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NATIONAL DEFENCE ACADEMY (NDA) AND NAVAL ACADEMY (NA) EXAMINATION Exam Pattern 

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NATIONAL DEFENCE ACADEMY AND NAVAL ACADEMY EXAMINATION PATTERN

Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), New Delhi, holds competitive examination for admission to the Army, Navy and Air Force Wings of the NDA and Naval Academy, twice a year, for the training courses commencing in January and July. Admission to the above course is made on the basis of results of written examination conducted by the UPSC followed by intelligence and personality test by a Services Selection Board  

Scheme of NDA & NA Examination: 

 1. The subjects of the NDA & NA written examination, the time allowed and the maximum marks allotted to each subject are as follows

Subject

Code

Duration

Max. Marks

Mathematics

01

2.5 hours

300

General Ability

02

2.5 hours

600

  2. The NDA & NA papers in all the subjects consist of objective type questions only.

NDA Paper-1 Mathematics (Code No. 01) (Maximum marks 300)

NDA Paper-II General Ability Test (Code No. 02) (Maximum marks 600) comprise the following

 Part A NDA English ( Maximum Marks - 200)

 Part B NDA General Knowledge (Maximum Marks - 400)  

NDA & NA General Knowledge has six sections with the break-up of 400 marks as below:

Section for NDA Physics 100 marks.
Section for NDA Chemistry 60 marks.
Section for NDA General Science 40 marks.
Section for NDA History, Freedom Movement (Social Studies)   80 marks.
Section for NDA Geography  80 marks.
Section for NDA Current Events  40 marks.
  

     A brief on NDA & NA Exam pattern is as under  

 

 

Exam Type Objective
Question Type

Multiple choice with four options

Subjects  No. of Questions  Marks
Mathemaics (Paper I) 120 300
General Mental Ability - English and GK (Paper II) 150 (50 for English and 100 for GK) 600 (200 for English and 400 for GK)
Total Questions 270
Maximum Marks 900
Marks for each Correct Answer 2.5 for Maths, 4 for English, 4 for GK
Negative Marks for Incorrect Answer -0.83 for Maths , -1.33 for English, -1.33 for GK
Marks for questions not attempted Nil
Total Time for Exam (in minutes) 300

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