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CONTENTS
NDA/NA - An Introduction  3
Preface 4
NDA/NA Eligibility Criteria 5
DA/NA Important Dates  7
NDA/NA Application Form 8
NDA/NA Exam Centres 11
NDA/NA Exam Pattern 13
NDA/NA Syllabus 15
NDA/NA Sample Papers/Previous Years Question Papers 21
NDA/NA Admit Card 22
NDA/NA Answer Key 24
NDA/NA Result 25
NDA/NA Cutoff 27
NDA/NA Selection Procedure 28
NDA/NA Pay Scale 30
NDA/NA Statistics 31

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NDA/NA - AN INTRODUCTION
Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) conducts NATIONAL DEFENCE
ACADEMY (NDA) & NAVAL ACADEMY (NA) EXAMINATION twice a year.
The examination is usually conducted in April (NDA/NA I) and September (NDA
II). The exam is conducted for 10+2/HSC candidates who wish to pursue careers
in Indian Army, Navy and Air Force as commissioned officers. NDA/NA is held
every year as per the vanacies which arise in the armed forces. Thus, there is no
fixed number of posts for which the exam is conducted - it keeps on changing every
year. As per rough estimates, 300 to 600 vacancies are filled through NDA/NA
exam every year.

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PREFACE
If you have the passion and zeal to serve the Indian Army, Air Force and Navy and
want to protect your homeland, then this E-Book comes in handy for you. You
may know what you know, but not everything about NDA/NA exam. For instance,
do you know what to do if you wish to opt out for Navy or Air Force out of the 3
wings of the armed forces? To address such queries and bring all the information
about NDA/NA and its recruitment procedure, Careers360 has come up with this
E-Book – Know All About NDA/NA wherein you get all the information at one
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about NDA/NA has been mentioned here. We have made every possible effort to
collate every single detail of each stage and information about all the stages in this
one E-Book. You can know about the training procedure or the cutoff of NDA/NA
which can help you understand how much you need to score in the exam or your
recruitment chances. Also, know about the salary packages, perks and incentives
you will get during the training and post recruitment.

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NDA/NA ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

Aspiring candidates must know that there is a set of eligibility requirement which
they need to meet before applying for NDA/NA. These eligibility conditions
include requirements related to nationality, age, number of attempts, physical
eligibility including height, weight, etc. Check detailed eligibility below.

NDA/NA Eligibility Criteria pertaining to Nationality

(i) a citizen of India, or
(ii) a subject of Bhutan, or
(iii) a subject of Nepal, or
(iv) a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before the January 1, 1962 with the
intention of permanently settling in India, or
(v) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka
and East African Countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tan-
zania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire and Ethiopia or Vietnam with the intention of
permanently settling in India.

Provided that a candidate belonging to the above categories (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v)
above shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued
by the Government of India. Certificate of eligibility will not, however, be neces-
sary in the case of candidates who are Gorkha subjects of Nepal.

NDA/NA Eligibility Criteria pertaining to Age:

Candidates must be born between July 2, 1999 to July 1, 2002. These 2 dates are
included in the age criteria. The date of birth must be recorded in the matricula-
tion or higher secondary examination certificate.
●● Minimum Age: 16.5 years
●● Maximum Age: 19.5 years

Marital Status: Only unmarried candidates are eligible to apply for NDA exami-
nation.

NDA/NA Eligibility Criteria pertaining to Educational

Qualification:

●● For Army Wing of National Defence Academy: Candidates must have passed Class 12.
●● For Air Force and Naval Wings of National Defence Academy and for the 10+2 Cadet
Entry Scheme at the Indian Naval Academy: Passed class 12th (conducted by a State

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Education Board or a University) with Physics and Mathematics as subjects.

●● Candidates appearing in the Clas 12 or equivalent are also eligible to apply. Those
appearing in the class 11 exam are not eligible.

Physical Standards:
Candidates must be physically and mentally fit. Those who have resigned or
withdrawn on disciplinary grounds from any of the training academies of armed
forces are not eligible. A number of candidates are rejected on medical grounds at
the SSB Interview.

Below mentioned are considered as the minor ailments:

Wax (Ears) Deviated Nasal Septum Hydrocele/Phimosis
Overweight/Under-
Under sized Chest Piles
weight
Gynaecomastia Tonsillitis Varicocele

Candidates must be in good physical and mental shape without being obese or
over weight.
Special requirements for Air Force Wing of the National Defence Academy:

Special or Specific Requirements for Air Force Pilot

Leg length 99.00cm 120.00cm
Thigh length Max 64.00cm
Sitting height 81.50cm 96.00cm

Height Requirement
The minimum acceptable height is 157 cm for Army, Navy and Naval Academy
while 162.5 cm for Air Force. For Gorkhas and individuals belonging to hills of
North-Eastern the minimum acceptable heights will be 5 cm less.

