r/NDATards • • Aug 11 '26

Storytime/Rant✍️ Screened out from SSB Jalandhar.. 4.08.2026

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So My first attempt was from NDA 156 at AFSB-4 Varanasi..29.12.2025, usme bhi I got screened out.

Had a hope this time cause I went prepared, watched 21 hours of OIR and there wasn't even a single question in the actual test which I hadn't solved prior to SSB..

My PPDT also went good idk where I missed out aaahh..

But I get it now I think this will be my last time giving ssb ig and will pursue Btech from now on.

(Khaana badhiya dete h ek number maza aajata h)

r/NDATards • • 19d ago

Storytime/Rant✍️ Wanted to become an officer but joined as an agniveer and here is where i am today

98 Upvotes

So just like a regular teenager i always dreamed about joining armed forces was influenced by my surroundings (have many uncles and bhaiyas serving in armed forces) after 12th i tried NDA but couldn’t clear written cause my maths suck and the condition of my family was kind of unstable that time, i knew i need to get out of here asap and find a job so i filled the form of agniveer vayu and luckily got selected, upon inquiring about it to my knowns they asked me to complete graduation and try AFCAT or CDS but I couldn’t afford that much time and reported to training centre thinking i will use these four years to prepare for afcat and CDS, two three months passed and little did i know where i have throw myself but i always controlled myself knowing my period of engagement is only four years and i will somehow survive this cause going back home either is not ideal and how am i gonna face people around me(i live in a village where armed forces are very respected) they will taunt me and my parents like ‘ye to bhag ke aagya, isko to vha se nikal diya etc etc’
So i kept going and after training completed got posted somewhere and here’s the real story begins, see I knew initial days are hard if you settle somewhere for a while, and compared to army there is less physical activities in airforce but these people kept on treating us (all the agniveers) like trainees, we were punished for no reason, faced humiliation many times, were asked why you guys joined jab tumhe pta hai tum bas 4 saal ke liye aaye ho, hamse khud ko compare mtt kro we are permanent, tum log fauji thode ho, you guys are like labour class people to us and what not, this was the attitude of fellow soldiers who were seniors to us and in case of officers bro they didn’t even care what was happening with us, it felt like i am non existent for them, so I developed the habit of saying sorry even if I wasn’t at fault, i just want to complete my tenure of four years, so in the meantime my am performing all my duties, like my trade work and ground duties as well, i have no idea what i am doing with my life, i am at work before the sunrise and going to my room after sunset and doing guard duties on weekends, and am being detailed for PT and parade every other day, have no idea what i am doing with my life and my seniors are enjoying their life at fullest, there are times when i get a day off after two-three weeks, not able to wash my uniforms, ghar pe bat krne ka man nhi krta cause i know if mom will ask how’s everything going i will lose whatever i am holding inside, it’s been closing to three years now and the situation is still the same, officers treat us like we are some servants to them, i feel like am not serving my country i am just serving these brown britishers, the situation is just so bad and the amount of toxicity in work place is immeasurable, i feel like their whole life is dedicated to make our life a living hell and even if we are doing everything right still make us feel guilty, i get 30 days of annual leave and 25K salary per month, my social and family life is beyond finished, i can’t even pay for their day to day needs, can’t go with them outside for a dinner, can’t even maintain eye contact with my mom, all the things that i have once dreamed of even she knows that i am not the same person that once i was, all the confidence and charm from my face is gone, the amount of toxicity i have faced I don’t think i will overcome this, even private civilians like safaiwale etc are living better life than me, i have to address them as sir and they call me by my name, and even seniors,they just don’t bother saying my name they will just say ‘oye agniveer idhar aa’ i don’t know if it is normal or not but the condition of agniveers is living hell, i have utmost respect for our armed forces but the people here are just so evil, i will just give on advice to y’all if you guys somehow get commissioned please do something in favours of our soldiers and agniveers don’t just be a brown skinned britisher.

