- Nda application portal
- APPLICATION FORMS
1. This is to inform the general public that online
application for admission into the 74 Regular Course of
the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), Kaduna will be
available from Monday 25 October 2021 to Thu 31
March 2022. Admission into NDA is open to both MALE
and FEMALE Nigerians. Candidates should log on 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 N3,500.00 only. Please NOTE that only
payment against RRR Codes generated via the
application portal would be accepted.
METHOD OF APPLICATION
2. Interested candidates are advised to go online and
complete the application on the websites 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 ADMISSIONS AND MATRICULATIONS
BOARD (JAMB), AND MUST SELECT NDA AS FIRST
CHOICE INSTITUTION. SUCH APPLICANTS ARE EXPECTED
TO SIT FOR THE JAMB UNIFIED TERTIARY MATRICULATION
EXAMINATIONS (UTME).
SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS 3. Applications forms are to be submitted together with
the scanned SSCE results online. On submission of the
online application, candidates are to download an
Acknowledgement Form.
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 screening
test centers are as contained in the NDA
website/applications portal. Please NOTE that working
knowledge of French Arabic will be an added
advantage to applicants.
SCREENING TEST CONDITIONS
5. Only candidates who satisfied the admission
requirements and must have the UTME score of 180 for
Arts & Social Sciences and Science while 210 score for
Engineering courses will be enabled to print the
Screening Test Admission Card and participate in the
NDA Screening Test at the Centre of choice.
NIGERIAN DEFENCE ACADEMY
PMB 2109 KADUNA
APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION INTO THE
NIGERIAN DEFENCE ACADEMY 74 REGULAR COURSE
Signed
ACADEMY REGISTRAR
SCREENING TEST DATE AND REQUIREMENTS
6. The screening test will be conducted as phase one of
the Post-UTME screening and is scheduled to hold on
Saturday 23 April 2022. Therefore, all eligible candidates
are to bring along their Acknowledgement Form,
Screening Test Admission Card, JAMB result slip and TWO
(2) postcard size (3.5 x 5 inches) photographs to the
Screening Test Centre. 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 Screening Test will
subsequently be invited for the Armed Forces Selection
Board (phase 2 of the screening test) following which the
list of admitted candidates will be published.
NATURE AND DURATION OF TRAINING
7. Candidates admitted into NDA for 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 Presidential 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 of Nigeria.
REFERENCE MATERIALS
9. 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,
NDA.
Website: www.nda.edu.ng
Application Portal: www.ndaapplications.net - Signed
ACADEMY REGISTRAR
APPLICATION INTO THE NIGERIA DEFENCE ACADEMY
