1>>NIGERIAN DEFENCE ACADEMY
PMB 2109, KADUNA
APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION INTO THE NIGERIAN DEFENCE
ACADEMY 67TH REGULAR COURSE
APPLICATION FORMS
1. This is to inform the geeral public that online application for
admission into the 67th regular course of the Nigerian Defece
Academy (NDA), Kaduna will be available from 7th november
2014 to 28th february 2015.
Admission into NDA is open to both male and female Nigerians,
and the application is free. Prospective candidate are to required
to follow the link on the NDA official website www.nda.edu.ng or
log on to the application portal www.ndaapplications.net and
complete the online application form.
This advertisement nullifies the earlier advertisement for
admission into the 67th Regular course.
METHOD OF APPLICATION
2. Interested candidate are advised to go online and complete the
application on the website 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 ADMISSION AND MATRICULATION BOARD
(JAMB), BUT MAY NOT NECESSARILY SELECT NDA AS THEIR
CHOICE OF UNIVERSITY.
Such applicants are expected to sit for the (UTME).
SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS
3. Applications should be submitted online. On completion of
online application, candidates are to download an
acknowledgement form. Upon release of the jamb results,
candidate should return to application portal and download their
examination admission card. Only candidate who make the JAMB
national cut-off mark will allowed to participate in the NDA
entrance Examination.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
4. The requierment for various undergraduate degree programmes
are as detailed in the NDA website/application portal, as well as
in the JAMB brochure and website , eligibility and examination
centres are as contained in NDA website/applications portal.
EXAMINATION CONDITIONS
5. ONLY Candidate who meet the jamb national cut-off mark will
be eligible to sit for NDA entrance Examination at their
examination centre of choice.
EXAMINATION DATE AND REQUIREMENTS
6. The exam will be conducted as an entrance exam(similar to
post-utme exam in conventional universities), and is scheduled
to hold on Saturday 25th April 2015. Therefore, all eligible
candidates are to bring along their acknowledgment form, jamb
result slip and two postcard sized (3.5x5 inches) photographs to
the exam centre on the exam date.
The photographs should show only form chest upwards and
should contain the candidate's name, state, centre and signature
at the back. Only successful candidates at the NDA entrance
exam 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 university first degree (BSc, BEng, BA) and
a commission into the Armed Forces of Nigeria.
ADMINISTRATION
Regular Course cadets will train at NDA Permanent Site, Kaduna.
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 or from designated
Examination Centres across the country.