NDA || National Defence Academy Exam

NDA
NATIONAL DEFENCEACADEMY
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OUTLINE
• INTRODUCTION
• ELIGIBILITY
• HOW TOAPPLY
• APPLICATION FEE
• EXAM DATE
• EXAM CENTER
• PAPER PATTERN
• SYLLABUS
• ADMIT CARD
• RESULT
• SELECTION PROCEDURE

INTRODUCTION :
NDA (National Defence Academy) is a premier institute that
trains the cadets (candidates) to get selected for Indian Armed
Forces (Indian Army, Indian Air Force and Indian Navy) as
officers. Candidates may approach the academy by qualifying
a national level entrance examination (NDA 2020) which is
organized by the UPSC (Union Public Service Commission).
The examination is conducted two times in a year.
NDA (I) 2020 will be organized on April-May and
NDA (II) 2020 will be organized on September- October.
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NDA ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
CitizenshipThe appearing candidate must be a citizen of India, Nepal or Bhutan.ATibetan refugee came
India before 01 January, 1962 with mind-set to become a permanent residence of India are also eligible. A
person of Indian origin who has migrated from Burma, SriLanka, Pakistan & East African Countries of Kenya,
Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire and Ethiopia or Vietnam with the intention of
permanently settling in India are also eligible toapply.
Candidates other than the citizen of India and Gorkha subjects of Nepal are required a certificate of eligibility
issued by the Government of India.
Qualification Criteria The minimum qualification required for Indian Army wing, Navy and
Air Force is as follows:
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NDA ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
Eligibility for Indian Army, Navy andAir Force: Those seeking for Indian Navy
andAir Force must have passed their 12th/appearing from a recognized board or
University with Physics and Mathematics as a compulsory subject.
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AGE LIMIT, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS
For NDA (1) 2020: The candidates possessing age between 2nd July, 2001 to 1st
July, 2004 are eligible for the examination. If born before 2nd July, 2001 and after 1st
July, 2004 then not eligible for NDA (1) 2020 exam.
For NDA (2) 2020: Those who have age between 2nd January 2002 to 1st January
2005 are permitted to write the exam. If the candidate bears the age before 2nd
January, 2002 and after 1st January 2005, then he/she is not allowed to appear the
exam.
Only unmarried male candidates are eligible for NDA examination. Girls are not
allowed for the NDA entrance examination.
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AGE LIMIT, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS
Note-1: The DOB mentioned in the Matriculation/Higher Secondary Examination
Certificate available or an equivalent certificate will be considered by the commission.
Note-2: Candidates are informed not to marry until they complete their full training. A
candidate who marries subsequent to the date of his application though successful at
this or any subsequent exam will not be selected for training. A candidate who marries
during the training shall be discharged and will be liable to refund all expenditure
incurred on him by the Government.
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PHYSICAL STANDARDS
Candidates must be physically and mentally fit as per the physical standards
maintained by the National Defence Academy and Naval AcademyExamination
(II), 2020.
The detailed physical standards are mentioned here:
Candidates are required to avoid the following minor defects at the time of
medical examination:
•Wax (Ears).
•Deviated Nasal Septum.
•Hydrocele/Phimosis.
•Overweight/Underweight.
•Under Sized Chest.
•Piles.
•Tonsillitis.
•Gynaecomastia.
•Varicocele
મીણ (કાન)
વિચલિત અનુનાવિક ભાગ.
હાઇડ્રોિીિ / ફીમોવિિ. િધારે
િજન / ઓછું િજન. કદના
છાતી હેઠળ
થાુંભિાઓ.
કાકડાનો િોજો કે દાહ.
Gynaecomastia.
િેરીકોિેિ
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HOW TO APPLY
The NDA 2020 Application Form can be filled and submitted via
online process through the website.
(https://upsconline.nic.in)
The application form has been released from June, 2020
(for NDA II).
Candidates are suggested to fill the application form carefully.
No change will be permitted after final submitting the application
form.
Candidates should keep ready the scanned images of
photograph & signature in prescribed size and format before filling
the application form.
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UPSC WEBSITE : - UPSCONLINE.NIC.IN

