NDA 2017/2018 69th Regular Course Admission Eligibility

The authorities of the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), Kaduna have announced that prospective students must meet the requirements listed below before they could apply for any of their programmes.

Check: How To Apply to NDA for 2017/2018 Admission and .Nigerian Defence Academy Courses and Requirements.

Furthermore, only candidates who meet the JAMB national cut-off mark will be eligible to sit for the NDA Entrance Examination at their Examination Centre of choice.

Only the candidates that have the following are eligible for the Nigerian Defence Academy admission:

1. To be eligible for admission into the Nigerian Defence Academy, a candidate must have the following:

1. Minimum of 5 credit passes at SSCE (WAEC, NECO or NABTEB) or GCE ‘O’ Level obtained in not more than 2 sittings relevant to the Faculty of their choices.
2. Credit in English Language and Mathematics.
3. At least two supporting relevant credits to the compulsory credits in Faculty of Military Sciences and Interdisciplinary Studies, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences while that of Faculty of Science is shown in the columns for compulsory and relevant credits. However, only one supporting relevant credit is required in the Faculty of Engineering.
4. Be at least 17 years old and not more than 21 years old as at the month of August in the year of entry into the Academy (2018). Note that candidates who desire to join the Nigerian Air Force must be between 17 and 18 years old at entry, and also the Nigerian Army has suspended the enlistment of female candidates in her Regular Combatant programme in NDA.
5. Must not be less than 1.68 metres tall for male and 1.58 metres for female.
6. Must be medically and physically fit and must be of good moral character.
7. Must be single male or female without legal obligation to support any child or other individuals.
8. Present a Certificate of State of Origin obtained from a Local Government Area or a Certificate of State Indigeneship from the Office of the State Governor.
9. Working knowledge of French Language will be an added advantage.

2. Furthermore, candidates are to note the following:

1. Candidates awaiting results are not qualified. Application forms submitted without results will not be accepted.
2. Only examination results of not more than 5 years old from the date of examination will be accepted.
3. Currently, admission into the Academy is for both male and female Nigerians only, and is limited to Navy and Air Force in the case of female candidates.

SchoolGist Team