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NDA/NA IMPORTANT DATES

Candidates can check the important dates of NDA/NA I and II from the tables
below. By following these dates, they will know exactly which event is going to take
place when and accordingly can reset their schedules.

NDA Important Dates 2018 - Stage II

Events of NDA II Dates
Registration for stage II NDA begins June 6, 2018
NDA 2018 application form last dates July 2, 2018
Last date of generating fee slip for offline July first week
fee payment
Last date of online fee payment July first week
NDA 2018 admit card August 2018
NDA 2018 Exam Date September 9, 2018
Declaration of NDA 2018 result November/December 2018

NDA Important Dates 2018 - Stage I

Events of NDA I 2018 Important Dates
Application form started on January 15, 2018
Last date of submitting application form February 5, 2018
Admit Card March 2018
NDA I April 22, 2018
NDA I result announcement July 2018

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NDA/NA APPLICATION FORM

Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) releases NDA/NA II Application
Form in first week of June, while the application form for NDA I is released in
the third week of January. The application form is released in online mode. The
application form of NDA/NA comprises two parts – Part I and II. Candidates
have to complete both parts. In Part I, candidates have to fill basic information. In
Part II, candidates have to pay the application fee, select the examination centres,
upload photograph and signature and make the declaration. The application fee
can be paid both online and offline.

Web-browser required to fill NDA Application Form

●● Google Chrome
●● Internet Explorer 9 and above

How to fill NDA Application Form?

NDA Registration – Part 1

The part 1 registration comprises the following stages:

Name: Candidates need to enter their name in NDA application form as recorded
in the matriculation/secondary examination certificate. Applicants should not
prefix such as Mr. or Ms. etc.
Gender: Select gender male or female from the dropdown menu.

Date of Birth: The date of birth should be entered in DD/MM/YYYY format as

recorded in matriculation/secondary examination certificate.
Father’s and Mother’s Name: Do not use any prefix such as Shri or Dr. etc.

Nationality: Select nationality from the drop down menu.

Marital Status: Only unmarried male candidates are eligible to fill NDA applica-
tion form

Community: Select category SC/ST/OBC/General from the drop down menu.

Fee Remission: Fee exemption is admissible for SC, ST sons of JCOs/NCOs/Ors

Educational Qualification: Applicants need to select their educational qualifica-

tion – if passed Class 12/HSC or appearing for the same.

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Address and Email ID: Candidates should enter their address carefully as all
communications regarding the examination will be sent to the same. Along with
the address, candidates have to enter their contact number and email ID.
After entering all details in the Part 1 registration, candidates have to click on the
continue button to proceed to Part 2 NDA registration.

NDA Registration – Part 2

The part 2 of NDA application form comprises three stages:

●● Fee payment
●● Selection of examination centre
●● Uploading of photograph and Signature

Fee Payment: Candidates can pay NDA application form fees both online and
offline. The fee for general and OBC category is Rs 100. SC, ST, Sons of JCOs,
NCOs, ORs are exempted from fee payment.

Mode of payment: Applicants can pay their fees in any branch of SBI by cash or
through net banking, Visa/MasterCard/Rupay Credit/Debit Card. Those paying
the fees by cash should print the system generated pay-in-slip during Part II reg-
istration and deposit the fee.

Selection of examination centre: The list of examination centres are prescribed

by UPSC. Candidates have to select the centres for written examination from the
given lists of exam cities. Allotment of centres will be done on first-apply-allot
basis therefore candidates are advised to apply early.

Uploading of photograph and Signature: The scanned photograph and signa-

ture should be in the .jpg format. The file should not exceed 40 KB and must not
be less than 3 KB in size for photograph while it is 1 KB for the signature.

At the bottom of the application page, candidates have to make the declaration by
clicking the box and submit the form. Registration ID will be generated. To view
application, candidates have to click the link ‘View/Print’.

Documents to preserve after final submission?

●● Printout of application form
●● Fee payment proof
●● Identical photographs

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Correction/Editing in NDA Application Form

Candidates can make correction in the details entered in the NDA application
form within the dates prescribed. ‘Update’ button is provided at the bottom of
application form to move back and make correction in the information entered by
the candidates. Check the particulars carefully as no edit or change in the informa-
tion will be allowed after final submission.

