NDA & NA Exam (I) Analysis 2021: Students Response, Coaching Analysis, Answer Keys and more

NDA & NA Exam (I) Analysis 2021: Students Response, Coaching Analysis, Answer Keys and more



NDA & NA Exam (I) was conducted on 18th April throughout the country in the midst of COVID-19 pandemic, the event was conducted with restrictions imposed by the Government, Students were suggested to follow the social distancing and wear mask while entering the exam centre.

This year there are a Total of 400 Vacancies declared in the NDA & NA Exam (I) Notification including 370 in NDA National Defence Academy and 30 in the Naval Academy respectively.

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Students Reaction

The overall exam difficulty level was from Moderate to low, few students mentioned their response as GAT section was tough and Mathematics section was not that tricky and time consuming.

“Abhishek Guliya who travelled from Noida to New Delhi,  mentioned that there was a good arrangement at their exam centre,  everything was sanitised and authorities took care of social distancing among the students. Regarding the paper overall difficulty was Moderate to low,  the questions were not that difficult as compared to last year.”

“Kartik Parashar told that the overall paper was good,  there was a variety of questions from each section and Trigonometry questions were added more this time,  All precautions for COVID -19 was taken in the exam centre with proper sanitization.”

“Lokesh told that the paper was not that tough but I found difficulty in the GAT section,  it was time consuming,  in Mathematics section questions were not that lengthy. In our exam centre social distancing was maintained and invigilators were very helpful to us.”

Analysis by Coaching Institutes

Various coaching institutes have released NDA & NA Exam (I) Analysis and Answer Key. Below the Answer Key and Analysis as declared by them is mentioned.

Major Kalshi Classes:

One of the most renowned coaching for NDA & NA Exam Preparation- Major Kalshi Classes have declared the Answer Key for both Maths and GAT papers of the NDA & NA Exam(I) 2021. Students can download  the same from below mentioned link:

NDA & NA Exam (I) 2021 Answer Key by Major Kalshi Classes

Cavalier Academy :

Cavalier Academy provides Answer key for Both Mathematics and GAT section separately, students can download answer key from the below link 

Mathematics 

GAT 

 

Gradeup:

The exam difficulty level has increased from previous years now as a large number of students appear for the exam now.

Mathematics

Moderate

GAT

Easy to Moderate

 

Detailed Analysis

NDA & NA Exam (I) 2021 Analysis for Mathematic:

Topic

No. Of Questions

Difficulty level

Differential Calculus

14

Moderate

Matrices & Determinants

11

Difficult

Sequence & Series

7

Moderate

Permutation & combination

2

Moderate

Probability

4

Moderate

Trigonometry

15

Moderate

Complex Number

5

Moderate

Integral Calculus

10

Difficult

Logarithm & inequality

1

Difficult

Quadratic Equation

4

Easy

Conic Section

2

Difficult

Cartesian System & 3D Geometry

10

Moderate

Circle

2

Easy

Statistics

12

Difficult

Binomial Theorem

4

Moderate

Set Theory

5

Moderate

Vectors

6

Moderate

Miscellaneous

4

Moderate

Overall

  •  

Moderate

NDA & NA Exam (I) 2021 Analysis for GAT :

Name of Subsection

No. Of Questions asked

Difficulty level

English

50

Easy-Moderate

Geography & Environment

17

Easy-Moderate

Physics

22

Moderate

Chemistry

19

Easy

Biology

10

Moderate

History

15

Moderate

Economics

1

Easy

Polity

4

Moderate

Current Affairs

5

Easy

Static GK

7

Easy

The National Defence Academy and Naval Academy (NDA & NA) Exam 2021 is conducted on the national level for aspiring candidates. The UPSC NDA Exam is conducted two times in a year namely NDA & NA Exam (I & II). The NDA & NAExam (I & II) 2021 will be held for male unmarried candidates who are interested in the Indian Defence Forces after class 12th or equivalent.

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) conducts the NDA & NA Exam every year. This exam is conducted to recruit interested candidates in the Army, Navy as well as the Air Force. These dates have been released on the official website of UPSC is https://www.upsc.gov.in

For NDA & NA II will be conducted  on September 5, 2021

IMPORTANT DATES FOR NDA& NA  II 2021

Events

Dates(NDA & NA Exam (II))

Release of Application form and Official Notification

9th June 2021

Last date to apply

29th June 2021

NDA& NA EXAM

5th September 2021

After clearing the NDA 2021 Exam, the selected candidates are sent for training and post their graduation from NDA, they are allotted service as per the following:

  • Indian Military Academy (IMA)
  • Indian Naval Academy (INA)
  • Air Force Academy (AFA)

Educational Qualification:

  • For Army Wing of National Defence Academy: 12th class Pass of the 10+2 pattern of School Education or equivalent examination conducted by a state Education or a University.
  • For Air Force and Naval Wings of National Defence Academy and for the 10+2 Cadet Entry Scheme at Indian Naval Academy: 12th class Pass of the 10+2 pattern of School Education or equivalent with Physics and Mathematics conducted by State Education Board or a University.

The Eligibility criteria

  • Candidate age should be between 16.5 to 19.5 years
  • Only male candidates are eligible to apply for NDA & NA
  • The male candidates should be Unmarried.

The candidates applying for the examination should ensure that they fulfil all the eligibility conditions for admission to the Examination. Their admission at all the stages of the examination will be purely provisional subject to satisfying the prescribed eligibility conditions.

Mere issue of Admission Certificate to the candidate will not imply that his candidature has been finally cleared by the Commission. Verification of eligibility conditions with reference to original documents is taken up only after the candidate has qualified for interview/Personality Test

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 Force (including 28 for ground Duties)

Naval Academy (10+2 Cadet Entry Scheme) : 30

Total : 400

 Vacancies are provisional and may be changed depending on the availability of training capacity of National Defence Academy and Indian Naval Academy.

EXAM PATTERN :

  • NDA& NA Exam 2021 will be held twice a year through Pen and Paper i.e. offline mode
  • The language of paper will be in both languages Hindi and English
  • The paper will be based on multiple choice question
  • The paper will be divided into two sections: Mathematics and General ability
  • The duration for the complete paper will be 5 hours (2.5 hours for each section)
  • 33% of marks assigned to the question will be deducted for each incorrect answer

Brief about the exam pattern of NDA & NA Exam 2021

Subject

Code

Time duration

Maximum marks

Mathematics

 

01

2 hours and 30 minutes

300

General ability

02

2 hours and 30 minutes

600

Total

 

 

900

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