About NDA Exam:
NDA Exam is conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), it is conducted every year for the recruitment of candidates for the Army, Airforce, and Navy wing of the National Defence Academy (NDA), and Naval Academy.
On the 18th of April 2021, NDA Exam (1) has been conducted every year around four lakhs students appear for the exam and around 6000 of them will be called for the stage two process that is SSB (Service Selection Board). Because of the Covid pandemic, many students skipped the NDA (1) 2021 exam, approximately only 27% of the total students appeared for the NDA (1) 2021 exam.
NDA (1) 2021 Exam held for the 400 vacancies, the detail of vacancies for NDA (1) 2021 Exam given below:
| Academy | Number of Vacancies |
| National Defence Academy (NDA) | Total= 370
Army: 208 Navy: 42 Air Force: 120 (Including 28 for ground Duties) |
| Indian Naval Academy (10+2 Cadet Entry Scheme) | 30 |
| Total | 400 |
UPSC NDA (1) 2021 Exam Pattern:
NDA Exam is conducted in offline mode, and the paper is in an objective format. NDA Exam has 2 papers that is paper 1 is of Mathematics and paper 2 is of General Ability Test (GAT) and both are of 2hrs & 30min. the detailed analysis of the UPSC NDA exam paper pattern is given below:
|
Subjects |
Paper | No. of Questions |
Duration |
Maximum Marks |
| Mathematics |
1 |
120 |
2hrs & 30min. |
300 |
| General Ability Test (GAT)
Part-A English + Part-B General Knowledge |
2 |
150 |
2hrs & 30min. |
600 |
| Total |
900 |
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See Here: NDA Detailed Syllabus
Expected Cut Off for UPSC NDA (1) 2021 Exam:
The difficulty level of the UPSC NDA (1) 2021 exam is moderate the level of questions asked are mostly of moderate difficulty level and simple and depending on the number of students and available vacancies the cut off for NDA (1) 2021 is expected to be:
|
Expected Cut Off for NDA (1) 2021 |
Total Marks (Paper-1 + Paper-2) |
| 355-365 |
900 |
Factors that determine the UPSC NDA (1) 2021 Cut Off:
- NDA Cut Off of previous years.
- The total number of candidates who appeared in the NDA (1)2021 exam.
- A total number of candidates who qualify for NDA (1)2021.
- Exam difficulty level.
- Total vacancies available for all the wing and academies.
Some Important Links for NDA Exam Preparations
| NDA SSB Process | |
Previous 10 Years UPSC NDA/NA Cut Off:
The previous 10 years’ UPSC NDA/NA cut-off will help you to understand the expected future cut-off and helps you to make your preparation strategy. The previous 10 years of NDA/NA cut off given below:
|
Year |
NDA/NA Written Exam Marks (Out of 900) |
NDA/NA Written Exam + SSB Marks (Out of 1800) |
| NDA & NA (I) 2020 |
355 |
723 |
| NDA & NA (II) 2019 |
346 |
709 |
| NDA & NA (I) 2019 |
342 |
704 |
| NDA & NA (II) 2018 |
325 |
688 |
| NDA & NA (I) 2018 |
338 |
705 |
| NDA & NA (II) 2017 |
258 |
624 |
| NDA & NA (I) 2017 |
342 |
708 |
| NDA & NA (II) 2016 |
229 |
602 |
| NDA & NA (I) 2016 |
288 |
656 |
| NDA & NA (II) 2015 |
269 |
637 |
| NDA & NA (I) 2015 |
306 |
674 |
| NDA & NA (II) 2014 |
283 |
656 |
| NDA & NA (I) 2014 |
360 |
722 |
| NDA & NA (II) 2013 |
360 |
721 |
| NDA & NA (I) 2013 |
333 |
698 |
| NDA & NA (II) 2012 |
335 |
699 |
Previous Years Result Analysis of UPSC NDA/NA Exam:
The list of the total number of qualifying candidates of stage 1 written exam is given below:
|
Exam Name |
Number of Qualifying Candidates |
| NDA 2 2019 SSB Interview | 662 |
| NDA 2 2019 written exam | 7034 |
| NDA 1 2019 SSB Interview | 447 |
| NDA 1 2019 written exam | 7927 |
| NDA 2 2018 SSB Interview | 520 |
| NDA 2 2018 written exam | 6930+ |
| NDA 1 2018 SSB Interview | 379 |
| NDA 1 2018 written exam | 8200+ |
| NDA 2 2017 SSB Interview | 447 |
| NDA 2 2017 written exam | 6500+ |
| NDA 1 2017 SSB Interview | 371 |
| NDA 1 2017 written exam | 8010 |