NDA – One of the most prestigious examinations of India conducted by the UPSC
The UPSC (Union Public Service Commission) has recently released notification for NDA 1 2022. Online registrations for NDA 1 2022 have closed on 11 January 2022 and now the most important question that comes to the mind of students is “What is the pattern or scheme of examination for NDA 1 2022” and “How to prepare for the NDA 1 2022 exam”. In this post, we get answers to both these questions.
Pattern/Scheme of Examination
The NDA examination consists of two papers – Paper 1 (Mathematics) and Paper 2 (General Ability Test). Paper 1 consists of questions of Mathematics and the general level is Mathematics of class XI and XII. Paper 2 consists of questions from English, History, Geography, Current Affairs, General Science, Chemistry, and Physics. The complete bifurcation of the two papers is as follows:
Paper 1 (Maths) and Paper 2 (GAT)
| Mathematics [Paper 1] | GAT (General Ability Test) [Paper 2] | |
| Number of Questions | 120 | 150 |
| Correct Marks for Each Question | 2.5 | 4 |
| Negative Marking (1/3 of weightage of the question) | 0.83 | 1.33 |
| Maximum Marks | 300 | 600 |
| Duration | 2 ½ Hours | 2 ½ Hours |
| Type of Questions | Objective type | Objective type |
| Mode of Exam | Offline | Offline |
Paper 2
The GAT (General Ability Test) paper is further divided into two sections as follows:
| Section | Subject | Number of Questions | Marks |
| PART A | English | 50 | 200 |
| PART B | Geography | 20 | 80 |
| History | 20 | 80 | |
| Current Affairs | 10 | 40 | |
| General Science | 10 | 40 | |
| Chemistry | 15 | 60 | |
| Physics | 25 | 100 | |
| Total | 150 | 600 |
In the GAT paper, the general pattern followed is as mentioned above. Although, there may be a variation of 1-3 questions in each subject.
How to Crack NDA
After having understood, the pattern or scheme of the NDA 1 2022 examination, let us see how to clear it. NDA is one of the toughest examinations to appear for and a difficult nut to crack. It is not a cakewalk. It requires deep, intensive study, a lot of practice and hard work, and above all meticulous time management skills. These skills don’t develop in a day. One needs to put in consistent effort for a year to get ready to face the challenge.
Here, Shaurya Bharat Defence Exams Learning App comes to your rescue. The app provides comprehensive study material for students to study. The experienced and dedicated team of Shaurya Bharat leaves no stone unturned for its students. Mock tests, live exams, and practice sets give a lot of practice to students and prepare them to face any challenge. For more details on the NDA examination, logon to https://shauryabharat.com/officers/nda/
For details refer to the official website of UPSC – https://www.upsc.gov.in/
