Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) conducted the exam on 4 September 2022.

It is noted that NDA and NA is a national-level exam that is conducted two times a year.

Registration for NDA and NA II 2022 exam took place from 18 May to 7 June 2023.

Students who have passed plus two from recognized educational institutions could apply for NDA and NA II 2022 exam.

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Those who have passed the written exam have to take part in SSB interview which is an elaborate process that goes on for couple of days.

The interview comprises physical and medical fitness tests and group tasks that evaluate the various capabilities of the candidates.

Final results are released after the completion of the interview process.

In the case of the NDA and NA II 2022 exam, final results were released on 17 April 2023.

Point to remember

Results released after the completion of the NDA and NA II 2022 exam are the results of the written test.

Students who pass the exam with the required qualifying marks have to take part in the SSB Interview.

The final results of the NDA and NA II 2022 exam are released after the completion of the interview process.

The service

NDA and NA II 2022 exam was conducted to recruit candidates for the 150th course of National Defence Academy (NDA) and 112th Indian Naval Academy Course.

Candidates have to visit the website of UPSC at ‘https://www.upsc.gov.in/’

The URL is to be typed into the browser and the webpage must be allowed to download.

Once the website is available, candidates can click the link for final results under the ‘Whats New’ column.

Another page with URL ‘https://www.upsc.gov.in/whats-new/National%20Defence%20Academy%20and%20Naval%20Academy%20Examination%20%28II%29%2C%202022/Final%20Result’ will open.

When the other page opens, candidates can click the link for the results of the NDA and NA II 2022 exam.

Results will be available on a separate page which is in PDF format.

Point to remember

Individuals can also directly click the link ‘chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://www.upsc.gov.in/sites/default/files/FR-NDA-NA-Exam-II-22-Engl-170423.pdf’ to access NDA and NA (II) 2022 exam results.

Documents must be submitted to ‘Additional Directorate General of Recruiting, Adjutant General’s Branch, Integrated Headquarters, Ministry of Defence (Army), West Block No.III, Wing–I, R.K Puram, New Delhi -110066’

In case, there is any change of address, the candidates are advised to promptly intimate directly to the Army Headquarters at the address given above.

Marks of the candidates will be available on the website after 15 days from the date of declaration of final results.

For any further information, candidates may contact Facilitation Counter near Gate ‘C’ of the Commission.

They can contact in person or by telephone.

The telephone numbers are 011-23385271/01123381125/011-23098543.

Contact over the phone is to be done between 10:00 hours to 17:00 hours on any working day.

For SSB/Interview related matters, the candidates may contact over telephone No. 011-26175473.

They can also contact ‘joinindianarmy.nic.in’ for Army as their first choice.

They can contact 011-23010097 or Email ‘officer-navy@nic.in’ or ‘joinindiannavy.gov.in’ for Navy/Naval Academy as their first choice.

They can contact 011-23010231 Extn. 7645/7646/7610 or ‘www.careerindianairforce.cdac.in’ for Air Force as the first choice.

Career in armed forces is considered to very prestigious one as it is a right way to serve one’s motherland.

The calling to serve the motherland or to protect it is considered to be a calling of the highest order.

Service in the armed forces not only bestows honor but also great fame.

Those who are wishing to join management courses in XLRI (Xavier School of Management) can concentrate on this exam which is one of the most popular ones in the country.

Those who take up XAT 2025 Registration from 28 September 2024 onwards, can choose to write exam from the new test centers.

The Newly Added Test Centers Are: Ajmer, Aligarh, Anantapur, Arrah, Baddi, Balasore, Bareilly, Bhagalpur, Bikaner, Bilaspur, Chikkaballapur, Darbhanga, Davanagere, Dhenkanal, Haldwani, Hazaribagh, Hisar, Jodhpur, Kalaburagi (Gulbarga), Kalyani, Karimnagar, Kolhapur, Kurukshetra, Mehsana, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Muzaffarpur, Nanded, Patiala, Salem, Shimla, Sikar, Ujjain, Vellore.