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NDA/NA EXAM CENTRES

NDA/NA exam centres reflect the names of the cities where the entrance test is
conducted. One city may have multiple exam centres. The list of exam centres
below may keep changing and vary from year to year, however there is not much
difference or changes in the exam centres cities every year. Some of the exam
centres may change though.

NDA Test Centres

S.No City State/Union Territory
1. Agartala Tripura
2. Ahmedabad Gujarat
3. Aizawl Mizoram
4. Allahabad Uttar Pradesh
5. Bangalore Karnataka
6. Bareilly Uttar Pradesh
7. Bhopal Madhya Pradesh
8. Chandigarh Chandigarh
9. Chennai Tamil Nadu
10. Cuttack Odisha
11. Dehradun Uttarakhand
12. Delhi National Capital Territory of Delhi
13. Dharwad Karnataka
14. Dispur Assam
15. Gangtok Sikkim
16. Hyderabad Telangana
17. Imphal Manipur
18. Itanagar Arunachal Pradesh
19. Jaipur Rajashtan
20. Jammu Jammu and Kashmir

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S.No City State/Union Territory

21. Jorhat Assam
22. Kochi Kerala
23. Kohima Nagaland
24. Kolkata West Bengal
25. Lucknow Uttar Pradesh
26. Madurai Tamil Nadu
27. Mumbai Maharashtra
28. Nagpur Maharashtra
29. Panaji Goa
30. Patna Bihar
31. Port Blair Andaman and Nicobar Islands
32. Raipur Chhattisgarh
33. Ranchi Jharkhand
34. Sambalpur Odisha
35. Shillong Meghalaya
36. Shimla Himachal Pradesh
37. Srinagar Jammu and Kashmir
38. Thiruvananthapuram Kerala
39. Tirupati Andhra Pradesh
40. Udaipur Rajasthan
41. Vishakhapatnam Andhra Pradesh

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HOW TO PREPARE FOR NDA/NA?

Before making their preparation plan for NDA/NA, it’s important that candidates
have a good understanding about the exam pattern, syllabus and sample papers or
previous years question papers. Knowing these aspects well helps the candidates
in many ways like having the understanding of the kind of questions that come in
the paper, marking scheme, topics from where the questions are asked, etc. Sample
papers help the candidates in developing speed and accuracy. Know about NDA/
NA exam pattern, syllabus and sample papers below.

NDA/NA EXAM PATTERN

The exam pattern of NDA/NA is prescribed by Union Public Service Commission
(UPSC). With the help of NDA exam pattern, candidates can get idea regarding
the number of subjects, time duration, total marks and marking scheme. Know all
other details below.

Highlights of NDA 2018 Exam Pattern

●● Stages of exam – The examination is conducted in two stages - Written and SSB
Interview. Those qualifying the written examination are called for SSB Interview.
Final selection is done based on a candidate’s performance in written examination and
interview.
●● Mode of Exam – The written examination as per NDA exam pattern is conducted in
Pen and Paper mode
●● Duration of the exam – The total time duration of the exam is 5 hours. Each paper is
held for 2 1/2 hours.
●● Number of papers – There are two papers – Paper 1 Mathematics and Paper 2 General
Ability Test. The GAT section is further divided into two sub-sections – English and
General Knowledge.
●● Number of questions – Mathematics section carries 120 questions while GAT will
have 150 questions.
●● Type of questions – All questions in both the subjects will be objective type. There will
be four options out of which candidates have to select one as correct answer.
●● Language of question paper – The medium of question paper will be in English and
Hindi
●● Marking Scheme – For each correct answer in Mathematics candidates will get 2.5
marks. Candidates for correct answer in GAT will get 4 marks. For wrong answer, 1/3 of
the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty. If a candidate mark more
than one answer then it will be treated as wrong answer. If any question is left blank then
no mark will be deducted as penalty.

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●● Total marks – Marks allotted for Mathematics section is 300 while it is 600 for GAT
according to NDA exam pattern. The English part of GAT section carries 200 marks
while the General Knowledge part carries 400 marks. NDA Exam Pattern

NDA Exam Pattern

Papers Subject Code Duration Maximum marks
Paper 1 Mathematics 01 2½ 300
Paper 2 GAT 02 2½ 600
Total 900
SSB Interview 900
Grand Total 1800

SSB Interview
The SSB Interview carries total 900 marks. The SSB interview procedure consists
of two stages - stage I and stage II.
Only those candidates who qualified stage 1 can appear for stage 2.

