NDA FAQ: brief answers with links to the canonical owner pages

The Union Public Service Commission conducts the NDA and Naval Academy examination. Use /nda/nda-exam for the exam overview and the current UPSC notification for the active cycle.

No. Sainik School attendance is not an NDA eligibility requirement. See /nda/sainik-school.

Yes under the currently notified framework, subject to the service-specific vacancies and eligibility in the current UPSC notification. See /nda/girls-in-nda.

Candidates who progress move through the service selection process, including SSB/AFSB as applicable and medical assessment. See /nda/selection-process and /nda/ssb-interview.

Rank Sarthi does not publish a "correct answer" bank. Prepare by understanding instructions, reflecting honestly and avoiding scripted responses. See /nda/ssb-interview.

The current Air Force terminology is CPSS. PABT is a legacy term that still appears in historical/transition context. See /nda/pabt-test.

No. Use the current official standards for orientation, but the official medical board makes the selection decision. See /nda/physical-standards.

No. Final allocation depends on the current official rules, including eligibility, medical fitness, merit, preference and notified vacancies. See /nda/life-after-nda.

Start from the current official syllabus, identify your weakest usable areas and build Mathematics, GAT and English practice around evidence from PYQs and an error log. See /nda/preparation-roadmap.

Prefer the official UPSC previous-question-paper repository. See /nda/previous-year-papers.

Not by ratings alone. Rank Sarthi will not publish a "best centres" list without a verified methodology and current business data. See /nda/coaching-centres.

The archive route exists, but it must not be backfilled with fabricated entries. It should go live only when a reviewed source-backed dataset exists. See /nda/gat/current-affairs/archive.

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