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The National Defence Academy (NDA) is the joint defence service training institute of the Indian Armed Forces, where cadets of the three services i.e. the Indian Army, the Indian Navy and the Indian Air Force train together before they go on to respective service academy for further pre-commission training. The NDA is located in Khadakwasla, Pune and Maharashtra. It is the first tri-service academy in the world.
NDA (National Defence Academy) exam is conducted by UPSC twice every yearly. It is one of the toughest exams in India and one of the most popular among youngsters also. The candidates who clear this hard exam got the chance to join NDA
Name of the Exam |
National Defence Academy (NDA) |
Conducting Body |
Union Public Service Commission, UPSC. |
Frequency Of Exam |
Twice in a Year (April & September 2022) |
Selection Process |
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Mode of exam |
Offline |
Papers in NDA Exam |
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Marks Segregation |
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Total No. of Questions |
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Negative Marking |
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Exam Duration |
2.5 Hours For Each Paper (5 hours total) |
Language of Question Paper |
English & Hindi English Language paper has to be attempted in English. |
NDA Exam Pattern 2022
NDA Mathematics Exam Pattern
Paper-I Mathematics |
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Total Marks |
300 Marks |
Total No. of Questions |
120 |
Marks awarded for correct answer |
2.5 Marks |
Marks deducted for the wrong answer |
-0.83 |
Exam Duration |
2.5 Hours |
General Ability Test Exam Pattern
Paper-II-General Ability Test |
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Total Marks |
600 Marks |
Total No. of Questions |
150 |
No. of questions in English Section |
50 |
No. of questions in General knowledge section |
100 |
Maximum Marks for English |
200 Marks |
Maximum Marks for G.K. |
400 Marks |
Marks for Correct Answer |
4 marks in both sections |
Marks for Incorrect Answer |
-1.33 marks in both sections |
Exam Duration |
2.5 Hours |
NDA Exam Pattern for SSB Interview
After clearing the written exam of NDA, candidates have to appear for the SSB Interview rounds. The pattern of NDA Interview is as mentioned below:
NDA-SSB Interview Pattern |
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Stage 1 |
Screening Test |
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Stage 2 |
Psychological Test |
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Group Testing Officers Test |
1. GD 2.GPE 3. PGT 4. HGT 5. loT 6.Command Task 7.Snake race/Group Obstacle Race 8. Individual lecture 9. FGT |
NDA Syllabus 2022
After getting to know the NDA Exam Pattern it is important for the candidates to know the Syllabus of NDA Exam. The NDA Syllabus is discussed below.
NDA Mathematics Syllabus
Mathematics |
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Topic |
Topic-wise Syllabus |
Algebra |
Sets, Venn diagrams, De Morgan laws, Cartesian product, relation, equivalence relation. Real numbers, Complex numbers, Modulus, Cube roots, Conversion of a number in Binary system to Decimals, and vice-versa. Arithmetic, Geometric and Harmonic progressions. Quadratic equations, Linear in equations, Permutation and Combination, Binomial theorem, and Logarithms. |
Calculus |
Concept of a real-valued function, domain, range, and graph of a function. Composite functions, one-to-one, onto, and inverse functions. The notion of limit, Standard limits, Continuity of functions, algebraic operations on continuous functions. Derivative of function at a point, geometrical and physical interpretation of a derivative-application. Derivatives of sum, product, and quotient of functions, a derivative of a function concerning another function, the derivative of a composite function. Second-order derivatives. Increasing and decreasing functions. Application of derivatives in problems of maxima and minima |
Matrices and Determinants |
Types of matrices, operations on matrices. Determinant of a matrix, basic properties of determinants. Adjoint and inverse of a square matrix, Applications-Solution of a system of linear equations in two or three unknowns by Cramer’s rule and by Matrix Method. |
Integral Calculus and Differential Equations |
Integration as inverse of differentiation, integration by substitution and by parts, standard integrals involving algebraic expressions, trigonometric, exponential, and hyperbolic functions. Evaluation of definite integrals—determination of areas of plane regions bounded by curves—applications. Definition of order and degree of a differential equation, formation of a differential equation by examples. General and particular solution of differential equations, solution of the first order, and first-degree differential equations of various types—examples. Application in problems of growth and decay. |
