Earlier this morning, 12 September 2020, Col M S Chauhan and Maj Neeraj of 19 SIKH LI lost their lives following an MT accident due to tire burst near Bikaner. Both the officers sustained a head injury and succumbed. Out of the other two in vehicle, one jawan is critically injured.
Finally, UPSC has published the NDA 2021 Notification and Exam dates. Candidates who are preparing for the NDA 1 2021 and NDA 2 2021 can find out more details here. NDA 2 2021 notification and exam dates are published by UPSC. Candidates who are preparing for the NDA 2 2021 exam can go through our article and start their preparation with the NDA 2 2021 online course. In this article we are going to discuss NDA 2 2021 exam date, notification date, age limits, vacancies, educational qualification, cut off, syllabus, paper pattern, and much more. So if you are dreaming to join the prestigious National Defence Academy, you can start preparing for the NDA 2 2021 which is an upcoming defence exam.
The NDA entrance examination will be conducted twice every year by the Union Public Service Commission as NDA – I and NDA – II, to recruit the young aspirants into the regular Army, Navy, and Air Force. Every year lakhs of applications are submitted by the young candidates from all parts of the country. This is a national level entrance examination. Candidates who are willing to join the regular forces this is their gateway to serve the nation. NDA examination consists of 2 phases written exam and followed by SSB Interview. The SSBCrackExams team is always there to provide a complete NDA Online Preparation course and details on NDA examination, eligibility, age limit, selection procedure, and other important details that help the aspirants to get recommended.
NDA 2 2021 ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: Before applying the NDA 2 2021 notification, go through the eligibility conditions to appear the prestigious examination. The age limits will be mentioned in the NDA 2 2021 Notification.
NDA 2 2021 AGE LIMIT: Age limit plays a crucial role in this notification. UPSC follows strict rules considering the dates. The dates given by UPSC for NDA 2 2021 are:
Only unmarried male candidates born not earlier than 02nd January, 2003 and not later than 1 st January, 2006 are eligible.
NDA 1 2021 EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION: As we mentioned earlier this NDA examination admits the young blood into the regular Army, Navy, and Air Force. Please find the below table for clarification:
WING
QUALIFICATION
ARMY WING
10+2 / Equivalent
NAVAL WING
10+2 / Equivalent with Physics & Mathematics
AIR FORCE
10+2 / Equivalent with Physics & Mathematics
NOTE: Candidates who are appearing in the 12th Class under the 10+2 pattern of School Education or equivalent examination can also apply for this examination.
NDA 2 2021 IMPORTANT DATES: Below are the important dates of the NDA 2 2021 notification.
NDA 2 2021 EVENTS
IMPORTANT DATES
Notification Release date
9 June 2021
NDA 2 2021 Application Start
9 June 2021
NDA 2 2021 Apply Last Date
26 June 2021
Release of Admit card
2 Weeks before Exam
NDA 2 2021 Exam date
05 September 2021
Declaration of result
Oct- Nov 2021
NDA 2 2021 SELECTION PROCEDURE: To select the candidates UPSC follows 2 stages of the selection process. As this is a national level entrance examination the applications will be very high to imagine. So, they follow the below method to select the candidates:
Written Examination
SSB Interview
Medical Test
Document Verification
Merit List
The approximate number of vacancies to be filled on the results of this examination will be as under :
National Defence Academy
370 to include 208 for Army, 42 for Navy and 120 for Air (including 28 for Ground Duties)
Naval Academy (10+2 Cadet Entry Scheme)
30
Total
400
NDA 2 2021 WRITTEN TEST: To filter the candidates applied from the whole nation written test helps the conducting authority to filter the candidates easily. The exam will be conducted in Pen and Paper (offline) mode.
SUBJECT
DURATION
MARKS
Mathematics
2 Hrs & 30 Min
300
General Ability Test
2 Hrs & 30 Min
600
Total
900
NDA 2 2021 SYLLABUS: Every aspirant to NDA should go through the syllabus before the examination. This is very important. Even though it is from 10+2 level but the question paper pattern will be a high pattern.
SUBJECT
SYLLABUS
MATHEMATICS
ALGEBRA
MATRICES AND DETERMINANTS
TRIGONOMETRY
ANALYTICAL GEOMETRY OF TWO AND THREE DIMENSIONS
DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS
INTEGRAL CALCULUS AND DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
VECTOR ALGEBRA
STATISTICS AND PROBABILITY
GENERAL ABILITY TEST
PART A – ENGLISH
PART B – GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
Physics
Chemistry
General Science
History, Freedom Movement etc
Geography
Current Events
NDA 2 2021 SSB INTERVIEW: The candidates who qualify in written examination will be called for SSB Interview from the available centers in India.
Stage I – Officer Intelligence Rating (OIR), Picture perception, and Description Test.
Stage II – Group Testing Officer Tasks, Psychology Tests and Conference
TRAVELING ALLOWANCE FOR SSB: Candidates appearing for SSB interview for the first time for a particular type of Commission i.e. Permanent or Short Service, shall be entitled to AC III Tier to and fro railway fare or bus fare including reservation cum sleeper charges within the Indian limits. Candidates who apply again for the same type of Commission will not be entitled to traveling allowance on any subsequent occasion.
NDA 2 2021 MEDICAL TEST: Candidates who qualify in SSB Interview they should stay 2-3 days more at the SSB Center to undergo medical tests conducted by the board. To qualify a medical test, the candidate should be fit both mentally and physically.
