National defence academy(NDA) Syllabus 2023
National Defence Academy (NDA) written examinations is devided into two papers namely mathematics and General Ability Test(GAT).The NDA1 ecam is to conducted offline on 16th april 2023 and NDA2 exam will be held on 3rd september 2023.
| Name of the exam | National Defence Academy |
| Conducting body | Upsc |
| Frequency of exam | Twice in a year(april and september) |
| Exam mode | Offline |
| Papers in NDA | 1.Mathematics 2.General Abily Test |
| Marks | 1.Mathematics-300 marks 2.GAT-600 marks |
| No of questions | 1.Mathematics-120 2.GAT-150 |
| Negative marks | 1.Mathematics-0.83 marks 2.GAT-1.33 marks |
| Exam duration | 2.5 hours for each paper |
The Mathematics paper have 120 questions of 300 marks and GAT will have English and GK of 200 and 400 marks respectively
| Total marks | 300 marks |
| Total no of questions | 120 |
| Marks awarded for correct answer | 2.5 marks |
| Marks deducted for wrong answers | -0.83 marks |
| Exam duration | 2.5 hours |
| Total marks | 600 marks |
| Total no of questions | 150 |
| No of question in English | 50 |
| No of question in GK | 100 |
| Max marks for English | 200 marks |
| Max marks for GK | 400 marks |
| Marks awarded for correct answer | 4 marks for both sections |
| Marks deducted for wrong answers | -1.33 marks |
| Exam duration | 2.5 hours |
| Stage1 | Screening test Psychological test |
| Stage2 | Group officer test Personal interview and conference |
