UPSC NDA & NA Exam Pattern 2018

January 22, 2018

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The Exam Pattern

Type of Question: There will be objective type questions asked in the examination.
Exam Mode: The exam will be conducted through pen and paper-based mode.
Exam Duration: Two and half hour duration will be given for Code 1 and Code 2.
Section: The exam will consist of two sections like Mathematics and General Ability Test.
Language: The question paper will be asked in bilingual, i.e. English & Hindi only.
Negative Marking: There will be negative marking done for wrong answers.

The NDA 2018 admissions take place in the following two stages:

Stage 1: Written Exam conducted by UPSC.

Stage 2: Staff Selection Board (SSB) Interviews.

Particulars	Written Test		SSB Interviews
Particulars	Mathematics Test	General Ability Test	SSB Interviews

No of Questions	Not Disclosed	Not Disclosed
Duration	2 ½ hours	2 ½ hours	6-days
Marking Scheme	Negative marking	Negative Marking
Total Marks	300 marks	600 marks	900 marks
Qualifying marks	As per cut off
Subject/Sections	Mathematics Paper	English Language Paper. (200 marks) General Knowledge Paper. (400 marks)	Stage I Officer Intelligence Rating (OIR). Picture Perception Test (PP). Description Test (DT). Stage II Group Testing Officers Task. Psychology tests. Interviews. Conferences.
Mode of Answering	OMR Sheets for recording responses.