National Defense Academy and Naval Academy Exam is one of the most prestigious and toughest exams of the nation. Other than mathematics portion, general ability paper almost covers all the sections to test the candidates. To clear this paper successfully the students need to have bulk knowledge on English, science and current affairs.

Qualifications:

Candidates appearing for this test should be an Indian citizen or of Indian origin but staying in Bhutan or Nepal or a Tibetan refugee who came to India before 1^st Jan 1962 with his/her intention to settle down in India permanently. Candidate need to show the passing certificate of 10+2 exam done under a recognized board or University of the nation.

Score Calculation:

National Defense Academy and Naval Academy Exam (II), General Ability Test Paper penalizes candidates for every wrong answer, i.e. a deduction of 1/3 of the marks from the final score for every wrong attempt made by the candidate.

Mode of exam:

This is an offline mode exam, i.e. a paper pen based one. Candidates are provided with answer sheets in the exam hall and they are permitted to use blue or black pens and HB pencils for the exam.

Paper Format:

There are two papers to clear in this selection process one is Mathematics and the other one is General Ability paper. General Ability paper consists of a total of 600 marks and has two parts, namely Part A and Part B. Part A consists of English and the maximum marks allotted to this part is 200. Part B covers questions from Physics, Chemistry, Social studies, General Science and Current affairs. Physics covers around 100 marks, chemistry 60 marks, general science 40 marks, social studies 160 marks and current affairs 40 marks.

Time:

Time given to complete this paper is 2 hours and 30 minutes.

Books:

NDA & NA Entrance Examination Guide by UPKAR publications.

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