NDA Physical Standards: Height & Weight
The minimum height requirement is 157 cm (Male) & 152 cm (Female) candidates & 163 cm for flying branch. So, the minimum height for the Indian army in feet is 5.15 feet (Male) & 4.98 feet (Female). The minimum suitable heights for Gorkhas and people from the hills of India's north-eastern regions, such as Garhwal and Kumaon, would be 5 cm. less. The minimum suitable height for candidates from Lakshadweep can be reduced by 2 cm. Here in this article, Know the minimum height for the Indian army in feet and how much height is required for the Indian army. The following are the minimum height and weight requirements:
Minimum Height for the Entry into NDA for Male & Female
| Gender | Minimum Height | Height Relaxation |
| Male | 157 cm (163cm for Flying Branch) | Gorkhas and candidates belonging to Hills of North Eastern region of India. Garhwal and Kumaon will be accepted with a minimum height of 152 cm. |
| Female | 152 cm (163cm for Flying Branch) | Gorkhas and candidates belonging to Hills of North Eastern region of India, Garhwal, and Kumaon will be accepted with a minimum height of 148 cm. |
Height and Weight Standards for Male Candidates joining NDA (Army): The Height requirement varies as per the stream of entry. Weight should be proportionate to height as per the chart given below:-
Age (yrs) | Minimum weight for all ages | Age: 17 to 20 yrs | Age: 20+01 day - 30 yrs | Age: 30 +01 day -40 yrs | Age: Above 40 yrs |
Height(cm) | Weight(Kg) | Weight (Kg) | Weight (Kg) | Weight(Kg) | Weight(Kg) |
140 | 35.3 | 43.1 | 45.1 | 47.0 | 49.0 |
141 | 35.8 | 43.7 | 45.7 | 47.7 | 49.7 |
142 | 36.3 | 44.4 | 46.4 | 48.4 | 50.4 |
143 | 36.8 | 45.0 | 47.0 | 49.1 | 51.1 |
144 | 37.3 | 45.6 | 47.7 | 49.8 | 51.8 |
145 | 37.8 | 46.3 | 48.4 | 50.5 | 52.6 |
146 | 38.4 | 46.9 | 49.0 | 51.2 | 53.3 |
147 | 38.9 | 47.5 | 49.7 | 51.9 | 54.0 |
148 | 39.4 | 48.2 | 50.4 | 52.6 | 54.8 |
149 | 40.0 | 48.8 | 51.1 | 53.3 | 55.5 |
150 | 40.5 | 49.5 | 51.8 | 54.0 | 56.3 |
151 | 41.0 | 50.2 | 52.4 | 54.7 | 57.0 |
152 | 41.6 | 50.8 | 53.1 | 55.4 | 57.8 |
153 | 42.1 | 51.5 | 53.8 | 56.2 | 58.5 |
154 | 42.7 | 52.2 | 54.5 | 56.9 | 59.3 |
155 | 43.2 | 52.9 | 55.3 | 57.7 | 60.1 |
156 | 43.8 | 53.5 | 56.0 | 58.4 | 60.8 |
157 | 44.4 | 54.2 | 56.7 | 59.2 | 61.6 |
158 | 44.9 | 54.9 | 57.4 | 59.9 | 62.4 |
159 | 45.5 | 55.6 | 58.1 | 60.7 | 63.2 |
160 | 46.1 | 56.3 | 58.9 | 61.4 | 64.0 |
161 | 46.7 | 57.0 | 59.6 | 62.2 | 64.8 |
162 | 47.2 | 57.7 | 60.4 | 63.0 | 65.6 |
163 | 47.8 | 58.5 | 61.1 | 63.8 | 66.4 |
164 | 48.4 | 59.2 | 61.9 | 64.6 | 67.2 |
