Explained: How are students approaching defence exams and what needs to be changed? Students seek different career opportunities like NDA, IAS, Banking etc after completing their higher education. advertisement UPDATED: February 16, 2021 15:19 IST Explained: How are students approaching defence exams and what needs to be changed? (Image source: PTI) HIGHLIGHTS The National Defence Academy (NDA) is a dream place for thousands of students. There are three professional uniformed services under the pristine Indian Armed Forces-- Indian Army, Indian Air Force, and Indian Navy. The onset of the Covid-19 pandemic signalled the postponing of varied centre and state government entrance examinations. It severely affected the aspiring students preparing for such examinations. While some are being re-scheduled, numerous examinations are put on hold or even dropped. Nonetheless, the defence exams continue to be scheduled on time.