NDA 69th (2017/2018) Regular Course Application Announced

This is to inform the general public that online application for admission into the 69th Regular Course of the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), Kaduna has commenced.

METHOD OF APPLICATION
2.Admission into NDA is open to both MALE and FEMALE Nigerians. Interested candidates are advised to go online and complete the application. They 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.

N.B Please download and read carefully, the Instructions and requirements or view it on the pdf document attached to this post. 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 2017 JAMB Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME).

SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS
3. 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
4. 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. Please note that working
knowledge of French Language will be an added advantage to applicants.

EXAMINATION CONDITIONS
5. 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.

EXAMINATION DATE AND REQUIREMENTS
6. The examination will be conducted as an Entrance
Examination and it is scheduled to hold on Saturday 22
April 2017. 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
7. 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
8. All Regular Course cadets will train in NDA and the cost
of their administration and logistics will be borne by the
Federal Government.

REFERENCE MATERIALS
9. In response to requests from candidates for reference
materials, the Academy has offered a Compendium of
Past Questions & Answers to interested candidates which
can be purchased from the Academy Registry, NDA.
Website: www.nda.edu.ng
Application Portal: www.ndaapplications.net
E-Mail: info@ndaapplications.net

APPLICATION DEADLINE
The application closes 28th February 2017

Short Service Course (SSC)

Short Service Course (SSC)

THE SHORT SERVICE COURSE (SSC)

The qualifications for the SSC are as follows:
(a) Be a Nigerian as defined in the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
(b) Be a male or female between the age of 24 and 29 years.
(c) Possess at least a first degree of not less than Second Class Lower Division or HND of not less than Lower Credit in the arts, sciences or humanities from any recognised University or Polytechnic as the case may be.
(d) Measure at least 1.68m in height.
(e) Be medically and physically fit.
(f) Applicants (less serving members of the Armed Forces) must possess the NYSC discharge certificate or a valid exemption as the case may be.
(g) Possess valid birth certificate endorsed by the National Population Commission, 21 hospital or local government council of birth or valid age declaration.
(h) Possess a valid certificate of state of origin.
(i) Must not have been convicted by any competent court of law.
(j) Be recommended by at least 2 recognisable referees who must attest to the applicant's character and integrity. Serving military personnel must be recommended by their commanding officers.

Vacancies

The Short Service Course has an intake of 100 cadets annually. This may however be subject to review from time to time by the Army Headquarters. Vacancies are also reserved for cadets of sister African countries.

Assembling Date for Short Service Course

The Short Service Course assembles in July of every year.

REGULAR COMBATANT COURSE (RC)

REGULAR COMBATANT COURSE (RC)

This is a 5 year course, comprising 4 years of academic program and one year of military training culminating in the award of a Bachelor Degree and a presidential commission to the rank of second lieutenant, or equivalent in the Navy and Air Force.Until 2011, this course used to be exclusively for males. The first set of females commenced training in September 2011.

Eligibility for Entry into the NDA Regular Course

To be eligible for admission into the regular course in the Nigerian Defence Academy, a candidate must meet the following requirements:

Minimum of 5 credit passes with English and Mathematics at the Senior Secondary Certificate Examination conducted by the West Africa Examination Council or National Examination Commission or General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level obtained in not more than 2 sittings relevant to the Faculty of their choices.

At least two supporting relevant credits 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. Nigerian Air Force candidates must be between 17 and 18 years 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. A certificate of State indigeneship from the Office of the State Governor is desirable.

In addition to the foregoing, candidates awaiting results are not qualified and only examination results of not more than 5 years before the date of application are acceptable.

Vacancies

NDA has an annual cadets' intake of 175 for the RC. This comprises of 155 males and 20 females. Defence Headquaters allocates these vacancies out of this number to the Army, Navy and Air Force. The number of intakes could vary each year depending on the manpower needs of the armed forces. There are also vacancies reserved for cadets from sister African countries.

Date of Assembly

The Regular Combatant Course assembles in September each year. However, all nomination processes must be concluded 3 months before the date of assembly.

Welcome To NDA

Our History

The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) was established on 5 February 1964 in response to the defence needs of independent Nigeria to train officers for the Armed Forces of Nigeria. Before then, the institution was known as the Royal Military Forces Training College (RMFTC). After independence in 1960, it became known as the Nigerian Military Training College.
The role of the Academy is to provide each officer cadet with knowledge, skills and values necessary to meet the requirements of a military officer through military, academic and character development. In essence, the NDA is an institution where selected young able-bodied men and women are groomed into well educated, courageous, virile and erudite subalterns.

VISION

The vision of the NDA is to produce officers with broad-based training in both military and academic subjects designed to serve as a foundation for the future progressive development of officers of the Nigerian Armed Forces.

MISSION

The mission of NDA is to provide each officer cadet with the knowledge, skills and values necessary to meet the requirements of a military officer through military,academic and character development.