NDA 1 2027 Exam Date & Notification (Tentative), NDA 2 2026 Result

Physics is Section A of the GK part of Paper II and carries about 25% of its 400 marks. Topics: states of matter; mass, weight, volume, density and specific gravity; Archimedes' principle; pressure and the barometer; motion, velocity, acceleration and Newton's laws; force, momentum and the parallelogram of forces; stability and equilibrium; gravitation; work, power and energy; heat, temperature, latent heat and heat transfer; sound waves and simple musical instruments; light, reflection, refraction, mirrors, lenses and the human eye; magnets and the Earth as a magnet; static and current electricity, Ohm's law and simple circuits; heating, lighting and magnetic effects of current; electrical power; primary and secondary cells; X-rays; and how everyday devices work, from the simple pendulum and pulleys to the periscope, telescope, microscope, compass, lightning conductor and safety fuse.

Chemistry is Section B of the GK part of Paper II and carries about 15% of its 400 marks. Topics: physical and chemical changes; elements, mixtures and compounds; symbols, formulae and simple chemical equations; the law of chemical combination (no numericals); properties of air and water; preparation and properties of hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen and carbon dioxide; oxidation and reduction; acids, bases and salts; forms of carbon; natural and artificial fertilizers; materials used to make soap, glass, ink, paper, cement, paints, safety matches and gunpowder; structure of the atom; atomic, equivalent and molecular weights; and valency.

UPSC's annual calendar for 2027 lists the NDA & NA (I) 2027 written exam for 11 April 2027. The notification is listed for 2 December 2026 and the last date to apply for 22 December 2026. These dates are tentative until UPSC releases the notification. NDA & NA (II) 2027 is listed for notification on 12 May 2027 and the exam on 19 September 2027.

Yes, the written result is out. UPSC released the list of qualified roll numbers on 9 October 2026 and the list with names on 13 October 2026. In all, 7,886 candidates qualified: 7,406 men and 480 women. They must register on joinindianarmy.nic.in within two weeks of the result to get an SSB centre and date. The notification says SSB interviews are likely from December 2026 to January 2027. Marks and cut-offs will be put online only after the final result.

There are two papers of 2 hours 30 minutes each. Paper I, Mathematics, has 120 questions for 300 marks (2.5 marks each). Paper II, the General Ability Test, has 150 questions for 600 marks (4 marks each): 50 in English and 100 in General Knowledge. For each wrong answer, one-third of that question's marks is cut. Blank answers get no penalty. The SSB interview carries 900 marks, so the final merit list is out of 1800.

For NDA & NA (II) 2026, you must be born between 1 January 2008 and 1 January 2011 (both dates included). Both unmarried men and unmarried women can apply; women had 24 of the 394 vacancies. There is no category-based age relaxation. You must stay unmarried until training ends.

Only for some wings. For the Army wing, the notification asks only for a Class 12 pass and does not name any subjects. For the Air Force and Navy wings of NDA, and for the Naval Academy (10+2 Cadet Entry Scheme), you need Class 12 with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. Students who are now in Class 12 can apply. Class 11 students cannot.

For NDA & NA (II) 2025, the minimum qualifying marks in the written exam were 304.90 out of 900 for men and 358.84 for women, with at least 25% in each subject. The last recommended candidate in the final list had 666.01 out of 1800 (men) and 737.40 (women). For NDA & NA (I) 2025, the written cut-off was 334 out of 900 and the final cut-off was 699 out of 1800.

During the 3 years at NDA, the Government pays for training, boarding, books, uniform and medical care; the notification lists no stipend for this stage. Parents with income below Rs 45,000 a month can get financial help of Rs 2,500 a month. During later training at the service academy, cadets get a fixed stipend of Rs 56,100 a month. On commissioning, an officer is in Pay Level 10 (Rs 56,100 - 1,77,500) and also gets Military Service Pay of Rs 15,500 a month, plus allowances.