NDA 2 2021 APPLICATION FEE: Candidates should pay a small amount of amount as fee to apply the NDA 1 2021 examination. Those amount will be utilized for the infrastructure and other reasons to conduct the examination without fail.
General & OBC candidates should pay Rs. 100/-
No Fee for the SC/ST and sons of JCOs/ NCOs/ ORs
NDA 2 2021 APPLY PROCEDURE: Follow the below steps to apply the NDA 1 2021 notification:
Candidates are required to apply online by using the website upsconline.nic.in
Click on Part I and submit your personal and contact details.
Get your registration id and head to Part 2 of the application form.
Select the mode of depositing the fees of Rs. 100/-
Select your center of examination.
Then upload our photo and signature in mentioned file size and dimensions.
Then check your declaration and submit the form.
Download a copy of the application form for future use
Lecturette is among the nine tasks that are held on the 3rd and 4th day of the GTO task. Out of various group tasks in GTO, this is one among which is performed individually. Lecturette is said to be very crucial from the SSB point of view as it shows Confidence, Power of Speech, Leadership Qualities, and influencing Power of a candidate. If a candidate performs it well, it can increase their chances of getting recommended. Below are some of the points which you can follow to deliver a perfect lecturette:
First of all, the main problem I have seen with candidates is choosing the topic written on top without even having good knowledge about it. So, Firstly choose the topic very wisely. Just for the sake of being over smart, do not choose the topic written on top of the list, even if you don’t know about it. Instead, choose the topic on which you are Confidence enough to express your views to your audience correctly.
As we know that apart from our verbal words, our non-verbal actions also tells so much about us. While you present your lecturette, try to avoid acts like leg shaking and unusual hand movements as it shows nervousness. Also, put a small smile on my face and maintain proper eye contact with your audience as it will help you keep them spellbound.
When you get a chance to prepare your topic, do utilize every second of it. Be Attentive while preparing. To make your preparation easy, try to divide your topic into certain parts like introduction, causes, effects, and solution.
As it is always said, that be clear before becoming clever. Whenever you start your lecturette, do it with an eye-catchy tagline, or you can also use slogans to make it look attractive. Doing this puts you away from others and puts good impressions of yours on the GTO.
Instead of keeping your lecturette more or less like a speech, do it like a story narration where you need to flow your ideas to others as that will help you be more expressive.
Most of the time, students try to speak fast, which causes a fumble in their lecturette many times. So take small pauses between sentences and express your words as straightforward as you can. Here you have to think before speaking as it increases the efficiency of your lecturette.
Time management is one of the significant keys while performing a lecturette. The candidate needs to plan his topic according to the time provided. It would be best if you give proper time to each segment of your lecturette. Also, When you get the first buzzer from GTO, try to conclude as soon as possible, remember the conclusion is an essential part of the lecturette, and it needs to be completed on time.
While talking on any of the topics, you surely need to give solutions for it if you are speaking about any issue. Here the thing is that everybody knows the problem, but nobody wants to solve it. Talking positives and solutions for a topic shows your fair thought process and positive approach towards a problem. The best way to provide solutions is in the last times of your lecturette as a conclusion.
Always be transparent with your words and your thought process as, during the lecturette, time is very less, and the ideas are more.
Do not repeat your sentences repeatedly. What I have observed in candidates that when they do not get much content in their minds, they start repeating things that they have said earlier. Also, if you get less content, there is no need to increase the length of your lecturette forcefully. Instead, you can complete it before time, but you need to keep in mind that your thoughts should have appropriately conveyed to your audience.
Last but not the least, that be confident and
transparent with your thoughts. Never fear from the audience sitting in front
of you. Instead, enjoy their company. If you feel shy talking like this, you
can practice it before in front of your family and friends as it will remove
stage fear of yours.
Though you can also get the latest SSB lecturette
topics in my previous blogs, I hope you liked these tips. Happy Learning.
Finally NDA 1 2021 notification and exams dates are published by UPSC. Candidates who are preparing for the NDA 1 2021 exam can go through our article and start their preparation with the NDA 1 2021 online course. In this article we are going to discuss NDA 1 2021 exam date, notification date, age limits, vacancies, educational qualification, cut off, syllabus, paper pattern and much more. So if you are dreaming to join the prestigious National Defence Academy, you can start your preparing for the NDA 1 2021 which is an upcoming defence exam.
The NDA entrance examination will be conducted twice every year by the Union Public Service Commission as NDA – I and NDA – II, to recruit the young aspirants into the regular Army, Navy and Air Force. Every year lakhs of applications are submitted by the young candidates from all parts of the country. This is a national level entrance examination. Candidates who are willing to join the regular forces this is their gateway to serve the nation. NDA examination consists of 2 phases written exam and followed by SSB Interview. The SSBCrackExams team is always there to provide complete NDA Online Preparation course and details on NDA examination, eligibility, age limit, selection procedure, and other important details that help the aspirants to get recommended.
NDA 1 2021 ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: Before applying the NDA 1 2021 notification, go through the eligibility conditions to appear the prestigious examination. The age limits will be mentioned in the NDA 1 2021 Notification.
NDA 1 2021 AGE LIMIT: Age limit plays a crucial role in this notification. UPSC follows strict rules considering the dates. The dates given by UPSC for NDA 1 2021 are:
Only unmarried male candidates born not earlier than 02nd July, 2002 and not later than 1 st July, 2005 are eligible.
