NDA Exam is held two times in a year through offline mode (written test). NDA-2-2021 is scheduled to be held on 5 September,2021.
In this article I’ll tell you all details about NDA-2-2021 Exam and the best institute who will make you prepare for each and every specific thing.
UPSC sets the cut-off score for NDA Written Examination.Those who clear the written exam are given call letter to attend the SSB Interview.The SSB Interview is a 5 days process where a candidate’s personality and behavioural traits are assessed.
NDA-2-2021 Exam Pattern Highlights
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Exam Mode and Medium |
Offline (Pen Paper Based) in English and Hindi |
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Number of sections |
2 |
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Question Paper Type |
Objective or MCQ |
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Total Number of Questions |
270 Questions (120 from Mathematics and 150 from General Ability Test) |
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Total Marks for Entrance Test |
900 Marks (300 Marks for Mathematics and 600 Marks for General Ability Test) |
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Exam duration |
2.30 hours (Each Section) |
NDA-2-2021 Exam Patternfor Mathematics and General Ability Test
NDA-2-2021 will be conducted in offline mode and all the questions will be of MCQ type. The exam will be held in both English and Hindi languages. Candidates are asked to attempt two sections- Mathematics and General Ability Test.
Other details related to NDA exam pattern from both the sections have been tabulated below:
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Subject |
Paper |
Total No of Questions |
Duration of Exam |
Maximum Marks |
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Mathematics |
1 |
120 |
2 ½ Hours |
300 |
|
General Ability Test |
2 |
150 |
2 ½ Hours |
600 |
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Total |
-- |
270 |
900 |
-- |
Read the following table to get to know about GAT Distribution:
GAT Distribution
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Sections |
Maximum marks |
|
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Part A - English |
200 |
|
|
Part B - General Knowledge |
Physics |
100 |
|
Chemistry |
60 |
|
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General Science |
40 |
|
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History, Freedom Movement, etc. |
80 |
|
|
Geography |
80 |
|
|
Current Events |
40 |
|
|
Total |
600 |
|
All the questions in the exam will be objective i.e., Multiple Choice Questions will be asked.
- The medium of the exam will be bilingual with a total of 900 marks.
- Out of 270 questions, 120 questions are from Mathematics and 150 questions from the General Ability section.
- There is a provision of negative marking as per the marks allotted to questions asked.
- The syllabus covered under NDA-2-2021 is of 10+2 standards.
NDA-2-2021 Exam Pattern: SSB Interview
After qualifying for the NDA-2-2021 entrance test, all candidates have to appear for NDA SSB Interview. Details are as below:
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Second Round |
Duration |
Maximum Marks |
|
SSB Interview |
4-5 days |
900 |
SSB Interview consists of two stages.
SSB Stage I : There are two tests in this stage and these are the officer's Intelligence Rating (OIR) Test and the Picture Perception and Description Test (PP and DT). Only the qualified aspirants will be capable to appear for the Stage II interview process.
SSB Stage II : In this stage, the aspirants should go through the multiple PSYCHOLOGY TESTS, Personal Interview & Group testing Officers Tasks. Also candidates attend conferences and CPSS. The entire process of this stage will take 4-5 days time to complete.
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Stages |
Tests |
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Stage-I |
Screening Test |
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Stage-II |
Psychological Test |
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Group Testing Officers Test |
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Personal Interview |
- |
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Conference& CPSS |
- |
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NDA-2-2021 Marking Scheme
NDA consists of two sections- Mathematics and General ability test.
- In the Mathematics section, there will be a total of 120 questions of 300 marks.
- All questions will carry 2.5 marks each, which will only be allotted for choosing the correct answer. 0.83 Marks will be deducted for each incorrect answer.
- General ability test will comprise 600 marks; 200 marks are allotted to English and 400 marks in total are allotted to General Knowledge.
- In this section, there will be a total of 150 questions, 50 from English and 100 from General Knowledge.
- Candidates will be awarded 4 marks for each correct answer in this section.
- A deduction of 1.33 Marks will be there for each wrong answer. There will be no mark for unanswered questions.
|
Particular |
Mathematics |
GAT |
|
Total Questions |
120 |
150 |
|
Total Marks |
300 |
600 |
|
Marks allotted to each question |
2.5 |
4 |
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Negative marking for each incorrect response |
-0.83 |
-1.33 |
What Type of Questions are Asked in NDA-2-2021 Exam?
NDA-2-2021 will have questions from two sections mainly- Mathematics and General Ability section. The questions will mainly be asked of 10+2 level. Solve as many NDA Previous Year Question Papers as possible.
- In mathematics, candidates must thoroughly prepare- Arithmetic, Mensuration, Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry, Statistics, etc.
- For the general ability section, it is important to prepare well for both the sub-sections, i.e., English and General Knowledge.
- For the English section, candidates must focus on grammar, comprehension, and reading abilities.
- General knowledge questions can be asked from current events, physics, chemistry, general science, history, etc.
Given below is the bifurcation of both the sections of the NDA-2-2021 Exam. Marks allotted to each section and sub-sections have been expounded below:
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Subjects |
Number of Questions |
Marks |
Marking scheme |
Negative Marking |
|
Mathematics |
120 |
300 |
+2.5 |
-0.83 |
|
English |
50 |
200 |
+4 |
-1.33 |
|
General Knowledge: |
100 |
-- |
+4 |
-1.33 |
|
Physics |
-- |
100 |
-- |
-- |
|
Chemistry |
-- |
60 |
-- |
-- |
|
General Science |
-- |
40 |
-- |
-- |
|
History, Freedom Movement, etc. |
-- |
80 |
-- |
-- |
|
Geography |
-- |
80 |
-- |
-- |
|
Current Events |
-- |
40 |
-- |
-- |
|
Grand Total |
270 |
900 |
-- |
-- |
NDA-2-2021 Exam Syllabus
The syllabus of NDA-2-2021 has been divided into two parts namely Mathematics and General Ability Test. The General Ability Test will contain questions from various topics such as General Knowledge (GK), English, Chemistry, Physics, Geography, General Science, and Current Events.
Most of the questions asked in the NDA exam will come from 10+2 levels, especially in Mathematics. For preparing the General Ability test section candidates should read the newspaper on a daily basis.
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Sections |
Related Topics |
Number of questions |
|
Mathematics |
Trigonometry, Differential Calculus, Algebra, Integral Calculus & Differential equations, Logarithms and their applications, Statistics, Probability, Vector Algebra, etc. |
120 |
|
English |
Grammar and Usage, Vocabulary, Comprehension, and cohesion. |
50 |
|
General Knowledge |
Physics, Chemistry, General Science, History, Geography, Current Events. |
100 |
Candidates, who will be shortlisted on the basis of the written exam, will be called for an SSB interview which will be conducted for 4-5 days. Candidates, who successfully qualify the SSB round, will further call for medical test and document verification processes.
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Personality Development Coach, Defence Career Mentor,
Center Head-Centurion Defence Academy
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