REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION INTO A
CADEMIC DEPARTMENTS OF THE NIGERIAN DEFENCE ACADEMY
1. To be eligible for admission into the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA),
a candidate must have the following:
a. Minimum of 5 credit passes at SSCE (WAEC or NECO) or GCE ‘O’
Level obtained in not more than 2 sittings relevant to the Faculty of
their choices.
b. Credit in English Language and Mathematics.
c. At least two supporting relevant credits to the compulsory credits
in Faculty of Military Sciences and Interdisciplinary Studies, Faculty of
Arts and Social Sciences and Faculty of Science. However, only one
supporting relevant credit is required in the Faculty of Engineering.
d. 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 (2016). 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.
e. Must not be less than 1.68 metres tall for male and 1.58 metres
for female.
f. Must be medically and physically fit and must be of good moral
character.
g. Must be single male or female without legal obligation to support
any child or other individuals.
h. 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.
2. Furthermore, candidates are to note the following:
a. Candidates awaiting results are not qualified. Application forms
submitted without results will not be accepted.
b. Only examination results of 5 years old from the date of
examination will be accepted.
c. 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.
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONAL GUIDELINE
All applications for the 68th Regular Course of the Nigerian Defence
Academy must be done electronically through www.ndapplications.net.
Please read through the Requirements Section before continuing with the
application.
1. Accessing the Home Portal
a. Using any browser of your choice, preferably (google chrome,
Mozilla firefox) go to http://www.ndaapplications.net and wait for the
portal to load.
b. If you are visiting the site for the first time, click on the Purchase
Access Code, fill in your details as required via REMITA then click
NEXT to obtain your ORDER ID and REMITA Retrieval Reference
(RRR) Code..
c. Click on Pay with Remita after which you would be redirected to
Remita’s site to make payment.
(1) Follow the instructions on the site for online payment after
which you would be returned to the sign up page on the
Application Portal to create your login profile, or
(2) Click on Print Invoice to print your details and pay at a
bank. Go back to the Application Portal to
http://www.ndaapplications.net and click on Create
Account/Login, on the Login page select Sign Up Here to create
your account profile entering all the required details including
the RRR Code.
d. If you have previously created an account then click on Create
Account/Login and then login using your registered Email and
Password previously created.
e. If you have previously created credentials protocol but have
forgotten your Password, click on Create Account/Login and then on
Recover Password link to take you to the password recovery page to
recover your password.
2. Creating your Credentials (Sign Up)
a. All the fields on this page are compulsory.
b. You must provide your full name, functional email address with
password and mobile number.
c. Your password and confirm password must be the same and it
must contain at least 6 characters preferably with a combination of
alphabets and numbers.
d. The portal will respond with a success message if you have
successfully created your credential data and redirect you to the Log
In Page automatically.
e. If for any reason you are not successful with the Sign Up, please
try again.
3. Log In
a. On the Login Page, provide the email and password that was
used to create your credential protocol, and click Log In.
b. This Action will authenticate the User before redirecting you to
the Application Form.
c. If the email and password provided are wrong, the application
will respond with an error message and request for another.
4. Filling the Application Form
a. The Application Form Page opens as soon as you provide your
correct credentials and it is divided into 6 sections (Personal Data,
Schools Attended, Qualifications Obtained, Choice of Service,
Faculty and Departments, Passport Upload).
b. Note that all the fields marked asterisk (*) are compulsory.
c. Personal Data –
(1) The system automatically generates Application Number
when your application is successful.
(2) Fill the Form in Upper Case (Capital Letters) only (e.g
NIGERIAN DEFENCE ACADEMY).
(3) Type in the boxes provided.
(4) Select your option in Drop down boxes as provided.
(5) Provide your Phone Numbers as (e.g 070XXXXXXXX).
(6) Date of Birth must be filled in the format dd-mm-yyyy.
(7) Height must be in numeric format only (e.g 170) in
centimeters.
d. Schools Attended
(1) You should provide the complete name of each school
attended.
(2) From and To Fields must be numeric only 4-digit year.
e. Qualifications Obtained –
(1) You must provide your correct JAMB details as required.
(2) You can only use 1 or 2 results which can be 2 different
exams in a particular year or 2 exams done in different years or
one single exam of any of the Exam Type.
(3) Select your Subject and grades as applicable.
f. Choice of Service – You must choose 2 different options here.
g. Faculty and Department – Select faculty and then the
department for the course you wish to study. Only one option is
available here. It must correspond with the course you chose on
JAMB portal.
h. Passport Upload – Please choose passport with a clear view of
your face showing your two ears with a plain background. The
passport size should not be more than 300KB.
i. Save button – Use this button if you have not completed some
parts of the Application Form. The platform will retrieve your saved
session when next you log in to complete the form.
Note: You must complete the form and Submit before the closing
date of the application.
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j. Submit button – Click on this button after you have provided
all the compulsory and optional fields of the Application Form.
(This will automatically take you to Document Upload Form).
Changes cannot be made to the Application Form once it is submitted.
5. Document Upload Form –
The Document Upload Form must be completed, otherwise your
application will be disqualified.
You must upload the following documents:
• Scanned WAEC/NECO Certificate for each of the Qualification
submitted.
• Scanned birth Certificate.
• All scanned documents must not be above 300KB in size.
Click on Submit to Complete as soon you have uploaded the
scanned documents.
6. Printing Acknowledgement Form – Please print the
Acknowledgement Form as soon as you have completed the Application as
specified above.
Note: The Link to Print Acknowledgment Form will be automatically
seen after you have completed your application form and submitted
your documents.
7. JAMB Result Requirement (OFFICIAL PROCESSING)
The remaining steps will involve the Nigerian Defence Academy to
process your application against your submitted JAMB details.
a. You must score at least the National Cut-Off JAMB Score to
qualify to sit for the Entrance Examination.
b. You must sit for JAMB UTME Examination with subject
combinations relevant to your intended Course of Study in Nigerian
Defence Academy as provided by JAMB.
c. Candidates for Engineering Courses must score at least 210 in
JAMB.
8. Choice of Examination Centre – After the release of JAMB results
candidates who meet the cut-off mark will be required to log on to the
portal and select the examination centre of their choice. AFTER SITTING AND RELEASE OF THE NDA EXAMINATION RESULT FOR 68TH COURSE, AN SMS AND EMAIL WILL BE SENT
TO YOU TO PRINT LGA and PARENTS/GUARDIAN ATTESTATION
FORM.
9. Printing of LGA and Parents/Guardian Attestation Form – Please
log online and Print the LGA Attestation Form and Parent/Guardian
Attestation Form. Follow the instruction on the Forms to complete them
and await your invitation for final interview
For those Holders of NABTEB Certificates congratulation as you can now apply for the NDA Regular Combatant Course online without worry as NDA now accept NABTEB Certificates in lue of WAEC or NECO Result
For Airmen/Women
CADEMIC DEPARTMENTS OF THE NIGERIAN DEFENCE ACADEMY
PLEASE READ THE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY
