NDA Latest News for Women, Supreme Court Allows Women to sit in the NDA

No violation of women’s rights, India’s Supreme court has now allowed Women to appear for the NDA Examination. Earlier only male candidates were eligible to apply for NDA and Women were allowed for other entries which are after graduation. Let’s see the details about this NDA Latest News for Women, See the criteria that are required for women to appear for the NDA 2021.

Supreme Court on August 18 (Wednesday) has passed an interim order allowing women candidates to appear for the NDA 2021 exam. This is for the first time that women candidates are allowed to appear for the NDA exam to take admission in the Army, Navy and Air Force wings of NDA and Indian Naval Academy Course (INAC). Supreme Court also said that the admissions will be subject to the final orders of the court. The matter will be heard again on September 8, 2021.

A bench of justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Hrishikesh Roy threw open the doors of the joint defence service training institute of the Indian armed forces to women cadets, directing the Union Public Services Commission (UPSC) to give wide publicity to the new advertisement on admissions so that intent of the order is translated into effect and more women apply.

Women can also sit for the upcoming National Defence Academy (NDA) examination and held that the policy that restricts their entry into the elite institution is based on “gender discrimination”. It also came down hard on what it termed the army’s mindset in providing equal opportunities to women.

While issuing the order, the court criticised the Army for not permitting women to take part in the NDA exam. When the Army’s counsel submitted that it is a policy decision, the top court said that the said policy decision was based on “gender discrimination”.

NDA 2021 Exam Highlights:

Exam name	National Defence Academy & Naval Academy Examination (NDA & NA)
Conducted by	UPSC
Exam level	National
Total vacancies	400
Exam category	After Class 12
Exam Frequency	Twice a year
Exam stages	Written Test and SSB Interview
Exam mode	Offline
Exam duration	Five hours (Mathematics: 2 ½ hours, General Ability Test (GAT): 2 ½ hours)
Exam syllabus	Mathematics: Algebra, Matrices and Determinants, Trigonometry, Analytical Geometry of two and three dimensions, Differential Calculus, Vector Algebra, Statistics and Probability GAT: English, General Knowledge, Physics, Chemistry, General Science, Geography, Current Events, etc.
Exam pattern	GAT: 150 objective-type questions  Mathematics: 120 objective-type questions
Language	English and Hindi
Test cities	NDA I: 41 NDA II: 75
Exam helpdesk	011-23385271/011-23381125/011- 23098543
Official website	upsc.gov.in

NDA Selection Process 2021:

There is the three-level of exams that one has to clear to be considered for the selection. After the application, A candidate will appear for these selection phases:

• Written Exam by Union Public Service Commission. (www.upsc.gov.in)
• SSB Interview
• Medical Examination etc.

The Written Test is the first phase of selection and but the SSB Interview is the main phase of selection. Actually, the selection is based on the SSB Interview. The Shortlisting of the candidate for the SSB Interview is done through the Written Test and after the SSB Interview, there would be a medical test under the supervision of the Military Doctors. These are the phases that are mandatory to clear to get selected in the National Defense Academy.

NDA Latest Eligibility Criteria for Women:

Everything is gonna be the same as it was earlier, There are no changes that have been made in the eligibility criteria requirement, It will be the same as it is for the men.

NDA Eligibility Criteria 2021 and Selection Process

Educational Qualification:

Army Wing of National Defence Academy	Passed Class 12/HSC or equivalent from a recognised board or university.
Air Force, Navy and Naval Academy of National Defence Academy	Passed Class 12/HSC with Physics and Mathematics

Age Limit:

Age Limit for Male Candidates	16.5 years old to 19 years old
Age Limit for Female Candidates	16.5 years old to 19 years old

Number of Vacancies in NDA 2021:

Academy	Number of vacancies
NDA	370 Army: 208 Navy: 42 Air Force: 120 (including 28 for ground Duties)
Naval Academy (10+2 Cadet Entry Scheme)	30
Total	400

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