First buy NDA ARIHANT BOOK , DO YOUR PREPARATION FROM IT.

MATHEMATICS PAPER 1:

To clear this paper

1. Need to do alteast 45 questions correctly. I did 54 questions in which 50 were correct and 4 were incorrect.
2. Must be good in mathematical concept of 11th and 12th class. You need to have good hold on concepts of all chapters. THERE IS NO OTHER WAY. I REPEAT THERE IS NO OTHER WAY.
3. Now, You have good hold on concepts of mathematics so do ARIHANT NDA BOOK and try solving all questions , if you are not able to do a question or taking too much time then quickly watch the solution , understand it and keep that in mind.

Like this you can revise 11th and 12th Mathematics completely with reference to NDA type questions.

This book will also provide you with many direct formulas to find an answer.

GENERAL STUDIES PAPER 2:

1. For English if you have studied in English Medium School then there should not be any problem but if you study in Hindi medium school then you must take coaching of English and learn the rules of English language. You must do at least 25 English question correctly. I did 30 questions all correct.
2. If you are a PCM student then science part will not be a problem for you. If you have read all the chapters of Physics and Chemistry and remember the basic principles and topics of the chapters and you can attempt the Physics and Chemistry questions easily. For Biology if you remember the knowledge of 10th class Biology then it will be more than enough for you.
3. For history geography economics and civics you can take the reference of NDA Arihant book where you can find the details of these topics you must read all the topics and again and again until you understand them. If you get stuck on any topic from that book learn about it more from Google. I did the same and it worked out for me.
4. In paper you must do at least 55 to 60 questions correctly. I did 60 question in which 4 were incorrect and 56 were correct.

You must do both paper 1 and Paper 2 preparation simultaneously everyday and need to finish this preparation 20 days before of exam.

In those 20 days do all the last year questions paper that you can find on internet and buy a sample question paper book of Arihant and do the sample paper in same discipline like you will do in your written exam in that particular timings.

After doing those paper 1 and Paper 2 analyse and calculate your marks and then see the solution of questions which you did wrong and were not able to perform understand the solution

Hello Pradeep,

You have decided to join the the Indian army and NDA is a great place to start from. Firstly you should know about the exam pattern, it's eligibility criteria, and other details so that you can prepare yourself accordingly.

NDA exams are conducted twice in a year- April and November. After sucessfully clearing this exam you can join the defence services i.e. Army, Navy or Air Force.

The exam is conducted in three steps:

1) Written exam

2) SSB interview

3) Medical examination

The candidates who qualify in the written exam are issued call letters for the interview and medical examination takes place of the candidates who qualify in the interview.

Eligibility criteria:

1) Only male candidates who are unmarried and belong in the age group of 16.5 to 19.5 years are          eligible to apply.

2) The candidate must be

a) a citizen of India, or

b) a subject of Bhutan, or

c) a subject of Nepal, or

d) a Tibetan refugee who came to India before 1st January, 1962 with the intention of permanently        settling in India, or

e) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka and East African             Countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia or         Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.

3) The candidate must be appearing or has passed class 12th examination.

Note- For Air force and Naval Wings of the NDA you must have Physics and Mathematics at the 12th            level.

4) A candidate must be physically and mentally fit for the admission to the National Defence                  Academy.

EXAM PATTERN:

The written exam consists of two sections- Mathematics and General Ability Test.

All the questions in the exam would be objective.

120 questions will be from Mathematics section with a total of 300 marks while the General Ability

section will consist of 150 questions with a total of 600 marks. There is also a provision of negative marking.

If you're in class 11 then you have enough time to prepare for your written test. Follow the NCERT

book for the Mathematics section and keep your concepts clear. The questions are of standard level

and you can solve them easily if your concepts are clear. Regularity and hard work with focus is the

key to success. THERE IS NO OTHER WAY. Once your concepts are clear and you are over with the

NCERT books you can solve the books by ARIHANT. This will help you in your boards also.

For the General Ability section the questions will be from English, Physics, Chemistry, Biology and

Social Science. Biology will be of class 10th level and for Social Science you can prepare from books

from ARIHANT. English , Physics and Chemistry will be of 10+2 level so learn the basic principles

nicely.

Now for interview the questions will be mainly related to defence sector like how important is

defence for our country or why do you want to join the defence forces?. And finally the Medical fitness

part come

Hello Pradeep,

First of all, its good to know a clear goal at your age. You have about 1 - 1.5 years I suppose since age isn't mentioned. This is enough time.

NDA comprised of 2 papers, a maximum of 900 marks can be awarded

1. MATHEMATICS

It consists of 120 question and maximum marks are 300.

2. GENERAL ABILITY TEST

It consists of 150 questions and maximum marks are 600.

It's a very good decision to start preparing for NDA from class 11th.

Basically, the syllabus consists of maths and general ability test.

• Maths -

For the preparation of maths, your class 9,10,11,12th concept should be Clear because most of the questions are asked from these classes only. The questions are not very difficult what they test is your patience because you have to answer 120 question which is almost not possible within 2.5 hours.

So start your preparation accordingly .focus on your NCERT syllabus lots of questions come from your textbook and the format of questions is also taken from NCERT, the language of questions and difficulty level may change but the concept remains same. Try to solve more and more questions so that at the end of class 12th your speed of answering the question increase. Most important thing focus on quality, not quantity. But you are having enough time you can easily crack it.

If you think you are not able to deliver it by self then I would suggest you should join any coaching class. But try to do it by yourself.

2. GENERAL ABILITY TEST -

This paper comprises of 2 sections.

• GENERAL ABILITY TEST - this paper comprises of 2 section
• English section
• General awareness - comprises of

History

Geography

Civics

Physics

Chemistry

Current affairs

English section consists of 50 questions and of 200 marks this is scoring area because the questions asked in this section is the very easy only thing you need to do is revise all the participles you have studied so far, solve some questions based on

Error

Omission

Jumbled words

• You can easily score good marks in this section
• One more thing read English newspaper daily

Now the 2nd section which is of general awareness, this is the most important section lots of students fail to qualify this section as you need to have a knowledge of SST and the current affairs.

In this part you need to focus on history, geo, civics, for that you should purchase some books and read it, one thing you can also do is that revise your class 8,9,10 SST books. This will help you to score good marks

The physics and chemistry are very easy you don't need to prepare for that your course is enough for that.

For current affairs be in touch with what is happening in your surroundings.watch news channels, read magazines and newspaper

Few books you can use are -

• PATHFINDER
• Objective general studies by A.R.KHAN
• MATHEMATICS FOR NDA

For the written part, don't stress out from now.

Just make your Maths part strong. It will help a lot because minimum 50% questions are from Class 11.

If you are a bulky guy, do a little bit of exercise daily. Don't hit the gym. You are not required to have a body.

Don't think about the interviews so early. You will get a 2 months time after you clear the UPSC. Those 2 months are enough.

Hope this helps.