165 | 49.0 | 59.9 | 62.6 | 65.3 | 68.1 |
166 | 49.6 | 60.6 | 63.4 | 66.1 | 68.9 |
167 | 50.2 | 61.4 | 64.1 | 66.9 | 69.7 |
168 | 50.8 | 62.1 | 64.9 | 67.7 | 70.6 |
169 | 51.4 | 62.8 | 65.7 | 68.5 | 71.4 |
170 | 52.0 | 63.6 | 66.5 | 69.4 | 72.3 |
171 | 52.6 | 64.3 | 67.3 | 70.2 | 73.1 |
172 | 53.3 | 65.1 | 68.0 | 71.0 | 74.0 |
173 | 53.9 | 65.8 | 68.8 | 71.8 | 74.8 |
174 | 54.5 | 66.6 | 69.6 | 72.7 | 75.7 |
175 | 55.1 | 67.4 | 70.4 | 73.5 | 76.6 |
176 | 55.8 | 68.1 | 71.2 | 74.3 | 77.4 |
177 | 56.4 | 68.9 | 72.1 | 75.2 | 78.3 |
178 | 57.0 | 69.7 | 72.9 | 76.0 | 79.2 |
179 | 57.7 | 70.5 | 73.7 | 76.9 | 80.1 |
180 | 58.3 | 71.3 | 74.5 | 77.8 | 81.0 |
181 | 59.0 | 72.1 | 75.4 | 78.6 | 81.9 |
182 | 59.6 | 72.9 | 76.2 | 79.5 | 82.8 |
183 | 60.3 | 73.7 | 77.0 | 80.4 | 83.7 |
184 | 60.9 | 74.5 | 77.9 | 81.3 | 84.6 |
185 | 61.6 | 75.3 | 78.7 | 82.1 | 85.6 |
186 | 62.3 | 76.1 | 79.6 | 83.0 | 86.5 |
187 | 62.9 | 76.9 | 80.4 | 83.9 | 87.4 |
188 | 63.6 | 77.8 | 81.3 | 84.8 | 88.4 |
189 | 64.3 | 78.6 | 82.2 | 85.7 | 89.3 |
190 | 65.0 | 79.4 | 83.0 | 86.6 | 90.3 |
191 | 65.7 | 80.3 | 83.9 | 87.6 | 91.2 |
192 | 66.4 | 81.1 | 84.8 | 88.5 | 92.2 |
193 | 67.0 | 81.9 | 85.7 | 89.4 | 93.1 |
194 | 67.7 | 82.8 | 86.6 | 90.3 | 94.1 |
195 | 68.4 | 83.7 | 87.5 | 91.3 | 95.1 |
196 | 69.1 | 84.5 | 88.4 | 92.2 | 96.0 |
197 | 69.9 | 85.4 | 89.3 | 93.1 | 97.0 |
198 | 70.6 | 86.2 | 90.2 | 94.1 | 98.0 |
199 | 71.3 | 87.1 | 91.1 | 95.0 | 99.0 |
200 | 72.0 | 88.0 | 92.0 | 96.0 | 100.0 |
201 | 72.7 | 88.9 | 92.9 | 97.0 | 101.0 |
202 | 73.4 | 89.8 | 93.8 | 97.9 | 102.0 |
203 | 74.2 | 90.7 | 94.8 | 98.9 | 103.0 |
204 | 74.9 | 91.6 | 95.7 | 99.9 | 104.0 |
205 | 75.6 | 92.5 | 96.7 | 100.9 | 105.1 |
206 | 76.4 | 93.4 | 97.6 | 101.8 | 106.1 |
207 | 77.1 | 94.3 | 98.6 | 102.8 | 107.1 |
208 | 77.9 | 95.2 | 99.5 | 103.8 | 108.2 |
209 | 78.6 | 96.1 | 100.5 | 104.8 | 109.2 |
210 | 79.4 | 97.0 | 101.4 | 105.8 | 110.3 |
Height and Weight Standards for Female Candidates joining NDA (Army):
Age (yrs) | Minimum weight for all ages | Age: 17 to 20 yrs | Age: 20 +01 day-30 yrs | Age : 30 + 01 Day- 40 yrs | Age: Above 40 yrs |
Height (cm) | Weight (Kg) | Weight (Kg) | Weight (Kg) | Weight (Kg) | Weight (Kg) |
140 | 35.3 | 43.1 | 45.1 | 47.0 | 49.0 |
141 | 35.8 | 43.7 | 45.7 | 47.7 | 49.7 |
142 | 36.3 | 44.4 | 46.4 | 48.4 | 50.4 |
143 | 36.8 | 45.0 | 47.0 | 49.1 | 51.1 |
144 | 37.3 | 45.6 | 47.7 | 49.8 | 51.8 |
145 | 37.8 | 46.3 | 48.4 | 50.5 | 52.6 |
146 | 38.4 | 46.9 | 49.0 | 51.2 | 53.3 |
147 | 38.9 | 47.5 | 49.7 | 51.9 | 54.0 |
148 | 39.4 | 48.2 | 50.4 | 52.6 | 54.8 |
