The NDA selection process is a highly competitive process that evaluates a candidate's physical and mental capabilities to serve as an officer in the Indian Armed Forces.
Admission to the above courses will be made on the basis of the results of the written examination conducted by the commission and followed by intelligence and personality test by the Service Selection Board.
(i) For Army wing of National Defence Academy: -12th class pass of the 10+2 pattern of school education.
(ii) For Air force and Naval Wings of NDA and for the 10+2 cadet entry scheme at the Indian Naval Academy: – 12th class pass of the 10+2 pattern of school education or equivalent with Physics and Mathematics No minimum percentage required
16½ years to 19½ years
Candidates who are appearing in the 12th class under the 10+2 pattern of school education can also apply for the examination.
Written Examination
Mathematics - 300 marks (120 questions) duration of exam is 2½ Hours
General Ability Test - 600 marks (150 questions) duration of exam is 2½ Hours
SSB Interview: 900 Marks.
Papers of all subjects will consist of objective type questions only.
Paper I, Mathematics (Questions-120, Max. Marks -300)
Algebra, Matrices and Determinants, Trigonometry, Analytical Geometry of two and three dimensions, Differential Calculus, Integral Calculus and
Differential Equations, Vector Algebra, Statistics and Probability.
Paper II, General Ability Test (Questions-150, Max. Marks -600)
General Ability Test consists two parts
Part-A – English (Questions-50, Maximum Marks-200)
Grammar and usage, vocabulary, comprehension and cohesion in extended text to test the candidate’s proficiency in English e.g. Spotting errors, sentence
improvement, fill in the blanks, antonyms, selecting words in a passage, comprehension Passages etc.
Part ‘B’ – General Knowledge (Questions-100, Maximum Marks-400)
History , Politics, Geography, General Science, Physics, Chemistry , Biology, Current affair Books, Sports.
Verbal and non-verbal tests, group discussions, group planning, outdoor group tasks and asked to give brief lectures on specified subjects.
All these tests are intended to judge the mental caliber of a candidate,
his social traits and interests in current affairs.
Part-A – English (Maximum Marks-200, Questions-50)
Part ‘B’ – General Knowledge (Maximum Marks-400, Questions-100)
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