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    NDA Exam Analysis 2025 - Subject-wise NDA 1 Paper Analysis

    NDA Exam Analysis 2025 - Subject-wise NDA 1 Paper Analysis

    Meghana Mohana KrishnanUpdated on 14 Apr 2025, 10:40 AM IST

    The UPSC NDA exam analysis 2025 conveys the difficulty level and the number or good attempts of the examination. The UPSC NDA 1 2025 exam analysis is released by several coaching institutes right after the exam completion. Aspirants can check the NDA exam analysis 2025 for Mathematics and GAT along with the unofficial answer key on the same day after the examination.

    This Story also Contains

    1. UPSC NDA 1 exam analysis 2025
    2. UPSC NDA 2 exam analysis 2024: Mathematics
    3. NDA 1 Exam Analysis 2024
    4. UPSC NDA 1 exam analysis 2024: Mathematics
    5. UPSC NDA 2 exam analysis 2023: Mathematics
    6. UPSC NDA 2 exam analysis 2022: Mathematics
    7. NDA Exam Analysis 2021 for Mathematics
    8. NDA Exam Analysis 2021 for GAT
    9. NDA Answer Key 2025
    10. NDA Cut Off 2025
    NDA Exam Analysis 2025 - Subject-wise NDA 1 Paper Analysis
    NDA exam analysis 2025

    The UPSC NDA 1 exam has been conducted on April 13, 2025. NDA paper analysis 2025 contains the difficulty level of sections, NDA GAT chapter-wise weightage, NDA math chapter-wise weightage, number of good attempts, and more. The exam is conducted in offline mode in different NDA exam centres across the country. For more details on NDA exam analysis 2025, read the article below.

    UPSC NDA 1 exam analysis 2025

    UPSC NDA 1 2025 paper analysis for Mathematics

    Subject

    Good attempts

    Difficulty level

    Mathematics

    55 - 63

    Moderate to slightly difficult

    UPSC NDA 1 paper analysis 2025 for GAT

    Subject

    Good attempts

    Difficulty level

    GAT

    86-95

    Moderate

    NDA Exam Analysis - Previous Year's

    Look for the previous year's NDA exam analysis for Mathematics and GAT paper in the tables given below.

    UPSC NDA 2 exam analysis 2024: Mathematics

    The NDA 2 math section in the examination and its difficulty level will be updated here.

    UPSC NDA 2 2024 paper analysis for Mathematics

    Subject

    Good attempts

    Difficulty level

    Mathematics

    70-75

    Easy to moderate

    UPSC NDA 2 paper analysis 2024 (GAT)

    Subject

    Good attempts

    Difficulty level

    GAT

    TBA

    TBA

    NDA 1 Exam Analysis 2024

    The UPSC NDA exam analysis was overall reported to be between easy and moderate. The Mathematics examination was predicted to be lengthy.

    UPSC NDA 1 exam analysis 2024: Mathematics

    The NDA 1 math section in the examination had questions spread across various topics in mathematics. The NDA paper was reported to be moderate but lengthy.

    UPSC NDA 1 2024 paper analysis for Mathematics

    Subject

    Good attempts

    Difficulty level

    Mathematics

    45 to 55

    easy to moderate

    UPSC NDA 1 paper analysis 2024 (GAT)

    Subject

    Good attempts

    Difficulty level

    GAT

    70 -80

    easy to moderate

    UPSC NDA 2 exam analysis 2023: Mathematics

    As per the UPSC NDA paper analysis 2023, the overall difficulty level of the Mathematics paper was moderate to difficult.

    UPSC NDA 2 2023 paper analysis for Mathematics

    Subject

    Good attempts

    Difficulty level

    Mathematics

    55 to 60

    Moderate to Difficult

    UPSC NDA 2 2023 exam analysis: General Aptitude Test (GAT)

    As per the NDA 2 paper analysis 2023, the questions asked in GAT were moderate.

    UPSC NDA 2 paper analysis 2023 (GAT)

    Subject

    Good attempts

    Difficulty level

    GAT

    106 to 112

    Moderate

    NDA 1 Exam Analysis 2023

    UPSC NDA 1 exam analysis 2023: Mathematics

    As per the UPSC NDA 2023 paper analysis, the difficulty level of the Mathematics paper was moderate. UPSC NDA 1 2023 questions were asked on topics like Mean, Median, Mode, Calculus and Algebra based on Trigonometry, Vectors 3D, etc.

