To qualify for NDA , you must either be appearing or have  passed 12th grade in any board . Since your brother hasn't passed, he has to write NDA only after clearing his physics paper . There is still hope , don't you worry about it at all. Just focus on the exam.

Dear aspirant !

Hope you are doing good ! As 2027 is far away you should wait for some time . However the NDA criteria is given here ;-

Only unmarried male candidates between the age group of 16½ to 19½ can join NDA . 12 ^th Pass of the 10+2 pattern of School or equivalent examination by a State Education Board or a University.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://competition.careers360.com/articles/nda-eligibility-criteria&ved=2ahUKEwjGh_iqquCEAxWFs1YBHcy7BFsQFnoECBsQAQ&usg=AOvVaw3pM7wni1gi1UtkU0jR-JmX .

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Hello Aspirant

The eligibility criteria for the NDA exam is that you should have passed 12th or any equivalent examination from a UGC-recognized Board of Examination or should be appearing for it. Only unmarried men/women are eligible between the age group of 16.5 and 19.5 years.

Since you were born in 2007, in 2026 you'll be 19 years old. That might be your only chance at clearing NDA, in one go. I'll suggest that you appear for the NDA exam in 2025 also, just to see what the exam pattern is, and how you handle the time management issue that many candidates face.

All the best!

Hello aspirant,

The NDA eligibility guidelines state that only single applicants between the ages of 16.5 and 19.5 may sit for the exam. Thus, you will undoubtedly be able to take the NDA test in 2026. You have the option to take the NDA exam, and in order to do so, I advise you to learn more about it.

Thank you

Hope this information helps you.

Hello aspirant,

Hope you are doing great.

As per your question, see don't prepare for the exam which you wish to not give. To score good in an exam, not only in NDA, firstly write down the syllabus of the exam and divide them into topics. After that, prepare as per the topic and practice the formulae with similar type of questions. Then you will surely be able to crack the NDA exam.

Hope this helps!

Hello Aspirant,

Yes you can give the attempt.
The NDA age range is 16.5–19.5 years old. Only unmarried male and female applicants who were born on July 2, 2005, and July 1, 2008, are eligible to apply for NDA 1 2024. Candidates for NDA 2 2024 must have been born between January 2, 2005, and January 1, 2008, in order to be eligible for the test.

ALL THE BEST

To become a naval officer if you didn't get through NDA, you can also look through CDS, INET, 10+2 BTech Cadet Entry Scheme , and if you are an excellent musician or athlete , you can have a direct entry to the army.

The eligibility for NDA is that you have to either be appearing for twelfth grade in that year or have passed twelfth grade and that you should be in between 16.5 and 19.5 years of age to write this. As long as you qualify for both these criteria , you can write as many times as you want.

Hello,

Unfortunately you are not eligible for the nda exam as per NDA Exam Guidelines candidates must have been born not earlier than July 2, 2005 and not later than July 1, 2008. NDA 2 2023 age limit is that candidates must have born not earlier than January 2, 2004, and not later than January 1, 2007.

Hope this helps you,

Thank you