**Executive Summary**
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has announced the written results of the National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Examination (I), 2026, conducted on April 12, 2026. Successful candidates are eligible for interviews by the Services Selection Board (SSB) for courses commencing January 1, 2027. Candidates must register on the Indian Army recruitment website within two weeks of this announcement to proceed.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Examination and Course Details**
* The results pertain to the 157th Course for the National Defence Academy and the 119th Indian Naval Academy Course (INAC).
* Admission covers the Army, Navy, and Air Force wings of the NDA.
* All results are currently available on the official UPSC website.
**Registration and Interview Process**
* Qualified candidates’ candidature is strictly provisional.
* Successful candidates must register at joinindianarmy.nic.in within two weeks of the result announcement (by May 22, 2026).
* SSB interview dates and Selection Centres will be communicated via the candidate’s registered email address.
* Candidates already registered on the Indian Army website do not need to register again.
**Documentation and Verification**
* Original certificates for Age and Educational Qualification must be submitted directly to the SSBs during the interview.
* Candidates are explicitly instructed not to send original certificates to the UPSC.
**Result Transparency and Support**
* Individual marks and official cut-off marks will be uploaded to the UPSC website only after the final result is declared.
* These records will be available on the website for a period of 30 days.
* A facilitation counter is available at the Commission’s gate for queries, alongside specific contact numbers for the Army, Navy, and Air Force.
**Impact Analysis**
**Qualified Candidates**
**Impact**
They have cleared the first stage of the selection process and are now eligible for the SSB interview. Their status is provisional until documentation is verified.
**Action Required**
Register on joinindianarmy.nic.in within 14 days of the result; bring original age and education certificates to the SSB interview.
**Services Selection Board (SSB) / Ministry of Defence**
**Impact**
The board is responsible for the next phase of the recruitment process, including interviewing candidates and verifying original documents.
**Action Required**
Allot Selection Centres and interview dates, and communicate these details to candidates via email.
**Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)**
**Impact**
The Commission has completed the written examination phase and will hold the marks/cut-offs until the final selection process concludes.
**Action Required**
Maintain the facilitation counter for queries and upload final marks and cut-offs for 30 days following the declaration of final results.
Key Entities Referenced
National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Examination (I), 2026: The primary competitive examination conducted for selection into the Army, Navy, and Air Force wings of the NDA and the Indian Naval Academy.
Union Public Service Commission (UPSC): The constitutional body responsible for conducting the written examination and declaring the results.
Services Selection Board (SSB): The interview and selection body under the Ministry of Defence that evaluates candidates who qualify the written part of the examination.
Ministry of Defence: The primary ministry overseeing the recruitment and the wings of the National Defence Academy and Indian Naval Academy.
UPSC
WRITTEN RESULT OF THE NATIONAL DEFENCE
ACADEMY AND NAVAL ACADEMY
EXAMINATION (I), 2026
Posted On: 08 MAY 2026 7:53PM by PIB Delhi
On the basis of the result of the written part of the National Defence Academy and Naval Academy
Examination (I), 2026 held by the Union Public Service Commission on 12th April, 2026, candidates with
the under mentioned Roll Nos. have qualified for interview by the Services Selection Board (SSB) of the
Ministry of Defence for Admission to Army, Navy and Air Force Wings of the National Defence Academy
for the 157th Course and for the 119th Indian Naval Academy Course (INAC) commencing from 1st
January, 2027. The result is also available at the Commission’s website www.upsc.gov.in.
2. The candidature of all the candidates, whose Roll Nos. are shown in the list is provisional. In
accordance with the conditions of their admission to the examination, “candidates are requested to
register themselves online on the Indian Army recruiting website joinindianarmy.nic.in within two
weeks of announcement of written result. The successful candidates would then be allotted Selection
Centres and dates of SSB interview which shall be communicated on registered e-mail ID. Any
candidate who has already registered earlier on the site will not be required to do so. In case of any
query/ Login problem, e-mail be forwarded to dir-recruiting6-mod[at]nic[dot]in.”
“Candidates are also requested to submit original certificates of Age and Educational
Qualification to respective Service Selection Boards (SSBs) during the SSB interview.” The
candidates must not send the Original Certificates to the Union Public Service Commission. For any
further information, the candidates may contact Facilitation Counter near Gate ‘C’ of the Commission,
either in person or on telephone Nos. 011-23385271/011-23381125/011-23098543 between 10:00 hours
and 17:00 hours on any working day. In addition for SSB/interview related matter the candidates may
contact over telephone No. 011-26175473 or joinindianarmy.nic.in for Army as first choice, 011-
23010097/ Email:officer-navy[at]nic[dot]in or joinindiannavy.gov.in for Navy/Naval Academy as first
choice and 011-23010231 Extn.7645/7646/7610 or www.careerindianairforce.cdac.in for Air Force as
first choice.
3. Candidates are also informed that Marks and Cut off Marks of National Defence Academy and Naval
Academy Examination (I), 2026 will be uploaded on the Commission’s website i.e. https://upsc.gov.in
only after the entire process of the National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Examination (I), 2026
is over i.e. after the declaration of final result and will remain available on the Commission’s website for a
period of thirty (30) days.
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