Trigonometry |
Angles and their measures in degrees and radians. Trigonometric ratios. Trigonometric identities Sum and difference formulae. Multiple and Sub-multiple angles. Inverse trigonometric functions. Applications-Height and distance, properties of triangles. |
Vector Algebra |
Vectors in two and three dimensions, magnitude, and direction of a vector. Unit and null vectors, the addition of vectors, scalar multiplication of a vector, scalar product, or dot product of two vectors. Vector product or cross product of two vectors. Applications—work done by a force and moment of a force and in geometrical problems. |
Analytical Geometry of Two and Three Dimension |
Rectangular Cartesian Coordinate system. Distance formula. Equation of a line in various forms. The angle between two lines. Distance of a point from a line. Equation of a circle in standard and a general form. Standard forms of parabola, ellipse, and hyperbola. Eccentricity and axis of a conic. Point in a three-dimensional space, the distance between two points. Direction Cosines and direction ratios. Equation two points. Direction Cosines and direction ratios. Equation of a plane and a line in various forms. The angle between two lines and the angle between two planes. Equation of a sphere. |
Statistics and Probability |
Probability: Random experiment, outcomes, and associated sample space, events, mutually exclusive and exhaustive events, impossible and certain events. Union and Intersection of events. Complementary, elementary, and composite events. Definition of probability—classical and statistical—examples. Elementary theorems on probability—simple problems. Conditional probability, Bayes’ theorem—simple problems. Random variable as function on a sample space. Binomial distribution, examples of random experiments giving rise to Binomial distribution. |
The topic-wise question distribution in Maths
Topic |
Questions |
Calculus |
20-25 |
Quadratic equation |
20-15 |
Matrices & Determinants |
30 |
Probability |
10 |
Trigonometry |
30 |
Complex number |
10-15 |
NDA General Ability Test Syllabus
The General ability test comprises two papers English and General Knowledge. The English paper consists of 200 Marks while the General Knowledge is of 400 Marks.
NDA Syllabus- English
The question paper in English will be designed to test the candidate’s understanding of English. The syllabus covers various aspects like as given below:
Topic |
No. of Questions |
No. of Marks |
Spotting Errors |
5 |
20 |
Comprehension |
6 |
24 |
Selecting Words |
10 |
40 |
Ordering of Words in a Sentence |
9 |
36 |
Sentence Improvement |
10 |
40 |
Antonyms |
5 |
20 |
Synonyms |
5 |
20 |
Total |
50 |
20 |
NDA Syllabus- General Knowledge
Check the topic-wise number of questions and marks distribution in the table below.
Topic |
No. of Questions |
No. of Marks |
Physics |
23 |
92 |
Chemistry |
16 |
64 |
General Science |
11 |
44 |
History & Freedom Movement |
16 |
64 |
Geography |
17 |
68 |
Current Events |
17 |
68 |
Total |
100 |
400 |
NDA Syllabus- Physics
NDA SYLLABUS FOR PHYSICS |
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NDA Syllabus- Chemistry
NDA Syllabus For Chemistry |
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NDA Syllabus- General Science
NDA Syllabus For General Science |
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NDA Syllabus- History, Freedom Movement
NDA Syllabus For History |
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NDA Syllabus- Geography
NDA Syllabus For Geography |
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Current Events
NDA Syllabus For Current Events |
Knowledge of Important events that have happened in India in recent years Prominent personalities of both Indian and International level, Cultural activities and sports activities, Current important world events. |
Intelligence and Personality Test
The SSB procedure consists of two stages. Only those candidates who clear written exam are permitted to appear for SSB round. The details o SSB exam are given below:
NDA SSB Personality Test |
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Stage I |
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Stage II |
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The various tests of IO, GTO, and Psychological are designed to bring out the presence/absence of Officer Like Qualities and their trainability in a candidate. Accordingly, candidates are Recommended or Not Recommended at the SSB.