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ADITYA KUMAR Student Expert 29th Mar, 2022

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Short tricks can't be applied for each and every problem but yes in many types of questions short tricks are life saviours as  using them questions can be solved in a very short time when compared to traditional methods and be it NDA or  any other entrance examination saving time is very important otherwise you won't be able to complete your paper in time so yes short tricks are important for maths nda, you should practice shorts tricks so that you can use them and easily solve questions and save your time in your NDA examination.


To help you further,

Here are  the tips to prepare well for NDA Examination:-

--------------------------) First of all know the syllabus and examination pattern.


Syllabus:- https://competition.careers360.com/articles/nda-syllabus

Examination pattern:-

Papers

Subject

No. of Questions

Maximum marks

Duration

Paper 1

Mathematics

120

300

2 hours 30 minutes

Paper 2

GAT

150

600

2 hours 30 minutes

Total


900

5 hours

NDA Examination pattern  for Maths

Total Questions

120

Total Marks

300

Marks for each correct answer

2.5

for each incorrect answer

-0.83


NDA examination pattern for General Ability Test

Sections

Maximum marks

Part A - English

200

Part B - General Knowledge

Physics

100


Chemistry

60

General Science

40

History, Freedom Movement, etc.

80

Geography

80

Current Events

40

Total

600

For detailed examination pattern checkout:-

https://competition.careers360.com/articles/nda-exam-pattern


---------------------) The top books which you can follow for the preparation of your NDA  examination  are provided below:-

>>>>>> MATHS

NDA Mathematics Books

Author / Publisher

NCERT Maths - 11 &12th

NCERT

Mathematics

R.S. Aggarwal

Mathematics for NDA and NA

S Chand publication

R.S. Agarwal

NDA Entrance Exam

E. S. Ramasamy


>>>>>> GAT

NDA General Ability Test Book Name

Author/Publisher

Science and Technology in India

Kalpana Rajaram: Spectrum

Oxford School Atlas

Oxford

Social  P roblems In India (Indian So ciety – GS1)

Ram Ahuja

Objective General English for Competitive Exams

S.P. Bakshi

General Knowledge

Arihant

General Scien ce Guide for Competit ive Exams – CSAT/ NDA/ CD S/ Railwa ys/ SSC/ UPS C/ State PSC/ Defen ce

Disha

History Of Mode rn India

Bipan Chandra


For more about books for nda visit :- https://competition.careers360.com/articles/best-books-prepare-for-nda

------------------------) Practice questions:- after finishing each chapter you should practice mcqs in case of both Maths & GAT

------------------------) Short breaks :- take short breaks in between your studies, studying continuously can be brain tiring and it becomes difficult to focus and study with concentration, so take breaks to relax and refresh your brain.

------------------------) Make short notes:- You should make chapterwise short notes .These short notes will be a great revision tool for your examination.

------------------------) Set  goals :- set daily & weekly goals to cover your syllabus and meet them without any fail.

------------------------) Follow a routine or timetable :- you can make a routine and religiously follow it and try to give at least 7- 8 hours to study each day in your routine.

------------------------) Revise:- Revision is very important otherwise as you move forward in your syllabus, you start forgetting what  you have learned before and you won't be able to perform well in your examination.

------------------------) Solve previous year NDA question papers and attempt mock test :- Solving previous year and mock NDA questions papers will let you know the examination pattern, your preparation level etc and  it will be of great help to you . For nda previous year papers checkout our page at:- at https://competition.careers360.com/articles/nda-question-papers/amp

For more tips checkout:- https://competition.careers360.com/articles/how-to-prepare-for-nda


Thank you


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