1. Manasa Defence Academy

2. Vizag Defence Academy

3. Visakha Defence Academy

4. Sphoorthi Coaching Centre

5. Arun Coaching Institutions

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✅ Recommendation (If You Want the Best)

Manasa Defence Academy distinctly excels according to various independent and internal sources due to its thorough methodology, facilities, teaching staff, and consistently high selection rate.

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• Visit in person: Assess faculty, infrastructure, class size, and atmosphere.

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• Sainik School, Korukonda (near Vizag): Government-run boarding school, strong NDA prep, sends many cadets to NDA 

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• Manasa Defence Academy 

  Claimed as the best NDA academy in Visakhapatnam and Andhra Pradesh, founded in 1998 by a retired Navy officer, offering comprehensive NDA training including SSB, physical, and written preparation reddit.com+15manasadefenceacademy.in+15manasadefenceacademy.in+15manasadefenceacademy.in+1manasadefenceacademy.in+1.

• Features include retired military faculty, spacious campus with swimming pool & gym, smart classrooms, disciplined hostel and mess, daily physical training, mock tests, and a strong selection rate manasadefenceacademy.in+1manasadefenceacademy.in+1.

• Highlighted by independent sources ranking it #1 among the top 5 NDA coaching centres in Vizag manasadefenceacademy.in+1manasadefenceacademy.in+1.