NDA Answer Key 2025 - Various coaching institutions released the unofficial NDA 2 2025 answer key on their respective websites online. Candidates can download the unofficial NDA answer key 2025 after conclusion of examination. UPSC also releases the NDA answer key 2025 on their official website, upsc.gov.in. UPSC will release the UPSC NDA 2025 answer key separately after the release of the results.
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- NDA Answer Key 2025 - Important Dates
- NDA 1 Answer Key - Previous Year's
- NDA 2025 Marking Scheme
- NDA Cut Off 2025
NDA answer key 2025
With the help of NDA answer key 2025, candidates can calculate their score in the exam. The NDA exam has been held on September 14, 2025, in offline mode across various exam centres. Candidates can check the NDA 2025 exam analysis along with the answer key on this page. After the official release, candidates will be able to access the UPSC NDA answer key 2025 PDF link in this article. For more details about the UPSC NDA exam answer key, candidates can check the article below.
NDA 2 Answer Key 2025 (Unofficial)
NDA 2 Answer Key 2025 and Question Paper (Unofficial by Centurion Defence Academy)
NDA Answer Key 2025 - Important Dates
Candidates can check the NDA exam dates 2025 from the table given below.
NDA Answer Key Dates 2025
Event | NDA 1/2025 Important Dates |
NDA 1 exam date 2025 | April 13, 2025 |
Unofficial UPSC NDA 1 answer keys | April 13, 2025 |
Official NDA 1 answer key release date | To be announced |
NDA 2 2025 Exam Date | September 14, 2025 |
Unofficial NDA 2 answer key | To be announced |
Official NDA 2 answer key | To be announced |
How to Download NDA Answer Key 2025?
Applicants must check the steps to download the NDA 2025 answer key PDF mentioned below.
Step 1: Visit the UPSC official website, upsc.gov.in
Step 2: Click on the “Examination” tab provided on the homepage.
Step 3: From the drop-down list select “ Answer Keys”.
Step 4: Click on “National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Examination”
Step 5: A new file will be opened.
Step 6: Check and download UPSC NDA exam answer key 2025 for future reference.
Check NDA 2 Answer key - Step by step

How to Challenge Official NDA Answer Key 2025?
UPSC does not provide the NDA exam answer key challenge window for the candidates. However, candidates can raise objections in NDA 2025 question papers at upsc.gov.in. Candidates can use the correction facility from the official website as per the dates.
NDA 1 Answer Key - Previous Year's
Candidates can refer to the previous years NDA 1 and 2 answer keys from the table given below.
NDA 1 Answer Key 2025 (Unofficial)
NDA 1 Answer Key 2025 (Unofficial by Major Kalshi Classes)
NDA 2 Answer Key 2024 (Unofficial)
NDA 2 Answer Key 2024 (Unofficial by Major Kalshi Classes)
NDA 2 Answer Key 2024 (Cavalier)
NDA 1 Answer Key 2024 (Unofficial)
NDA 1 Answer Key 2024 (Unofficial by Major Kalshi Classes)
Papers | NDA 1 2024 Answer key (All Sets) |
Mathematics | Click here |
GAT | To be uploaded |
NDA 1 Answer Key 2024 (Unofficial by Cavalier)
Papers | NDA 1 2024 Answer key |
Mathematics | Click here |
GAT | To be uploaded |
NDA 1 Answer Key 2023 (Unofficial by Major Kalshi Classes)
NDA 1 Answer Key 2023 (Unofficial by Cavalier)
NDA 2 Answer Key 2023 (Official)
NDA 2 2022 Answer Key by Coaching Institutes PDF Download (Unofficial)
NDA 1 Answer Key 2022 by Coaching Institutes PDF Download (Unofficial)
NDA 1 Answer Key 2021 (Official)
NDA Answer Key 2021 by Coaching Institutes PDF Download (Unofficial)
Name of the institute | NDA Maths Answer Key PDF | NDA GAT Answer Key PDF |
Major Kalshi Classes Pvt. Ltd. | Download Here | Download Here |
NDA Answer Key by Aim and Achieve | Download Here | Download Here |
NDA Answer Key by Baalnoi Academy | Download Here | Download Here |
NDA answer key by Cavalier | Download Here | Download Here |
NDA 2025 Marking Scheme
To calculate the most appropriate scores from the NDA answer key, candidates must have correct marking scheme. Union Public Service Commission mentions the NDA marking scheme in the official notification. The UPSC NDA marking scheme comprises maximum marks allotted to all the questions, negative marking for wrong answers and others. In the Mathematics section, 2.5 marks are allotted to all the correct answers while in GAT, 4 marks are allotted to every correct answer. There will be a negative marking also for each wrong answer in the UPSC NDA exam. For more details, applicants can check the table mentioned below.
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NDA Exam Marking Scheme 2025
Marking Scheme | Mathematics | GAT |
Total questions | 120 | 150 |
Marks for the correct answer | 2.5 | 4 |
Marks for incorrect answer | 0.88 | 1.3 |
Maximum marks | 300 | 600 |
NDA Cut Off 2025
The exam conducting authority releases the NDA 2025 cut off along with the declaration of the final result. The NDA cut off 2025 will be released separately for INA, IMA and OTA. Candidates can also check the NDA expected cut off on the exam day. Applicants can check NDA previous year cut off mentioned in the table given below.
NDA Exam Previous Year Cut off
Year | NDA 01 | NDA 02 |
2019 | 704 | -- |
2018 | 705 | 688 |
2017 | 708 | 624 |
2016 | 656 | 602 |