Hello

No,to appear in NDA for army wing mathematics is not compulsory. It is clearly mentioned that for army applicants should have passed or appearing 10+2 or any equivalent recognised state board or University examination .

But for Air force and Navy  10+2 with PCM is mandatory.

Applicants has to also meet other eligibility criteria as follows:

Age limit

Marriage status

Physical standard

Nationality

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Hello,

The date of birth criteria to appear for National Defence Academy (NDA) 1 2023 entrance examination is that a candidate not be born earlier than July 2, 2004 and not later than July 1, 2007. Considering the date of birth criteria you are nt eligible to apply fr NDA 1 2023 as you are born earlier than July 2, 2004. Your last chance to appear is NDA 2, 2022.

Dear Prashant,

According to UPSC's prescribed syllabus for NDA, the examination will be conducted for two papers: Mathematics and General Ability.

The Mathematics paper contains 300 marks while the general ability test holds 600 marks. Hence the written test combined will be 900 marks.

For mathematics you need to study Algebra, Trigonometry,  Differential Calculus, Vector Algebra, Matrices and Determinants, Analytical and 2D and 3D geometry, Integral Calculus and Differential Equations, Statistics and Probability.

Total Marks:  300 Marks

Total number of questions: 120

Negative Marks: -0. 85 for each wrong answer

Duration: 2.5 hours

For General Ability:

English, General Knowledge, Physics, Chemistry, General Science, History, Geography, Current Affairs.

Total Marks: 600 Marks

Total Number of questions: 150

Number of questions in GK- 100

Number of questions in English-50

Negative Marks- 1. 33 Marks

The National Defense Academy, formally known as NDA is the Joint Service Academy for the Indian Armed Forces. Cadets of three armed services including the Army, Navy, and Air Force are trained together in the academy, before moving forward with the pre-commissioning training. Admissions to the academy are accepted via a written examination conducted by UPSC, followed by an extensive interview conducted by SSB. Finally, a medical test to keep a check on the candidate’s overall health and physical fitness.

Hello there,

Hope you are doing well,

According to the criteria for NDA examination 2022,

• Nationality of a student should be Indian
• Students must have passed 10+2 level exam
• Students who have born between July 2003 to July 2006 can apply for the exam.

If you fulfill above mentioned criteria then you can appear for NDA examination in 2023 as well

For more details about NDA criteria, qualification read the article attached below,

Tap on the below mentioned link,

https://competition.careers360.com/articles/nda-eligibility-criteria

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Hello Aspirant,

Hope you are doing great. Your date of birth for NDA I in 2022 should fall between July 2, 2003, and July 1, 2006. The DOB should fall within the range of January 2, 2004, and January 1, 2007, for NDA II. In order to be eligible for the exam, candidates must be between the ages of 16.5 and 19.5. Male candidates who are married or who are female are ineligible to apply for the NDA Exam.

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Hello,

Following are few tips that you can follow to make most use of the remaining time for Preparation for the NDA Examination -

• First of all you must get yourself acquainted with Exam pattern. The examination is conducted for two subjects.

--- Total Number of questions asked in Maths are 120 and Maximum Marks are 300.

--- While General Ability Test jas 150 question for 600 marks.

Duration of both papers is 150 minutes.

• NDA written exam has two subjects - mathematics and general ability test. The questions asked in the NDA exam are from these to subjects. So you must prepare the topics from these subjects very clearly.

• The NDA 2022 syllabus for the written exam is prescribed by the Commission. Candidates should first focus on completing the syllabus of NDA 2022 as prescribed by the UPSC for the written exam.

• Give as many mock papers as possible so that you get adapted with the examination pattern and are able to perform better in the examination.

For previous year Examination Papers of NDA, Kindly check out the link given below -

https://competition.careers360.com/articles/nda-question-papers

For more preparation tips and information about Syllabus, kindly check out the link given below -

https://competition.careers360.com/articles/how-to-prepare-for-nda

I hope you find the answer helpful

Thank you

Hello,

There are certain eligibility criteria that one has to fulfil to be able to write the National defence academy/Naval Academy or NDA/NA examination.

• Academic wise eligibility criteria is-

Candidates must be 12th Class pass of the 10+2 pattern of School Education or equivalent with with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics conducted by a State Education Board or a University.

Most of the time age is the deciding factor for eligibility. Now the age wise eligibility criteria is that the candidate must be between 16.5 to 19.5 years of age.

Also for the NDA 2023 examination the DOB of the candidates for the two attempts is as following-

• NDA -1, 2023

DOB Between - 2ndJuly 2004 to 1st July , 2007

• NDA - 2, 2023

DOB Between- 2nd January , 2005, to 1st January , 2008

------- You are eligible only for these two attempts.

For more information regarding preparation tips and strategies for NDA Examination, kindly check out the link given below-

https://competition.careers360.com/articles/how-to-prepare-for-nda

I hope you find the answer helpful.

Thank you

The only way to score good marks is to be consistent with your studies and practice as much as you can and you should be able to see good results no doubt.

About the ncert books for NDA exams you should read the books of following subjects: English, mathematics, economy, geography, polity, sociology and general science.