UPSC NDA II Admit Card 2026

UPSC NDA II Admit Card 2026 — a admit card release — is summarised below. The key figures are 198 vacancies, an application window closing 11 June 2026, and a fee of ₹100 for unreserved candidates. Everything below — dates, eligibility, fee and the official links — is set out in the order you will need it.

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) conducts central civil services and specialist recruitment. UPSC timelines and criteria are rarely relaxed, and only upsc.gov.in should be treated as authoritative for the application, admit card and result.

Applications open on 20 May 2026 and close on 11 June 2026, giving candidates 23 days to complete the process. The 23-day window is comfortable, though last-day traffic still causes portal failures every cycle — applying in the first half avoids it. Fee payment closes on 11/06/2026 — note that this can fall on a different day from the form deadline, and an unpaid form is not a submitted form. A correction window is listed (As per Schedule), so errors in the submitted form can be fixed within that period rather than by re-applying. The exam is currently shown for 13/09/2026; treat this as provisional until the admit card confirms it.

198 posts are advertised in this notification. With a small number of posts, expect a high applicant-to-vacancy ratio and cut-offs well above the qualifying mark. Category-wise distribution, where the notification provides it, is shown in the vacancy table further down this page — check the count against your own category rather than the overall total, since reserved-category cut-offs and competition ratios differ substantially from the unreserved ones.

The minimum age for this recruitment is 37 years. On qualifications, the notification states: Service Male Female Total Post NDA Army 198 10 208 NDA Navy 37 05 42 NDA Airforce Flying 90 02 92 NDA Airforce Ground Duties Tech 16 02 18 NDA Airforce Ground Duties Non Tech 08 02 10 Naval Academy 10+2 Scheme 21 03 24. If your degree is an equivalent under a different name, look for the equivalence clause in the official PDF before paying the fee — a form rejected for a qualification mismatch is not usually refundable.

SC / ST is exempt from the application fee under this notification. All fee-paying categories are charged the same ₹100. Payment is accepted via debit card, credit card, net banking, and offline bank challan. Pay only through the official portal linked on this page; the fee is normally non-refundable once the form is submitted.

Check the admit card for the three things candidates most often get wrong: the reporting time (typically well before the exam time), the exact centre address, and the list of permitted items. Carry a printed copy plus the photo ID named on the card — a digital copy on a phone is not accepted at most centres.