Stages of SSB Interview

The stage 1 of SSB Interview comprises Officer Intelligence Rating (OIR) tests
and Picture Perception and Description Test (PP&DT).
The stage 2 of SSB Interview comprises Group Testing Officer Tasks, Psychology
Tests and the Conference. These tests are conducted over a period of 4 days.

NDA Paper Pattern: Subject-wise distribution of marks

S.No. Subjects Marks
1. Maths 300
2. English 200
3. Physics 100
4. Chemistry 60
5. Geeneral Science 40
6. History, Freedom Movement, etc. 80
7. Geography 80
8. Curent Events 40

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NDA/NA SYLLABUS
The syllabus of NDA/NA comprise of Topics and sub-topics of 2 sections from where ques-
tions come in the paper. Candidates must start their preparation as per the syllabus, as this
saves their time and energy in terms of looking elsewhere for other books and preparation
study material. Check the syllabus below.

NDA/NA Syllabus
Topics Sub-Topics
Algebra Representation of real numbers on a line.
Complex numbers—basic properties, modulus, argument, cube roots of unity.
Binary system of numbers.
Conversion of a number in decimal system to binary system and vice-versa.
Arithmetic, Geometric and Harmonic progressions.
Quadratic 17 equations with real coefficients.
A solution of linear inequations of two variables by graphs.
Permutation and Combination.
Binomial theorem and its applications.
Logarithms and their applications.
Concept of set
Operations on sets
Venn diagrams.
De Morgan laws, Cartesian product, relation, equivalence relation.

Matrices Types of matrices, operations on matrices.

and Deter- Determinant of a matrix, basic properties of determinants.
minant 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.

Trigonom- Angles and their measures in degrees and in radians.

etry Trigonometrical ratios.
Trigonometric identities Sum and difference formulae.
Multiple and Sub-multiple angles. Inverse trigonometric functions.
Applications-Height and distance, properties of triangles.

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Analytical Rectangular Cartesian Coordinate system. Distance formula.

Geometry Distance formula.
of two and The equation of a line in various forms.
three The angle between two lines.
dimen-
The distance of a point from a line.
sions
The equation of a circle in standard and in general form. Standard forms of
Standard forms of a parabola, ellipse and hyperbola. Eccentricity and axis of a
conic. Point in a
Eccentricity and axis of a conic. Point in a three-dimensional space, the dis-
tance between two points.
Direction Cosines and direction ratios.
Equation two points. Direction Cosines and direction ratios.
Direction Cosines and direction ratios.
Equation two points. Direction Cosines and direction ratios. Equation of a plane
and a line in various forms. Angle between two lines and angle between two
planes. Equation of a sphere.
Direction Cosines and direction ratios. The equation of a plane and a line in
various forms. The angle between two lines and angle between two planes. The
equation of a sphere.
The equation of a plane and a line in various forms. The angle between two
lines and angle between two planes. The equation of a sphere.
The angle between two lines and angle between two planes. The equation of a
sphere.

Differen- The concept of a real-valued function–domain, range and graph of a function.

tial Calcu- Composite functions, one to one, onto and inverse functions.
lus The notion of limit, Standard limits—examples.
Continuity of functions—examples, algebraic operations on continuous func-
tions.
Derivative of the function at a point, geometrical and physical interpretation of
a derivative—applications.
Derivatives of the sum, product, and quotient of functions, the derivative of a
function with respect to another function, derivative of a composite function.
Second order derivatives.
Increasing and decreasing functions.
Application of derivatives in problems of maxima and minima.

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Integral Integration as inverse of differentiation, integration by substitution and by

Calculus parts, standard integrals involving algebraic expressions, trigonometric, expo-
and Dif- nential and hyperbolic functions.
ferential Evaluation of definite integrals—determination of areas of plane regions
Equations bounded by curves— applications.
18 Definition of order and degree of a differential equation, formation of a dif-
ferential equation by examples.
General and particular solution of differential equations, the solution of first
order and first-degree differential equations of various types—examples.
Application in problems of growth and decay.

Vector Vectors in two and three dimensions, magnitude and direction of a vector.
Algebra 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 was done
by a force and moment of a force and in geometrical problems.

Statistics Statistics: Classification of data, Frequency distribution, cumulative frequency

and Prob- distribution, Graphical representation Histogram, Pie Chart, frequency poly-
ability gon, Measures of Central tendency—Mean, median and mode. Variance and
standard deviation—determination and comparison. Correlation and regres-
sion.

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 prob-
ability, Bayes’ theorem—simple problems, Random variable as function on a
sample space. Binomial distribution, examples of random
experiments giving rise to Binominal distribution.

