NDA 2019 exam dates have been released now. It is one of the national level entrance exams of Indian defence services under Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) conducts this examination. NDA is conducted two times in one year, i.e., NDA I and NDA II. After qualifying the NDA 2, candidates can get entry into Army, Air Force and Naval academies. Service Selection Board (SSB) conducts the Interview round for selecting the appropriate candidate. Candidates have to clear the examination to appear for SSB.
UPSC NDA 2019 Overview
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EXAM NAME
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UPSC NDA / NA Exam 2019
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CONDUCTED BY
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Union Public Service Commission
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OFFICIAL WEBSITE
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www.upsc.gov.in
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EXAM TYPE
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National Level Entrance Exam
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PROGRAMS OFFERED
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Recruit candidates in the Army, Navy and Air Force
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MODE OF EXAM
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Pen And Paper Based mode
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SECTION
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Mathematics, GAT (Section 1- English) and GAT (Section 2-
General Knowledge)
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TOTAL MARKS
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900 (0.33 marks will be deducted for each wrong answer)
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TYPE OF QUESTIONS
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Multiple Choice Question
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EXAM DURATION
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Two and half hours will be given for each code, i.e. Code 1
(mathematics) and Code 2 (general ability test)
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ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
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10+2 or equivalent examination
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EXAM DATE
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Will be updated soon.
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NDA 2019 Important Dates
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Events
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NDA -1
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NDA- 2
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Releasing of Official notification
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9th January 2019
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7th August 2019
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Availability of application form
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9th January 2019
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7th August 2019
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The closing of Application submission
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4th February 2019
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3rd September 2019
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Releasing of admit card
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April 2019
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Oct 2019
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Exam date
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21st April 2019
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17th November 2019
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Announcement of result
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May 2019
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October 2019
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NDA
2019 Application Fee:
- The application fee will be Rs. 100/-.
- SC/ST candidates/Sons of JCOs/NCOs/ORs are exempted to pay the fee.
- Candidates can submit the application fee either in Branch of SBI by cash, or by using net banking facility.
NDA 2019 Exam Pattern
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Subjects
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Code
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Duration
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Maximum marks
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Mathematics
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1
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2 hours & 30 minutes
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300
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General Ability Test
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2
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2 hours & 30 minutes
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600
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SSB Test/Interview
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900
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Total
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1800
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NDA 2019 Physical Standards
Candidate
must be physically fit. Candidate must fulfill all the physical standards norms
such as height weight and eyesight.
Height/weight standard for Army/Air Force
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Height (cms)
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Weight (kgs)
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Without shoe
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16-17 years
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17-18 years
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18-19 years
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152
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42.5
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44
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45
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155
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43
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45.3
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47
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157
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45
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47
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48
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160
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46
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48
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49
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162
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48
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50
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51
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165
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50
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52
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53
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167
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51
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53
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54
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170
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52
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55
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56
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173
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54
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57
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58
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175
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56
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59
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60
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178
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58
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61
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62
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180
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60
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63
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64.5
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183
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62.5
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65
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66.5
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Height/Weight for Navy
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Height (cms)
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Weight (kgs)
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Without shoe
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16 years
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18 years
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20 years
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152
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44
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45
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46
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155
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45
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46
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47
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157
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46
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47
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49
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160
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47
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48
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50
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162
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48
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50
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52
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165
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50
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52
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53
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167
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52
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53
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55
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170
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53
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55
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57
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173
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55
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57
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59
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175
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57
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59
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61
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178
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59
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61
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62
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180
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61
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63
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64
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183
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63
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65
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67
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Eyesight Criteria for Navy
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Uncorrected without glass
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6-Jun
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Corrected with glass
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6/6/
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Limits of Myopia
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-0.75
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Limits of Hypermetropia
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1.5
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Limits of color perception
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I
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Binocular vision
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III
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NDA 2019 Admit Card
- Before two or three weeks from the NDA examination date, the Admit card for NDA 2019 will be released by the UPSC.
- No other mode except online will be entertained to obtain the admit card.
- Candidates can download the admit card via the UPSC’s website who completed their application process successfully within the scheduled time.
- On the day of the NDA exam, candidates should carry their admit card at the examination centre.
NDA 2019 Result
- The Result will be announced after one month from examination by the official portal of UPSC.
- In order to check their result, applicants should enter their roll number, date of birth etc in the given fields.
- Candidates are advised to take the printout of the same and keep it safe with you till the completion of selection process.
- Selected candidates in NDA written Test will be invited for further admission process.
NDA 2019 Selection
Process
- Candidates shortlisted on the basis of written exam will be invited for SSB interview.
- SSB will be conducted for four to five days.
- Candidates who successfully qualified SSB round will further be called for medical test and document verification process.
NDA 2019 Syllabus
- The syllabus is divided into two parts namely Mathematics and General Ability Test.
- The General Ability Test part will comprise questions from various topics such as General Knowledge (GK), English, Chemistry, Physics, Geography, General Science and Current Events.
