Want to join the armed forces as a Lieutenant in the Army, Sub Lieutenant in the Navy or Flying Officer in the Air Force? If the answer is ‘Yes’, then crack the annual NDA exam for a rewarding career in the armed forces for which around 4 lakh candidates appearing .
Scope Conducted by the Union Public Service Commission, the National Defence Academy & Naval Academy (NDA) exam is a bi-annual exam that leads to three years of physical and academic training at the academy before getting appointment.
Selected students end up graduating from the academy with a degree mostly a BA/ BSc/BSc (Computers) or a B.Tech awarded by JNU, Delhi. Successful students earn the title of ‘Commissioned Officer’ after completion of the course. Appointment in the defence services means special perks and an opportunity to serve the nation.
B.Tech is taught at the Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET), NDA, in Applied Electronics and Communication (AEC) for Naval and Air Force cadets which is recognized by the AICTE (All India Council for Technical Education) and is affiliated to Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Entry to B.Tech courses since 2018 has been on the basis of the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE Main) ranks..
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