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NIGERIAN DEFENCE ACADEMY

ACADEMIC BRANCH
(Office of the Academy Registrar)

74 REGULAR COURSE ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS INTO ACADEMIC

DEPARTMENTS OF THE NIGERIAN DEFENCE ACADEMY KADUNA
2021/2022 SESSION

1. Candidates eligible for 74 Regular Course admission into the Nigerian

Defence Academy (NDA) must have the following:

a. Must be medically and physically fit and must be of good moral

character.

b. Must be single male or female without legal obligation to support

any child or other individuals.

c. Present a Certificate of indigeneship from the state government or

local government area.
d. Be at least 17 years old and NOT more than 21 years old as at
August 2022 (the year of entry into the Academy).

e. Must have a minimum of 5 ordinary level credits at GCE, SSCE

(WAEC, NECO, NBAIS and NABTEB) English language, Mathematics
and three other subjects which are relevant to the intended programme
at not more than two sittings.

f. Must have passed the Unified Tertiary Matriculation examinations

(UTME) and attain an acceptable minimum national standard (as
determined by JAMB annual policy meeting).

g. Must NOT be less than 1.68 meters tall for male and 1.65 meters
for female.

h. French and Arabic, Madarin language is an added advantage.

2. Candidates are to note the following:

a. Application forms submitted without ordinary level results will
NOT be accepted.

b. Candidates awaiting results are not qualified.

c. Only ordinary level examination results of NOT more than 5 years

old from the date of examination will be accepted.
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d. Admission into the Academy is for both male and female

Nigerians only, and is limited to Navy and Airforce in the case of female
candidates.

3. Cadets upon admission into the Nigerian Defence Academy are full time
students and not employees in training. They shall not claim any form of
right or engagement whatsoever as an employee of the institution or Federal
Government of Nigeria upon dismissal or withdrawal from the Academy before
commission as an officer.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS FOR FACULTY OF SCIENCE
S/N COURSE GENERAL COMPULSORY Relevant Credits UTME
REQUIREMENT CREDITS (Waiver Remarks) Combination
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f)
1. BSc Biology 5 credit passes English Any one of the listed Biology,
in not more Language, subjects: Physics, Chemistry
than 2 sittings Mathematics, Further and Physics
including Biology and Mathematics or
English Chemistry Agricultural Mathematics
Language and Science, Geography,
Mathematics Health Education
2. BSc 5 credit passes English Any one of the listed Biology,
Biotechnology in not more Language, subjects: Physics, Chemistry
than 2 sittings Mathematics, Further and Physics
including Biology and Mathematics or
English Chemistry Agricultural Mathematics
Language and Science, Geography,
Mathematics Health Education
3. BSc 5 credit passes English Any one of the listed Chemistry
Chemistry in not more Language, subjects: Biology or and two of
than 2 sittings Mathematics, Further Physics,
including Chemistry Mathematics, Agric Biology and
English and Physics Science Mathematics
Language and
Mathematics
4. BSc 5 credit passes English Any two of the listed Mathematics
Mathematics in not more Language, subjects: Chemistry, and any two
than 2 sittings Mathematics Further of Physics
including and Physics Mathematics and Chemistry
English Biology, Computer and
Language and Science, Technical Economics or
Mathematics Drawing, Basic Geography
Electronics, Basic
Electricity
5. BSc Physics 5 credit passes English Any One Of The Physics,
in not more Language, Listed Subjects: Mathematics
than 2 sittings Mathematics, Biology, Further and
including Physics and Mathematics and Chemistry or
English Chemistry Technical Drawing Biology
Language and and Agricultural
Mathematics Science Basic
Electronics, Basic
Electricity

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COURSE REQUIREMENTS FOR FACULTY OF MILITARY SCIENCES AND

INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES
S/N Course General Compulsory Relevant Credits UTME
Requirement Credits (Waiver Remarks) Combination
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f)
1. BSc Computer 5 credit passes English Any two of the listed Mathematics,
Science in not more Language, subjects: Chemistry, Physics and
than 2 sittings Mathematics Further Mathematics, one of
including and Physics Biology/Agric Science Biology,
English and Computer Studies, Chemistry,
Language and Basic Electronics, Basic Agric
Mathematics Electricity Science,
Economics
and
Geography
2. BSc Cyber 5 credit passes English Economics/Geography Mathematics,
Security in not more Language, Chemistry/Biology, Physics and
than 2 sittings Physics and Computer Studies, one of
including Mathematics Basic Electronics, Basic Biology,
English Electricity and Further Chemistry,
Language and Mathematics Agric
Mathematics Science,
Economics
and
Geography

COURSE REQUIREMENTS FOR FACULTY OF

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

S/N Course General Compulsory Relevant Credits UTME

Requirement Credits (Waiver Remarks) Combination
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f)
1. B Eng Civil 5 credit passes English Technical Drawing, Physics,
Engineering in not more Language, Further Chemistry
than 2 sittings Mathematics, Mathematics, and
including Chemistry Biology, Geography, Mathematics
English and Physics Building
Language and Construction, Agric
Mathematics Science, Wood Work,
Metal Work,
Computer Studies
2. B Eng 5 credit passes English Technical Drawing, Physics,
Electrical and in not more Language, Further Chemistry
Electronics than 2 sittings Mathematics, Mathematics, and
Engineering including Chemistry Biology, Geography, Mathematics
English and Physics Electronic, Computer
Language and Studies and Basic
Mathematics Electricity
3. B Eng 5 credit passes English Technical Drawing, Physics,
Mechanical in not more Language, Further Chemistry
Engineering than 2 sittings Mathematics, Mathematics, and
including Chemistry Biology and Mathematics
English and Physics Geography, Auto
Language and Mechanics, Wood
Mathematics Work, Metal Work,
Computer Science

