NDA happens to be one of the most desired defence entrance exams in the country. Clearing the exam will open the admission doors for the candidates to Army, Air and Navy Force, and Indian Naval Academy Course (INAC). The NDA exam is conducted twice a year. The selection process has two stages, a written exam, and the SSB Interview. Start preparing for the exam right away so that you get a good score in the NDA Result.

To make sure you get selected in the final merit list you must be aware of the NDA cut off so that you know what is the minimum that you need to score to qualify for the exam. The expected cut off for NDA 2020 is dependent on the 3 variables – 1. No. of candidates, 2. Total no. of vacancies and 3. The difficulty of the Exam. The expected cut-off for the written exam is 342 and the final cut off might be 704.

The process to check NDA Result

A lot of candidates are confused about how to check their NDA results. For them, we have given the process to check the result.

• Go to the official website of UPSC.
• Click on the results tab
• Then click on the UPSC NDA Result link.
• A PDF file will be downloaded. It will have the Roll numbers of the selected candidates.
• Press Ctrl+F to find your roll number. It will appear in the PDF if you are selected.

NDA selection process –

The selection process of NDA has two stages-

Written Test – Will be bilingual (English as well as Hindi). It will have objective type questions. The marking scheme for Mathematics sections is that 2.5 marks for every correct answer and there will be a negative marking of 0.88 marks for wrong answers. The marking scheme for GAT is that for every correct answer 4 marks will be awarded and for wrong answers, 1.25 marks will be deducted.

SSB Interview – will be of 900 Marks. The candidates that clear all these stages are called for a final personal interview.

These were some basic details about the NDA exam. Now let us look at some preparation tricks that you must follow to score well in the exam.

Time Consumed & Practice

Speed and time are the two factors that play an important role in the preparation of an exam and attempting the actual exam. The time you utilize for solving the exam will determine how much time you will require to complete the entire paper. Prepare an easy to follow timetable for yourself to manage your time. Regular practice of mock tests will assist in quick calculations and help you get hands-on practice on exam level questions. It will also provide you an exam-like feel.  You can also solve the NDA previous year papers to know the format of questions that are asked in the exam.

To Save Time Calculate Faster–

There will be many mathematical questions in the exam. You will be having calculations while solving questions. If you speed up your calculations, it can save you ample time. It is advised that you memorize tables up to 20. Learn the squares up to 30 and cubes up to 20. You can also use tricks to solve 2 to 3 digits multiplication.

Make your basics strong

If you solve a particular question with mere knowledge of tricks without knowing the basic concepts of that topic can backfire. This strategy can help you at certain places in solving some questions. But if you ever face a complex question on that topic that is concept-based it is a high chance that you attempt that question incorrectly.

So it is always better to first be familiar with the basics of the topics and then remember the tricks to solve it to save time.

Never keep changing your knowledge sources:

Students waste a lot of time while just deciding the source of study material. They give a lot of thought in deciding which source is credible and which is not. The Internet is a good place to get access to a lot of information. Too much information can have its drawback. Keep in mind that you don’t end up wasting your time just to decide what study material you need to prepare from. You must make sure that what you received is up-to-date and reliable.