults
1.Announcement of the Resultsof the Written
Examination,Interview ofqualified candidates,announcement of final
results andadmission tothe training courses ofthe finally qualified
candidates:The UnionPublic Service Commissionshall prepare a list of
candidateswho obtainthe minimum qualifyingmarks in the written
examination asfixed by theCommission in
theirdiscretion.
Suchcandidates shallappear
before a Services SelectionBoard forintelligence andPersonality Test
where candidates for theArmy/Navywings of the NDA and10+2 Executive
branch of Naval Academywill beassessed on officerspotentiality and
those for the Air Force inPilotAptitude Test and forofficers
potentiality.
Two
StageSelectionProcedure:
Two stage
selectionprocedurebased on Psychological Aptitude Test andIntelligence
Test hasbeenintroduced at Selection Centres/Air
ForceSelectionBoards.
All the candidates will be
putto stage one test on firstday of reporting at Selection
Centres/AirForce SelectionBoards.
Onlythose candidates whoqualify
at stage one will beadmitted to thesecond stage/remainingtests. Those
candidates whoqualify stage IIwill be required to submitthe original
Certificatesalong with onephotocopy each of :
- original
Matriculation passcertificate or equivalent insupport of date of
birth;
- Original
10+2pass certificate or equivalent in support
ofeducationalqualification.
Candidateswho appear beforetheServices
Selection Board and undergo the testthere will do so attheirown risk
and will not be entitled to claimany compensation orotherrelief from
Government in respect of anyinjury which they maysustainin the course
of or as a result of any ofthe tests given to themat theServices
Selection Board whether due tothe negligence of anyperson orotherwise.
Parents or guardians of thecandidates will berequired tosign a
certificate to this effect.
To be acceptable,candidatesfor
the Army/Navy and Naval Academy should secure theminimumqualifying
marks separately in
(i) Writtenexamination and
(ii)Officer potentialitytest,as
fixed by the Commission in theirdiscretion, and candidates fortheAir
Force should secure the minimumqualifying
marksseparatelyin
- Writtenexamination
- Officer
potentialitytest,and
- PilotAptitude Test as fixed by the Commission
intheirdiscretion.
Subjectto these
conditionsthequalified candidates will then be placed in thefinal order
of meritonthe basis of total marks secured by them in theWritten
examination,andthe Services Selection Board Tests in threeseparate
lists-one fortheArmy and the Navy, the second one for theAir Force and
the thirdforthe Course at the Naval Academy. The namesof candidates who
qualifyforall the Services of NDA and the NavalAcademy will appear in
allthethree Merit Lists.
Thefinal selection
foradmissionto the Army and Naval Wings of theNational Defence
Academywill be madein order of merit upto the numberof vacancies
availablefrom the meritlist for the Army and NavalWings, for the Air
Force Wingfrom the meritlist for the Air Force;and for the Executive
Branch ofNaval Academyupto the number ofvacancies available from the
merit listfor the NavalAcademy, subjectto medical fitness and
suitability in allotherrespects. Thecandidates who are common to all
the three meritlists willbeconsidered for selection from all the three
lists withreferencetotheir order of preferences and in the event of
theirfinalselectionfrom one list, names will be cancelled from
theotherlists.
Note:Every candidate fortheAir
Force is given Pilot Aptitude Test onlyonce. The Grade securedbyhim at
the first test will there-fore holdgood for everysubsequentinterview he
has with the Air Force SelectionBoard. Acandidate whofails in the first
Pilot Aptitude Test cannotapply foradmission to theNational Defence
Academy Examination for theAir Forcewing or GeneralDuties (Pilot)
Branch or Naval AirArm.
Candidateswho have been
giventhe Pilot Aptitude Test forany previous N.D.A.course should
submittheir application for thisexamination for the AirForce Wing only
ifthey have been notified ashaving qualified in thePilot
AptitudeTest.
The form and mannerofcommunication of the result of
theexamination to individualcandidatesshall be decided by the
Commissionat their discretion andthe Commissionwill not enter
intocorrespondence with them
regardingtheresult.
Success in
theexaminationconfers no right of admission tothe Academy. A
candidatemust satisfythe appointing authority that he issuitable in
allrespects foradmission to the Academy.
2. Disqualification
forAdmission to the TrainingCourse:
Candidateswho were admitted
toan earlier course at theNational Defence Academyor to the
ExecutiveBranch of Naval Academy butwere removed therefromfor lack
ofofficer-like qualities or ondisciplinary grounds will notbe
admittedto theAca-demy.
Candidateswho were
previouslywithdrawn from the NationalDefence Academy orNaval Academy on
medicalgrounds or left the aboveAcademy voluntarilyare however,
eligible foradmission to the Academyprovided theysatisfy the medical
and otherprescribedconditions.
3.No request for withdrawal
ofcandidature received from acandidateafter he has submitted
hisapplication will be
enter-tainedunderanycircumstances.
4. The details
regardingthe
- Scheme and Syllabus
oftheexamination.
- Guidelines for filling up
theapplicationform.
- List ofHead Post Office/Post Offices from which
applicationform can
bepurchased.
- Special instructions to candidates for
ObjectiveTypeTests.
- Physicalstandards for admission to the National
DefenceAcademy and
NavalAcademy.
- Briefparticulars of the
serviceetc.
forcandidates
joiningtheNational Defence Academy and Naval Academy aregiven in
AppendicesI,II, III, IV,V and
VIrespectively.
National
DefenceAcademy Examination (I)- NDA 2009 Scheme
ofExamination
1.
Thesubjects of the writtenexamination, the time allowed and the
maximummarks allotted to eachsubject will be
asfollows:
| Subject | Code | Duration | Maximum Marks |
|---|
| Mathematics | 01 | 2-? Hours | 300 |
| GeneralAbilityTest | 02 | 2-? Hours | 600 |
| Total | 900 |
|---|
2.The papers in all
thesubjectswill consist of objective type questionsonly. The
questionpapers (TestBooklets) of Mathematics and Part "B"of General
Abilitytests Will beset Bilingually in Hindi as
wellasEnglish.
3. In the question papers,wherever necessary,
questionsinvolving the metric system of Weights andMeasures only will
beset.
4. Candidates must write thepapers in their ownhand. In
nocircumstances will they be allowed thehelp of a scribe towrite
answersfor them.
5. The Commission
havediscretion to fix qualifying marksin any or all the subjects at
theexamination.
6.The candidates are notpermitted to use calculator
orMathematical orlogirithmic table foranswering objective type
papers(Test Booklets).They should nottherefore, bring the same inside
theExaminationHall.