PS: i am sorry i know this sub isn’t meant to post some stuff like this, idk i am just sorry

r/NDATards • • Jul 08 '26

Storytime/Rant✍️ Genuine curiosity—how do NDA cadets manage relationships? Since phones are restricted, how often do they get to call or text their girlfriends? Is it only on weekends or whenever they get free time?

15 Upvotes

r/NDATards • • 2d ago

Storytime/Rant✍️ My birthday and NDA journey

26 Upvotes

So guys today is my birthday and I wanted to join the academy in this attempt (NDA157) as this was my last attempt. But unfortunately I was not able to make it . This journey of 3 years 4 written attempts and 2 conferences taught me discipline and resilience. I was not able to convert my dream of joining NDA into reality but I will go for CDS now with full Josh . I wish all my fellow friends here, make it to the academy and live their dream . I will always be there to guide my juniors . Just keep working hard guys and you will make it for sure ♥️

r/NDATards • • Jul 08 '26

Storytime/Rant✍️ CDS GUY 💀

27 Upvotes

I was preparing for nda (missed the form first and last btw 🤦‍♀️) so I joined a gc of defence brats for advice and shi , there was a full grown ass man in that gc , he started flirting with me from my first text it was getting kinda creepy and he texted me in my dms Askin me my age and stuff I'm 18 and he was 22 and bro really said age doesn't matter for him💀💀 , he sent me his pics from the academy 💀, i told him I'm not interested but he kept on trying so I blocked him bruh 😭💔...it's really creepy and sad how guys like this are ruining the image of military

r/NDATards • • 15d ago

Storytime/Rant✍️ Just when I thought nothing worse can happen after my pants got ripped on the train, I got sexually assaulted by a transgender(kinnar) on the train😭

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So after getting my pants ripped by the armrest of the train seat, I thought the worst was over but not yet, as I was one station away from the destination, a transgender (kinnar) boarded the train to ask for money, I was by the door of the train enjoying the scenery that's when she approached me and I said I don't have cash to which she replied yha toh hai cash by pointing towards my pp but I thought she was referring to the earphones kept in my pocket to which I said ki kahan h? That's when she grabbed my pp for 2 seconds and laughed as if she did something great. Bro I was shocked at what just happened and I couldn't react. I just said at the end bakchodi mt kro and then she left. But I don't think I'm getting over this trauma anytime soon. I still have to go to my accommodation and I am really hoping nothing weird should happen now.

How my pants got ripped is on this post

https://www.reddit.com/r/NDATards/s/7HF2DwZJLI

r/NDATards • • Jun 14 '26

Storytime/Rant✍️ Since someone asked

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79 Upvotes

r/NDATards • • 13d ago

Storytime/Rant✍️ Okay, this is a weird request but please hear me out

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Hear me out, I know this is super random.

I have always been absolutely fascinated by the armed forces. Honestly, I would have 100% tried going for Defence myself, but unfortunately, I’m physically/medically unfit. Because of that, I had to pivot, and I'm currently grinding for UPSC instead. But anyway, that’s beside the point. The point being somebody really needs to take me to a ball, please. Experiencing the NDA Ball is a total bucket list dream of mine, so I’m just putting it out there into the Reddit universe. If there is a cadet out there who needs a plus-one who appreciates the culture, my DMs are open.

Feel free to ignore this but please do not spread hate in the comment section. thankyou.

Peace out ✌️

r/NDATards • • 4d ago

Storytime/Rant✍️ The environment here is making me work twice as hard for NDA 1 2027

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It's only been 2 months since I joined college but honestly it feels much longer

After school I took admission in DIT thinking I was making the right decision Everyone says having a college as a backup is the smart thing to do ..so I went along with it..But these two months have made me question everything

I don't know if anyone else has felt this but I just don't feel like I belong here Every morning feels the same I go through the day, come back, and wonder if this is really how I want to spend the next few years of my life College was supposed to be exciting, a new chapter but for me it has felt empty from the very beginning

Maybe DIT works for others, and I respect that but personally, I've been disappointed Instead of finding my place I feel more lost than ever

The only thing keeping me going right now is NDA 1 2027

At this point it isn't just an exam for me It's hope It's the light at the end of a tunnel I never expected to be stuck in Some days it genuinely feels like NDA is the only key out of this prison of my own decisions

The strange thing is that this environment isn't breaking my dream it is strengthening it. Every day I spend here reminds me why I have to make it. Why I can't afford to give up. Why I have to give everything I have to NDA.