NDA 1 2021 EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION: As we mentioned earlier this NDA examination admits the young blood into the regular Army, Navy and Air Force. Please find the below table for clarification:
WING
QUALIFICATION
ARMY WING
10+2 / Equivalent
NAVAL WING
10+2 / Equivalent with Physics & Mathematics
AIR FORCE
10+2 / Equivalent with Physics & Mathematics
NOTE: Candidates who are appearing in the 12th Class under the 10+2 pattern of School Education or equivalent examination can also apply for this examination.
NDA 1 2021 IMPORTANT DATES: Below are the important dates of the NDA 1 2021 notification.
NDA 1 2021 EVENTS
IMPORTANT DATES
Notification Release date
30 December 2020
NDA 1 2021 Application Start
30 December 2020
NDA 1 2021 Apply Last Date
19 January 2021
Release of Admit card
2 Weeks before Exam
NDA 1 2021 Exam date
18 April 2021
Declaration of result
May – June 2021
NDA 1 2021 SELECTION PROCEDURE: To select the candidates UPSC follows 2 stages of the selection process. As this is a national level entrance examination the applications will be very high to imagine. So, they follow the below method to select the candidates:
Written Examination
SSB Interview
Medical Test
Document Verification
Merit List
The approximate number of vacancies to be filled on the results of this examination will be as under :
National Defence Academy
370 to include 208 for Army, 42 for Navy and 120 for Air (including 28 for Ground Duties)
Naval Academy (10+2 Cadet Entry Scheme)
45
Total
415
NDA 1 2021 WRITTEN TEST: To filter the candidates applied from the whole nation written test helps the conducting authority to filter the candidates easily. The exam will be conducted in Pen and Paper (offline) mode.
SUBJECT
DURATION
MARKS
Mathematics
2 Hrs & 30 Min
300
General Ability Test
2 Hrs & 30 Min
600
Total
900
NDA 1 2021 SYLLABUS: Every aspirant to NDA should go through the syllabus before examination. This is very important. Even though it is from 10+2 level but the question paper pattern will be high pattern.
SUBJECT
SYLLABUS
MATHEMATICS
ALGEBRA
MATRICES AND DETERMINANTS
TRIGONOMETRY
ANALYTICAL GEOMETRY OF TWO AND THREE DIMENSIONS
DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS
INTEGRAL CALCULUS AND DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
VECTOR ALGEBRA
STATISTICS AND PROBABILITY
GENERAL ABILITY TEST
PART A – ENGLISH
PART B – GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
Physics
Chemistry
General Science
History, Freedom Movement etc
Geography
Current Events
NDA 1 2021 SSB INTERVIEW: The candidates who qualify in written examination will be called for SSB Interview from the available centers in India.
Stage I – Officer Intelligence Rating (OIR), Picture perception, and Description Test.
Stage II – Group Testing Officer Tasks, Psychology Tests and Conference
TRAVELING ALLOWANCE FOR SSB: Candidates appearing for SSB interview for the first time for a particular type of Commission i.e. Permanent or Short Service, shall be entitled to AC III Tier to and fro railway fare or bus fare including reservation cum sleeper charges within the Indian limits. Candidates who apply again for the same type of Commission will not be entitled to traveling allowance on any subsequent occasion.
NDA 1 2021 MEDICAL TEST: Candidates who qualify in SSB Interview they should stay 2-3 days more at the SSB Center to undergo medical tests conducted by the board. To qualify a medical test, the candidate should be fit both mentally and physically.
NDA 1 2021 APPLICATION FEE: Candidates should pay a small amount of amount as fee to apply the NDA 1 2021 examination. Those amount will be utilized for the infrastructure and other reasons to conduct the examination without fail.
General & OBC candidates should pay Rs. 100/-
No Fee for the SC/ST and sons of JCOs/ NCOs/ ORs
NDA 1 2021 APPLY PROCEDURE: Follow the below steps to apply the NDA 1 2021 notification:
Candidates are required to apply online by using the website upsconline.nic.in
Click on Part I and submit your personal and contact details.
Get your registration id and head to Part 2 of the application form.
Select the mode of depositing the fees of Rs. 100/-
Select your center of examination.
Then upload our photo and signature in mentioned file size and dimensions.
Then check your declaration and submit the form.
Download a copy of the application form for future use
Many candidates appeared for the NDA 1 2020 and NDA 2 2020 common written exam on 6th September 2020, few aspirants missed their exams due to COVID-19 pandemic. For the first time NDA 1 2020 and NDA 2 2020 exam was conducted at the same time, the NDA 1 2020 and NDA 2 2020 cut off marks will be shared by UPSC after the final result of NDA 1 2020 and NDA 2 2020 respectively. Here we will discuss NDA 2020 cut off marks based on previous trends.
NDA 2020 is a consolidated examination for both the exams of NDA 1 2020 and NDA 2 2020. It was formerly very tough to analyse how the question paper would be since both the papers of the year are going to be conducted on the same day and situation was unpredictable. Owing to our dilemmas, the question paper was really unpredictably different, comparatively easy and at times, tricky.
The
question paper of NDA 2020, which was the most awaited one, has its own
advantages and its own levels of difficulty. While most of the students who
attempted the paper have exclaimed that the paper was comparatively easy when
related to the previous years, some mention that the paper was tricky. On the
whole, regarding the General Ability Test (GAT) section, excluding the English
part, we give you the detailed analysis of the Part – B of Paper II here. We
have given the subjects that were included, the number of questions in each
subject and the level of difficulty of these. A detailed subject wise solution
key along with the explanation is provided from our side which will be kept for
your reference soon.