Important Books to
Prepare for NDA 2019
- Path Finder for NDA & NA
- Lucent’s General Science
- Arihants Pathfinder NDA & NA
- Mathematics for NDA and NA By R S Aggarwal
- Pathfinder for NDA & NA Entrance Examination National Defence Academy/Naval Academy Conducted by UPSC by Arihant Experts
- Compendium General Knowledge 2017 with Latest Facts & Data By Kumar Sundaram
- General Knowledge 2017 For Useful For SSC NDA IAS PCS And Other Exam By Rajat Wasan
- Compendium General Knowledge 2017 with Latest Facts & Data By Kumar Sundaram
- Chapter wise-Section wise Solved Papers NDA & NA (Mathematics/English/General Ability) with Explanatory Solutions By Experts Compilation
- Chapter wise – Section wise Solved Papers NDA & NA (Mathematics/English/General Ability) with Explanatory Solutions by Arihant Experts
Tips to Prepare for NDA
2019
- Fix your goal and start preparing early, as early as after your Class X exam. This will give you an edge over other students.
- Go back to your basics, even if that means referring to your Class VI, VII, VIII, books for certain subjects.
- Understand the syllabus thoroughly and make a firm routine so that you cover all the subjects
- Refer to the past years’ question papers so that you have a fair idea of what to expect.
- Improve your English. Start reading a newspaper daily and make it a regular habit to watch the news on TV. Also, brush up your Grammar skills.
- Identify your weak subjects and start working on them so that you gain a stronghold.
- Solve as many mock question papers and past question papers as possible.
- As there would be negative marking, try to prepare yourself in such a manner that you do not have to make any guesses in the examination hall. It is best to answer only if you are very sure of the answer. Guesses are not going to pay here.
- Prepare yourself to be calm in the examination hall and answer the questions within the stipulated time.
- Start thinking and behaving like an officer.
- Spend time on understanding yourself, your weak areas and try to strengthen them.
Exam
Centres
- Agartala
- Ahmadabad
- Aizawl
- Allahabad
- Bengaluru
- Bareilly
- Bhopal
- Chandigarh
- Chennai
- Cuttack
- Dehradun
- Delhi
- Dharwad
- Dispur
- Gangtok
- Hyderabad
- Imphal
- Itanagar
- Jaipur
- Jammu
- Jorhat
- Kochi
- Kohima
- Kolkata
- Lucknow
- Madurai,
- Mumbai
- Nagpur
- Panaji (Goa)
- Patna
- Port Blair
- Raipur
- Ranchi
- Sambalpur
- Shillong
- Shimla
- Srinagar
- Thiruvananthapuram
- Tirupati
- Udaipur
- Vishakhapatnam.
NDA 2019 Cut Off Marks
Given
below are the cutoff marks for NDA written exam from 2010 to 2014
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Year
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NDA-1
(Max Marks:900)
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NDA-2
(Max Marks:900)
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2010
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263
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193
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2011
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290
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253
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2012
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333
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322
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2013
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337
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313
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2014
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348
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368
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- Answer key for applicants will be available within few weeks after the examination.
- Applicants can check the answer key through official website of UPSC.
- Answer key will help the applicants to get the rough idea that how much mark they will score in exam but we suggest to applicants that wait for the result.
- Applicants can also challenge the answer key, if they have any doubt in any answer.
NDA Syllabus Maths
UPSC NDA Algebra syllabus topics
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Complex numbers – basic properties
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Arithmetic
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Binomial theorem and its application
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Concept of a set
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Logarithms and their applications.
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operations on sets
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Geometric and Harmonic progressions
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modulus argument
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Quadratic equations with real coefficients
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equivalence relation
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Representation of real numbers on a line
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Cartesian product relation
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Solution of linear in equations of two variables by graphs
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modulus argument
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Conversion of a number in decimal system to binary system and
vice-versa.
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Cube roots of unity
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Venn diagrams. De Morgan laws
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Permutation and Combination
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NDA Trigonometry
Syllabus topics
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Properties of triangles.
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Angles and their measures in degrees and in radians
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Trigonometrical ratios
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Inverse trigonometric functions
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Trigonometric identities Sum and difference formula
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Applications – Height and distance
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Multiple and Sub-multiple angles
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NDA Matrices and Determinants Syllabus
topics
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Types of matrices
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Basic properties of determinants
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Determinant of a matrix
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Adjoint and inverse of a square matrix
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Applications – Solution of a system of linear equations in two
or three unknowns by Cramer’s rule and by Matrix Method.
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Operations on matrices
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NDA Differential Calculus Syllabus topics
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Composite functions
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Derivatives of sum
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Derivative of a composite function
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Concept of a real valued function – domain
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Increasing and decreasing functions
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range and graph of a function
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Derivative of a function with respect to another function
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Second order derivatives
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Application of derivatives in problems of maxima and minima.