APPLICATION FEES
The application fees for general & OBC candidates is100/-.
SC/ST candidates and wards of JCOs/NCOs/ORs
are exempted from examination fee.
The application fee payment can be done via cash payment in
any branch of SBI Bank or through SBI Bank net banking,
visa/master/debit card.
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NDA 2020 EXAM DATES
NDA 2020 notification for exam dates and academic calendar has been released by UPSC.As
NDAexam 2020 will be held twice in the year 2020. The authority has been released the exam
dates for both exam session. The exam date is the subject to change by the conducting body,
students are suggested to visit this page regularly for latest updates.
NDA 2020 Exam Dates are mentionedbelow:
Events Dates (NDA I) Dates (NDA II)
Notification release 8th January, 2020 10th June 2020
Application form release 8th January, 2020 10th June 2020
Last date to submit the application form 28th January, 2020 30th June 2020
Admit card release one or two weeks before exam one or two weeks before exam
Exam date - 6th September 2020
Result declaration May November
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NDA 2020 TEST CENTRES
S.No City State/Union Territory
1Agartala Tripura
2Ahmadabad Gujarat
3Aizawl Mizoram
4Allahabad Uttar Pradesh
5Bangalore Karnataka
6Bareilly Uttar Pradesh
7Bhopal Madhya Pradesh
8Chandigarh Chandigarh
9Chennai Tamil Nadu
10Cuttack Odisha
11Dehradun Uttarakhand
12Delhi National Capital Territory of Delhi
13Dharwad Karnataka
14Dispur Assam
15Gangtok Sikkim
16Hyderabad Telangana
17Imphal Manipur
18Itanagar Arunachal Pradesh
19Jaipur Rajashtan
20Jammu Jammu and Kashmir
21Jorhat Assam
22Kochi Kerala
23Kohima Nagaland
24Kolkata West Bengal
25Lucknow Uttar Pradesh
26Madurai Tamil Nadu
27Mumbai Maharashtra
28Nagpur Maharashtra
29Panaji Goa
30Patna Bihar
31Port Blair Andaman and Nicobar Islands
32Raipur Chhattisgarh
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PAPER PATTERN
Exam mode – UPSC will be conducting NDA/ NA (II) 2020 in pen paperbased offline mode.
Number of papers – Candidates appearing NDA II 2020 paper will have toanswer questions from
two papers– Mathematics and General AbilityTest.
Exam duration – The candidates can attempt questions in NDA II exam within a specified time
duration of five hours (two hours and thirty minutes for eachpaper)
Total marks –According to NDAexam pattern, the question paper of NDA/ NA
(II) 2020 will carry 900 marks in total.
Marking Scheme – UPSC follows a negative marking policy according to the NDA exam pattern and
as many as 0.33 of the total marks assigned to that question willbe deducted as penalty. Moreover, if a
candidate reponses with moe than one answer option, it’ll be treated as wrong answer, even if the
other one of the options deem to be correct and negative marking will be applicable to that question.
If any question is left unanswered, no marks will be awarded or deducted against that question of
NDAexam.
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NDA PAPER PATTERN 2020: SUBJECTS
The UPSC administered NDA examination paper will have questions fromtwo
subjects– Mathematics and General AbilityTest.
Mathematics question paper of NDA/ NA (II) 2020 examination will comprisevarious sections including
Algebra, Matrices, Determinants, Trigonometry, Analytical Geometry of two and three dimensions,
Differential Calculus, Integral Calculus,Vector Algebra, Statistics and Probability.
The General Ability Test paper will have questions from English, General Knowledge sections including
Physics, Chemistry, General Science, Social Studies, Geography and Current Events.
NDA 2020 Paper Pattern: Subject-wise distribution ofmarks
S.No. Subjects Marks
1 Maths 300
2 English 200
3 Physics 100
4 Chemistry 60
5 General Science 40
6 History, Freedom Movement, etc. 80
7 Geography 80
8 Current Events 40
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THE NDA 2017 EXAM PATTERN IS MENTIONED
BELOW
Subject Code Duration Maximum Marks
Mathematics 1 2:30 Hours 300
General AbilityTest 2 2:30 Hours 600
SSB Test/Interview 900
Total 1800
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SOME PREVIOUS YEAR QUESTIONS

(a) Sucrose
(b) Fructose
(c) Galactose
(d) Maltose
Ans. (b) Fructose
Q. IN HONEY, WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING
SUGARS PREDOMINATE?
[NDA 2014(I)]
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Que.1 The bond which is present between water molecule.
a) Electrovalent Bond
b) Covalent Bond
c) Hydrogen Bond
d) Vander Waals Bond (NDA2015-Sept)
Ans - (c)
Que.2 The principle of cleaning by soap
a) Surface Tension
b) Floatation
c) Viscosity
d) Elasticity (NDA2015-April)
Ans – (a)
SOME PREVIOUS YEAR QUESTIONS
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NDA 2020 ADMIT CARD
The NDA 2020 Admit Card will be released by the
authority before two or three weeks from the
examination date. Candidates can download the
admit card through the official portal of UPSC. There
is not any other method except online will be
entertained to get the admit card available.
Candidates note down it is mandatory to bring the
admit card at the examination center.
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RESULT
The NDA 2020 Result will be provided to students after
one month from the examination. Candidates can check
the result through the official site of UPSC. Candidates are
advised to take printout of the result and keep it safe till
the selection procedure. NDA 2017 written result and final
result of selected candidates will be declared separately.
Before SSB round, the written result will be declared.
Selected candidates in written examination will be called
for further admission process.
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SELECTION PROCEDURE
(SSB INTERVIEW)
Candidate’s selection will be based on the marks scored by the
candidates in the written test and SSB interview. The SSB interview
2017 consist of two stages i.e. stage I and stage II. The stage (I) will
consist of Officer Intelligence Rating (OIR) and Picture Perception &
Description Test (PP & DT). The stage (II) will comprise of Interview,
Group Testing Officer Tasks, Psychology Tests and the Conference.
These test will be organized over 4 or 5 days. Entire process will carry
900 marks.
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