Following
are the list of subjects covered in GAT Paper of NDA:
Physics
Chemistry
Biology
Geography
History
Polity
Economy
Current
Affairs & Static GK
Defence
Specific Related
PHYSICS
ANALYSIS:
This
time, the paper concentrated on Optics and Electricity where 5 each number of
questions were asked – all are conceptual related and few of them are
numericals.
Regarding
the numerical problems, the student need to have a strong grip on the concepts
and must be able enough to interpret what the question gave. Mostly the
questions can be rated as moderate and can be done with good diction.
CHEMISTRY
ANALYSIS:
Total
16 questions were asked from Chemistry and most of them were from the NCERT 9th
& 10th class text books. Many previous years questions also
repeated.
Students
need to focus more on Application based understanding to score well.
Aspirants
must try to solve the previous years’ questions of various other defense exams
like CAPF, CDS, AFCAT to boost their performance in Chemistry.
BIOLOGY
ANALYSIS:
Cell
Theory, Human Anatomy, Health and Diseases, Anatomy of flowering plants, Plant
breeding and Crop growth & farming are some of the main topics that the
questions were asked from.
The
questions from this section were easy and came mostly from the NCERT textbooks.
Students can attempt most of these with ease.
GEOGRAPHY
ANALYSIS:
There
were 4 Questions from physical geography section. The questions were mainly
focused from the world weather system and the natural vegetation of world. The
level of the questions were moderate to hard.
There
were 6 Questions from Indian geography section. The level of the questions were
easy. Questions related to Indian peninsular rivers, agriculture and Indian
Climate were asked.
There
were 5 questions involved from Mapping section of geography. 3 were from world
geography while 2 from Indian geography. The level was easy.
The
overall geography section was easy and with even basic crisp and clear
knowledge, all the questions could be easily solved.
HISTORY
ANALYSIS:
This
year History contained questions only from the Modern history. Revolt of 1857
and permanent settlements are the constant topic.
Students
need to have a basic understanding of the British governance and major revolts
happened during the time. The questions were moderate.
POLITY
ANALYSIS:
Like
every year number of questions from polity are relatively less then the other
sections. This year total number of questions from polity were 6 Questions.
The
weightage remains high in the historical background of the constitution and
making of the constitution. Apart from it student need to have a basic
conceptual knowledge about the Parliamentary system in India specially the
Union government and council of ministers.
One
new segment introduced this year is ‘Land Records and Titles in India’. The questions
were easy to moderate.
ECONOMICS
ANALYSIS:
The
economy section of NDA 1&2 2020 was slightly of moderate level. In total 5
questions were asked and out of those 5 questions, 3 questions were from Five
Year Plans and required slightly in-depth knowledge of the topic. The other
questions were related to the current affairs and of Agriculture sector. The
level of the questions were easy.
CURRENT
AFFAIRS & STATIC GK ANALYSIS:
Questions related to the departments working under the government of India, the schemes launched by the government are given priority as usual.
A question about International Tourism Day and World Environment related ones were also covered. 2 questions were sports related.
On the whole, the questions of this section are quite easy to a student is a regular observer of the current affairs. On an additional note, it is advised that you continue watching Daily Current Affairs posted by SSBCrackExams for the upcoming papers and for the SSB too. Our content was applauded, and we feel happy that we covered most of this section that came in the examination.
DEFENCE
SPECIFIC ANALYSIS:
3
questions were asked related to 3 different military exercises which include
MILAN exercise, Naseem Al Bahr exercise and the TSENTR exercise. This clearly
shows that one must have a good knowledge about India’s military exercises with
foreign countries.
In
the upcoming days, the ties of our country with many pacific and atlantic nations
will get stronger and owing to the fact that more defence deals might pop up.
We recommend you to have a complete knowledge of the defence current affairs
(this is also being posted on day-to-day basis for your pursual). Questions are
easy here.
NDA
GAT 2020 – Overall Percentage Coverage
On the
whole, here is a tabular form that clearly explains the subject-wise analysis
of the question paper of NDA 2020.
CDS 1 2021Notification is going to be published by Union Public Service Commission on 28 October 2020 as per the UPSC Examination Calendar 2021 and some important dates are released officially by UPSC. Candidates who are interested to apply for UPSC CDS I 2021 notification can apply at upsc.gov.in and upsconline.nic.in. UPSC conducts CDS exam twice a year and this is one of the most popular defence exams among the aspirants who are willing to join as an Officer in the Indian Army, Navy, Air Force, and Officers Training Academies. SSBCrackExams takes the initiative and helps the youngsters to know the CDS Exam 2021eligibility criteria, exam dates, selection, etc., If you are planning to write the CDS 1 2021 Exam, you can read the following details below. A short summary of eligibility criteria for CDS 1 2021 Exam is given below:
CDS 1 2021 Important Dates: UPSC has published the CDS 1 2021 notification and important dates. Let’s have a look at the detailed schedule for CDS 1 2021 exam.
CDS 1 2021 EVENTS
DATES
CDS 1 2021 Application Start Date
28 Oct 2020
CDS 1 2021 Application Last Date
17 Nov 2020
CDS 1 2021 Exam Date
07 Feb 2021
CDS 1 2021 Admit Card Download Date
Before 3 weeks of exam
CDS 1 2021 Result Date (Expected)
Mar – April 2021
CDS 1 2021 Eligibility Conditions: Now we will be going through the eligibility conditions of CDS 1 2021 Notification, here we can get the maximum knowledge about the notification issued by UPSC and we can know the new amendments and updations done by UPSC it might be in syllabus, exam pattern, recruitment stages.
