Application into the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) is on.

Nigerian Defence Academy 68 th regular course admission

application form will be available for sale from 26 January to 15th

March 2016., and it is open to both male and female Nigerians.

Before you proceed, check:

NDA Examination Centres in Nigeria

NDA  68th Regular Course Admission Eligibility

Note: Read the instructions available on this page carefully.

NDA 68 th Regular Course Admission Requirements.

The requirements for various undergraduate degree programmes

are as detailed in the NDA website / applications portal, as well as

in the JAMB Brochure and website. All other information

concerning degree courses, eligibility and examination centres are

as contained in the NDA website / applications portal.

1. To be eligible for admission into the Nigerian Defence Academy,

a candidate must have the following:

Minimum of 5 Credit passes at SSCE (WAEC or NECO) or GCE

O/L obtained in not more than 2 sittings relevant to the

Faculty of their choices.

Credit in English Language and Mathematics.

At least one supporting relevant credit to the compulsory

credits in faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and Faculty of

Science. However, only one supporting relevant credit is

required in the Faculty of Engineering.

Be at least 17 years old and not more than 21 years old at the

time of entry into the Academy. Note that Nigerian Airforce

candidates must be between 17 and 18years old at entry.

Must not be less than 1.68 metres tall for male and 1.50

metres for female.

Must be medically and physically fit and must be of good

moral character.

Must be single male or female without legal obligation to

support any child or other individuals.

Present a Certificate of Origin obtained from a Local

Government Area and a Certificate of State indigene ship from

the Office of the State Governor is desirable.

2. Furthermore, candidates are to note the following:

Awaiting results are not qualified. Results not submitted with

the application for will not be accepted.

Only examination results of 5 years from date will be

accepted.

Currently, admission into the academy is for both male and

female Nigerians only.

NDA 68 th Regular Course Method of Application.

Candidates should logon to the application portal

www.ndaapplications.net . select “Purchase Access Code” and fill

in their details to pay for their application via REMITA after first

obtaining their ORDER ID and REMITA Retrieval Reference (RRR)

Code in the sum of N3,000.00 only. Please note that only payment

against RRR Codes generated via the application portal would be

accepted.

Interested candidates are advised to go online and complete the

application on the websites indicated above. Please download and

read carefully, the Instructions provided on the website. Applicants

applying for admission into NDA MUST also apply to the Joint

Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB), but may not

necessarily select NDA as their choice of university. Such

applicants are expected to sit for the JAMB Universal Tertiary

Matriculation Examinations (UTME).

SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS

Applications should be submitted online. On completion of the

online application, candidates are to download an

Acknowledgement Form. Upon release of the JAMB results,

candidates should return to the applications portal and download

their Examination Admission Card. Only candidates who make the

JAMB national cut-off mark will be allowed to participate in the

NDA Entrance Examination.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

The requirements for various undergraduate degree programmes

are as detailed in the NDA website/applications portal. All other

information concerning degree courses, eligibility and examination

centres are as contained in the NDA website / applications portal.

See also: Nigerian Defence Academy Courses and Requirements .

EXAMINATION CONDITIONS

Only candidates who meet the JAMB national cutoff mark will be

eligible to sit for the NDA Entrance Examination at their

Examination Centre of choice.

The examination will be conducted as an Entrance Examination

(similar to Post-UTME examination in conventional universities),

and is scheduled to hold on Saturday 23 April 2016. Therefore, all

eligible candidates are to bring along their Acknowledgement

Form, Examination Admission Card, JAMB result slip and TWO (2)

postcard sized (3.5 x 5 inches) photographs to the Examination

Centre on the examination date. The photographs should show

only from the chest upwards and should contain the candidate’s

Name, Exam number, State, Exam Centre, Course of study and

Signature at the back. Only successful candidates at the NDA

Entrance Examination will subsequently be invited for the Armed

Forces Selection Board following which the list of admitted

candidates will be published.

NATURE AND DURATION OF TRAINING

Admitted candidates into NDA for the Regular Course will undergo

military and academic training as Officer Cadets for a duration of 5

years. On successful completion of training, graduands will earn a

honours degree in a core discipline (BSc, BEng, BA). They will

equally earn a commission into the Armed Forces of Nigeria.

ADMINISTRATION

Regular Course cadets will train in NDA. All aspects of the cadets’

administration and logistics will be borne by the Federal

Government.

REFERENCE MATERIALS

In response to requests from candidates for reference materials,

the Academy has offered a Compendium of Past Questions &

Answers at a token fee to interested candidates. This can be

purchased from the Registry Department, NDA.

Website: www.nda.edu.ng

Application Portal: www.ndaapplications.net

E-Mail: info@ndaapplications.net

MSG Team.