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Derivative of function at a point
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Product and quotient of functions
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Analytical Geometry of two and three
dimensions topics
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Distance formula
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Equation of a circle in standard and in general form
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Ellipse and hyperbola
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Equation of a line in various forms
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Angle between two lines
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Eccentricity and axis of a conic
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Distance of a point from a line
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Rectangular Cartesian Coordinate system
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Standard forms of parabola
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Integral Calculus and Differential
Equations topics
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Trigonometric
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Exponential and hyperbolic functions
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Integration as inverse of differentiation
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Standard integrals involving algebraic expressions
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Integration by substitution and by parts
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General and particular solution of a differential equation
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NDA Vector Algebra Syllabus topics
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Vectors in two and three dimensions
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Magnitude and direction of a vector
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Scalar multiplication of vector
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Unit and null vectors addition of vectors
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NDA Statistics and Probability Syllabus
topics
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Pie Chart
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Complimentary
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Frequency distribution
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Random experiment
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Statistics: Classification of data
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Binomial distribution
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Frequency Polygon – examples
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Conditional probability
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Graphical representation – Histogram
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Outcomes and associated sample space
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Correlation and regression
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Impossible and certain events
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Measures of Central Tendency – Mean Median and Mode
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Union and Intersection of events
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Cumulative frequency distribution – examples
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elementary and composite events
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Variance and standard deviation – determination and comparison
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Bayes’ theorem – simple problems
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Events
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Random variable as function on a sample space
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Examples of random experiments giving rise to Binominal
distribution.
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Mutually exclusive and exhaustive events
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NDA Physics Syllabus topics
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Mass
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Parallelogram of Forces
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Force and Momentum
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elementary ideas of work
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Gravitation
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Measurement of temperature and heat
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Sound waves and their properties
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Rectilinear propagation of Light
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Natural and Artificial Magnets
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Human Eye Earth as a Magnet
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Measurement of Electrical Power
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Primary and Secondary Cells
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Weight
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Specific Gravity
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Motion of objects
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Pressure Barometer
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Power and Energy
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Stability and Equilibrium of bodies
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Change of State and Latent Heat
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Reflection and refraction
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Spherical mirrors and Lenses
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Heating
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Conductors and Non-conductors
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Simple musical instruments
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Density
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Use of X-Rays
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Velocity and Acceleration
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Static and Current Electricity
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Effects of Heat Modes of transference of Heat
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Ohm’s Law Simple Electrical Circuits
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Properties of a Magnet
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Principle of Archimedes
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Lighting and Magnetic effects of Current
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Newton’s Laws of Motion
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NDA Chemistry Syllabus topics
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Properties of Air and Water
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Nitrogen and Carbon dioxide Oxidation and Reduction
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Elements Mixtures and Compounds Symbols Formula
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simple Chemical Equations Law of Chemical Combination
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Physical and Chemical changes
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Material used in the preparation of substances
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Acids bases and salts
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soap Glass Ink Paper Cement Paints
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Carbon – different forms
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Safety Matches and Gun-Powder
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Fertilizers – Natural and Artificial
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Elementary ideas about the Structure of Atom Atomic
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Preparation and Properties of Hydrogen Oxygen
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Equivalent and Molecular Weights Valency.
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NDA General Science Syllabus topics
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Growth and Reproduction in Plants and Animals
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Elementary knowledge of human Body and its important organs
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Basis of Life – Cells Protoplasm and Tissues
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Common Epidemics their causes and prevention
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Difference between the living and non-living
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The Solar System – Meteors and Comets Eclipses
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Constituents of food Balanced Diet.
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Achievements of Eminent Scientists Food – Source of Energy
for man.
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NDA History Syllabus topics
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Elementary
knowledge of Five Year Plans of India
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Forces
shaping the modern world
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Freedom
Movement in India
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Elementary
study of Indian Constitution and Administration
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Renaissance
Exploration and Discovery
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War
of American Independence Socialism and Communism
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Concept
of one World United Nations Panchsheel Democracy
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Role
of India in the present world
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Impact
of Science and Technology on Society
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Panchayati
Raj Co-operatives and Community Development
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Broad
survey of Indian History with emphasis on Culture and Civilisation
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Bhoodan
Sarvodaya National Integration and Welfare State Basic Teachings of Mahatma
Gandhi
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French Revolution Industrial Revolution and
Russian Revolution
NDA General Knowledge Syllabus &
Current Events topics
Latest events in India & world from
last few years
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And any activities related to politics
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finance marketing
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sports
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banking media
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awards
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cinema etc.
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science
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NDA Geography Syllabus topics
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Earth – shape
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Mineral and Power Resources Major Natural regions of the
World
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size
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Location and distribution of agricultural and industrial
activities
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movement and its effects
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Important Sea ports and main sea land and air routes of India
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Origin Weather
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Main items of Imports and Exports of India
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Rocks and their classification
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Temperature and Atmospheric Pressure Planetary Winds cyclones
and Anti-cyclones.
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Ocean Currents and Tides
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Regional Geography of India
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Condensation and Precipitation
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Climate Natural vegetation
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Latitudes and Longitudes Concept of time
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Humidity Types of Climate
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Mechanical and Chemical Earthquakes and volcanoes
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Atmosphere and its composition
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International Date Line
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