NIGERIAN DEFENCE ACADEMY

PMB 2109 KADUNA

APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION INTO THE

NIGERIAN DEFENCE ACADEMY 72ND
REGULAR COURSE
APPLICATION FORMS for Arts & Social Sciences and Science while 210 score
1. This is to inform the general public that online for Engineering courses will be enabled to print the
application for admission into the 72nd Regular Screening Test Admission Card and participate in the
Course of the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), NDA Screening Test at the Centre of choice.
Kaduna will be available from 5 December 2019 to
20 March 2020. Admission into NDA is open to both SCREENING TEST DATE AND REQUIREMENTS
MALE and FEMALE Nigerians. Candidates should 6. The screening test will be conducted as phase one
logon to the application portal www.ndaapplications. of the Post-UTME screening and is scheduled
net, select “Purchase Access Code” and fill in their to hold on Saturday 16 May 2020. Therefore,
details to pay for their application via REMITA after all eligible candidates are to bring along their
first obtaining their ORDER ID and REMITA Retrieval Acknowledgement Form, Screening Test Admission
Reference (RRR) Code in the sum of N3,500.00 Card, JAMB result slip and TWO (2) postcard sized
only. Please note that only payment against RRR (3.5 x 5 inches) photographs to the Screening
Codes generated via the application portal would be Test Centre. The photographs should show only
accepted. from the chest upwards and should contain the
candidate’s Name, Exam number, State, Exam
METHOD OF APPLICATION Centre, Course of study and Signature at the back.
2. Interested candidates are advised to go online and Only successful candidates at the NDA Screening
complete the application on the websites indicated Test will subsequently be invited for the Armed
above. Please download and read carefully, the Forces Selection Board (phase 2 of the screening
Instructions provided on the website. APPLICANTS test) following which the list of admitted candidates
APPLYING FOR ADMISSION INTO NDA MUST will be published.
ALSO APPLY TO THE JOINT ADMISSIONS AND
MATRICULATIONS BOARD (JAMB), AND MUST NATURE AND DURATION OF TRAINING
SELECT NDA AS FIRST CHOICE INSTITUTION. SUCH 7. Candidates admitted into NDA for Regular Course
APPLICANTS ARE EXPECTED TO SIT FOR THE JAMB will undergo military and academic training
UNIFIED TERTIARY MATRICULATION EXAMINATIONS as Officer Cadets for a duration of 5 years. On
(UTME). successful completion of training, graduands will
earn a honours degree in a core discipline (BSc,
SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS BEng, BA). They will equally earn a Presidential
3. Applications forms are to be submitted together with Commission into the Armed Forces of Nigeria.
the scanned SSCE results online. On submission of
the online application, candidates are to download ADMINISTRATION
an Acknowledgement Form. 8. All Regular Course cadets will train in NDA and the
cost of their administration and logistics will be
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS borne by the Federal Government of Nigeria.
4. The requirements for various undergraduate degree
programmes are as detailed in the NDA website/ REFERENCE MATERIALS
applications portal. All other information concerning 9. In response to requests from candidates for
degree courses, eligibility and screening test centres reference materials, the Academy has offered a
are as contained in the NDA website / applications Compendium of Past Questions & Answers at a
portal. Please note that working knowledge of French token fee to interested candidates. This can be
and Arabic will be an added advantage to applicants. purchased from the Registry, NDA.

SCREENING TEST CONDITIONS Website: www.nda.edu.ng

5. Only candidates who satisfied the admission Application Portal: www.ndaapplications.net
requirements and must have the UTME score of 180 E-Mail: info@ndaapplications.net

SIGNED:
ACADEMY REGISTRAR