(Notification) UPSC : NDA & NA Exam (I) 2023

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F.No.7/2/2022.E.1 (B): An Examination will be conducted by the Union Public Service Commission on 16th April, 2023 for admission to the Army, Navy and Air Force wings of the NDA for the 151st Course and for the 113th Indian Naval Academy Course (INAC) commencing from 2nd January, 2024.

The date of holding the examination as mentioned above is liable to be changed at the discretion of the Commission.

The approximate number of vacancies to be filled on the results of this examination will be as under :—

National Defence Academy	:	Army	-	208 (including 10 for female candidates)
		Navy	–	42 (including 03 for female candidates)
		Air Force	-	(i) Flying – 92 (including 02 for female candidates) (ii) Ground Duties (Tech) – 18 (including 02 for female candidates) (iii) Ground Duties (Non Tech) – 10 (including 02 for female candidates)
Naval Academy (10+2 Cadet Entry Scheme)	:		-	25 (for male candidates only)

Total : 395

Vacancies are provisional and may be changed depending on the availability of training capacity of National Defence Academy and Indian Naval Academy

N.B. (i) 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.

(ii) 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. Nonetheless, the Commission has also decided to extend the facility of making correction(s) in any field(s), except choice of Centre, of the application form for this examination after 7 days of the closure of the application window of this Examination. This window will remain open for 7 days from the date of opening of the same i.e. from 18.01.2023 to 24.01.2023.

In case a candidate wants to carry out any change in his/her OTR profile during this period, then he/she should log into the OTR platform and do the needful accordingly. In other words, no change in the OTR profile can be made by visiting the window for Modification in application form.

(iii) 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 .

Education Qualification:

(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 with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics of the 10+2 pattern of School Education or equivalent conducted by a State Education Board or a University.

Age :

Only unmarried male/female candidates born not earlier than 02nd July, 2004 and not later than 1st July, 2007 are eligible.

Physical Standards:

Candidates must be physically fit according to physical standards for admission to National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Examination (I), 2023 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.

Fees :

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 or by using Visa/MasterCard/Rupay Credit/Debit Card.

Pay Scale:

Rank	Pay Level (in Rs.)
Lt to Maj	Lt - Level 10 (56,100 – 1,77,500) Capt - Level 10 B (61,300-1,93,900) Maj - Level 11 (69,400 –2,07,200)
Lt Col to Maj Gen	Lt Col - Level 12A (1,21,200 –2,12,400) Col - Level 13 (1,30,600-2,15,900) Brig - Level 13A (1,39,600-2,17,600) Maj Gen - Level 14 (1,44,200-2,18,200)
Lt Gen HAG Scale	Level 15 (1, 82, 200-2,24,100)
HAG+Scal e	Level 16 (2,05,400 – 2,24,400)
VCOAS/Ar my Cdr/LtGen(NFSG)	Level 17 (2,25,000/-) (fixed)
COAS	Level 18 (2,50,000/-) (fixed)

(ii) MSP to the officer is as follows:- Military

Service Pay(MSP) to the officers from the rank of Lt to Brig

Rs 15,500 p.m. Fixed

(iii) Flying Allowance: The Army Aviators (Pilots) serving in the Army Aviation Corps are entitled to flying allowance at Rs 25,000/- p.m.

(iv) Other allowance:-

Dearness Allowance	Admissible at the same rates and under the same conditions as are applicable to the civilian personnel from time to time.
Para Allce	Rs 10,500/- pm
Para Reserve Allce	Rs 2,625/- pm
Para Jump Instructor Allce	Rs 10,500/- pm
Project Allce	Rs 3,400/- pm
Special Forces Allce	Rs 25,000/- pm
Technical Allce (Tier-I)	Rs 3,000/- pm
Technical Allce (Tier-II)	Rs 4,500/- pm

(v) Depending upon rank and area of posting, officer posted to Field Areas will be eligible for the following Field Area allowances:-

Level	Highly Active Field Area Allce	Field Area Allce	Modified Field Area Allce
Officers	Rs 16,900/- pm	Rs 10,500/- pm	Rs 6,300/- pm

High Altitude Allowance

Level	Category-I	Category-II	Category-III
Officers	Rs 3,400/- pm	Rs 5,300/- pm	Rs 25,000/- pm

How to Apply :

Candidates are required to apply online by using the website upsconline.nic.in Brief instructions for filling up the online Application Form have been given in the Appendix-II (A) Detailed instructions are available on the above mentioned website.
The Commission has introduced the facility of withdrawal of Application for those candidates who do not want to appear for the Examination. In this regard, Instructions are mentioned in Appendix-II (B) of this Examination Notice.
Candidate should also have details of one photo ID viz. Aadhar Card/ Voter Card/ PAN Card/ Passport/ Driving License/ School Photo ID/Any other photo ID Card issued by the State/Central Government. The details of this photo ID will have to be provided by the candidate while filling up the online application form. The same photo ID card will also have to be uploaded with the Online Application Form. This photo ID will be used for all future referencing and the candidate is advised to carry this ID while appearing for examination/SSB.

Important Date :

Application Begin : 21/12/2022
Last Date for Apply Online : 10/01/2023 Upto 06:00 PM Only
Pay Exam Fee Last Date : 10/01/2023

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(Notification) UPSC : NDA & NA Exam (I) 2023