    UPSC NDA 1 2023 paper analysis for Mathematics

    Subject

    Good attempts

    Difficulty level

    Mathematics

    48 to 55

    Moderate

    UPSC NDA 1 2023 exam analysis: General Aptitude Test (GAT)

    As per the NDA 1 paper analysis 2023, the questions asked in GAT were moderate. Most questions were asked on topics like Geography, Polity, History, current affairs of the last six months, etc.,

    UPSC NDA 1 paper analysis 2023 (GAT)

    Subject

    Good attempts

    Difficulty level

    GAT

    105 to 113

    Moderate

    UPSC NDA 1 Exam Analysis 2022 for Maths

    Subject

    Good attempts

    Difficulty level

    Mathematics

    45 to 55

    Moderate

    UPSC NDA 1 Exam Analysis 2022 for General Aptitude Test (GAT)

    As per the NDA 1 paper analysis 2022, the questions asked in GAT tricked the candidates and the difficulty level was moderate. Most questions were asked on topics like geography, history, polity and current affairs.

    UPSC NDA 1 exam analysis 2022 (GAT): Good attempts

    Subject

    Good attempts

    Difficulty level

    GAT

    100 to 110

    Moderate

    UPSC NDA 2 exam analysis 2022: Mathematics

    UPSC NDA 2 2022 Mathematics paper was held in a pen and paper-based mode today from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. According to the UPSC NDA 2022 paper analysis, the difficulty level was moderate. UPSC NDA 2 2022 questions were asked on topics like Straight Line, Circle, Statistics, Integration, Vector, Probability, Differentiation, Sequence Series, etc.

    UPSC NDA 2 2022 paper analysis for Mathematics

    Subject

    Good attempts

    Difficulty level

    Mathematics

    46 to 56

    Moderate

    UPSC NDA 2 2022 exam analysis: General Aptitude Test (GAT)

    As per the NDA 2 paper analysis 2022, the questions asked in GAT were moderate in difficulty level. Most questions were asked on topics like History, Geography, Polity, current affairs etc.,

    UPSC NDA 2 paper analysis 2022 (GAT)

    Subject

    Good attempts

    Difficulty level

    GAT

    103 to 111

    Moderate

    NDA 2 2021 exam analysis (Maths Out)

    Subject

    Good attempt

    Difficulty level

    Elementary Mathematics

    55-68

    Moderate

    General Ability Test

    105-115

    Moderate

    NDA 2021 Exam Analysis -GAT

    Paper

    Good Attempts

    Difficulty level

    GAT

    105-115

    Moderate

    NDA 2 2021 GAT section-wise analysis

    Subjects

    No. of Questions

    English

    50

    Geography

    12

    History

    13

    Economy

    8

    Polity

    9

    Physics

    21

    Chemistry

    15

    Biology

    10

    Current Affairs

    8

    Static

    4

    NDA Exam Analysis 2021 for Maths

    Paper

    No. of Good Attempts

    Difficulty level

    NDA 2 2021 Maths

    55-68

    Moderate

    NDA Maths topic-wise analysis

    Topics

    Number of questions

    Algebra

    24

    Matrices & Determinants

    9

    Trigonometry

    21

    Analytical Geometry 2 D

    12

    Analytical Geometry 3D

    8

    Differential Calculus

    15

    Integral Calculus

    11

    Vector Algebra

    7

    Statistics

    13

    NDA 1 2021 exam analysis

    Subject

    Good attempt

    Difficulty level

    Elementary Mathematics

    55 - 65

    Moderate to Difficult

    General Ability Test

    95 - 105

    Moderate

    NDA Exam Analysis 2021 for Mathematics

    • NDA questions in this section were asked from Algebra, Trigonometry, Vectors, Statistics and Probability, Calculus, Matrices and Determinants, etc.

    • As per the analysis, the difficulty level of paper 1 was moderate. The questions were asked in a direct format.

    • NDA Maths paper carries 120 questions.

    • The maximum marks for the NDA Maths exam are 300.

    • 1/3rd of the marks will be deducted for each wrong answer marked in the NDA exam.

    • The test basically assesses a candidate’s calculative skills.

