NDA Regular Combatant Course (RC): Everything You Need to Know

This post contains everything you need to know about the NDA Regular Combatant Course (RC).

The NDA Regular Combatant Course is a 5 years course, comprising 4 years of the academic program and one year of military training culminating in the award of a Bachelor’s Degree and a presidential commission to the rank of second lieutenant, or equivalent in the Navy and Air Force. Until 2011, this course used to be exclusively for males. The first set of females commenced training in September 2011.

See more information about the NDA Regular Combatant Course below…

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Eligibility for Entry into the NDA Regular Course

To be eligible for admission into the regular course in the Nigerian Defence Academy, a candidate must meet the following requirements:

• Minimum of 5 credit passes with English and Mathematics at the Senior Secondary Certificate Examination conducted by the West Africa Examination Council or National Examination Commission or General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level obtained in not more than 2 sittings relevant to the Faculty of their choices.
• At least two supporting relevant credits to the compulsory credits in Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and Faculty of Science. However, only one supporting relevant credit is required in the Faculty of Engineering.
• Be at least 17 years old and not more than 21 years old at the time of entry into the Academy. Nigerian Air Force candidates must be between 17 and 18 years old at entry.
• Must not be less than 1.68 meters tall for males and 1.50 meters for females.
• Must be medically and physically fit and must be of good moral character.
• Must be single male or female without legal obligation to support any child or other individuals.
• Present a certificate of origin obtained from a Local Government. A certificate of State indigeneship from the Office of the State Governor is desirable.
• In addition to the foregoing, candidates awaiting results are not qualified and only examination results of not more than 5 years before the date of application are acceptable.

How Many People Does NDA Take Annually?

NDA has an annual cadets’ intake of 175 for the RC. This comprises of 155 males and 20 females. Defense Headquarters allocates these vacancies out of this number to the Army, Navy, and Air Force.

The number of intakes could vary each year depending on the manpower needs of the armed forces. There are also vacancies reserved for cadets from sister African countries.

When Does NDA Regular Combatant Course begin?

The Regular Combatant Course assembles in September each year. However, all nomination processes must be concluded 3 months before the date of assembly.

Nigerian Military Ranks; Army, Navy, and Airforce

ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS FOR REGULAR COMBATANT COURSE (RC)

The candidates must meet the following prerequisites before they can
be admitted into any faculty/department for the degree programme.

FACULTY OF ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING

FACULTY OF SCIENCE

How to Apply for NDA Regular Admission

If you are interested in applying for the NDA Regular admission, kindly CLICK HERE to get started.

NOTE: The application fee is N3,500.00 only.