The National Defence Academy and Naval Academy exams are the most sought-after exams conducted twice a year to select candidates for admission into the National Defence Academy (NDA) and Indian Naval Academy. The NDA exam is conducted in two stages: a written exam and interview by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). The UPSC NDA written exam date 2024 has been released by the UPSC along with the official UPSC calendar 2025 PDF. As per the UPSC calendar, The NDA & NA Exam 2025 will be held on 13th April 2025 (Sunday), on the other hand, the NDA & NA II exam will be held on 14th September 2025 (Sunday). Read the full article to know the complete exam schedule.
NDA Exam Date 2025
As per the revised UPSC Calendar 2025, UPSC NDA, NDA 2 Exam 2025 for selection of candidates for Army, Navy and Air Force wings of NDA and Indian Naval Academy Course (INAC) is scheduled for 13 April, 14 September 2025 respectively. NDA 2025 exam will select candidates for 154th Course and 116th Indian Naval Academy Course (INAC). Other important dates related to the exam nda 2025 The details of the exam are given below;
| Events | NDA Exam Dates 2025 | NDA 2 Exam Dates 2025 |
| NDA Admit Card 2025 | 10 days before the exam date | 10 days before the exam date |
| NDA Exam Date 2025 | 13 April 2025 (Sunday) | 14 September 2025 (Sunday) |
UPSC NDA Exam Schedule 2025
UPSC NDA written exam 2024 will be conducted in two sessions- April and September 2024. The exam dates for both the sessions have now been announced. The NDA exam consists of two papers. The first paper of Mathematics will be from 10 am to 12:30 pm and the second paper of General Aptitude Test (GAT) will be from 2 pm to 4:30 pm.
| paper | exam time |
| Paper 1 (Mathematics) | 10am to 12:30pm |
| Paper 2 (General Ability Test) | 2:00 PM to 4:30 PM |
UPSC NDA Admit Card 2025
Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) is expected to release the UPSC NDA Admit Card 2025 at www.upsc.gov.in 10 days before the exam date. All the details regarding the exam including exam date, exam time, venue, center code, important guidelines, etc. will be informed to the candidates through their admit card.
Exam Pattern for NDA 2025 Exam
If you are planning to appear in UPSC NDA 2025 exam, you should also know about the selection process, exam pattern, and syllabus topics. Details related to the NDA written exam are discussed below.
- The mode of UPSC NDA exam is offline.
- The questions will be Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs).
- The language of the NDA exam will be bilingual (English and Hindi).
- The duration of NDA exam 2025 is 5 hours, the exam consists of two papers. Paper 1 consists of questions from Mathematics for 300 marks and Paper 2 consists of questions from General Intelligence Test for 600 marks.
| NDA Exam Pattern 2025 | ||
| Subject | Duration | Maximum Marks |
| Mathematics | 2½ hours | 300 |
| General Aptitude Test | 2½ hours | 600 |
| Total | 5 hours | 900 |
NDA 2025 Exam Centers
NDA 2 2025 exam will be conducted at various exam centers across the country. Details about the exam center, venue, etc. will be released along with the admit card of the candidate.
| NDA 2025 Exam Centers | ||
| Agartala | Ghaziabad | Panaji (Goa) |
| Agra | Gorakhpur | Patna |
| Ajmer | Gurgaon | Port Blair |
| Ahmedabad | Gwalior | Prayagraj (Allahabad) |
| Aizawl | Hyderabad | Puducherry |
| Aligarh | Imphal | Pune |
| Almora (Uttarakhand) | Indore | Raipur |
| Anantapur (Andhra Pradesh) | Itanagar | Rajkot |
| Aurangabad | Jabalpur | Ranchi |
| Bangalore | Jaipur | Sambalpur |
| Bareilly | Jammu | Shillong |
| Bhopal | Jodhpur | Shimla |
| Bilaspur | Jorhat | Siliguri |
| Chandigarh | Kochi | Jammu & Kashmir |
| Chennai | Kohima | Srinagar (Uttarakhand) |
| Coimbatore | Kolkata | Thane |
| Cuttack | Kozhikode (Calicut) | Thiruvananthapuram |
| Dehradun | Yes | Tiruchirappalli |
| Delhi | Lucknow | Tirupati |
| Dharwad | Ludhiana | Udaipur |
| Dispur | Madurai | Varanasi |
| Faridabad | Mumbai | Vellore |
| Gangtok | Mysore | Vijayawada |
| Went | Nagpur | Visakhapatnam |
| Gautam Buddh Nagar | navi mumbai | Warangal |