CDS 1 2021 Educational Qualifications: Candidates should be well known with the education qualifications before applying the examination. Here we brought the complete details of the educational qualifications required for CDS 1 2021 Notification.
ACADEMY
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION
INDIAN MILITARY ACADEMY
Graduation Degree
INDIAN NAVAL ACADEMY
B.E/B.Tech (10+2 with Physics & Maths)
AIR FORCE ACADEMY
Graduation, B.E/B.Tech (10+2 with Physics &Maths)
OFFICERS’ TRAINING ACADEMY (MEN)
Graduation Degree
OFFICERS’ TRAINING ACADEMY (WOMEN)
Graduation Degree
CDS 1 2021 Age limit: As compared to educational qualification age limits also plays a vital role in the CDS 1 2021 notification because UPSC has kept some cut-off dates for the eligibility. So before applying to try to go through the full notification provided by UPSC.
ACADEMY
AGE LIMIT
BORN BETWEEN
INDIAN MILITARY ACADEMY
19-24
02 Jan 1998 to 01 Jan 2003
INDIAN NAVAL ACADEMY
19-24
02 Jan 1998 to 01 Jan 2003
AIR FORCE ACADEMY
20-24
02 Jan 1998 to 01 Jan 2002
OFFICERS’ TRAINING ACADEMY (MEN)
19-25
02 Jan 1997 to 01 Jan 2003
OFFICERS’ TRAINING ACADEMY (WOMEN)
19-25
02 Jan 1997 to 01 Jan 2003
CDS 1 2021 Selection Procedure: CDS follows a three-stage recruitment process it consists of:
Written Test
SSB Interview
Medical Examination
Merit List
CDS 1 2021 Examination Pattern: UPSC follows a standard and very transparent manner to conduct the CDS 1 2021 examination. The written examination consists of the below subjects:
A) For Admission to Indian Military Academy, Indian Naval Academy, and Air Force Academy:
SUBJECT
DURATION
MAX. MARKS
ENGLISH
2 HOURS
100 M
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
2 HOURS
100 M
ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS
2 HOURS
100 M
B) For Admission to Officers’ Training Academy:
SUBJECT
DURATION
MAX. MARKS
ENGLISH
2 HOURS
100 M
GERERAL KNOWLEDGE
2 HOURS
100 M
CDS 1 2021 SSB Interview 2021 involves 2 stages:
Stage 1 consists of officer intelligence rating, picture perception, and description test.
Stage 2 involves interview, group testing officer task, psychology test, and conference
CDS 1 2021 How to Apply:
Visit the official website — upsc.gov.in or upsconline.nic.in
Click on the UPSC CDSE 1 2021 link
In part – I of the registration, submit your basic information.
In part II, fill the payment details and choice of exam center, upload your photo and sign as per guidelines
Save and submit it and take a print out for further reference
CDS 1 2021 Notification Other important details:
Application fee: Rs 200/- SC, ST and women candidates are exempted from application fee
Examination Centers: UPSC CDS 1 2021 exam will be held in 41 CDS Exam Centers across India.
Cut Off: Students who score more than the cut-off are considered for SSB interview. Cut Off will be declared by the board based on the applications received and candidates qualified in the first stage of the recruitment process. Now we will look into the expected cut off marks for all the academies.
S.No
ACADEMY
EXPECTED CUT OFF
1
IMA
115 – 125
2
INA
110 – 125
3
AFA
130 – 140
4
OTA (MEN)
75 -85
5
OTA (WOMEN)
75- 85
Q1. Can I apply for CDS exam with a backlog?
A. No, you need to clear all backlogs.
Q2. Can a final year student apply for CDS exam?
A. Yes, final year candidates can apply for CDS, but make sure you are completing your degree before the date of joining.
Q3. Will I get multiple SSB interview calls if I clear CDS exam for ore than one option?
A. No, you will get only one SSB call for the first preference you have cleared.
Q4. Can women apply for IMA, AFA, NA through CDS exam?
A. No, women can only apply for OTA Chennai through CDS exam.
NDA 1 2020 and NDA 2 2020 was conducted on 6th Sep 2020 as a common exam. The English section consisted of the total 200 marks with 10 questions for each of the five sections, namely, Spotting Errors, Antonyms, Synonyms, Ordering of Words in a Sentence and Fill in the Blanks. Following are in detail graphical representation of the NDA English Section analysis.
The uniqueness for this years’ NDA 1 & 2 Exams was the number of sections which were only 5 in number. In previous years, the number of sections were more than this year. In NDA 1 & 2 2020 Exams, no questions came from the topics like Idioms & Phrases, Ordering of Sentences, Cloze Test and Comprehension. Another major surprise for NDA 1 & 2 2020 exams was the new naming of the section for ‘Fill in the Blanks’ as ‘Preposition’. While many may get confused, though the question pattern for this section was in the form of the ‘Fill in the Blanks’, yet the questions came in totality from the “Appropriate Prepositions’ chapter of the English Grammar, in which the blanks needed to be filled in with the appropriate prepositions. As opposed to the previous years’ questions in the ‘Fill in the Blanks’ topic, which cumulatively tested a candidate’s knowledge of the tenses, appropriate prepositions, subject verb agreement, phrasal verbs and right usage of vocabulary, this year the ‘Preposition’ part of the English section in NDA aimed to test a candidate’s knowledge of appropriate prepositions and their usage in a sentence.
