Drop Out From NDA : Can authorities of the National Defense Academy ( NDA) drop out a candidate from the academy? The NDA authorities hold the power to drop out a candidate from the academy. The NDA usually does not drop a cadet out of the academy under minor circumstances untill there are some valid and justified reasons for them to drop them.    As per the official figures, around 2.3% of the total around 6,000 cadets who passed out from NDA in 10 years till 2019, had to leave the academy due to academic, outdoor training, discipline standards or