NDA & NA Exam pattern 2021

# Feb 12, 2021 by Harshita Nandal

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NDA & NA Exam Pattern 2021: The NDA & NA Exam Pattern 2021 is important to read for every student who wishes to appear for it.

The NDA & NA Exam Pattern 2021 gives a clear idea to the student about the type of questions, exam duration exam language and various other important details about the examination.

The NDA & NA Exam Pattern 2021 also helps in the planning of preparation for the examination and successfully clearing the same.

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The NDA & NA Exam Pattern 2021 details are as follows:

Particulars

Details

Mode of Examination

Offline

Exam Duration

2 hours 30 minutes (for each paper)

Papers

Paper 1: Mathematics

Paper 2: GAT (General Ability Test)

Type of Question

MCQ’s

Total No. of Questions of Mathematics

120 question

Total No. of Marks of Mathematics

300 marks

Total No. of Questions of GAT

150 question

Total No. of Marks of GAT

600 marks

Negative Marking

0.25 for each wrong answer

Language of Paper

English and Hindi (except for English section)

 

NDA & NA Exam Pattern 2021: In Detail

Papers

Subjects

Total No. of Questions

Total No. of Marks

Duration per Exam

Paper 1

Mathematics

120

300

2 hours 30 minutes

Paper 2

GAT

150

600

2 hours 30 minutes

 

SSB Interview

 

900

 

 

 

NDA & NA Exam Pattern 2021: General Ability Test (GAT)

Section

Marks per Section

Part A - English

200 marks

Part B – General Knowledge

Physics

100 marks

Chemistry

60 marks

General Science

40 marks

History, Freedom Movement, etc

80 marks

Geography

80 marks

Current Events

40 marks

Total

600 marks

 

NDA & NA Exam Pattern 2021: Marking Scheme for Mathematics & GAT

Paper

Marks for Every Correct Answer

Negative Marking for Every Incorrect Answer

Mathematics

2.5

-0.83

General Ability Test

4

-1.33

 

NDA & NA Exam Pattern 2021: SSB Interview

According to the SSB Interview,

  • In this, there are two stages: stage 1 and stage 2.
  • It contains 900 marks
  • This test is conducted between 4 to 5 days.

 

SSB Interview: Stage 1

  • Stage I comprises of Officer Intelligence Rating (OIR) tests are Picture Perception Description Test (PP&DT). The candidates will be shortlisted based on combination of performance in OIR Test and PP&DT.

SSB Interview: Stage 2

  • Stage II Comprises of Interview, Group Testing Officer Tasks, Psychology Tests and the Conference. These tests are conducted over 4 days.

Stages

Tests

Stage I

Screening Test

Verbal and non-verbal tests.

PPDT

Stage II

Psychological Test

  • Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)
  • Self-Description Test (SD)
  • Word Association Test (WAT)
  • Situation Reaction Test (SRT)

 

Group Testing Officers Test

  • GD
  • PGT
  • HGT
  • IoT
  • Command Task
  • Snake race/Group Obstacle Race
  • GPE
  • Individual lecture
  • FGT

 

Personal Interview

 

Conference

 

 

 

About Author

Harshita Nandal
Harshita Nandal

Harshita Nandal has worked as a Creative head in Mitrakshar, University of Delhi. She has done her Graduation from the University of Delhi in English Honours. In her free time, she prefers to play the guitar, take short walks in between work and loves to watch Korean dramas. Currently, she is an author at Educere India to fulfil the desire of her passion for writing.