NIGERIAN DEFENCE ACADEMY
ACADEMIC BRANCH (Office of the Academy Registrar)
REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION INTO ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS OF THE NIGERIAN DEFENCE ACADEMY
1. To be eligible for admission into the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), a candidate must have the following:
a. Minimum of 5 credit passes at SSCE (WAEC, NECO or NABTEB) or GCE ‘O’ Level obtained in not more than 2 sittings relevant to the Faculty of their choices.
b. Credit in English Language and Mathematics.
c. At least two supporting relevant credits to the compulsory credits in Faculty of Military Sciences and Interdisciplinary Studies, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences while that of Faculty of Science is shown in the columns for compulsory and relevant credits. However, only one supporting relevant credit is required in the Faculty of Engineering.
d. Be at least 17 years old and not more than 21 years old as at the month of August in the year of entry into the Academy (2018). Note that candidates who desire to join the Nigerian Air Force must be between 17 and 18 years old at entry, and also the Nigerian Army has suspended the enlistment of female candidates in her Regular Combatant programme in NDA.
e. Must not be less than 1.68 metres tall for male and 1.65 metres for female.
f. Must be medically and physically fit and must be of good moral character.
g. Must be single male or female without legal obligation to support any child or other individuals.
h. Present a Certificate of State of Origin obtained from a Local Government Area or a Certificate of State Indigeneship from the Office of the State Governor.
i. Working knowledge of French Language will be an added advantage.
2. Furthermore, candidates are to note the following:
a. Candidates awaiting results are not qualified. Application forms submitted without results will not be accepted.
b. Only examination results of not more than 5 years old from the date of examination will be accepted.
c. Currently, admission into the Academy is for both male and female Nigerians only, and is limited to Army and Navy in the case of female candidates.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS FOR FACULTY OF ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
Course General Requirement Compulsory Credits Relevant Credits BSc Accounting 5 credit passes in not more than 2 sittings including English Language and Mathematics English Language, Accounting and Mathematics Commerce, Government, Civic Education, Geography History and Economics BSc Economics 5 credit passes in not more than 2 sittings including English Language and Mathematics English Language, Economics and Mathematics Accounts, Commerce, Government, Civic Education, Geography and History BA French 5 credit passes in not more than 2 sittings including English Language and Mathematics English Language, French and Mathematics Economics, Geography, Government, Civic Education, History, Arabic, CRK/IRK and any Nigerian Languages BSc Geography 5 credit passes in not more than 2 sittings including English Language and Mathematics English Language, Geography and Mathematics History, Economics, Government, Civic Education, Physics, Chemistry and Biology (preference will be given to those having credits in social science subjects) BA History and War Studies 5 credit passes in not more than 2 sittings including English Language and Mathematics English Language, History or Government/Civil Education and Mathematics Economics, Geography, Commerce, French, Literature in English, CRK/IRK and any Nigerian Languages BSc Political Science and Defence Studies 5 credit passes in not more than 2 sittings including English Language and Mathematics English Language, Government/Civic Education and Mathematics History, Economics, French and Geography, Literature in English, CRK/IRK and any Nigerian Language BSc Psychology 5 credit passes in not more than 2 sittings including English Language and Mathematics English Language, Biology and Mathematics Economics, Government, Civic Education, Chemistry and Geography
COURSE REQUIREMENTS FOR FACULTY OF MILITARY SCIENCES AND INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES
Course General Requirement Compulsory Credits Relevant Credits BSc Intelligence and Cyber Security Studies 5 credit passes in not more than 2 sittings including English Language and Mathematics English Language, Physics and Mathematics Economics/Geography Chemistry/Biology, Computer Studies Logistics and Supply Chain Management 5 credit passes in not more than 2 sittings including English Language and Mathematics English Language, Economics and Mathematics Chemistry, Government, History and Geography or Accounting
COURSE REQUIREMENTS FOR FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
BEng Civil 5 credit passes in not more than 2 sittings including English Language and Mathematics English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics Technical Drawing, Further Mathematics, Biology, Geography and Building Engineering Drawing BEng Electrical and Electronics 5 credit passes in not more than 2 sittings including English Language and Mathematics English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics Technical Drawing, Further Mathematics, Biology, Geography, Electronic Engineering and Basic Electricity BEng Mechanical 5 credit passes in not more than 2 sittings including English Language and Mathematics English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics Technical Drawing, Further Mathematics, Biology and Geography