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NDA EXAM SYLLABUS, EXAM PATTERN, ELIGIBILITY etc.

1.   About NDA:

NDA i.e. National Defence Academy is the Joint Services academy of the Indian Armed Forces, where the cadets of the three services- Indian Army, Indian Navy and Indian Air Force train together before they go on to respective service academies for further pre-commissioning training.

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2.   NDA Exam:

NDA Exam conducted by UPSC (Union Public Service Commission), Twice in a year named 1. NDA (I) and 2. NDA (II) on the month of February and September respectively. Generally, Application Form released in January (for NDA I) and August (For NDA II).

3.   NDA Eligibility:

*Nationality:-

·       A citizen of India

·       A subject of Bhutan

·       A subject of Nepal

·       A Tibetan refugee who came India before 1^st January 1963

*NDA Age Limit:-

·       For NDA(I) :  17.5–19.5 years

·       For NDA(II) : 17.5–19.5 years 

·       Candidate must be Unmarried to Apply for NDA and only Male candidates can apply.

*Educational Qualification :–

·       For Indian Army – Candidates must qualified 10+2 or equivalent exam from any recognized board.

·       For Indian Navy and Indian Air Force-  Candidates must qualified 10+2 or equivalent exam from any recognized board with Mathematics and Physics subjects.

·       Candidates appearing in these exams also can apply.

4.   NDA Exam Pattern:

NDA 2024 Exam is an offline exam of objective type questions.

It has two parts - 1. Mathematics (Code I)

   2. General Ability Test or GAT (Code II)

There is also Negative Marking and 0.33% marks will be deducted for each wrong answer.

Subjects	Marks	Time
Mathematics	300	2 hours 30 min.
GAT(English + General Knowledge)	200+400	2 hours 30 min.

 

Qualifying candidates goes for SSB Interview (Intelligence and Personality Test) that contains 900 marks.

5.   NDA Syllabus-

A)  Mathematics-

·       Algebra

·       Matrices and Determinants

·       Trigonometry

·       Analytical Geometry of Two and Three Dimensions

·       Differential Calculus

·       Integral Calculus and  Differential Equations

·       Vector Algebra

·       Statistics and Probability

B)  English-

·       Grammar and usage

·       Vocabulary

·       Comprehension and Cohesion

C)   General Knowledge-

1.    Physics (25%)

2.    Chemistry (15%)

3.    General Science (10%)

4.    History, Freedom Movement (20%)

5.    Geography (20%)

6.    Current Events (10%)

 

Note: - Percentage measured in the Part C only.