NDA Exam Analysis 2019 – Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) is conducting the written test of NDA I 2019 on April 21. The offline test is being conducted in two shifts for the two paper - Maths and General Ability Test (GAT). The first shift of NDA 2019 (Maths) commenced at 10 am and concluded at 12.30 pm while the second shift for GAT paper has started at 2 pm and will end at 4.30 pm. As per NDA 2019 exam analysis, Maths paper was easy in terms of difficulty level. Most candidates have found the difficulty level of Maths paper to be easy to moderate. NDA exam analysis 2019 includes questions asked in each section, topics and expected cutoff. According to previous year's exam analysis, Maths paper was moderate in terms of difficulty level while the GAT paper was moderate to difficult. Many candidates found the Mathematics to be easy as compared to GAT. Careers 360 brings you the exam analysis of NDA 2019 for Mathematics and General Ability Test (GAT).
UPSC conducts NDA examination for admission to Army, Navy and Air Force wings of National Defence Academy and 10+2 Cadet Entry Scheme at Indian Naval Academy. A total of 392 candidates will be shortlisted for different courses through this examination. Candidates qualifying the written test will be shortlisted for SSB Interview. Final selection of candidates will be done based on the candidate's performance in written exam and SSB Interview. Read below for more details on NDA exam analysis 2019.
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NDA Exam Analysis for Mathematics
The Mathematics section carries 120 questions. Maximum marks allotted for this paper is 300. The test basically assesses a candidate’s calculative skills. Questions in this section are asked from Algebra, Trigonometry, Statistics & Probability, Calculus, Matrices and Determinants, etc. As per the exam analysis, questions asked in this section was easy to moderate in terms of difficulty level. The topic-wise distribution of questions for NDA I 2019 is given below.
Topic-wise distribution of questions of Mathematics
S.NO. | Chapter | Number of |
|---|---|---|
1 | Set theory, Relations and Functions | 8 |
2 | Calculus | 17 |
3 | Trigonometry | 20 |
4 | Geometry | 14 |
5 | Complex Number | 6 |
6 | Binary Number | 1 |
7 | Sequence and Series | 6 |
8 | Quadratic Equations and Inequality | 4 |
9 | Permutation and Combination | 4 |
10 | Binomial Theorem | 3 |
11 | Logarithm | 4 |
12 | Matrices and Determinants | 10 |
13 | Vector Algebra | 4 |
14 | Statistics | 5 |
15 | Probability | 12 |
16 | Miscellaneous | 2 |
Total | 120 |
Previous Year's NDA Exam Analysis for GAT
The GAT paper is divided into two parts – English and General Knowledge. This paper carries 150 questions. Total marks allotted for this section is 600 marks. Last year, the overall difficulty of the GAT section was moderate to difficult. Candidates can check below the topic-wise distribution of questions of GAT for the previous year.
Topic-wise distribution of questions for English
S.No. | Topics | No. of Questions |
|---|---|---|
1 | Idioms and Phrases | 5 |
2 | Antonyms | 5 |
3 | Synonyms | 5 |
4 | Spotting Errors | 5 |
5 | Cloze Comprehension | 5 |
6 | Ordering of Sentences | 5 |
7 | Reading Comprehension (2 passages) | 10 |
8 | Fill in the Blanks | 10 |
| Total | 50 |
General Knowledge
S. No. | Subjects | No. of Questions |
|---|---|---|
1 | Geography | 15 |
2 | History | 11 |
3 | Economy | 7 |
4 | Polity | 8 |
5 | Physics | 22 |
6 | Chemistry | 17 |
7 | Biology | 8 |
8 | Current Affairs | 9 |
9 | Static | 3 |
Total | 100 |
NDA 2 2019 Expected Cutoff
The expected cutoff of NDA 1 will be released by the coaching institutes shortly. NDA 2 expected cutoff is prepared by the experts based on the difficulty level of exam. The expected cutoff will help candidates know their chances of selection in the recruitment exam. The previous years’ NDA cutoff is given below.
Previous years’ NDA cutoff
Year | NDA 1 cut off |
| 2018 | 338 (With at least 25% in each subject) |
2017 | 342 (With at least 25% in each subject) |
2016 | 288 (With at least 25% in each subject) |
| 2015 | 306 (With at least 30% in each subject) |
