11 Muslims out of 636 successful NDA candidates this year

By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,

New Delhi: Only 11 Muslims have made it to the final list of this year’s National Defence Academy & Naval Academy (NDA) out of total 636 successful candidates.

The UPSC has declared the result of the written part of the National Defence Academy & Naval Academy Exam(II), held on 19th August, 2012 in order of merit of 636 candidates and the Interviews held by the Services Selection Board of the Ministry of Defence for admission to the Army, Navy and Air Force wings of National Defence Academy for the 130th Course and Naval Academy for the 92nd Indian Naval Academy Course (INAC) commencing from July, 2013.

Last year, among 694 successful candidates for Army/Navy, there were 13 Muslims in the list. In 2009, however, only three Muslims could make it to the list out of 463, while in 2008 out of 456 successful candidates, only five were Muslims. In 2007 also there were only four Muslims out of 520 successful candidates, while 9 Muslims were among the 653 qualified candidates in 2006.

Successful Muslim candidates for Army/Navy