NIGERIAN DEFENCE ACADEMY (NDA) ANNOUNCES SCREENING TEST FOR 78 REGULAR COURSE APPLICANTS

Applicants to the 78 Regular Course of the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) are hereby notified that the NDA Screening Test (NDAST) will hold on Saturday 13 June 2026 in every State of Nigeria including the Federal Capital Territory.

Eligible candidates for the NDAST are those who scored 180 and above in the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board in April 2026.

Furthermore, such candidates must have selected the NDA as their first-choice institution. Eligible candidates for the NDAST would receive an email on 20 May 2026 prompting them to select the location (State) of choice for the test. The selection of location (State) of choice for the test is to be done latest by 24 May 2026.

​It is instructive for candidates to select their State of residence as the choice of location for the NDAST as the test would hold nationwide.

Candidates shall subsequently be notified their allocated centre by the first week of June 2026. Other information would be available in the email to be sent to eligible candidates.

The NDA is committed to equal opportunity to every Nigerian.

​Signed:

Academy Registrar.