UPSC NDA 2 admit card 2026 out for September 13 exam; check steps, documents and entry rules

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has released the hall tickets for National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Examination (II), 2026. Registered candidates who will be appearing in the exam scheduled to be held on September 13 can check and download their hall tickets now from the UPSC portal. The commission has clarified that no physical admit card will be issued.

Candidates must read important instructions attached to admit card carefully and take its printout. UPSC NDA e-Admit Card includes important information such as the candidate's examination venue and other details. Candidates should verify the information on the hall ticket after downloading it and should immediately contact UPSC at usnda-upsc@nic.in if they find any discrepancy.

UPSC NDA 2 Admit Card 2026: Steps to download

To download the NDA 2 2026 admit card, candidates should be ready with their registration details

• Go to the official website upsc.gov.in
• Go to the 'what's new section'
• Click on the link that read, "e - Admit Card: National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Examination (II), 2026"
• On the redirected page, click on admit card link
• Feed in registration number and password or date of birth
• Admit card will open up on screen
• Go through the same and download it
• Take its printout and carry the same to exam hall

Candidates should know that UPSC admit card has been made available only through the online mode and no physical copy of hall tickets will be issued.

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UPSC NDA 2 exam 2026: Entry rules, exam-day guidelines

If the photograph on the e-Admit Card is unclear, candidates must carry a photo identity card along with two recent passport-size photographs, one for each session, along with the required undertaking.

Entry to the examination venue will close 30 minutes before the scheduled commencement of each session. Entry will close at 9:30 AM for the forenoon session and at 1:30 PM for the afternoon session.

The commission has prohibited candidates from carrying bags, luggage, valuables, mobile phones, smart or digital watches, AI-enabled glasses, books and other IT or communication devices inside the examination premises. No arrangement will be made at the venue to keep such items. Other than black ballpoint pen and admit card, candidates must carry identity proof, photographs, water in a transparent bottle to the exam hall.