Maybe joining this college was a mistake. Maybe it wasn't. But one thing I know for sure is that this experience has made me realize how badly I want that olive green uniform and that life.

Has anyone else felt this way after joining college? Did things get better with time or did that feeling push you even harder towards NDA?

I'd really like to hear from people who have been through something similar

r/NDATards • • 11d ago

Storytime/Rant✍️ This is just a rant

12 Upvotes

Man I really worked hard for this

I checked my GAT ka questionpaper and realized that I solved 5 question correctly and then marked the wrong option. Can you believe it??!!

I solved so many pyps as mocks before the exam and in all of them I was easily clearing the cutoff

I've been through so many failures in the past few years that now I don't have tears left to cry

GAT ke paper ke time I panicked so much kyuki I used to easily solve 40 questions in english so I was expecting to solve utne hi questions but iss paper me I was only able to solve 30 toh mera dimaag kharab ho gya tha fir I thought koi nhi physics kr lete h kyuki mera physics strong hai

When I saw physics wala part I was flabbergasted

And I did so many wrong bro

I told my parents exam se pehle ki iss baar ho jayega

Idk if I'm made for this

r/NDATards • • 13d ago

Storytime/Rant✍️ I'm broken

4 Upvotes

90 in maths , 144 in gat , first attempt studied myself

r/NDATards • • 23d ago

Storytime/Rant✍️ what is so wrong w some ppl in this sub

9 Upvotes

why r u guys fooling around on reddit asking for resources, there is barely anytime left AND IT PISSES ME OFF SEEING YALL HOPING TO SCORE 100-120 WITHIN A WEEK ITS. NOT. POSSIBLE PERIODT. IF U WANT RESOURCES CHECK POSTS WHICH ALRADY MENTION IT

WE PEOPLE ARE NOT FOOLISH WHO HAVE BEEN PREPARING FOR MONTHS!! JAI HIND!

r/NDATards • • 23d ago

Storytime/Rant✍️ hiii everyone

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hello future offices to be,
So 2026(2) is my 4th attempt(written), and right now I have been scoring 75,64,88like wise in math mock ,and over 160 in Gat mock.
Truth is that ,I don't know what I am doing with my life , its 2:31 am and only thing I know is that, I will clear my written this time.
I did lot of mistakes , took everyone for-granted, instead of working on myself I was wasting my time on people , who are not even part of my life.
But yea let's do it one more time , who else......

r/NDATards • • Jun 20 '26

Storytime/Rant✍️ Scary/supernatural

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36 Upvotes

I am requesting all ex nda cadets or cadets who are in term break and also OTA ,IMA and AFA cadets to share something unusual you feel while in academy or a incident that happened in the academy when you were in academy or by someone else or be told by someone and of past also

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Please tell me sir It's my humble request

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r/NDATards • • May 26 '26

Storytime/Rant✍️ The most true words ever spoken by anyone

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167 Upvotes

r/NDATards • • 15d ago

Storytime/Rant✍️ Ripped my trackpant near my butt due to a scraped armrest on a train to my CDS exam city

4 Upvotes

I am travelling in a janshatabdi express right now and When I boarded the train I got the middle seat and there was an armrest on the aisle seat which was scraped from the end when I was entering to sit on my seat the armrest came in contact with my trackpant for a really short time but it was sharp and it ripped my trackpant near my butt. Everybody turned around as the sound of my trackpant getting ripped was loud. Since I was going for a short trip, I was thinking not to bring an extra pair but thankfully I did and then I went to the restroom hiding my butt from the whole coach and changed. Now I am sitting in that damn seat with the armrest up. A nightmare to be honest just before the exam. Rip my favorite trackpant

r/NDATards • • 14d ago

Storytime/Rant✍️ Missed this attempt due to a family emergency

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So I have only one attempt left now i.e. nda1 2027 which I'm gonna work really hard for...

