Dear student,

Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) is the exam conducting authority for the NDA examination. Now, for preparation for any exam you first have to know the syllabus of exam.
Nda exam will be held in offline mode and it will be held in two stages - written test and ssb.

In nda you will have two subjects mathematics ( 120 questions and 300 marks ) and general ability test ( 150 questions and 600 marks ). Each paper will bw of 150 minutes.
Also Note that there is 0.33 negative marking for every wrong answer.

Now, the other preparation tactic is that - you must know that which type of questions are asked in previous years. And solve them in real time to get the depth of your preparation. Also refer to some good study materials.

Also you must do the time management and don't panic and don't compare yourself with others.

Now, if you are targeting for For Indian Army, then you should have passed 12th standard from State Education Board or a University.

And of you are targeting for Air Force and Naval then you should have passed 12th standard with Physics and Mathematics from State Education Board or a University.

For nda 1 & 2 the age limit is - 16.5 years to 19.5 years.

So, for more informations you can click on the following link :-
https://competition.careers360.com/articles/nda-eligibility-criteria/amp

For study materials, you can refer this link to get the knowledge of best books that will help you in preparation for nda and succes in it :-
https://competition.careers360.com/articles/best-books-prepare-for-nda

Also click on the following link to get the nda question papers and practice them in real time :-
https://competition.careers360.com/articles/nda-question-papers

Hello there,

The age to apply for the NDA Exam is between 16.5-19.5 years. Any 12th appearing or 12th passed student lying in this age, is eligible to give the NDA exam. Now Below I have mentioned somw tips,  which will be very helpful in clearing this exam.

• Make a proper plan/strategy
• Follow some good books for each of the subjects
• Solve previous year NDA Papers as much as you can
• Give mock tests

I have listed some top books to get good marks in this exam.

General Knowledge : GK by Lucent's

Mathematics : RD Sharma, Cengage Maths

Physics/Chemistry : NCERT

English : Lucents English

Hiatory/Geography/Politics : NCERT for 9th and 10th class

Hope it helps.

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