149 | 40.0 | 48.8 | 51.1 | 53.3 | 55.5 |
150 | 40.5 | 49.5 | 51.8 | 54.0 | 56.3 |
151 | 41.0 | 50.2 | 52.4 | 54.7 | 57.0 |
152 | 41.6 | 50.8 | 53.1 | 55.4 | 57.8 |
153 | 42.1 | 51.5 | 53.8 | 56.2 | 58.5 |
154 | 42.7 | 52.2 | 54.5 | 56.9 | 59.3 |
155 | 43.2 | 52.9 | 55.3 | 57.7 | 60.1 |
156 | 43.8 | 53.5 | 56.0 | 58.4 | 60.8 |
157 | 44.4 | 54.2 | 56.7 | 59.2 | 61.6 |
158 | 44.9 | 54.9 | 57.4 | 59.9 | 62.4 |
159 | 45.5 | 55.6 | 58.1 | 60.7 | 63.2 |
160 | 46.1 | 56.3 | 58.9 | 61.4 | 64.0 |
161 | 46.7 | 57.0 | 59.6 | 62.2 | 64.8 |
162 | 47.2 | 57.7 | 60.4 | 63.0 | 65.6 |
163 | 47.8 | 58.5 | 61.1 | 63.8 | 66.4 |
Candidates who want to be pilots must meet the following criteria.
- Leg length should be at least 99 cm and no more than 120 cm.
- Thigh Length: 64 cm maximum
- The minimum and maximum sitting heights are 81.50 cm and 96 cm, respectively.
NDA Physical Standards: Chest Dimensions
It's important to have a well-developed chest. The chest should not be smaller than 81 cm when fully expanded. After maximum inspiration, the minimum range of expansion should be 5 cm.
NDA Physical Standards: Visual Eye Standard
Vision standard for Army candidates | ||
Distance Vision (Corrected) | Better Eye 6/6; Worse Eye 6/9 | |
Colour vision | CP-III (Defective Safe). | |
Myopia should not exceed -2.5D with astigmatism, and manifest hypermetropia should not exceed +3.5D with astigmatism. | ||
Vision standard for Naval candidates | ||
Uncorrected without glass | 6/6, 6/9 | |
Corrected with glass | 6/6, 6/6 | |
Limits of Myopia | –0.75 | |
Limits of Hypermetropia | +1.5 | |
Binocular vision | III | |
Limits of color perception | I | |
Visual Standards for Air Force | ||
Candidates who habitually wear spectacle | Not eligible for Air Force | |
Minimum distant vision | 6/6 in one eye and 6/9 in other correctable to 6/6 only for Hypermetropia | |
Colour vision CPI Hypermetropia: +2.0 D Sph Manifest Myopia: Nil Retinoscopic Myopia: 0.5 in any Meridian permitted Astigmatism: + 0.75 D Cyl (within + 2.0 D.Max) | ||
Candidates can also fix minor flaws/ailments to expedite the completion of the medical test at the Military Hospital after being recommended at the SSB. The following are a few of the more common defects/ailments:
- Wax (Ears)
- Deviated Nasal Septum
- Phimosis or Hydrocele
- Overweight or Underweight
- Under Sized Chest
- Piles
- Gynaecomastia
- Tonsillitis
- Varicocele
Tattoo Policies and Procedures for NDA Physical Test:
- Candidates must ensure that any permanent body tattoos are only visible on the inner side of their forearm.