Main Topic
No.
of Questions
Spotting Errors
10
Antonyms
10
Synonyms
10
Ordering of Words in a Sentence
10
Fill in the Blanks (Preposition)
10
TOTAL
50
As per the difficulty level, the question paper for the English section of the GAT in NDA 1 & 2 2020 Exams, was quite easier to attempt, owing to the lesser number of topics. For a candidate with a good and strong knowledge of grammar and clear grammatical concepts, the questions, especially from the ‘Spotting Errors’ topic, were a cakewalk. A very basic to medium level of knowledge for Vocabulary is needed for a candidate to solve questions from ‘Antonyms’ and ‘Synonyms’. Candidates who applied basic and tricky shortcuts for ‘Ordering of Words’ cracked the questions very easily. The part which was quite not-very-easy-to-solve was the section named ‘Preposition’ as the ones who have skipped the chapter of ‘Appropriate Prepositions’ found it almost at a loss to attempt.
As per the difficulty level, the question paper for the English section of the GAT in NDA 1 & 2 2020 Exams, was quite easier to attempt, owing to the lesser number of topics. For a candidate with a good and strong knowledge of grammar and clear grammatical concepts, the questions, especially from the ‘Spotting Errors’ topic, were a cakewalk. A very basic to medium level of knowledge for Vocabulary is needed for a candidate to solve questions from ‘Antonyms’ and ‘Synonyms’. Candidates who applied basic and tricky shortcuts for ‘Ordering of Words’ cracked the questions very easily. The part which was quite not-very-easy-to-solve was the section named ‘Preposition’ as the ones who have skipped the chapter of ‘Appropriate Prepositions’ found it almost at a loss to attempt.
The English section for NDA 1 & 2 2020 Exams was overall easy for those who studied the English curriculum thoroughly and acquired strong knowledge of both English grammar and vocabulary. But students who skipped either of the vocabulary or the grammar part of the NDA English syllabus and concentrated mainly on the rest of the topics faced a major difficulty in solving the English section of the GAT paper.
As per the difficulty level, the question paper for the English section of the GAT in NDA 1 & 2 2020 Exams, was quite easier to attempt, owing to the lesser number of topics. For a candidate with a good and strong knowledge of grammar and clear grammatical concepts, the questions, especially from the ‘Spotting Errors’ topic, were a cakewalk. A very basic to medium level of knowledge for Vocabulary is needed for a candidate to solve questions from ‘Antonyms’ and ‘Synonyms’. Candidates who applied basic and tricky shortcuts for ‘Ordering of Words’ cracked the questions very easily. The part which was quite not-very-easy-to-solve was the section named ‘Preposition’ as the ones who have skipped the chapter of ‘Appropriate Prepositions’ found it almost at a loss to attempt.
The English section for NDA 1 & 2 2020 Exams was overall easy for those who studied the English curriculum thoroughly and acquired strong knowledge of both English grammar and vocabulary. But students who skipped either of the vocabulary or the grammar part of the NDA English syllabus and concentrated mainly on the rest of the topics faced a major difficulty in solving the English section of the GAT paper.
NDA 2 2020 Answer Keys PDF & Paper Solution [All Sets]. NDA 2 2020 written exam was conducted on 6th Sep 2020 by UPSC for the aspirants who want to join the Indian army, air force and navy after 12th. This exam was attempted by candidates who have cleared the 12th and also who are appearing in 12th. NDA exam is conducted two times every year by UPSC and only male candidates are allowed to write the exam. One who clears the NDA 2 2020 exam cut off, will get a call for the SSB interview at one of the Indian army selection boards. After clearing the SSB interview, candidates go through the medical examination. Once the merit list is prepared, candidates get joining instructions based on their order of merit.
As the exam is over many candidates will be looking for the NDA 2 2020 answer keys to check their answers and predict their scores. SSBCrack will provide the NDA 2 2020 answer keys for Maths, English and GK all set very soon. Candidates can check the NDA 2 2020 expected cut off marks which are decided on the basis of previous cut off marks and number of applicants this time.
NDA 2 2020 Maths Paper Analysis
Going through topic wise analysis of questions we can deduce that the Trigonometry topic covered highest ever count, i.e. 25 questions out of 120 questions that’s approx. 22% of the paper, including most of the questions on Trigonometric Ratios varying between easy to moderate level of difficulty. And in comparison, with previous NDA 2 2019 paper, Algebra covered less part of the paper, it consisted of 25 questions which are minimum number of questions on Algebra as expected. This paper has easy to moderate level questions on Functions, complex numbers, Quadratic equations, Binomial expansions and Logarithms, etc. Commenting on Matrices and Determinants, the weightage was good, 8 questions which are higher than NDA 2 2019 paper. The Coordinate geometry/systems and Straight lines topics covered good number of questions out of 10 questions of Coordinate Geometry-2D. Paper maintained usual trend of 1-1 question each on Circle/Parabola/Ellipse.
Commenting on Analytical Geometry-3D, it has maintained equal number of questions on Line and Plane and 1 question on Sphere. Integral calculus and Differential Calculus followed approximately 22 questions together out of which good number of questions were on Limits, Derivatives, integral calculus and Differential equations. Level of these questions was easy to Moderate. Vector as usual covered approx. 4% of the question paper, i.e. 5 questions out of 120 which were as per the trends, demanding basic knowledge about this topic including all the subtopics. Statistics and Probability consisted of 20 questions altogether. Statistics required the conceptual knowledge about Central measures of tendencies and important formulas. Whereas the level of questions on this topic was average.
