Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) conducts NDA Exam twice a year to recruit eligible and interested candidates to join the National Defence Academy. NDA II 2021 is scheduled to be held on September 5, 2021. Candidates aspiring to appear for NDA Exam should be familiar with exam pattern to understand the exam better. NDA Exam pattern refers to all the details about NDA Exam, the time duration of the exam, number of questions asked, subjects from which questions are asked, exam mode and so on. Read this article to know all about NDA Exam Pattern in detail and strategise your preparation according to NDA Exam Pattern.
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Certain important details regarding NDA Exam Pattern are as follows:
| Exam Mode |
Offline |
| Exam Medium |
Hindi and English |
| Number of Sections |
2 |
| Type of Questions |
Objective or MCQ |
| Total Number of Questions |
270 Questions (120 from Mathematics and 150 from General Ability Test) |
| Total Marks |
900 Marks (300 Marks for Mathematics and 600 Marks for General Ability Test) |
| Total Exam Duration |
5 Hours |
NDA Exam Pattern 2021
There are two sections in NDA Written Exam- Mathematics and General Ability Test. The exam is conducted in offline mode.
| Subject |
Paper |
Total No. Of Questions |
Exam Duration |
Maximum Marks |
| Mathematics |
1 |
120 |
2.5 Hours |
300 |
| General Ability Test |
2 |
150 |
2.5 Hours |
600 |
| Total |
|
270 |
5 Hours |
900 |
The General Ability Test (GAT) comprises of the following subjects:
- General English
- General Knowledge
The distribution of marks for these subjects is as follows:
| Section |
Maximum Marks |
| General English |
200 |
| General Knowledge |
400 |
The General Knowledge section comprises of questions from the following topics:
| Subject/Topic |
Maximum Marks |
| Physics |
100 |
| Chemistry |
60 |
| General Science |
40 |
| History |
80 |
| Geography |
80 |
| Current Affairs |
40 |
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NDA Exam Pattern: Marking Scheme
| Particular |
Mathematics |
GAT |
| Total Questions |
120 |
150 |
| Total Marks |
300 |
600 |
| Marks allotted to each question |
2.5 |
4 |
| Negative marking for each incorrect answer |
-0.83 |
-1.33 |
NDA Exam Pattern: SSB Interview
All those candidates who clear the written examination appear for SSC Interview. SSC Interview comprises of 900 marks and is conducted over a time period of 4-5 days. SSB Interview comprises of the following stages:
- SSB Interview Stage I: Stage I is also called the Screening Test. It comprises of Officer Intelligence Test (OIT) and Picture Perception and Description Test (PPDT). Candidates who qualify these two tests or are screened in, move to the next stage.
- SSB Interview Stage II: This stage spans over 4 days. There are different tasks and tests conducted on different days such as Group Testing Officer Tasks, Conference, Psychology Test and Personal Interview. The detailed pattern of Stage II is as follows:
| Psychological Test |
- Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)
- Word Association Test (WAT)
- Situation Reaction Test (SRT)
- Self Description Test (SD)
|
| Group Testing Officers Test |
- GD
- GPE
- PGT
- HGT
- IOT
- Command Task
- Snake race/Group Obstacle Race
- Individual lecture
- FGT
|
| Personal Interview |
- |
| Conference |
- |
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