# UPSC declares NDA, NA 1 final result, 617 candidates qualify 2026-11-05T19:06:22+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on Thursday, 5 November, announced the final result for the National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Examination (I), 2026. A total of 617 candidates have qualified for admission to the NDA's 157th course and the 119th Indian Naval Academy Course (INAC). The merit list is based on the written exam held on 12 April and interviews conducted by the Services Selection Board. The commission clarified that medical examination results were not considered while preparing the list. Candidates' marks will be uploaded on the official website upsc.gov.in 15 days after the result announcement. A facilitation counter is also available at the UPSC campus on working days from 10 am to 5:30 pm. Update, 6 November 2026: Bhaskar now reports the story, confirming the 617 candidates figure and the merit list criteria. Bhaskar's article also carries a separate update on the UPSC Civil Services Mains 2026 result, which is not part of this event. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Both Tv9 Hindi and Bhaskar report the UPSC NDA & NA (I) 2026 final result identically: 617 candidates qualified based on the 12 April written exam and subsequent SSB interview. Both emphasize the medical examination was not considered for the merit list, and that candidature is provisional. Bhaskar's coverage also includes a separate, unrelated update on the UPSC Civil Services Mains 2026 result, which presents a different event. The uniform neutral-report coverage of the NDA result on both outlets means no framing differences exist on this story. The practical next step for candidates is to check their marks on upsc.gov.in 15 days after 5 November 2026, as both sources specify. ## Coverage Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral - tv9hindi.com (neutral report) Straight news agency style factual reporting of UPSC result - bhaskar.com (neutral report) Factual report on NDA result, also covers separate CSE Mains result in same article This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Tags: Naval Academy, NDA, SSB, UPSC Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/upsc-nda-na-1-final-result-617-candidates-qualify/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/upsc-nda-na-1-final-result-617-candidates-qualify/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/