Eligibility

Admission Eligibility

Domicile

Domicile of Maharashtra/Belgavi/Bider/karwar. Every cadet is required to submit the domicile certificate issued by the government to confirm his candidature.

Age Limit, Sex, and Marital Status

Only unmarried male candidates can apply The Candidate must be bom within the dates mentioned in the advertisement published every year.

Educational Qualifications

Candidates studying in 10th standard of State/CBSE/ICSE or equivalent pattern with English, Physics, Chemistry (or General Science) and Mathematics as subjects are eligible to appear for the SPI Entrance Examination.
They must secure minimum 60% marks in 10th Examination
The candidate should have also secured minimum of 60% marks in VII, VIII and IX st. examations.

Physical Standards

The Candidate should have the following physical standards’ at the time of joining SPI. This list is not exhaustive, but it is a guideline. The cadet must be medically fit, to join the defence academies.

Height: 157 cms
Weight: 43 Kg
Chest: Without expansion : 74 cms expansion: 5 cm (minimum)
Eye sight: 6/6 in a distant vision chart with better eye and 6/9 in worse eye. Myopia less that 2.00 and hypermetropia less than 2.00 Including Astigmatism. A candidate must have good binocular vision. Candidate should not be night blind and colour blind and should be able to recognise red and green colours.(For details refer any previous UPSC NDA notification)

Selected candidates will have to produce a “Medical Fitness Certificate” signed by a qualified Registered Medical Practitioner at the time of joining. Separate medical test will be conducted at SPI for candidates within first few days after joining. Those who are declared ‘Fit’ by this panel will only continue at SPI.