How to apply for nda

How to apply for nda

Application Guidelines

All Candidates must read the following instructions before filling thm.

How to pay

Welcome to the Online Application Portal for the Nigerian Defence Academy. Through this portal, you can make your registration payment and fill the Applicatin Form. You can edit your Application, view your Application profile, upload your scanned documents i.e your credentials, and check your Application Status to know if you have been admitted. Follow the Order: Obtain a PIN Code from any branch of Diamond Bank nationwide upon the payment of N00,000 Application Fee to the Cashier. Logon to www.nda.edu.ng Read the Qualification Criteria. Click on 'Register' above to fill the registration form. Ensure you type the PIN Code obtained from the bank correctly NOTE: Registration is to be done once. If you have registered before just Login to continue filling your form. On successful registration, you will receive a success email and SMS from 'The Nigerian Defence Academy'. Click on 'Login' to login, then you can start filling the forms. Edit your Application Profile (This will require a passport photo and your biodata). Edit your Institution Attended. Edit your Qualifications (WASSCE, and other Certificates are entered here). Select your choice of Service and Course. Edit/Upload Documents (Attach your Certificates here). The next section (Declaration and submission of form) will not be displayed untill all sections have been filled correctly. Print your Acknowledgement / Exam Admission Card. Local Government Certification form and Declaration Form.

Admission Requirements

Requirement For Admission Into The Regular Course Of Nigerian Defence Academy

To be eligible for admission into Nigerian Defence Academy, a candidate must have the following: Candidates are expected to have minimum of 5 credit passes at SSCE (WAEC or NECO) or G.C.E O/L or Grade II Teachers Certificate obtained in not more than 2 sittings relevant to the Faculty of their choices.   All candidates must have credit in English Language and Mathematics. All candidates must have at least one supporting relevant credits to the compulsory credits in Faculties of Arts and Social Sciences and Science. However, one supporting relevant credit is enough in the Faculty of Engineering.   All candidates should be at least 17 years old and not more than 21 years old at the time of entry into the Academy. Note that Nigerian Airforce candidates must be betweeen 17 and 18 years old at entry. Candidates must not be less than 1.68 metres tall. Eligble candidates must be medically and physically fit and must be of good moral character.   All candidates must be single male and female without legal obligation to support a child or other individuals. Candidates awaiting results are not qualified. Results not submitted with application form will not be accepted.   Only examination results of 5 years from date will be accepted (2006 - 2010). Currently, admission into the Academy is for both MALE and FEMALE NIGERIANS. Local Government certificate of origin must be presented and a certificate of State indigeneship from the Office of the State Governor is desirable.

Course Requirements

Academic Requirement (RC) The candidates must meet the following prerequisites before they can be admitted into any faculty/department for the degree programme. FACULTY OF ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES Course General Requirement Compulsory Credits Relevant Credits (a) (b) (c) (d) BSc Economics 5 credit passes in not more than 2 sittings including English Language and Mathematics English Language, Economics and Mathematics Accounts, Commerce, Government, Geography, History, French and Arabic BSc Accounting 5 credit passes in not more than 2 sittings including English Language and Mathematics English Language, Accounting and Mathematics Accounts, Commerce, Government, Geography, History, French and Arabic BSc Geography 5 credit passes in not more than 2 sittings including English Language and Mathematics English Language, Geography and Mathematics History, Economics, Government, Accounts, Commerce, French and Arabic BA History and International Studies 5 credit passes in not more than 2 sittings including English Language and Mathematics English Language, History and Mathematics Economics, Geography, Government, Account and Commerce BA French 5 credit passes in not more than 2 sittings including English Language and Mathematics English Language, French and Mathematics Economics, Geography, Government, French, Arabic Commerce and Accounts BA Arabic 5 credit passes in not more than 2 sittings including English Language and Mathematics English Language, Arabic and Mathematics History, Economics, French, Geography, Accounts and Commerce BSc Political Science and Defence Studies 5 credit passes in not more than 2 sittings including English Language and Mathematics English Language, Government and Mathematics History, Economics, French, Geography, Accounts and Commerce BSc Psychology 5 credit passes in not more than 2 sittings including English Language and Mathematics English Language, Biology and Mathematics Economics, Health Science, Government and Agricultural Science FACULTY OF ENGINEERING Course General Requirement Compulsory Credits Relevant Credits BEngr Civil Engineering 5 credit passes in not more than 2 sittings including English Language and Mathematics English Language, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry Technical Drawing, Further Mathematics, Biology and Geography BEngr Electrical and Electronics Engineering 5 credit passes in not more than 2 sittings including English Language and Mathematics English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics Technical Drawing, Further Mathematics, Biology and Geography BEngr Mechanical Engineering 5 credit passes in not more than 2 sittings including English Language and Mathematics English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics Technical Drawing, Further Mathematics, Biology and Geography FACULTY OF SCIENCE Course General Requirement Compulsory Credits Relevant Credits BSc Biological Science 5 credit passes in not more than 2 sittings including English Language and Mathematics English Language, Mathematics, Biology and Chemistry Physics, Agric Science, Geography and Health Science BSc Chemistry 5 credit passes in not more than 2 sittings including English Language and Mathematics English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry and Biology Physics, Health Science, Agric Science and Geography BSc Mathematics 5 credit passes in not more than 2 sittings including English Language and Mathematics English Language, Mathematics and Physics Chemistry, Additional/ Further Mathematics, Biology and Geography BSc Computer Science 5 credit passes in not more than 2 sittings including English Language and Mathematics English Language, Mathematics and Physics Chemistry, Additional/ Further Mathematics, Biology and Geography BSc Physics 5 credit passes in not more than 2 sittings including English Language and Mathematics English Language, Mathematics and Physics Chemistry, Biology, Technical Drawing and Geography

Examination Centres

a. Army Day Sec. School, Akure i. Command Children School, Yaba, Lagos b. Immaculate Conception College, Benin City m. Government College, Maiduguri c. Army Children School, Calabar n. Govt Day Sec. School, Army Barracks, Makurdi d. Army Day Sec. School, Apaukwa Barracks, Enugu o. Holy Ghost College, Owerri e. Garki Secondary School, Garki, Abuja p. Army Children School, Port Harcourt f. Command Children School, Mokola, Ibadan q. Army Children School, Sokoto g. Army Day Secondary School, Sobi Barracks, 1I0rin r. Govt. Day Sec. School, Opp.15 Mech Bde, Yola h. Command Day Sec. Sch., Rukuba Barracks, Jos s. Army Children School, Bauchi i. Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna t. Govt Day Sec School, Minna j. Army Day Sec. School, Bukavu Barracks, Kano u. Katsina Teachers' College, Katsina k. Command Children School, Ikeja, Lagos