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UPSC declares NDA, NA 1 final result, 617 candidates qualify
The Story in Brief
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: 2 sources, 2 neutral
Sources (2): tv9hindi.com (neutral report), bhaskar.com (neutral report)
This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Methodology and corrections.
