UPSC
NDA/ NA Examination will be conducted by the Union Public Service Commission on
19th April, 2015 for admission to the Army, Navy and Air Force wings of the NDA
for the 135th Course, and for the 97th Indian Naval Academy Course (INAC)
commencing from 02 January 2016.The candidates joining Indian Naval Academy
would undergo 4 years B.Tech Course and would be given an opportunity to join
Executive and Technical Branches of the Navy subject to availability of
vacancies. The date of holding the examination as mentioned above is liable to
be changed at the discretion of the commission.
A
candidate is required to specify clearly in the online application form the
Services for which he wishes to be considered in the order of his preference [1
to 4], He is also advised to indicate as many preferences as he wishes to opt
so that having regard to his rank in the order of merit due consideration can
be given to his preferences when making appointments.
Candidates
should note that they will be considered for appointment to those services only
for which they express their preferences and for no other service(s). No
request for addition/alteration in the preferences already Indicated by a
candidate in his application will be entertained by the Commission.
Admission
to the above courses will be made on the results of the written examination to
be conducted by the Commission followed by intelligence and personality test by
the Services Selection Board, of candidates who qualify in the written
examination.
Centres
of Examination : AGARTALA, GANGTOK, PANAJI (GOA), AHMEDABAD, HYDERABAD, AIZAWL, ALLAHABAD, BANGALORE,
BAREILLY, BHOPAL, CHANDIGARH, CHENNAI, CUTTACK, DEHRADUN, DELHI, DHARWAD,
DISPUR, PORTBLAIR, RAIPUR, RANCHI, SAMBALPUR, SHILLONG, SHIMLA, SRINAGAR,
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, TIRUPATI, UDAIPUR and VISHAKHAPATNAM.
Applicants
should note that there will be a ceiling on the number of candidates allot-ted
to each of the centres except Chennai, Delhi, Dispur, Kolkata and Nagpur.
Allotment of Centres will be on the first-apply-first-allot basis and once the
capacity of a particular centre is attained, the same will be frozen.
Applicants, who cannot get a centre of their choice due to ceiling, will be
required to choose a centre from the remaining ones. Applicants are, thus,
advised that they may apply early so that they could get a Centre of their
choice
CONDITIONS
OF ELIGIBILITY :
(a)
Nationality : A candidate must either be :
(i) a citizen of India, or ii) a subject of
Bhutan, or (iii) a subject of Nepal, or (iv) a Tibetan refugee who came over to
India before the 1st January, 1962 with the intention of permanently settling
in India, or (v) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan,
Burma, Sri Lanka and East African Countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United
Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire and Ethiopia or Vietnam with the
intention of permanently settling in India.
Provided
that a candidate belonging to categories (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) above shall
be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the
Government of India.
c)
Educational Qualifications:
(i)
For Army wing of National Defence Academy :- 12th Class pass of the 10+2
pattern of School Education or equivalent examination conducted by a State
Education Board or a University.
(ii)
For Air Force and Naval Wings of National Defence Academy and for the 10+2
Cadet Entry Scheme at the Indian Naval Academy:-12th Class pass of the 10+2
pattern of School Education or equivalent with Physics and Mathematics
conducted by a State Education Board or a University.
Candidates
who are appearing in the 12th Class under the 10+2 pattern of School Education
or equivalent examination can also apply for this examination. Such candidates
who qualify the SSB interview but could not produce Matriculation/10+2 or
equivalent certificate in original at the time of SSB Interview should forward
duly attested photocopies to Directorate General of Recruiting, Army HQ, West
Block-Ill, R.K. Puram, New Delhi-110066" and for Naval Academy candidates
to 'Naval Headquarters, DMPR, OI&R Section, Room No. 204, X' Wing, Sena
Bhavan, New Delhi-110011' by 22nd December, 2015 failing which their
candidature will be cancelled.
