NDA 2025 GENERAL OUTLOOK
THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE YOU APPLY
- Candidates are required to apply online by using the website upsconline.nic.in.
- It is essential for the applicant to register himself/herself first at One Time Registration (OTR) platform, available on the Commission’s website, and then proceeds for filling up the online application for the examination.
- OTR has to be registered only once in life time.
- The option to change in OTR profile data shall be available till expiry of 7 days from the next day after the closure of application window of his/her first final application for any Examination of the Commission.
- Candidate should also have details of one photo ID viz. Aadhar Card/ Voter Card/ PAN Card/ Passport/ Driving License/ School Photo ID/Any other photo ID Card issued by the State/Central Government.
- The same photo ID card will also have to be uploaded with the Online Application Form. This photo ID will be used for all future reference and the candidate is advised to carry this ID while appearing for examination/SSB.
- The photograph, uploaded by candidate should not be more than 10 days old from the start of the application commencement date.
- Ensure that the name of candidate and the date on which the photograph was taken are clearly mentioned on the photograph.
- The candidate’s face should occupy 3/4th of the space in the photograph.
- The candidates must ensure that their appearance must match with their photograph at the time of Written Examination.
- The candidates should reach the venue of the Examination well in time at least 30 minutes prior to the commencement of each session of the Examination.
- Only unmarried male/female candidates born not earlier than 2nd January, 2006 and not later than 1st January, 2009 are eligible.
- Candidates should note that only the date of birth as recorded in the Matriculation/ Secondary School Examination Certificate.
- Candidates should have 12th Class pass of the 10+2 pattern of School Education or equivalent examination conducted by a State Education Board or a University for Army Wing of National Defence Academy.
- Candidates should have12th Class pass with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics of the 10+2 pattern of School Education or equivalent conducted by a State Education Board or a University for Air Force and Naval Wings of National Defence Academy and for the 10+2 Cadet Entry Scheme at the Indian Naval Academy.
- Candidates excepting SC/ST candidates/female candidates / Wards of serving/ex–Junior Commissioned Officers/Non-Commissioned Officers/Other Ranks of Army and equivalent ranks in the Indian Navy/Indian Air Force are exempted from payment of fee.
- OBC candidates are required to pay the full prescribed fee.
- Candidates with Air Force as one of the choice would also undergo Computerized Pilot Selection System(CPSS)if they qualify SSB.
- Candidate must have his photograph and signature duly scanned in the .jpg format in such a manner that each file should not exceed 300 KB each and must not be less than 20 KB in size for the photograph and signature.
- Candidate must have his photo identity card document in PDF format only. The digital size of PDF file should not exceed 300 KB and must not be less than 20 KB.
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- approximately 30% of the questions are categorized as Easy,
- 40% fall within the realm of moderate complexity,
- while the remaining 30% present a (difficult)formidable challenge.
MATHEMATICS - 9 Topics, 300 MARKS
- ALGEBRA – 21 CHAPTERS
- MATRICES – 6 CHAPTERS
- TRIGNOMETRY – 6 CHAPTERS
- ANALYTICAL GEOMETRY – 17 CHAPTERS
- DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS – 9 CHAPTERS
- INTEGRAL CALCULUS – 7 CHAPTERS
- VECTOR ALGEBRA – 9 CHAPTERS
- STATISTICS – 9 CHAPTERS
- PROBABILITY – 13 CHAPTERS
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- Solve plenty of problems to reinforce understanding and try to solve a mix of easy and moderate problems daily.
- Develop a systematic approach to tackle these questions and understand the solution approach to learn from these problems
- Allocate sufficient time to moderate questions as they contribute significantly to the score
- Be mindful of time spent on difficult questions during the exam
- Take regular mock tests to get accustomed to the exam pattern and time pressure
- Solve previous year papers to understand the exam pattern and difficulty level.
- Analyze your performance to pinpoint areas requiring improvement
- Create concise notes for quick revision
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ENGLISH
- SYNONYMS
- ANTONYMS
- CLOZE TEST
- SENTENCE COMPLETION
- ORDERING OF SENTENCE
- WORD CLASSES
- COMPREHENSION
- SPOTTING ERRORS
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GENERAL APTITUDE TEST PART B
- Maximum marks assigned to part ‘B’ of this paper, questions
- PHYSICS – 25 % of Mark weightage
- CHEMISTRY- 15% of Mark weightage
- BIOLOGY – 10% of Mark weightage
- HISTORY – 20% of Mark weightage
- GEOGRAPHY – 20% of Mark weightage
- CURRENT AFFAIRS/POLITY/STATIC GK – 10% of Mark weightage
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