UPSC NDA 2023 Syllabus & Exam Pattern: Candidates must be familiar with the UPSC NDA Syllabus 2023 to avoid any kind of stress/confusion at any stage of the recruitment process. This will help them to focus on relevant topics and avoid topics that are irrelevant from an exam perspective. The commission will conduct the NDA 1 exam on 16th April 2023 for admission to the Army, Navy, and Air Force wings of the NDA for the 151st course and for th3th Indian Naval Academy Course (INAC). So, all the aspirants must go through the UPSC NDA syllabus and start their preparation right away.
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Along with that, the candidates should go through the UPSC NDA Exam Pattern to understand the exam format & marking scheme followed by the commission. Let’s look at the UPSC NDA Syllabus, the exam pattern & subject-wise topics.
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UPSC NDA Exam Pattern 2023
- The papers in the written exam will consist of objective-type questions only.
- The question papers of Mathematics and Part B of the General Ability Test will be set bilingually in Hindi as well as English.
- As per the UPSC NDA Marking scheme, there will be a negative marking of One third (0.33) marks for each wrong answer marked by the candidates. Also, if a candidate gives more than one answer, it will be treated as a wrong answer even if one of the given answers happens to be correct and there will be the same penalty.
The UPSC NDA Exam Pattern is as follows:
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Subject |
Code |
Duration |
Maximum Marks |
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Mathematics |
01 |
2½ Hours |
300 |
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General Ability Test |
02 |
2½ Hours |
600 |
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Total |
900 |
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SSB Test/Interview |
900 |
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UPSC NDA Mathematics Syllabus 2023
Check out the UPSC NDA Syllabus for the Mathematics subject shared below for the reference of the candidates.
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Subject |
UPSC NDA Topics |
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Algebra |
Concept of the set, operations on sets, Venn diagrams. De Morgan laws, Cartesian product, relation, equivalence relation. |
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Matrices and Determinants |
Types of matrices, operations on matrices. Determinant of a matrix, basic properties of determinants. Adjoint and inverse of a square matrix, 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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Trigonometry |
Angles and their measures in degrees and radians. Trigonometrical ratios. Trigonometric identities Sum and difference formulae. Multiple and Sub-multiple angles. Inverse trigonometric functions. Applications-Height and distance, properties of triangles |
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Analytical Geometry of Two and Three Dimensions |
Rectangular Cartesian Coordinate system. Distance formula. Equation of a line in various forms. The angle between two lines. Distance of a point from a line. Equation of a circle in standard and in a general form. Standard forms of parabola, ellipse, and hyperbola. Eccentricity and axis of a conic. Point in a three-dimensional space, the distance between two points. Direction Cosines and direction ratios. Equation two points. Direction Cosines and direction ratios. Equation of a plane and a line in various forms. The angle between two lines and the angle between two planes. Equation of a sphere. |
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Differential Calculus |
Concept of a real-valued function–domain, range, and graph of a function. Composite functions, one-to-one, onto, and inverse functions. Notion of limit, Standard limits—examples. Continuity of functions—examples, algebraic operations on continuous functions. Derivative of function at a point, geometrical and physical interpretation of a derivative—applications. Derivatives of sum, product, and quotient of functions, the derivative of a function with respect to another function, and the derivative of a composite function. Second-order derivatives. Increasing and decreasing functions. Application of derivatives in problems of maxima and minima |
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Integral Calculus & Differential Calculus |
Integration as the inverse of differentiation, integration by substitution and by parts, standard integrals involving algebraic expressions, trigonometric, exponential, and hyperbolic functions. Evaluation of definite integrals—determination of areas of plane regions bounded by curves—applications |
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Vector Algebra |
Vectors in two and three dimensions, magnitude, and direction of a vector. Unit and null vectors, the addition of vectors, scalar multiplication of a vector, scalar product, or dot product of two vectors. Vector product or cross product of two vectors. Applications—work done by a force and moment of a force and in geometrical problems |
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Statistics & Probability |
Statistics: Classification of data, Frequency distribution, cumulative frequency distribution—examples. Graphical representation—Histogram, Pie Chart, frequency polygon— examples. Measures of Central tendency—Mean, median, and mode. Variance and standard deviation—determination and comparison. Correlation and regression. Probability: Random experiment, outcomes, and associated sample space, events, mutually exclusive and exhaustive events, impossible and certain events. Union and Intersection of events. Complementary, elementary, and composite events. Definition of probability—classical and statistical—examples. Elementary theorems on probability—simple problems. |
UPSC NDA General Ability Test (GAT) Syllabus 2023
Check out the UPSC NDA Syllabus for the General Ability Test subject shared below for the reference of the candidates.
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Subject |
UPSC NDA Topics |
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English |
Grammar and usage, vocabulary, comprehension, and cohesion in extended text to test the candidate’s proficiency in English. |
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General Knowledge |
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UPSC NDA Intelligence and Personality Test
The SSB procedure comprises two stages selection process – stage I and stage II. Candidates who will ace stage I are allowed to participate in stage II. The details are:
- Stage I comprises Officer Intelligence Rating (OIR) tests are Picture Perception Description Test (PP&DT). The candidates will be shortlisted based on a combination of performance in the OIR Test and PP&DT.
- Stage II Comprises Interviews, Group Testing Officer Tasks, Psychology Tests, and the Conference. These tests will be held over 4 days. The details of these tests will be notified on the official website.
The personality of a candidate is judged by three different assessors viz. The Interviewing Officer (IO), Group Testing Officer (GTO), and the Psychologist. There is no separate mark weightage for each test. The marks are given by assessors only after analyzing the performance of the candidate holistically in all the tests. In addition, marks for Conference are also assigned based on the initial performance of the candidates in the three techniques and the board’s decision. All these are given equal weightage.
We hope this article was insightful for all the candidates. The candidates must get familiar with the UPSC NDA Syllabus and exam pattern before commencing their preparation to focus well on the important topics of the exam.
