NDA NA 1 2027: Exam Date, Eligibility, Syllabus & Application

Latest Updates

• NDA (1) 2027 exam is tentatively scheduled for 16 April 2027.
• The application window is expected to open on 21 December 2026 and close on 12 January 2027 (projected dates; official schedule to be confirmed by UPSC).
• Candidates who qualify the written exam must register online on the Indian Army Recruiting website joinindianarmy.nic.in within two weeks of the written result announcement.
• Successful candidates will be allotted Selection Centres and SSB interview dates, communicated to their registered email ID.
• Candidates already registered on the site do not need to register again.
• For any query or login problem, candidates may email [email protected] as per the official notification.
• Mark sheets of candidates will be available on the UPSC website within fifteen days from the date of the final result publication.

NDA (1) 2027 Exam Status

NDA (1) 2027 Important Dates

Candidates must have information about the important dates of the NDA exam. UPSC NDA exam dates are given in the table below:

These are the latest updated dates of the National Defence Academy by UPSC.

NDA (1) 2027 Admit Card

The vital information regarding NDA (1) 2027 Admit card is given below:

• Candidates will have to enter their login id credentials and other details to download their NDA admit card.
• Candidates can download e-Admit Card from the UPSC website.
• In case, there is any mistake in the details printed on the Admit Card, the candidates must immediately contact the official authority.
• Also, they must immediately contact the Commission in case of any discrepancies while downloading the admit card.
• The details that are available on the admit card are as follows:
  • Examination’s Name and year.
  • Registration ID of the candidate.
  • Candidate’s roll number.
  • Applicant’s name.
  • Applicant’s address.
  • Examination centre and complete address of the exam.
  • Examination’s date and time.

NDA (1) 2027 Exam Pattern

Candidates can check the Subjects of the written examination, the time allowed and the maximum marks allotted to each subject will be as follows:

NDA (1) 2027 Syllabus

• Algebra
• Matrices and Determinants
• Trigonometry
• Analytical Geometry of two and three Dimensions
• Differential Calculus
• Integral Calculus and Differential Equations
• Vector Algebra
• Statistics and Probability 

• Physics
• Chemistry
• General Science
• Social Studies
• Geography 
• Current Events

NDA (1) 2027 Preparation Tips

Each exam conducted by UPSC is considered as one of the difficult examinations of the country, and NDA is one of them. Being a national level examination, it is hard for aspirants to crack the examination. With vast syllabus and high cutoff marks, candidates often find the preparation time consuming and exhaustive. However, qualifying the NDA I in one attempt are not unattainable. We provide here some tips that aspirants can refer to while preparing for the NDA 2027 exam.

• Start referring to NDA previous year questions paper to understand the level of the exam, repeated sections/ questions and many other aspects of exams.
• Practising with NDA mock tests is just another benefit. It helps aspirants to understand where they need to focus more and also increase the speed of attempting questions.
• Start making short and easy to memorize notes. Start using pointers or highlighters to emphasize important topics and subjects.

NDA (1) 2027 Answer Key

Once the entrance exam of NDA 2027 will be over, UPSC will release the answer key of the examination online at the UPSC website. Refer to this section below to know more about the NDA answer key

• Aspirants have to visit the UPSC website, (upsc.gov.in) to check the NDA answer key.
• Candidates have to navigate to the examination > Answer Key link to download UPSC NDA 2027 answer key.
• As the examination is conducted with a different set, candidates have to to be careful while downloading the answer key of the correct set.
• The answer key can also be used to estimate the scores for UPSC NDA 2027.

NDA (1) 2027 Result 

The detailed information on the NDA (1) 2027 result is given below:

• The NDA (1) 2027 result date is expected to be announced by UPSC after the exam concludes.
• The scorecard will be released in the form of a merit list.
• The list will contain roll numbers of selected candidates.
• Candidates can download the PDF of the result to check their status.

NDA (1) 2027 Selection Procedure

UPSC regulates the selection criteria by adopting a two-stage selection procedure. First, eligible candidates are called for the written stage. Subsequently, qualified candidates shall appear for the SSB interview. Look into the in-depth selection procedure in this section.

The written examination takes place across the country at different examination centres. Candidates are called for the NDA written examination 2027 based on the eligibility criteria. The written examination is conducted for 900 marks. In these stages, candidates have to answer questions from the GAT and mathematics section which as of 12th standard level.

NDA 2027 qualifiers are called for the SSB interview based on written exam result. SSB interview takes place for 05 days. It includes two stages – Stage 1 is officer intelligence rating (OPR) test and picture perception and description test and Stage 2 are group testing officer tasks, interview round, psychology test, and the conference.

NDA (1) 2027 Counselling 

Once the result is declared, candidates who qualify the exam will be called for the NDA (1) 2027 counselling process. UPSC organises the counselling, during which candidates must carry their original documents for verification.

