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NDA EXAM PATTERN

NDA Exam Pattern 2019, Marking Scheme, Syllabus

NDA 2019 Exam held two times in a year through offline mode (written test). The exam consist of 2 sections- Mathematics and General Ability Test. Total duration of NDA 2019 was 5 hours combinedly for both sections.

Those who clear the written exam will proceed to the NDA SSB Interview Process. UPSC sets the cut off score to prepare the merit list of candidates who are called for the five day selection process.

  • 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 total 900 marks.
  • Out of 270 questions, 120 questions are from Mathematics and 150 questions from General Ability section.
  • There is provision of negative marking as per the marks allotted to questions asked.
  • The syllabus covered under NDA 2019 is of CBSE 10+2 standards.

NDA 2019 Exam Pattern Highlights

Exam Mode and Medium

Offline (Pen Paper Based) in English and Hindi

Number of sections

2

Question Paper Type

Objective or MCQ

Total Number of Questions

270 Questions (120 from Mathematics and 150 from General Ability Test)

NDA 2019 Total Marks for Entrance Test

900 Marks (300 Marks for Mathematics and 600 Marks for General Ability Test)

Exam duration

2.30 hours (Each Section)

NDA Exam Pattern for Mathematics and General Ability Test

NDA 2019 was conducted in offline mode and all the questions was of MCQ type. The exam is held in both English and Hindi language. Candidates are asked to attempt two sections- Mathematics and General Ability Test. 

Other details related to exam pattern from both the sections have been tabulated below:

Subject

Paper

Total No of Questions

Duration of Exam

Maximum Marks

Mathematics

1

120

2 ½ Hours

300

General Ability Test

2

150

2 ½ Hours

600

Total

270

900

After qualifying the NDA 2019 entrance test, all candidates have to appear for NDA Interview. Details are as below:

Second Round

Duration

Maximum Marks

SSB Interview

4-5 days

900

Candidates are advised to go through the syllabus of the examination along with NDA 2019 Exam Pattern. It will help them to have better preparations for both Entrance Test as well as Interview.

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