Dear aspirant !

Hope you are doing well ! For nda exam you can't depend on some limited source ,you must go through various books to qualify it ,firstly rather than books I will suggest you to complete ncert first and then previous year paper and attempt mock paper as many as you can .It will more than enough for the exam , besides this read newspaper daily and pathfinder,arihant 15 year ,etc are some books.

Hope it helps you !

Thanks !

Hii Nikky,

Hope you are doing well.

The NDA exam is conducted by UPSC for admission to the Army, Navy and Air Force wings of the NDA. This exam is a gateway for candidates looking forward to joining Defence Forces including Army, Navy and Air Force.

Syllabus :

Mathematics--> Marks: 300(paper 1)

• Algebra
• Matrices and determinants
• Trigonometry
• Analytical geometry of two and three dimensions
• Differential calculus
• Integral calculus and differential equations
• Vector algebra
• Statistics and probability

Paper 2:

English--> Marks: 200

• Grammar and usage
• Vocabulary
• Comprehension and cohesion

General knowledge--> Marks: 400

• Physics
• Chemistry
• General science
• History, freedom movements
• Geography
• Current events

For the Mathematics category, a negative marking of 0.83 marks will be deducted for each wrong attempt. While, for the General Ability section, 1.33 marks will be deducted for each wrong answer.

Books for each subject:

• Mathematics R.S. Aggarwal
• Mathematics for NDA and NA S Chand publication
• R.S. Agarwal
• NDA Entrance Exam E. S. Ramasamy
• Objective General English SP Bakshi
• Wren & Martin High School English Grammar and Composition S. Chand
• Word Power Made Easy Norman & Lewis
• Objective General Knowledge by Lucent Publications
• General Knowledge 2021 by Arihant Publication

To prepare for the NDA Chemistry section, NCERT Chemistry Books of Class 11 & Class 12 and NCERT Exemplar is sufficient

For current affairs, Other than the newspapers, magazines, and online applications, candidates can follow the Latest Manorama Yearbook.

That's all about your query.

BEST wishes ahead for your future endeavours.