NDA 2027 SSB Interview

It will be held in five days and candidates have to necessarily appear in all the rounds. On the first day, psychological tests will be done. The second-day test will be of situation reaction test, word association test, self-description test and thematic apperception test.

Military Planning Exercise, Group Discussion Test, Intergroup Obstacle race, Lecturettes, Snake Race, Progressive Group Task, command task & personal interview, half group task will be done on the third day of interview for candidates by the President.

On the last two days – fourth and fifth tests will be done related to Final Group Task, Individual Obstacles, Interview for remaining candidates, final board conference & announcement of results.

NDA (1) 2027 Exam Centres

Candidates should check the NDA (1) 2027 Exam Centre list mentioned below:

• Agartala
• Ahmedabad
• Aizawl
• Prayagraj (Allahabad)
• Bengaluru
• Bareilly
• Bhopal
• Chandigarh
• Chennai
• Cuttack
• Dehradun
• Delhi
• Dharwad
• Dispur
• Gangtok
• Hyderabad
• Imphal
• Itanagar
• Jaipur
• Jammu
• Jorhat
• Kochi
• Kohima
• Kolkata
• Lucknow
• Madurai
• Mumbai
• Nagpur
• Panaji (Goa)
• Patna
• Port Blair
• Raipur
• Ranchi
• Sambalpur
• Shillong
• Shimla
• Srinagar
• Thiruvananthapuram
• Tirupati
• Udaipur
• Vishakhapatnam

NDA (1) 2027 Application Form

• Application Form is available on the NDA official website.
• Before filling the application form candidates must go through the eligibility criteria.
• Applicants must give their valid and active e-mail id while filling up the online application form as the Commission will be using the email id provided by applicants to contact the candidates.
• Candidates must submit only one application. If they are submitting another/multiple applications then they need to make sure that the application having higher RID (Registration ID) is complete in all respects such as applicants' details, examination centre, signature, photograph, photo identity card document, fee, etc. The fee paid against one RID shall not be adjusted against any other RID
• Candidate should also have details of anyone photo ID like Aadhar Card/ Voter Card/ PAN Card/ Passport/ Driving License/ School Photo ID/ any other photo ID card issued by the state or central government.
• The same photo ID should be uploaded with the online application form.
• The photo ID will be used as future reference and the candidates need to carry the same while appearing for exam/SSB.
• While filling the application form, the candidate should carefully choose the Centre for the Examination.

NDA (1) 2027 Application Fee

Details about the UPSC NDA (1) 2027 application fee for candidates across different categories are given in the table below. Please note that fee details for 2027 are expected to be confirmed in the official notification; the figures below reflect the latest available information:

• Offline: Applicants who opt for 'Pay by Cash' mode, should print the system generated Pay-in-slip during Part-II registration and deposit the fee at the counter of SBI Branch on the next working day.
• Online: Candidates can pay the application fee either by using net banking facility of State Bank of India or by using Visa/MasterCard/Rupay Credit/Debit Card.

NDA (1) 2027 Eligibility Criteria

• Gender: Only male candidates can apply for the exam.
• Nationality: Citizen of India, Bhutan, Nepal, Tibetan those came over to India before 01 January 1962 to permanently settle in India or person of Indian those have migrated from Burma, Pakistan,  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.
• Candidates belonging to another state must have the certificate of eligibility which has been issued by the Government of India.
• NDA exam Age Limit: Candidates born between 02 January 2003 to 01 January 2006 are eligible to apply.
• Marital status: Only unmarried aspirants are eligible.
• Educational Qualifications:
  • For Army Wing of National Defence Academy:
    • Candidate must have cleared their 10+ 2 level or equivalent examination.
    • Senior secondary school certificate should be from a recognized board/ council. 
  • For Air Force and Naval Wings of National Defence Academy and the 10+2 Cadet Entry Scheme at the Indian Naval Academy:
    • Candidate must have cleared their 10+ 2 level or equivalent examination.
    • Senior secondary school certificate should be from a recognized board/ council. 
    • Candidate must have Physics and Mathematics in his 10+2 level.
• Those aspirants who are in class 12th can also apply for the examination. But at the time counselling candidate have to submit their 10+2 certificate.
• Physical Standards: Candidate should be physically fit. If not candidate will be rejected in the medical round.

NDA (1) 2027 Highlights

The vital information regarding the NDA (1) 2027 exam is given below:

About UPSC

Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), is India’s central recruitment agency for government vacancies. It takes care of the appointments and examination to All India Service and Group A and Group B of Central Services. The Commission was formed on 01 October 1926. UPSC headquarters are located at Dholpur House, New Delhi while it functions through its own secretariat.