All
other candidates who have produced their matriculation and 10+2 pass or
equivalent certificates in original at the time of attending the SSB interview
and have got the same verified by the SSB authorities are not required to
submit the same to Army HQ or Naval HQ as the case may be. Certificates in
original issued by the Principals of the institutions are also acceptable in
cases where Boards/ Universities have not yet issued certificates. Certified
true copies/Photostat copies of such certificates will not be accepted. In
exceptional cases the Commission may treat a candidate, who does not possess
any of the qualifications prescribed in this rule as educationally qualified
provided that he possesses qualifications, the standard of which in the opinion
of the Commission, justifies his admission to the examination. Candidates
appearing in the 11th class exam are not eligible for this examination.
Those
candidates who have yet to qualify in the 12th class or equivalent examination
and are allowed to appear in the UPSC Examination should note that this is only
a special concession given to them. They are required to submit proof of
passing the 12th class or equivalent examination by the prescribed date
(i.e.22nd December, 2015) and no request for extending this date will be entertained
on the grounds of late conduct of Board/University Examination, delay in
declaration of results or any other ground whatsoever.
Candidates
who are debarred by the Ministry of Defence from holding any type of commission
in the Defence Services shall not be eligible for admission to the examination
and if admitted, their candidature will be cancelled.
Those
candidates who have failed INSB/PABT earlier are not eligible for Air Force.
(d)
Physical Standards :
Candidates
must be physically fit according to physical standards for admission to
National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Examination (I), 2015 as per
guidelines given in Appendix-IV,
(e)
A candidate who has resigned or withdrawn on disciplinary grounds from any of
the training academies of Armed Forces is not eligible to apply.
FEE:
Candidates (excepting SC/ST candidates/ ,Sons of JCOs/NCOs/ORs specified in
Note 2 below who are exempted from payment of fee) are required to pay a fee of
Rs. 100/-(Rupees one hundred only) either by depositing the money in any Branch
of SBI by cash, or by using net banking facility of State Bank of India/ State
Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur/ Sate Bank of Hyderabad/State Bank of Mysore/State
Bank of Patiala /State Bank of Travancore or by using Visa/Master Credit/Debit
Card.
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 only. " Pay by cash" mode option
will be de-activated at 23.59 hours of
22.01.2015 i. e. one day before the closing date; however, applicants who
have generated their Pay-in-slip before it is de-activated may pay at the
counter of SBI Branch during banking hours on the closing date. Such applicants
who are unable to pay by cash on the closing date i.e. during banking hours at
SBI Branch, for reason whatsoever, even if holding a valid Pay-in-slip, will
have no other offline option but to opt for online Debit/Credit Card or
internet Banking Payment mode on the closing date i.e. till 23.59 hurs of 23.01.2015.
Candidates
should note that payment of examination fee can be made only through the modes
prescribed above. Payment of fee through any other mode is neither valid nor
acceptable. Applications submitted without the prescribed fee/mode (unless
remission of fee is claimed) shall be summarily rejected.
For
the applicants in whose case payments details have not been received from the
bank, they will be treated as fictitious payment cases and their applications
will be rejected in the first instance. A list of all such applicants shall be
made available on the Commission's website within two weeks after the last day
of submission of online application. The applicants shall be required to submit
the proof of their fee payment within 10 days from the date of such
communication either by hand or by speed post to the Commission. On receipt of
documentary proof, genuine fee payment cases will be considered and their
applications will be revived, if they are otherwise eligible.
HOW TO APPLY
Candidates
are required to apply online by using the website www.upsconline.nic.in Brief instructions for filling up the online
Application Form have been given in the Appendix-l I. Detailed instructions are
available on the above mentioned website.
LAST DATE FOR
SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS:
The
Online Applications can be filled upto 23rd January, 2015 till 11.59 PM after
which the link will be disabled.
The
eligible candidates shall be issued an e-Admit Card three weeks before the
commencement of the examination. The e-Admit Card will be made available on the
UPSC website (www.upsc.gov.in) for being downloaded by candidates. No Admit
Card will be sent by post. All the applicants are required to provide valid
& active E mail ID while filling up online application form as the
Commission may use electronic mode for contacting them.
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