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4. B Eng 5 credit passes English Technical Drawing, Physics,

Mechatronics in not more Language, Further Chemistry
than 2 sittings Mathematics, Mathematics, and
including Chemistry Biology and Mathematics
English and Physics Geography, Auto
Language and Mechanics, Wood
Mathematics Work, Metal Work,
Computer Science

COURSE REQUIREMENTS FOR FACULTY OF ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

S/N Course General Compulsory Relevant Credits UTME
Requirement Credits Combination
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f)
1. BSc Economics 5 credit passes English Financial Economics,
in not more Language, Accounting, Mathematics
than 2 sittings Economics Commerce, and any of
including and Government, Civic Government,
English Mathematics Education, History,
Language and Geography and Geography,
Mathematics History, French, Lit-in
Literature in English English,
CRK/IRK French and
CRK/IRK
2. BA French 5 credit passes English Economics, French and
in not more Language, Geography, any other two
than 2 sittings French and Government, Civic subjects from
including Mathematics Education, History, Arts and
English Arabic, CRK/IRK Social
Language and Commerce, Financial Science
Mathematics Accounting,
Literature in
English, Home
Management and
any Nigerian
Languages

3. BSc Geography 5 credit passes English History, Economics, Geography

in not more Language, Government, Civic and any two
than 2 sittings Geography Education, Physics, of
including and Chemistry and Mathematics,
English Mathematics Biology/ Agric Biology,
Language and Science, Visual Arts, Chemistry,
Mathematics Further Mathematics Physics and
Physics, Physical Agricultural
Education, Health Science
Education, OR
Technical Drawing, Geography
Food Nutrition, and any two
Home Management of Arts and
(preference will be Social
given to those having Science
credits in Social Subjects
Science Subjects)

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(a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f)

4. BA History and 5 credit passes English Arabic, Civic History/Gove
War Studies in not more Language, Education, rnment and
than 2 sittings History or Economics, any other two
including Government Geography, subjects from
English and Commerce, French, Arts
Language and Mathematics Literature in
Mathematics English, CRK/IRK
and any Nigerian
Languages
5. BSc Political 5 credit passes English History, Economics, Government/
Science and in not more Language, French, Arabic, History and
International than 2 sittings Government/ Geography, two other
Relations including Civic Financial Social
English Education Accounting Science or
Language and and Literature in Arts Subjects
Mathematics Mathematics English, CRK/IRK,
Home Management,
Commerce and any
Nigerian Language
6. BSc Defence 5 credit passes English History, Economics, Government/
and Security in not more Language, French, Arabic, History and
Studies than 2 sittings Government/ Geography, two other
including Civic Financial Social
English Education Accounting Science or
Language and and Literature in Arts Subjects
Mathematics Mathematics English, CRK/IRK,
Home Management,
Commerce and any
Nigerian Language
7. BSc 5 credit passes English Economics, Biology,
Psychology in not more Language, Government, Civic Mathematics
than 2 sittings Biology and Education, and any two
including Mathematics Chemistry, of Social
English Geography, Health Science
Language and Education, Subjects
Mathematics Biology/Agric OR
Science, Lit in Any three
English, Commerce subjects from
Financial Arts and
Accounting Home Social
Management and Science
Agric Science
8. BA Arabic 5 credit passes English Economics, Arabic/IRK
in not more Language, Geography, and any
than 2 sittings Arabic and Government, Civic other of
including Mathematics Education, History, Mathematics,
English French, IRK, Biology,
Language and Commerce, Financial Chemistry,
Maths Accounting, Physics and
Literature in Agricultural
English, Home Science
Management and
any Nigerian
Languages

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COURSE REQUIREMENTS FOR FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES

S/N Course General Compulsory Relevant Credits Remarks
Requirement Credits
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f)
1. BSc 5 credit passes English Commerce, Mathematics,
Accounting in not more Language, Government, Civic Economic
than 2 sittings Financial Education, and any
including Accounting and Geography History other Social
English Mathematics and Economics, Science
Language and Literature in English Subject
Mathematics
2. Logistics and 5 credit passes English Chemistry, Mathematics,
Supply Chain in not more Language, Government, History, Economics
Management than 2 sittings Economics Geography, and any
including and Accounting, other Social
English Mathematics Commerce, Food and Science
Language and Nutrition, Home Subject
Mathematics Management,
Physics, Biology,
Agric Science, Visual
Arts, Technical
Drawing
3. BSc 5 credit passes English Economics, Mathematics,
Management in not more Language, Accounting, Business Economics
Sciences than 2 sittings Mathematics, Method, Commerce, and any
including Economics Government, other Social
English and any of Geography and Science
Language and one social Statistics. Subject
Mathematics science
subject

AG MAHMUDA
Brigadier General
October 2021 Academy Registrar

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