Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has today, December 28, 2021, announced the merit list for the National Defence Academy (NDA) I 2021 recruitment. The merit list has been uploaded in PDF format on the official portal upsc.gov.in. This merit list As per the merit list, a total of 517 candidates have been recommended for training in the armed forces. Names of these candidates have been specified in the PDF along with three important details – 1. Marks obtained in written exam, 2. Marks obtained in SSB Interview and 3. Total marks.
UPSC NDA 1 Merit List
Following is the list of Top 25 UPSC NDA I 2021 Rank holders, as specified in the PDF –
| Sr. No. | Name of Candidate | Written Total | SSB Marks (900) | Final Total (1800) |
| 1. | OMKAR ASUTOSH | 656 | 460 | 1116 |
| 2. | ANISH | 625 | 407 | 1032 |
| 3. | ROHAN VEER SINGH RAWAT | 639 | 390 | 1029 |
| 4. | CHAITANYA PANDE | 645 | 384 | 1029 |
| 5. | SREERAM LV | 587 | 441 | 1028 |
| 6. | PRIYANSHU | 598 | 423 | 1021 |
| 7. | PRATHAM KUNDU | 544 | 453 | 997 |
| 8. | SATTVIK NARAYAN | 602 | 382 | 984 |
| 9. | K AJITH | 598 | 386 | 984 |
| 10. | SIDDHANT JAKHAR | 554 | 429 | 983 |
| 11. | ROHAN KUMAR | 500 | 471 | 971 |
| 12. | ADITYA TRIPATHI | 590 | 380 | 970 |
| 13. | SHAURYA ADITYA PRAJAPATI | 552 | 413 | 965 |
| 14. | SRIRAM MUNIPALLI | 494 | 469 | 963 |
| 15. | AMIT MANKOTIA | 536 | 427 | 963 |
| 16. | ANANTJEET MISHRA | 522 | 437 | 9591 |
| 17. | SHINDE SAUMITRA KRUSHNAKUMAR | 537 | 413 | 950 |
| 18. | PARVINDER SINGH BHATIA | 504 | 446 | 950 |
| 19. | VARAD PARAG DABIR | 517 | 432 | 949 |
| 20. | SHASHI SHEKHAR SINGH | 553 | 385 | 943 |
| 21. | RAJ GAURAV | 559 | 383 | 942 |
| 22. | ABHINAV SINGH BHADORIA | 520 | 422 | 942 |
| 23. | AKASH RANJAN | 509 | 431 | 940 |
| 24. | MOHIT JANGID | 486 | 454 | 940 |
| 25. | RONIT SINGH NEGI | 556 | 383 | 939 |
UPSC had already announced the NDA & NA I 2021 results on December 18, 2021, whereby, candidates could come to know about their shortlisting status. Today, however, the commission has specified the marks obtained by each recommended candidate in both rounds.
Earlier, UPSC had conducted the NDA & NA I 2021 written examination on April 18. Thereafter, a list of shortlisted candidates for the interview round was conducted by the Services Selection Board (SSB). This board comes under the ambit of the Defence Ministry of India.
The recruitment drive was meant for inducting eligible and qualified individuals into the Army, Air Force, and Navy -three branches of the Indian Armed Forces. Recommended candidates will now undergo training as part of the 147th course of NDA and NA for the 109th Indian Naval Academy Course (INAC).
