NDA / Defence Officer Entry
Entrance:NDA (UPSC, after Class 12)CDS (after graduation)AFCAT
Seats, competition & cost — the honest picture
Competition: Very High. NDA draws lakhs of applicants for a few hundred seats per intake; SSB interview + medicals filter further.
Cost: Training is government-funded — one of the lowest-cost officer routes.
Affordability route: Cadets are paid a stipend during training; the route costs effort, not money.
Seat counts, cutoffs and fees are indicative (2024–25) and change every year — always verify current numbers on official sites.
Careers this degree leads to
Should YOU pick NDA / Defence Officer Entry?
A degree is 3–5 years of your life. Measure your actual fit first — 30 minutes of real reasoning, simulations and evidence.