    • As per the previous year's exam analysis of NDA, the questions asked in this section were difficult. From questions 1 to 40, the difficulty level was high. Candidates must also check the NDA 2025 exam pattern for their preparations. Refer to the given table to learn last year's NDA exam analysis below

    NDA Mathematics Exam Analysis 2021

    Chapter

    Number of questions

    Difficulty level

    Set theory, Relations and Functions

    15-17

    Difficult

    Calculus

    7-8

    Moderate

    Trigonometry

    15

    Easy

    Geometry

    10-12

    Difficult

    Complex Number

    3

    Moderate

    Conic section

    3-4

    Moderate

    Applications of Integrals

    1-2

    Moderate

    Quadratic Equations and Inequality

    12

    Moderate

    Permutation and Combination

    3

    Easy

    Logarithm

    1-2

    Moderate

    Matrices and Determinants

    4-5

    Moderate

    Vector Algebra

    7 -8

    Moderate

    Probability

    8-9

    Moderate

    Miscellaneous

    5-7

    Moderate

    NDA Exam Analysis 2021 for GAT

    The NDA GAT paper is divided into two parts – English and General Knowledge. This paper carries 150 questions. The total marks allotted for this section are 600. The overall difficulty of the NDA GAT section was moderate. Candidates can check below the topic-wise NDA exam analysis of GAT

    NDA English Exam Analysis 2021

    Topics

    No. of Questions

    Idioms and Phrases

    5

    Antonyms

    5

    Synonyms

    5

    Spotting Errors

    5

    Cloze Comprehension

    5

    Ordering of Sentences

    5

    Reading Comprehension

    10

    Fill in the Blanks

    10

    Total

    50

    NDA Trend Analysis for English

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    NDA Trend Analysis for Maths

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    NDA Trend Analysis for GK

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    NDA Answer Key 2025

    The coaching institutes have released the answer key along with the NDA exam analysis 2025 on the day of the examination. The conducting authorities will release the UPSC NDA answer key on its official website after the declaration of the final results. However, candidates can check the unofficial NDA 2025 answer key from the official websites of various coaching institutes on the day of the exam. Candidates can also calculate the expected NDA 2025 cut off and their score using the answer key.

    NDA Cut Off 2025

    Candidates can check the NDA 1 cut off only after the completion of selection process. However, candidates can check the expected UPSC NDA cut off marks along with the exam analysis from the websites of various institutes. Various expected NDA cut off 2025 will be prepared by the experts based on the difficulty level of the exam. The expected NDA cut off will help candidates know their chances of selection in the recruitment exam. For more details, candidates can check the previous year's UPSC NDA cut off from the table given below.

    NDA Result 2025

    UPSC releases the NDA 1 result 2025 date on its official website - upsc.gov.in. The NDA 1 result will be released in PDF format having roll numbers of all the qualified candidates. Candidates who qualify for the UPSC NDA exam will be called for SSB interviews at various centres. Final NDA result 2025 will be released based on marks scored by candidates in written tests and SSB interviews.

    Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

    Q: What is the expected cut off of NDA 2025?
    A:

    The expected NDA 1  cut off will be between 300 - 305 marks.

    Q: What are the passing marks in the UPSC NDA exam?
    A:

    There are no fixed passing marks. Candidates have to score more than the UPSC NDA cut off to clear the exam.

    Q: How many candidates appear for the UPSC NDA exam 2025 every year?
    A:

    Every year around 6 lakh candidates appear in the NDA exam across the country.

    Q: Is it tough to crack the UPSC NDA exam?
    A:

    There is no correct answer to this question. If one has prepared well for the exam then chances are they will surely qualify for the NDA 2025 selection process.

    Q: Where can I get the UPSC NDA exam analysis 2025?
    A:

    Applicants can check the NDA 2025 exam analysis for mathematics and the GAT paper in the article above.

    Q: Are class 12th marks taken into consideration for the NDA 2025 recruitment process?
    A:

    Yes, class 12th marks are taken into consideration in the NDA recruitment process.

    Q: What are the topics asked in the NDA GAT paper?
    A:

    The NDA questions will be asked from topics including the English language, history, geography, economics, polity, etc. 

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    Questions related to NDA

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    Hi,

    Nahi, aap NDA exam ke liye eligible nahi hain. Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) ke NDA ke liye age limit 16.5 se 19.5 years hoti hai.

    Aapka DOB 22 Jan 2006 ke hisaab se 2026 tak aap age limit cross kar chuki hain, isliye NDA ke liye apply nahi

    HI Student

    If you are a candidates with the birth date December 13, 2007, you are generally eligible for NDA 1. You are likely not eligible for NDA 2 exam 2026 . To learn more about the eligibility criteria, click on the link below.

    Hi !

    You must be between the 16. 5 years and 19. 5 years when you apply for those exams. So, you are eligble to apply NDA 1 exam in 2027 and TES. You can check the NDA eligibility criteria in the link below.

    NDA eligibility criteria

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