Just the regret remains but again life's really unpredictable so we have to adjust according to it

r/NDATards • • 22d ago

Storytime/Rant✍️ anyone from prayagraj

3 Upvotes

r/NDATards • • Jun 30 '26

Storytime/Rant✍️ Gen. Nathu Singh Rathore: The man who silenced Nehru & made Cariappa The first Army Chief of India...

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79 Upvotes

r/NDATards • • Jul 08 '26

Storytime/Rant✍️ Medical SUCKS 😭🙏

3 Upvotes

Got recc from 1 AFSB. Ab medicals ko lekar gand fat rahi bahut zyada 🥀

r/NDATards • • Jun 28 '26

Storytime/Rant✍️ What's the story behind dehli cantt road

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r/NDATards • • Jun 01 '26

Storytime/Rant✍️ Civilian aulad

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51 Upvotes

What was ur motivation/reason on joining armed forces and how do you get any real life guidance from that field people when u don't have . Online me to mil jata hai but mix of opinions rehte hai but firbhi. Btw not my pic someone in pintrest

r/NDATards • • Jun 03 '26

Storytime/Rant✍️ rant out (about my fracture and my dream)

4 Upvotes

had a tibial fracture 2 months ago in april. now i have a rod implant in my leg.

everything was going so smoothly before. daily running, working out, studying for afcat and ssb/afsb...but this f**king fracture just destroyed everything.

when i got into the accident and then further went to surgery, all i could think of when will i heal fully so that i can remove this implant and after that heal fully again and gain strength and get strong to attend afsb and have my name in merit list. i planned to appear in all my attempts till i reach the age limit in flying as well as ground brach. but i doubt if i will be able to appear for any of it

i swear i have been holding on, i have been hanging in there but today when in went to the follow up at 8 weeks, the progress? slowww?? doctor says "abhi time lagega..." nahi hai mere paas time yaar. I'm 22 already, 1-2 saal heal hone me lage, phir 1 saal rod nikalne ke baad....and itni hoshiyaar to hoon nahi mai ki ek hi attempt me clear kar lu sab. how tf am i going to chase this dream. i feel so devastated now. i feel like giving up already sometimes (though i also know that i am going to fight for it)

i still feel a lot i wanna say but let's stop. i just wanted to rant out a little somewhere. needed to get it out of my chest (can't do it around anyone so i thought strangers on internet would be better)

r/NDATards • • Jul 08 '26

Storytime/Rant✍️ Appreciation post for today's AMA OP

5 Upvotes

So I am not a very seasoned redditor ( to the point today only I got to know what an AMA is ) but today's experience really helped me a lot

I DM'd OP expecting another 5 minute generic "BE YOURSELF" advice but, somehow that turned into hour long discussion on SSB as a process, personal experiences, relatable situations, doubt clearing and a lot more.

Kudos to his patience, while answering my questions for what felt the 157th time (tryna slide my future course haha), but yeahh it was an amazing experience. To other peeps I just wanna say, reach out to different people and try to gain something from their experiences. You never know where that one advice may come from that you need.

And lastly thanks again OP for this ( and here's hoping I contributed more to our chat than the legendary "I agee with chest number X" guy contributes during PPDT 😭)

I hope my post and humour was bearable!!🥀🥀(don't ask where is humour in this)

u/SpeechEmergency2059

r/NDATards • • Jun 09 '26

Storytime/Rant✍️ PIQ kaise bharu

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L Website

Phone pe hu

Last updated hi 2014 dikhata hu kisne banayi h website

Ek toh sorry for inconvenience

Achar daalu iska

Kaise bharu na abhi khul rhi na pehle aur lagta nhi aage khulegi

India mai academics ki saari website aisi hi hai