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.