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Topics Sub-Topics
Physics ●● Physical Properties and States of Matter, Mass, Weight, Volume, Density and
Specific Gravity, Principle of Archimedes, Pressure Barometer.
●● The motion of objects, Velocity and Acceleration, Newton’s Laws of Motion,
Force and Momentum, Parallelogram of Forces, Stability and Equilibrium of
bodies, Gravitation, elementary ideas of work, Power and Energy.
●● Effects of Heat, Measurement of Temperature and Heat, change of State and
Latent Heat, Modes of transference of Heat.
●● Sound waves and their properties, Simple musical instruments.
●● Rectilinear propagation of Light, Reflection, and refraction.
●● Spherical mirrors and Lenses, Human Eye.
●● Natural and Artificial Magnets, Properties of a Magnet, Earth as a Magnet.
●● Static and Current Electricity, conductors and Non-conductors, Ohm’s Law,
Simple Electrical Circuits, Heating, Lighting and Magnetic effects of Cur-
rent, Measurement of Electrical Power, Primary and Secondary Cells, Use
of X-Rays.
●● General Principles in the working of the following: Simple Pendulum, Sim-
ple Pulleys, Siphon, Levers, Balloon, Pumps, Hydrometer, Pressure Cooker,
Thermos Flask, Gramophone, Telegraphs, Telephone, Periscope, Telescope,
Microscope, Mariner’s Compass; Lightening Conductors, Safety Fuses.

Chemistry
●● Physical and Chemical changes.
●● Elements, Mixtures and Compounds, Symbols, Formulae and simple Chemi-
cal Equations, Law of Chemical Combination (excluding problems).
●● Properties of Air and Water.
●● Preparation and Properties of Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen and Carbon diox-
ide, Oxidation and Reduction.
●● Acids, bases, and salts.
●● Carbon—different forms.
●● Fertilizers—Natural and Artificial.
●● 20 The material used in the preparation of substances like Soap, Glass, Ink,
Paper, Cement, Paints, Safety Matches and Gun-Powder.
●● Elementary ideas about the structure of Atom, Atomic Equivalent and Molec-
ular Weights, Valency.

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General ●● The difference between the living and non-living.

Science ●● The basis of Life—Cells, Protoplasms, and Tissues.
●● Growth and Reproduction in Plants and Animals.
●● Elementary knowledge of Human Body and its important organs.
●● Common Epidemics, their causes, and prevention. Food—Source of Energy
for man.
●● Constituents of food, Balanced Diet.
●● The Solar System—Meteors and Comets, Eclipses.
●● Achievements of Eminent Scientists.

General ●● The difference between the living and non-living.

Science ●● The basis of Life—Cells, Protoplasms, and Tissues.
●● Growth and Reproduction in Plants and Animals.
●● Elementary knowledge of Human Body and its important organs.
●● Common Epidemics, their causes, and prevention. Food—Source of Energy
for man.
●● Constituents of food, Balanced Diet.
●● The Solar System—Meteors and Comets, Eclipses.
●● Achievements of Eminent Scientists.

History,
●● A broad survey of Indian History, with emphasis on Culture and Civilisation.
Freedom
●● Freedom Movement in India
Movement ●● Elementary study of Indian Constitution and Administration.
etc. ●● Elementary knowledge of Five Year Plans of India. Panchayati Raj, Co-oper-
atives and Community Development.
●● Bhoodan, Sarvodaya, National Integration and Welfare State, Basic Teachings
of Mahatma Gandhi.
●● Forces shaping the modern world; Renaissance, Exploration and Discovery;
War of American Independence. French Revolution, Industrial Revolution
and Russian Revolution.
●● The impact of Science and Technology on Society.
●● The concept of one World, United Nations, Panchsheel, Democracy, Social-
ism, and Communism.
●● Role of India in the present world.

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Current ●● Knowledge of Important events that have happened in India in the recent
Events years.
●● Current important world events.
●● Prominent personalities—both Indian and International including those con-
nected with cultural activities and sports.

Geography
●● The Earth, its shape and size.
●● Latitudes and Longitudes, Concept of time.
●● International Date Line.
●● Movements of Earth and their effects.
●● 21 Origin of Earth.
●● Rocks and their classification; Weathering— Mechanical and Chemical,
Earthquakes and Volcanoes. Ocean Currents and Tides Atmosphere and
its composition; Temperature and Atmospheric Pressure, Planetary Winds,
cyclones and Anti-cyclones; Humidity; Condensation and Precipitation;
Types of Climate, Major Natural regions of the World.
●● Regional Geography of India—Climate, Natural vegetation.
●● Mineral and Power resources; location and distribution of agricultural and
Industrial activities.
●● Important Sea ports and main sea, land and air routes of India.
●● Main items of Imports and Exports of India.

