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can i join nda after 12. I have taken commerce without maths


Rahul Kumar Thakur 11th Oct, 2021
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ADITYA KUMAR Student Expert 11th Oct, 2021

Hi

Yes , you are eligible for NDA examination with 12th commerce but only for army and not for navy and Airforce

This is because,

For army, you need 10+2 qualification in any stream but for navy and air force it is mandatory to have maths and physics in 10+2.

For your reference,

NDA eligibility criteria is given below:-

-------------) Qualifucation required :-

  • For army :- you need educational  qualification of 10 + 2 in any stream .

  • For navy and Airforce :- you need qualifucation of 10 + 2 with Physics and Maths .

-------------) You must be  in the age group of 16.5 to 19.5 years old to be eligible.


-------------) Nationality



NATIONALITY

You should be citizen of India

Or should be citizen of

-----) Nepal

-----) Bhutan

-----) or you need to be a  Tibetan refugee, who came before 1st January  1962 to permanently settle here in India

or you should be Indian origin person  migrated to permanently settle in India from :

------) Burma

-----)Pakistan

-----)Sri Lanka

-----)Uganda

-----) Kenya

-----) Tanzania

-----)Malawi

-----)Zambia

-----)Zaire

-----)Ethiopia

-----)Vietnam.



For details you can visit our page, the link for the same is provided below

https://competition.careers360.com/articles/nda-eligibility-criteria


Thank you


aswathypadinjakkara 11th Oct, 2021

Hey

The eligibility criteria for NDA is that

For Army Wing of NDA Exam:The student should have pass certificate in 10+2 exams via recognized board or a University.

For Air Force and Naval Wings of National Defence Academy and for the 10+2 Cadet Entry Scheme at the Indian Naval Academy: Candidates should have passed Class 12th exam in the 10+2 pattern of School Education or equivalent with Physics and Mathematics.

So you can apply for army wing

Hope this helps.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/competition.careers360.com/articles/how-join-nda-after-passing-12th/amp


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