So, basically the students who have prepared well for Trigonometry, Algebra, Statistics & Probability, Differential Calculus, Integral Calculus, 2d geometry were in advantage. In particular, after analyzing this paper, we can conclude that NDA is expecting more knowledge about Trigonometry, Algebra, Calculus, Statistics& Probability. Here is the Overall topic wise analysis of NDA Mathematics 2020.
NDA 2 2020 English GAT Question Paper Analysis
The English section consisted of the total 200 marks with 10 questions for each of the five sections, namely, Spotting Errors, Antonyms, Synonyms, Ordering of Words in a Sentence and Fill in the Blanks. Following are in detail graphical representation of the NDA English Section analysis.
The uniqueness for this years’ NDA 1 & 2 Exams was the number of sections which were only 5 in number. In previous years, the number of sections were more than this year. In NDA 1 & 2 2020 Exams, no questions came from the topics like Idioms & Phrases, Ordering of Sentences, Cloze Test and Comprehension. Another major surprise for NDA 1 & 2 2020 exams was the new naming of the section for ‘Fill in the Blanks’ as ‘Preposition’. While many may get confused, though the question pattern for this section was in the form of the ‘Fill in the Blanks’, yet the questions came in totality from the “Appropriate Prepositions’ chapter of the English Grammar, in which the blanks needed to be filled in with the appropriate prepositions. As opposed to the previous years’ questions in the ‘Fill in the Blanks’ topic, which cumulatively tested a candidate’s knowledge of the tenses, appropriate prepositions, subject verb agreement, phrasal verbs and right usage of vocabulary, this year the ‘Preposition’ part of the English section in NDA aimed to test a candidate’s knowledge of appropriate prepositions and their usage in a sentence.
As per the difficulty level, the question paper for the English section of the GAT in NDA 1 & 2 2020 Exams, was quite easier to attempt, owing to the lesser number of topics. For a candidate with a good and strong knowledge of grammar and clear grammatical concepts, the questions, especially from the ‘Spotting Errors’ topic, were a cakewalk. A very basic to medium level of knowledge for Vocabulary is needed for a candidate to solve questions from ‘Antonyms’ and ‘Synonyms’. Candidates who applied basic and tricky shortcuts for ‘Ordering of Words’ cracked the questions very easily. The part which was quite not-very-easy-to-solve was the section named ‘Preposition’ as the ones who have skipped the chapter of ‘Appropriate Prepositions’ found it almost at a loss to attempt.
The English section for NDA 1 & 2 2020 Exams was overall easy for those who studied the English curriculum thoroughly and acquired strong knowledge of both English grammar and vocabulary. But students who skipped either of the vocabulary or the grammar part of the NDA English syllabus and concentrated mainly on the rest of the topics faced a major difficulty in solving the English section of the GAT paper.
NDA 2 2020 GK GAT Paper Analysis
The question paper of NDA 2020, which was the most awaited one, has its own advantages and its own levels of difficulty. While most of the students who attempted the paper have exclaimed that the paper was comparatively easy when related to the previous years, some mention that the paper was tricky. On the whole, regarding the General Ability Test (GAT) section, excluding the English part, we give you the detailed analysis of the Part – B of Paper II here. We have given the subjects that were included, the number of questions in each subject and the level of difficulty of these. A detailed subject wise solution key along with the explanation is provided from our side which will be kept for your reference soon.
Following are the list of subjects covered in GAT Paper of NDA:
Physics
Chemistry
Biology
Geography
History
Polity
Economy
Current Affairs & Static GK
Defence Specific Related
Geography
20 Questions
Economy
4 Questions
Polity
5 Questions
GK
10 Questions
Chemistry
17 Questions
Physics
21 Questions
Biology
12 Questions
History
11 Questions
NDA 2 2020 Answer Keys [All Sets] NDA 2 2020 was conducted on Sep 6th, 2020, all candidates who have attended NDA (I) 2020 written test for which the course is commencing in National Defence Academy in 2021 must be waiting for NDA and NA(I) Exam 2020 Paper solution sheetNDA and NA key 2020, NDA 2 2020 Cut off Marks/answer sheet of NDA-2 2020 is being published on SSBCrack. Aspirants can have a look at the Answer keys for their NDA 2 2020 written exams, here of paper-1st and paper-2nd with set-a, set-b, set-c, set-d.
NDA 1 2020 Answer Keys PDF & Paper Solution [All Sets]. NDA 1 2020 written exam was conducted on 6th Sep 2020 by UPSC for the aspirants who want to join the Indian army, air force and navy after 12th. This exam was attempted by candidates who have cleared the 12th and also who are appearing in 12th. NDA exam is conducted two times every year by UPSC and only male candidates are allowed to write the exam. One who clears the NDA 1 2020 exam cut off, will get a call for the SSB interview at one of the Indian army selection boards. After clearing the SSB interview, candidates go through the medical examination. Once the merit list is prepared, candidates get joining instructions based on their order of merit.
As the exam is over many candidates will be looking for the NDA 1 2020 answer keys to check their answers and predict their scores. SSBCrack will provide the NDA 1 2020 answer keys for Maths, English and GK all set very soon. Candidates can check the NDA 1 2020 expected cut off marks which are decided on the basis of previous cut off marks and number of applicants this time.