- Tattoos on the inside of the elbow to the wrist, as well as the reverse side of the palm/back (dorsal) side of the hand, are not permitted by UPSC.
- Tattoos on any other part of the body that are permanent are also not permitted.
- If an applicant comes from a tribe where tattoos are common, approval will be given based on the customs involved.
Spinal Conditions for NDA Physical Test:
Candidates must not be infected with any of the diseases mentioned below.
- Granulomatous disease of the spine
- Arthritis or spondylosis (Rheumatoid arthritis & allied disorders or Ankylosing spondylitis or Osteoarthrosis, spondylosis and degenerative joint disease or Non-articular rheumatism (e.g. lesions of the rotator cuff, recurrent lumbago, tennis elbow, etc.) and Miscellaneous disorders including SLE, polymyositis, vasculitis
- Spondylolisthesis or spondylolysis
- Compression fracture of vertebrae
- SC Heuerman’s disease (i.e. Adolescent kyphosis)
- Loss of cervical lordosis when associated with the clinically restricted movements of the cervical spine
- Unilateral or Bilateral cervical ribs with the demon stable neurological or circulatory deficit
- Scoliosis more than 15 Degree as measured by Cobb’s method
- Degenerative Disc. disease
- Presence of Schmorl’s nodes at more than one level
- Atlanto-occipital & atlantoaxial anomalies
- Hemivertebrae and/or partial block (fused) vertebrae at either stage of the cervical, dorsal, or lumbar spine, as well as full block (fused) vertebrae at several levels of the cervical or dorsal spine
- Unilateral Sacralisation or lumbarisation (i.e. Complete or incomplete) at all the levels and bilateral incomplete sacralization/lumbarisation
- Any other abnormality if so considered by the specialist
X-Ray Examination for NDA Physical Test:
Candidates will be disqualified if they meet any of the following criteria.
- Granulomatous disease of the spine.
- Arthritis or spondylosis
- Scoliosis more than 15 Degree as measured by Cobb’s Method (10 Degree for Army and Navy).
- More than mild Kyphosis/Lordosis
- Spondylolisthesis or Spondylosis or Spondylolysis
- Herniated nucleus purposes
- Compression fracture of Vertebra
- Sacralisation Disease
- Cervical ribs with the demonstrable neurological or Circulatory deficit
- Presence of Schmorl’s node at more than one level
- Atlanto-occipital & atlanto-axial anomalies
- Incomplete Sacralisation Unilateral/Bilateral
- Spina Bifida other than SV 1 & LV 5 if completely Sacralised
- Any other abnormality, if so considered by the specialist
Other Medical Conditions for NDA Physical Test:
- There should be no signs of a fragile constitution or physical defects.
- A well-developed chest is required of candidates.
- The bones and joints should be in good working order.
- There is no history of medical problems or fits.
- Candidates must be able to hear normally.
- There is no speech impediment.
- Blood pressure is normal, and there are no symptoms of heart disease or blood vessel disease.
- There is no enlargement of the liver or spleen.
- There are no anomalies in the urine.
- There are no skin disorders.
- The USG abdomen test revealed no anomalies.
- A sufficient number of healthy, natural teeth
- Candidates for the Air Force must have a routine ECG that is within normal limits.
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