There are three ways to become Army officer after 12:

• NDA(NATIONAL DEFENCE ACADEMY) EXAM:

UPSC conducts NDA written exam twice a year in the month of April and September. Apply in December for April exams and June for September exams. You need to pass your 12th examination with any stream. Be it science, commerce, humanities. You should not be less than 16.5 years at the time of joining the service (course) and not more than 19.5 at the time of joining the course.  The course at NDA khadakwasla commences on January & July. You will be trained for 3 years at NDA khadakwasla and 1 year at IMA/INA/AFA based on your preference of service. All expenses will be borne by the government of INDIA. You on the other hand will receive monthly stipend.

• TES 10+2 (Technical entry scheme)

There are no exam. It is a direct SSB entry.There are 90 vacancies. This entry is only for INDIAN ARMY. compulsory subjects for this entry are Physics, Mathematics & Chemistry. Apply in May/June and oct/Nov. You should not be less than 16.5 years at the time of joining the service (course) and not more than 19.5 at the time of joining the course.You will be trained for 1 year at OTA gaya and 4 Years at CME Pune/MCTE Mhow/MCEME Secunderabad.

All expenses will be borne by the government of INDIA. You on the other hand will receive monthly stipend.

• 10+2 NAVY Btech entry

There are no exam. It is a direct SSB entry. This entry is only for INDIAN NAVY. ELIGIBILITY: Passed Senior Secondary Examination (10+2 Pattern) or its equivalent examinations from any Board with at least 70% aggregate marks in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics (PCM – Passing in each subject mandatory) and at least 50% marks in English (either in Class X or Class XII) Candidates who have appeared for JEE (Main) exam. Call up for Service Selection Board (SSB) will be issued on basis of JEE (Main) All India Rank .

Apply in June and Nov.You should not be less than 16.5 years at the time of joining the service (course) and not more than 19.5 at the time of joining the course. You will be trained for 4 year at Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala, Kerela. All expenses will be borne by the government of INDIA. You on the other hand will receive monthly stipend.

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Hi Aspirant,

After your class 12 th examination if you are in the age group of 17-19 years of age then you can apply for the Indian Army entries through NDA.Entry in the NDA will be based on entrance exam that is conducted twice a year i.e. NDA I and NDA II. This is the procedure to get into army.

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Hello,

The National Defence Academy (NDA) and the Combined Defence Services (CDS), both are exams conducted by the UPSC to join The Triservice in India.

Below I have mentioned some differences between both the exams:

Hope this helps

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