The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has officially announced the NDA Exam Date 2024 for both the NDA 1 and NDA 2 Exam along with the official UPSC Calendar pdf. UPSC conducts the National Defence Academy & Naval Academy Examination twice every year for the admission to Army, Navy, and Air Force wings of NDA and Indian Naval Academy Courses (INAC). As per the UPSC calendar, the NDA 1 exam will be conducted on 21st April 2024 (Sunday) and NDA & NA-II will be conducted on 1st September 2024.
UPSC NDA 1 Exam Date 2024
The UPSC NDA-1 Exam will be conducted for the 153rd Course and the 115th Indian Naval Academy Courses (INAC). This time UPSC has released the NDA 1 notification for 400 NDA & NA vacancies, for which written examination is scheduled to be held on 21st of April 2024 and the admit card for the same will be released around 3 weeks before the exam date. So it is expected that the NDA 1 admit card 2024 will be released by the second week of April 2024. The UPSC NDA exam consists of two papers. The first paper will be held from 10 am to 12:30 pm in first shift and the second paper will be held from 2 pm to 4:30 pm in afternoon shift.
| NDA 1 Exam Date 2024 | |
| Events | Dates |
| NDA 1 Admit Card 2024 | April 2024 |
| NDA 1 Exam Date 2024 | 21st April 2024 (Sunday) |
UPSC NDA 2 Exam Date 2024
As per the UPSC Calendar 2024, the UPSC NDA 2 Exam date 2024 for the selection of candidates for Army, Navy, and Air Force wings of NDA and Indian Naval Academy Courses (INAC) is 01st September 2024 (Sunday). NDA-2 Exam will select the candidates for the 154th Course and the 116th Indian Naval Academy Courses (INAC). The other important dates regarding the NDA 2 Exam are mentioned below;
| NDA 2 Exam Date 2024 | |
| Events | Dates |
| NDA 2 Admit Card | August 2024 |
| NDA 2 Exam Date 2024 | 1st September 2024 (Sunday) |
Exam Pattern for NDA 2024 Exam
If you planning to appear in the UPSC NDA 2024 1 and 2 examinations, you also have to be aware of the selection process, exam pattern and syllabus topics. The details related to the NDA written exam are discussed below.
- The mode of the UPSC NDA Exam is Offline.
- The questions will be in Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ).
- The language of the NDA Exam will be bilingual (English & Hindi).
- The duration of the NDA Exam 2024 is 5 hours, the test consists of two papers. Paper 1 consists questions of from Mathematics for 300 marks and Paper 2 consists questions of from the General Intelligence Test for 600 marks.
| NDA Exam Pattern 2024 | ||
| Subject | Duration | Maximum Marks |
| Mathematics | 2½ Hours | 300 |
| General Ability Test | 2½ Hours | 600 |
| Total | 5 Hours | 900 |
