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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

  • Written Test consisting of Objective Type Questions
  • Intelligence & Personality Test (SSB)

Mode of exam

Offline

Papers in NDA Exam

  1. Mathematics
  2. General Ability Test

Marks Segregation

  1. Mathematics: 300 Marks
  2. GAT: 600 Marks

Total No. of Questions

  1. Mathematics: 120
  2. GAT: 150

Negative Marking

  1. Mathematics: -0.83
  2. GAT: -1.33 marks

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

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

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

Stage 1

Screening Test

  1. Verbal and non-verbal tests.
  2. PPDT

 

 

 

 

Stage 2

Psychological Test

  1. Thematic Apperception Test(TAT)
  2. Word Association Test(WAT)
  3. Situation Reaction Test(SRT)
  4. Self Description Test(SD)

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

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

  1. Physical Properties and States of Matter
  2. Modes of transference of Heat
  3. Mass, Weight, Volume, Sound waves and their properties
  4. Simple musical instruments
  5. Rectilinear propagation of Light

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