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NDA/NA SAMPLE PAPERS/PREVIOUS

YEARS QUESTION PAPERS
NDA/NA sample papers are the questions which are similar to that of the actual
questions papers, while the previous years question papers are the actual question
papers of NDA/NA from the previous years. Practising from the sample papers
and previous years questions papers must become an integral part of candidates
preparation if they want to excel in the exam. The more candidates practise from
the sample papers and question papers the better they come up with speed, accu-
racy and problem solving ability.

For previous years question papers of NDA/NA, click on the link on the last page
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NDA/NA ADMIT CARD

Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) releases the admit card of NDA II and
I separately around a month ago before the test day. The admit card is released
in online mode only. Candidates can download their NDA admit card either by
registration number or roll number. The admit card is released for registered
candidates only. Candidates must carry one photo-identity proof along with NDA
admit card to the exam centre on the exam day. Read details below.

How to download NDA/NA Admit Card?

Step 1: Click on the link ‘ NDA admit card’ to be provided on this page
Step 2: Read the instructions and then click on ‘Yes’ button
Step 3: Choose the option – By registration number or roll number
Step 4: By registration number - Enter registration number, date of birth and
captcha code if candidates want to download through the same.
Step 5: By roll number - Enter roll number, date of birth and captcha code
Step 6: Click on ‘Submit’ button after entering details
Step 7: NDA admit card will appear on the screen
Step 8: Download and take its printout

What if there is technical problem while downloading

NDA admit card?
●● Candidates should download their admit card on latest versions of Google Chrome and
Mozilla Firefox
●● Enable javascript on browser
●● Candidates should not download their NDA admit card on mobile or other gadgets.
●● Clear cache and cookies of browser

What if I forget my Registration number?

Candidates can retrieve their registration number through the following method.
●● Click on the link ‘Forget RID’ provided on the admit card login page
●● Enter details like name, father’s and mother’s name, date of birth and Captcha code
●● Click on ‘Submit’ button
●● Candidate’s RID will be sent to their registered email id and mobile number.

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Details on NDA/NA Admit Card

Personal Details Exam details Exam centre details

Candidate’s Name Exam Date Name of exam centre

Date of birth Exam time Address of exam centre

Roll number Reporting time City

Photograph and sig- - Centre code (if any)

nature

Documents required along with NDA Admit Card

Candidates have to carry following documents along with the admit card.
Photo ID-proofs - Aadhaar Card, Driving License, Passport, Voter ID Card, etc.
Photographs - Two passport size photographs for appearing in the exam.

What if there are any discrepancies in NDA admit

card?
Candidates who have not received their admit card or there is mistake in name,
date of birth, father’s and mother’s name etc should immediately contact the
facilitation counter of UPSC. While reporting for any issue, candidates have to
submit following details.
●● Name
●● Roll Number
●● Registration ID
●● Name and year of examination

The contact details of UPSC are given below.

Union Public Service Commission
Dholpur House, Shahjahan Road,
New Delhi - 110069
Email ID: usna-upsc@nic .in

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NDA/NA ANSWER KEY

Answer key of NDA/NA is important from the perspective of knowing the correct
answers to the questions taken in the exam. Candidates can check the answer key
of NDA/NA and calculate their marks in the test.

Know the process to download NDA Answer Key?

The answer key of NDA is available in online mode, in PDF format.

●● To download the answer key, candidates have to click on the link ‘NDA answer key’ on
the official page.
●● The answer key is released separately for all sets of test booklets as per subjects.
●● Candidates have to select the set provided to them during exam for Mathematics and
GAT.
●● Download and compare responses from UPSC NDA/NA answer key.

NDA/NA Answer Key by UPSC

The official answer key of NDA/NA by UPSC is released far later than the coach-
ing institutes. The answer key of NDA/NA I and II is released after the result
announcement in August/September and July/August (of the next year) respec-
tively.

NDA/NA Answer Key by Coaching Institutes

Prior to the release of official answer key, some coaching institutes release the
answer key of NDA/NA I and II a few hours after the exam concludes. Some of the
Coaching institutes which release NDA/NA answer key are Major Kalsi, Cavalier,
Gyan Sagar Institute, Indus Academy etc.

