National Defence Academy (NDA) is a type of military academy.
It was formed in the year 1954.
It is located in Pune, Maharashtra, India
It is affiliated to Jawaharlal Nehru University

It is the Joint Services academy of the Indian Armed Forces, where cadets of the three services, the Army, the Navy and the Air Force train together before they go on to pre-commissioning training in their respective service academies

Campus:

The NDA campus is located about 17 km south-west of Pune city, north-west of Khadakwasla Lake.
It spans 7,015 acres (28.39 km2) of the 8,022 acres donated by the Government of the former Bombay State

Admission

Applicants to the NDA are selected via a written exam conducted by the UPSC, followed by extensive interviews covering general aptitude, psychological testing, team skills as well as physical and social skills, along with medical tests.

Academics

The NDA offers only a full-time, residential undergraduate programme.
Cadets are awarded a Baccalaureate degree (a Bachelor of Arts or a Bachelor of Science after 3 years of study.
Cadets have a choice of two streams of study.
The Science stream offers studies in Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Computer Science.
The Humanities (Liberal Arts) stream offers studies in History, Economics, Political Science, Geography and Languages.

Contact:
National Defence Academy
Address: Khadakwasla, Pune, Maharashtra 411023
Phone: 020 2529 3105