About NDA Exam

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This is the right step to join Defence career training Academy NDA. NDA entry is the best entry to become officer in Defence Services.

Steps to join National Defence Academy

Step 1:

Every student who will give his 10th board exam in March has to take his first NDA entrance written exam in September month next year. Hence he has 14 months in his hands for the preparation.

Step 2:

NDA entrance written exam has two papers Maths and GAT( General Ability Test ) based on total 10 Subjects namely
Passing cut off level in each subject is compulsory.
Hence plan your steps such as achieving capacity to clear cut off level , then merit level , then your choice level. These levels are just to divide your big goal in small goals to measure progress of your preparation so that you will get confidence of achieving final goal.
In Aacharya Academy we teach all the syllabus of all the subjects in time. To design these steps we have divided the entire syllabus in seven phases and three levels.
When you are preparing for NDA written exam planning your schedule will help you to cover up the vast syllabus. You can get the guidance of our experts for the same. It is well said “ Vyakti Titakya Prakruti hence success can not be copied ( Every person is a different personality grown with different background and different skill set. Hence success can not be copied ) Hence everyone has to plan as per his potential and requirements.

“Courage is not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it.”

Nelson Mandela

Step 3:

After 10th you have to take admission for 11th and hence you have to choose correct stream for you. In stream selection you have to consider two points your NDA preparation and your plan B. Following table will help you

Available in

NDA Subject

Maths

Physics, Chemistry, Biology

History , Polity

Geography

English

Total Marks

Eligible for

Marks

300

200

120

80

200

900

Science

Arts

commerce

300

300

300

200

0

0

0

120

0

80

80

0

200

200

200

780

700

500

Army, Navy, Airforce

Army

Army

The test will remain same for all Science , Arts and commerce students. The science students will have maximum advantage as their syllabus will match with NDA syllabus and because of science side they are eligible for all the positions. Plan B will have your second career option which you can achieve with the same preparation and will give similar life style that you want.

Step 4:

After selection of stream you have fixed your targets and what to study. Now plan your daily schedule. A good planner is a ladder to success. Your planner will include your daily time table , learning hours , travelling hours, self study units and schedule and many more points. For this do as following

Step 5:

Challenges in the preparation of NDA written exam

Step 6:

SSB interview is a five days program. On first day there is Screen in test. Those who qualify this test are recommended for the main interview and disqualified candidates have to go back. The main interview has various tests. Those who can participate actively in various activities will get good advantage to prove themselves in this exam. The candidates recommended by service selection board(SSB) will go for their medical test.

“Bravery is not the absence of fear, but the ability to overcome it.”

General V. K. Singh

Step 7:

In medical tests doctors will confirm that you are fit for Military training. Through various medical test doctors will confirm that your physical condition is good for hard military training and it will not cause any problem to you during your service. Getting the tag medically fit is necessary for joining the training.

Step 8:

You have to maintain your board studies along with your SSB preparation. Immediately after SSB your board exam will come. The final merit list of recommended candidates will come in April or May when SSB tests of all written qualified candidates will over. Merit list is based on your marks in Written test and SSB interview. If you are medically fit then as per your merit you can join NDA. Achieving good merit is necessary to avoid merit out condition.