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NDA/NA RESULT
Union Public Service Commission announces NDA/NA I and II result in July and
November respectively, while the final result will be declared in May. The result
of NDA is declared for those candidates who take the test. NDA result reflects roll
numbers of only those candidates who qualify in the written examination. The
NDA result is released in the form of a pdf file. After the result for written exam of
NDA I is announced, Service Selection Board conducts interview for the qualified
candidates to analayse their intelligence and personality.

How to check NDA/NA Result

●● Click on link for result of NDA or check below official window
●● The result of NDA mentions roll numbers and names of only those candidates who have
qualified the written examination of Navel Defence Academy
●● Candidates can check their roll numbers in the pdf file of NDA result

What after NDA/NA Result of Written Exam?

Candidates who will qualify the written examination of NDA are called for next
round of selection i.e. SSB Interview. The Service Selection Board conducts
interview in two stages, candidates who will qualify stage I tests will be eligible
for stage II tests.

●● Stage I of SSB Interview will be based on Officer Intelligence Rating (OIR) tests which
includes - Picture Perception * Description Test (PP&DT). The candidates who will
score qualifying marks in both tests will be shortlisted for next round.
●● Stage II of SSB Interview includes Interview, Group Testing Officer Tasks, Psychology
Tests and the Conference to be conducted in as many as four days.
●● The personality test of selected candidates will be conducted by three different examin-
ers i.e. The Interviewing Officer (IO), Group Testing Officer (GTO) and the Psycholo-
gist. Candidates may note that there are no separate weightage for each test.
●● The marks for personality test will be allotted by examiners after evaluating overall
performance of candidates in all tests only.
●● Also, the marks for Conference Test of stage II will be allotted on basis of candidates
performance in GTO tests, Interview and Psychology test and final decision of the
examination board. All the tests of stage II have equal weightage as decided by the
conducting body.
●● The various tests of stage II i.e. IO, GTO and Psychology test are designed in order to
analyse qualities like Officer Like Qualities and also training ability in a candidate.
●● Candidates who are recommended by SSB after conducting these test are finally
selected for admissions.

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NDA/NA Final Result

The exam conducting authority also releases a final merit list for qualified can-
didates written examination and Interview tests of NDA. The mark sheets for
NDA (after conducting SSB Interviews) is available within 15 days from the date
of publication of the NDA final result. Candidates can download their mark sheet
for NDA within 30 days of result announcement.The final selection for admission
to the Army, Navy, Air Force of the National Defence Academy and 10+2 Cadet
Entry Scheme of Indian Naval Academy is made on basis of number of post avail-
able as well as subject to eligibility, medical fitness and merit-cum-preference of
the candidates.

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NDA/NA CUTOFF
The cut off of NDA is the minimum qualifying marks that candidates have to secure to qualify
the exam and become eligible for next round of selection process. The cutoff is applied at
each stage of recruitment process – written and Services Selection Board (SSB) Interview.
On the basis of NDA cutoff, Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) selects deserving
candidates for the recruitment exam. The cutoff for written and SSB Interview is announced
after the declaration of final result. NDA cut off for written examination is calculated out of
900 marks. The final NDA cutoff is based on the marks secured by the last finally recom-
mended candidates in written exam out of 900 marks and SSB Interview out of 900 marks.

Types of NDA Cut off

Sectional cut off: The sectional cutoff is the minimum qualifying percentage that candi-
dates have to score in each section. Candidates have to secure the qualifying percentage in
each subject – Mathematics and General Ability Test (GAT). The sectional cutoff differs
year-wise for NDA 1 and 2.

Overall Cutoff: The overall cut off for NDA I and II is calculated out of the total marks. It
is the total marks that candidates have to secure at written and SSB Interview stage to be
selected for admission.

Factors determining NDA Cutoff

●● Number of candidates appeared for the exam, n Total number of vacancies,
●● Difficulty level of exam

Previous years’ NDA Cut off for Written Exam out of 900

Year NDA 1 cut off NDA 2 cut off

2017 342 (With 25 % in each subject) 258 (With 25 % in each subject)
2016 288 (With 25 % in each subject) 229 (With at least 20% marks in each subject)
2015 306 (With at least 30% marks in 269 (With 25 % in each subject)
each Subject)

Previous Years’ NDA Cut off for SSB Interview out of 1800
Year NDA 1 cut off NDA 2 cut off
2017 708 624
2016 656 602
2015 674 637

