UPSC NDA & NA EE Selection Process 2025: Check Details

NDA & NA EE Selection Process 2025: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) conducts the NDA & NA EE exam. Furthermore, UPSC prescribed the selection process for NDA in its official notification. Candidates need to be aware of all the selection stages and prepare accordingly. They can check the selection process either at upsc.gov.in or in this article.

*Steps to practice exam questions are mentioned below in this article.

NDA & NA Latest Update:
— The UPSC NDA 2025 exam will be conducted on April 13, 2025, and September 14, 2025, for NDA 1 and NDA 2 respectively and the admit card will be released soon on the official website. 
— NDA 2 2025 Notification will release on May 28, 2025.

UPSC follows a two-stage process to select candidates for vacancies in National Defence Academy and Naval Academy. The first stage is a written exam. Candidates who clear the written exam qualify for SSB interviews. UPSC makes the final selection list based on the consolidated marks of the written exam and interview. Scroll down to find out more.

UPSC NDA Selection Process 2025

The UPSC NDA & NA EE selection procedure comprises the following stages:

• Written Examination
• SSB Test/ Interview

The Commission releases the final result based on the written exam and interviews. Candidates who have cleared both stages need to submit their documents or certificates. Furthermore, the officials will call all the qualified candidates for medical examination. Candidates who are medically fit get admission to the Army, Navy, and Air Force wings of the National Defence Academy and Naval Academy.

Aspirants can further scroll down to get detailed information on the UPSC NDA selection process.

NDA Selection: Written Exam

In the first stage of the selection process, UPSC conducts a written exam for candidates who have successfully applied for the exam. The NDA & NA EE exam consists of two subjects. Furthermore, the maximum marks for the written exam are 900 marks. Candidates can check the UPSC NDA exam pattern from the table below:

Important Points:

• The UPSC NDA exam comprises objective-type questions.
• For each correct answer, candidates get 2.5 marks in Mathematics.
• Aspirants get four marks for each correct answer in GAT.
• One-third of the marks allotted to the question will be deducted as negative markings for each incorrect answer.
• Candidates should further check the syllabus for NDA to know exam topics for these subjects.

How To Practice NDA & NA EE Questions at Embibe?

Candidates can check the steps to practice unlimited NDA & NA EE exam questions at Embibe below:

• 1st Step: Visit Embibe’s official website, i.e., embibe.com.
• 2nd Step: Use the mobile number/email to log in.
• 3rd Step: Click on the “Getting into My Dream Undergraduate College” menu bar.
• 4th Step: Select the Goal “Defence” from the Dropdown and click on “Next”.
• 5th Step: Search and select “NDA & NA EE” and click on “Next”.
• 6th Step: Select the preferred language and click on “Done”.
• 7th Step: Click “Practice” from the header section.
• 8th Step: Scroll down to the “Subjects” section.
• 9th Step: Click on any NDA & NA EE subjects.
• 10th Step: Scroll down to click on the chapters from the selected subject to begin the practice.

NDA Selection: SSB Interview

Candidates who clear the written exam are called for SSB tests/ interviews. The interviews will be held by the Services Selection Board (SSB) of the Ministry of Defence. The complete SSB procedure is divided into the following two stages:

• Stage 1 involves Officer Intelligence Rating (OIR) tests and Picture Perception & Description Test (PP&DT). The officials shortlist candidates based on the combined performance in the OIR Test and PP&DT.
• Stage 2 comprises Interviews, Group Testing Officer Tasks, Psychology Tests, and the Conference. In this stage, the personality of candidates is assessed by three different assessors viz., the Interviewing Officer (IO), Group Testing Officer (GTO), and Psychologist. Furthermore, assessors provide marks after considering all these tests.

Candidates can further check the day-wise procedure for SSB tests and interviews below:

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FAQs on NDA & NA EE Selection Process 2025

Some of the commonly asked questions related to the NDA & NA EE 2025 selection procedure are provided below:

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