The Other Test Centers Are: Agra, Ahmedabad, Aurangabad City (Maharashtra), Allahabad, Ambala, Amravati, Amritsar, Bengaluru, Berhampur, Bhatinda, Bhilai Nagar, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh/Mohali, Chennai, Coimbatore, Cuttack, Dehradun, Delhi-NCR, Dhanbad, Dibrugarh, Durgapur/Asansol, Ernakulam, Gandhinagar, Goa, Gorakhpur, Guwahati, Gwalior, Hooghly, Hubballi(Hubli), Hyderabad, Indore, Jabalpur,Jalandhar, Jaipur, Jammu, Jamshedpur, Kannur, Kanpur, Kolkata, Kota, Kottayam, Kurnool, Lucknow, Madurai, Mangalore, Mumbai, Mysuru(Mysore), Nagpur, Nashik, Patna, Pune, Raipur, Rajahmundry, Ranchi, Roorkee, Rourkela, Sambalpur, Siliguri, Surat, Thiruvananthapuram, Tiruchirappalli, Tirupathi, Tiruvallur, Udaipur, Udupi Vadodara, Varanasi, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam, Warangal, Tejpur, Jorhat, Rajkot, Shillong, Naharlagun.

The process of submitting the application started on 15 July 2024. Admit card for the exam will be available for download from 20 December 2024.

Exam will be conducted on 5 January 2025 from 2:00pm to 5:30pm. The process of application (XAT 2025 Registration) has begun.

The scores in the exam will be used by other well-known management institutions for admission into courses offered by them.

There are other prestigious B Schools that offer admission into management courses based on scores in XAT and these institutions are known as XAMI (Xavier Association of Management Institutes).

Point to remember

The official website for the exam is ready and it can be visited with the help of URL ‘https://xatonline.in/’ The candidates can read the information about the exam.

The link to take up XAT 2025 registration is active, candidates can take up XAT 2025 registration and apply for the test.

About the exam

The full name of the exam is Xavier Aptitude Test which is popularly known to all as XAT. It is conducted every year by XLRI of Jamshedpur.

It is a national level exam that has to be passed to gain admission into management courses offered by XLRI and other participating institutions.

XAT 2025 is meant to be conducted for the year 2025. The test will be conducted across 75 cities in India.

Even apart from participating institutions, many other b schools across India offer admissions based on scores in this exam.

Who can take up XAT 2025 registration?

Candidates willing to take up XAT 2025 registration must have passed Bachelor’s Degree or its equivalent from a recognized educational institution located anywhere in India.

Candidates appearing for the final year of their qualifying degree examination and those who have completed degree requirements and are awaiting results can also take up XAT 2025 registration.

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However, they have to pass the exam and provide a proof for it by the time of admission process commencement in XLRI or its associate institutions.

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 information brochure and know about the exam.

3. After reading the information, candidates can click the button Register.

4. Clicking the above button will open another webpage with URL ‘https://applications.xatonline.in/?_gl=1*17pi4n7*_ga*MTM4OTUzOTQ1NC4xNzIwODU1NjQw*_ga_44L83023B1*MTcyMDg1NTY0MC4xLjEuMTcyMDg1NTgyMC42MC4wLjA.’

5. When the webpage with above URL opens, candidates can provide the required information and create an account with username and password.

6. Post account creation, candidates can login and start applying for the exam.

Link to take up XAT 2025 Registration is Here

Registration fee

Candidates have to pay XAT 2025 registration fee of Rs 2200 while applying for the exam. Those applying for XLRI programmes, have to pay Rs 200 per programme.

How to download admit card?

Candidates who have successfully completed their XAT 2025 registration will alone be able to download admit card and its process is explained below:

1. Candidates have to visit the official website for the exam at ‘https://xatonline.in/’

2. Once the website is ready, candidates have to click the link for downloading hall ticket which may open another webpage.

3. When another webpage opens, candidates have to type their application number and other required information and submit them to obtain the admit card.

Exam pattern

XAT 2025 will be conducted online as a computer based test where the questions have to be answered on a computer screen at the test centre.

Duration to complete answering is 3 hours 30 minutes. The test will have questions related to Decision Making, Verbal & Logical Ability, Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation, General Knowledge, and Essay Writing.

Candidates who have taken up XAT 2025 registration must remember that XLRI has decided to make changes in exam timings. XAT 2025 exam timing stands changed from morning to afternoon.

The exam has to be passed with required qualifying marks which is also known as cutoff scores.

Cutoff score is the minimum marks candidates have to get in the exam to be eligible for next phase of admission.

The score of the candidates in the exam must be either greater than cutoff or equal to it.

Those who pass can appear for the next stage which comprises group discussion, interview, document verification. Those who get the seat can pay the money and join the institution for classes.

Point to remember

It is to note that many institutions accept XAT scores for admission into management programmes offered by them, their admission process and schedule may vary from that of XLRI.

Candidates have to visit the websites of those institutions and obtain information about their admission process before submitting applications there.