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NDA/NA SELECTION PROCEDURE

The selection procedure of NDA is a two stage process – Written test and SSB
Interview. First, candidates have to appear for written examination. Those who
qualify the written test of NDA are called by Services Selection Board for Intel-
ligence and Personality Test. SSB board evaluates intelligence, personality,
compatibility and potential of prospective candidates for Army/Navy wings of
the NDA and 10+2 Cadet Entry Scheme of Indian Naval Academy. SSB is a two-
stage selection procedure. All the candidates are put to stage-one test on first day
of reporting at Selection Centres/Air Force Selection Boards/Naval Selection
Boards. Only those candidates who qualify the stage one will be admitted to the
second stage/remaining tests. The stage 2 of SSB continues for 4 to 5 days fol-
lowed by medical test of 3 to 4 days. Final selection to Army, Navy and Air Force
wings of National Defence Academy and Naval Academy is done based on candi-
date’s performance in written exam and SSB Interview subjected to the number
of vacancies, eligibility, medical fitness and preferences.

Stages of NDA/NA Selection Procedure

Written Examination
●● This is the first stage of NDA selection procedure. Only those candidates who clears this
stage are eligible to participate in the further rounds of selection process.
●● NDA written exam is a 900 marks test divided into two sections - Mathematics and
General Ability Test.
●● UPSC decides minimum qualifying marks for written examination.
●● Qualifying candidates are called for SSB Interview comprising Psychological Aptitude
Test and Intelligence or Personality test.

SSB Interview
The SSB procedure consists of two stage Selection process - stage I and stage II.
Only those candidates who clear the stage I are permitted to appear for stage II.
The details are given below:

●● Stage I comprises of Officer Intelligence Rating (OIR) tests are Picture Perception
Description Test (PP&DT). The candidates will be shortlisted based on combination of
performance in OIR Test and PP&DT
●● Stage II Comprises of Interview, Group Testing Officer Tasks, Psychology Tests and the
Conference. These tests are conducted over 4 days.

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●● The personality of a candidate is assessed by three different assessors viz. Interviewing

Officer (IO), Group Testing Officer (GTO) and the Psychologist. There are no separate
weightage for each test.
●● The marks are allotted by assessors only after taking into consideration the performance
of the candidate holistically in all the test.
●● Marks for Conference are also allotted based on the initial performance of the Candidate
in the three techniques and decision of the Board. All these have equal weightage.
●● The various tests of IO, GTO and Psych are designed to bring out the presence/absence
of Officer Like Qualities and thei r trainability in a candidate.

NDA/NA Training
●● The selected candidates for the three services viz, Army, Navy and Air Force are given
preliminary training both academic and physical for a period of 3 years at the National
Defence Academy.
●● The training during the first two and half years is common to the cadets of three wings.
All the cadets on passing out will be awarded degrees from Jawaharlal Nehru University
Delhi as under:-
●● (a)Army Cadets - B.Sc/ B.Sc (Computer)/ B.A
●● (b)Naval Cadets - B. Tech Degree
●● (c)Air Force Cadets - B. Tech Degree
●● The selected candidates of the Naval Academy will be given preliminary training both
academic and physical, for a period of 4 years at Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala.
●● The cadets of 10+2 Cadet Entry Scheme will be awarded a B. Tech Degree on successful
completion of training.
●● On passing out from the National Defence Academy, Army Cadets go to the Indian
Military Academy, Dehra Dun, Naval Cadets to Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala and
Air Force cadets to AFA, Hyderabad.

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NDA/NA PAY SCALE

Fixed Stipend for Cadet Training

Stipend during the entire duration of training in Service academies Rs 56,100/- p.m.

Pay Scale

Rank Pay scale

Lt to Maj Lt - Level 10 (56,100 1,77,500)
Capt - Level 10 B (61,300-1,93,900)
Maj - Level 11 (69,400 – 2,07,200)

Lt Col to Maj Gen Lt Col - Level 12A (1,21,200 – 2,12,400)

Col - Level 13 (1,30,600-2,15,900)
Brig - Level 13A (1,39,600-2,17,600)
Maj Gen - Level 14 (1,44,200-2,18,200)

Lt Gen HAG Scale Level 15 (1, 82, 200-2,24,100)

HAG+Scale Level 16 (2,05,400 – 2,24,400)

VCOAS/Army Cdr/Lt Gen(NFSG) Level 17 (2,25,000/-) (fixed)

COAS Level 18 (2,50,000/-) (fixed)

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STATISTICAL OVERVIEW OF NDA/NA EXAM

NDA 1 NDA 2
Year Appeared Qualified Appeared Qualified
2017 8005 - 5713
2016 20, 000 - - 548
2015 12,000 - - 423
2014 5,36,320 3,09,888 3,90,306 2,59,640
2013 4,00,813 2,98,909 2,54,437 1,70,377

(Source: News Reports)

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