It is interesting to note that IIT Hyderabad is one of those educational institutions that has made a mark on higher education arena. It offers lot of courses at graduate and postgraduate level. The institution provides doctorate programmes also. Students who have the required educational qualifications can apply to study the courses at IIT Hyderabad.

Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IITH) which is popular as IIT Hyderabad is a premier institute of science and technology established in 2008. IIT Hyderabad has been consistently ranked in the top 10 institutes in India for Engineering according to NIRF making it one of the most coveted schools for science and technology in the country.

Application process and time

Students can submit application at any time during the year for this programme at IIT Hyderabad. Applications will be processed two times in a year. Submission of applications can be done after the notification is released at the appropriate time during the year.

Official website of IIT Hyderabad has to be visited after release of notification, required link is to be clicked and registration has to be done and an account comprising username and password has to be created. Post creation of account, candidates can login and submit applications.

Students can submit applications offline if the scope is made available. Applications can be acquired from the institution in person. Completed forms can be submitted at the organisation in person or they can be sent through post or courier.

Area of research

The research can be taken up in any area of science and technology that is applicable to aspects connected to the heritage of this country like yoga, ayurveda, dance, architecture, sculpture. Fellowship of Rs 75,000 (per month) will be provided, it will also cover expenses incurred on travelling to a destination abroad for presenting the results achieved in the respective area of research.

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The PhD program in Heritage Science and Technology at IIT Hyderabad envisages development of researchers that can apply methods from science and technology in aforementioned domains and undertake challenges for the benefit of the society. The program is
designed to train candidates by a broad spectrum of course work in HST followed by research activity in diverse heritage domains. The areas where one can conduct research are mentioned below:

• Instrumentation and Analytics for Yoga
• Acoustics of instruments & Computational Music
• Indian language technologies – OCR for epigraphy/manuscriptology, Indian language Text-2-speech, Automatic Speech recognition, Natural language processing
• Heritage structures and conservation
• ML and data science for Heritage databases & Indian knowledge systems
• 5D immersive Human-Computer-Interfaces for heritage and tourism technologies

Candidates keen on a career in the Indian Armed Forces can apply for UPSC NDA and NA 2 Exam 2025. It is to remember that the entrance exam alone will be conducted by Union Public Service Commission (UPSC).

Candidates who pass NDA and NA 2 Exam 2025 with the required qualifying marks alone will be able to register for the interview. Interview is a process where physical, psychological abilities of the candidates are tested.

The final list of selected candidates will be prepared based on their performance in the physical test, psychological test, medical fitness test.

Schedule for UPSC NDA and NA 2 Exam 2025

Registration for UPSC NDA and NA 2 Exam 2025 will be going on from 28 May 2024 to 17 June 2024. The other details will be informed when the notification of

Eligibility

Candidates who passed plus two from a recognized educational institution located anywhere in India can take up UPSC NDA and NA 2 Exam 2025 registration which is nothing but applying for the exam.

Those willing to choose Indian Navy or Indian Air Force can preferably have to pass plus two in science stream with subjects as maths, physics and chemistry.

Students focused on Indian Army can pass plus two from any stream to take up UPSC NDA and NA 2 Exam 2025 registration.

Candidates wishing to take up UPSC NDA and NA 2 Exam 2025 registration must be an Indian citizen and should be unmarried.

ALSO

Even a subject of Nepal or persons of Indian origin who has migrated to India from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka and East African Countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire and Ethiopia or Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India can take up UPSC NDA and NA 2 Exam 2025 registration.

However, subjects of Nepal or persons of Indian origin who have come to India must obtain eligibility certificate from Government of India before applying.

Registration fee for applying for UPSC NDA and NA 2 Exam 2025 is Rs 100.

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SC/ST candidates, Female applicants, wards of JCOs, NCOs, ORs are exempted from payment of application fee for UPSC NDA and NA 2 Exam 2025.

How to apply for UPSC NDA and NA 2 Exam 2025?

The process to apply for UPSC NDA and NA 2 Exam 2025 is online. Applications can be submitted on the official website ‘https://upsc.gov.in/’

1. The URL mentioned above must be typed into the browser and submitted to allow the website to download.

2. Once the website is ready, candidates can click the Exam Notification: National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Examination (II), 2025 button.

3. Clicking the above button will open another webpage

4. Once the webpage with another URL is open, candidates can see the notification about UPSC NDA and NA Exam 2 2025.

5. After knowing all about the exam, they can press the button Click Here located next to the notification button.

6. Clicking the above button will open another webpage with URL ‘https://upsconline.nic.in/upsc/OTRP/’

7. Once the above webpage opens, candidates can click the button New Registration and then create an account to obtain an OTR (One Time Registration) ID and password.

8. After obtaining the credentials, candidates can login using OTR ID and password and then view the list of exams and choose UPSC NDA and NA 2 Exam 2025 and apply for it.

9. The application form has to be filled and registration fee has to be paid and then form has to be submitted.

10. After submission, candidates have to wait for message indicating successful submission. After the message is obtained, candidates can download it and take a print out and preserve it for future use.

UPSC Website can be accessed here to apply for UPSC NDA and NA 2 Exam 2025

Candidates can directly access the OTR page and click the New Registration link to take up One Time Registration (OTR). After that, candidates can start filling the form.