NDA 1 2020 Maths Paper Analysis
Going through topic wise analysis of questions we can deduce that the Trigonometry topic covered highest ever count, i.e. 25 questions out of 120 questions that’s approx. 22% of the paper, including most of the questions on Trigonometric Ratios varying between easy to moderate level of difficulty. And in comparison, with previous NDA 2 2019 paper, Algebra covered less part of the paper, it consisted of 25 questions which are minimum number of questions on Algebra as expected. This paper has easy to moderate level questions on Functions, complex numbers, Quadratic equations, Binomial expansions and Logarithms, etc. Commenting on Matrices and Determinants, the weightage was good, 8 questions which are higher than NDA 2 2019 paper. The Coordinate geometry/systems and Straight lines topics covered good number of questions out of 10 questions of Coordinate Geometry-2D. Paper maintained usual trend of 1-1 question each on Circle/Parabola/Ellipse.
Commenting on Analytical Geometry-3D, it has maintained equal number of questions on Line and Plane and 1 question on Sphere. Integral calculus and Differential Calculus followed approximately 22 questions together out of which good number of questions were on Limits, Derivatives, integral calculus and Differential equations. Level of these questions was easy to Moderate. Vector as usual covered approx. 4% of the question paper, i.e. 5 questions out of 120 which were as per the trends, demanding basic knowledge about this topic including all the subtopics. Statistics and Probability consisted of 20 questions altogether. Statistics required the conceptual knowledge about Central measures of tendencies and important formulas. Whereas the level of questions on this topic was average.
So, basically the students who have prepared well for Trigonometry, Algebra, Statistics & Probability, Differential Calculus, Integral Calculus, 2d geometry were in advantage. In particular, after analyzing this paper, we can conclude that NDA is expecting more knowledge about Trigonometry, Algebra, Calculus, Statistics& Probability. Here is the Overall topic wise analysis of NDA Mathematics 2020.
NDA 1 2020 English GAT Question Paper Analysis
The English section consisted of the total 200 marks with 10 questions for each of the five sections, namely, Spotting Errors, Antonyms, Synonyms, Ordering of Words in a Sentence and Fill in the Blanks. Following are in detail graphical representation of the NDA English Section analysis.
The uniqueness for this years’ NDA 1 & 2 Exams was the number of sections which were only 5 in number. In previous years, the number of sections were more than this year. In NDA 1 & 2 2020 Exams, no questions came from the topics like Idioms & Phrases, Ordering of Sentences, Cloze Test and Comprehension. Another major surprise for NDA 1 & 2 2020 exams was the new naming of the section for ‘Fill in the Blanks’ as ‘Preposition’. While many may get confused, though the question pattern for this section was in the form of the ‘Fill in the Blanks’, yet the questions came in totality from the “Appropriate Prepositions’ chapter of the English Grammar, in which the blanks needed to be filled in with the appropriate prepositions. As opposed to the previous years’ questions in the ‘Fill in the Blanks’ topic, which cumulatively tested a candidate’s knowledge of the tenses, appropriate prepositions, subject verb agreement, phrasal verbs and right usage of vocabulary, this year the ‘Preposition’ part of the English section in NDA aimed to test a candidate’s knowledge of appropriate prepositions and their usage in a sentence.
As per the difficulty level, the question paper for the English section of the GAT in NDA 1 & 2 2020 Exams, was quite easier to attempt, owing to the lesser number of topics. For a candidate with a good and strong knowledge of grammar and clear grammatical concepts, the questions, especially from the ‘Spotting Errors’ topic, were a cakewalk. A very basic to medium level of knowledge for Vocabulary is needed for a candidate to solve questions from ‘Antonyms’ and ‘Synonyms’. Candidates who applied basic and tricky shortcuts for ‘Ordering of Words’ cracked the questions very easily. The part which was quite not-very-easy-to-solve was the section named ‘Preposition’ as the ones who have skipped the chapter of ‘Appropriate Prepositions’ found it almost at a loss to attempt.
The English section for NDA 1 & 2 2020 Exams was overall easy for those who studied the English curriculum thoroughly and acquired strong knowledge of both English grammar and vocabulary. But students who skipped either of the vocabulary or the grammar part of the NDA English syllabus and concentrated mainly on the rest of the topics faced a major difficulty in solving the English section of the GAT paper.
NDA 1 2020 GK GAT Paper Analysis
The question paper of NDA 2020, which was the most awaited one, has its own advantages and its own levels of difficulty. While most of the students who attempted the paper have exclaimed that the paper was comparatively easy when related to the previous years, some mention that the paper was tricky. On the whole, regarding the General Ability Test (GAT) section, excluding the English part, we give you the detailed analysis of the Part – B of Paper II here. We have given the subjects that were included, the number of questions in each subject and the level of difficulty of these. A detailed subject wise solution key along with the explanation is provided from our side which will be kept for your reference soon.
Following are the list of subjects covered in GAT Paper of NDA:
Physics
Chemistry
Biology
Geography
History
Polity
Economy
Current Affairs & Static GK
Defence Specific Related
Geography
20 Questions
Economy
4 Questions
Polity
5 Questions
GK
10 Questions
Chemistry
17 Questions
Physics
21 Questions
Biology
12 Questions
History
11 Questions
NDA 1 2020 Answer Keys [All Sets] NDA 1 2020 was conducted on Sep 6th, 2020, all candidates who have attended NDA (I) 2020 written test for which the course is commencing in National Defence Academy in 2021 must be waiting for NDA and NA(I) Exam 2020 Paper solution sheetNDA and NA key 2020, NDA 1 2020 Cut off Marks/answer sheet of NDA-1 2020 is being published on SSBCrack. Aspirants can have a look at the Answer keys for their NDA 1 2020 written exams, here of paper-1st and paper-2nd with set-a, set-b, set-c, set-d.