UPSC NDA 1 Notification 2020 Out
The Union Public Service Commission has released an official notification for National Defense Academy (NDA) on January 08, 2020. The candidates who are interested in the recruitment process shall read the UPSC NDA Notification in detail and check their eligibility before they fill the application form.
- Candidates can directly apply on the official website of UPSC.
- Candidates shall not fill the UPSC NDA Application Form without reading the instructions and guidelines mentioned in this post.
- Only unmarried individuals are eligible to apply for this recruitment
- According to the selection process, candidates shall appear in the Psychological Aptitude Test followed by an Intelligence Test
- The personal details (Name, Father's Name, etc.) filled by the candidates in the application form must match with those of the original certificates of their Matriculation. In case, anything mismatched is being found, the form will be rejected
- General candidates are to pay the application form charge of INR 100. Rest, all the other categories are exempted from paying the form fee.
UPSC NDA 2020 Recruitment Highlights
Exam | UPSC NDA 1 Recruitment 2020 |
UPSC | Union Public Service Commission |
NDA Full Form | National Defense Academy |
Application Form Link | Active |
No. of Vacancies | 418 |
Official Website | upsc.gov.in/ |
Selection Process | Maths Test, General Ability Test, Physical Fitness Test & Intelligence Test |
Question Type | Objective |
Application Form Fee | INR 100 (only for general category candidates) |
Basic Qualification Required | 12th pass certificate |
Marital Status Required | Single (Unmarried) |
UPSC NDA 2020 Exam Dates
The students who are interested in UPSC NDA Recruitment 2020 shall check the following table in order to know the important dates regarding the same:
Events | NDA 1 Exam Dates 2020 |
---|---|
UPSC NDA 1 Notification Release Date | January 8, 2020 |
Starting Date to Apply | January 8, 2020 |
Last date to apply | January 28, 2020 |
Application withdrawal | February 4-11, 2020 |
UPSC NDA 1 Written Exam Date | April 19, 2020 |
Admit card Download Date | March 2020 |
Declaration of written result | June 2020 |
SSB Interview | August- September 2020 |
Final result | November 2020 |
UPSC NDA Eligibility Criteria 2020
It is very important for the students to ensure their eligibility before registering for this exam. The officials will reject/cancel the form/exam of the candidate without any notice if they do not satisfy the eligibility conditions. The eligibility is measured in terms of citizenship, age, sex, marital status & physical fitness state of the candidate and their overall qualification.
Age, Sex & Marital Status
- Only the male candidates who are unmarried can apply for this recruitment
- The candidates must be born in between January 02, 2001 - January 01, 2004
- The date of birth filled in the application form must match with that of mentioned in the Matriculation Certificate of the candidates
- These certificates are only needed to be provided by the students after the release of the result of the written part of the examination
Educational Qualification
- For Army Wing of National Defence Academy: 12th Class pass of the 10+2 pattern of School Education or equivalent examination conducted by a State Education Board or a University
- For Air Force and Naval Wings of National Defence Academy and for the 10+2 Cadet Entry Scheme at the Indian Naval Academy: 12th Class pass of the 10+2 pattern of School Education or equivalent with Physics and Mathematics conducted by a State Education Board or a University
- The students who are appearing in the 12th Class under the 10+2 pattern of School Education or equivalent examination can also apply for this examination
Physical Fitness Standards
The students should be physically fit in accordance with the physical standards for admission to National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Examination (II), 2020 according to the instructions given in Appendix-IV.
UPSC NDA 2020 Vacancy Details
This year, UPSC has released a total of 418 vacancies which are distributed among two categories as tabulated below.
Post | No. of Vacancies |
---|---|
National Defence Academy | 370 (208 for Army, 42 for Navy and 120 for Air Force (including 28 for ground Duties) |
Naval Academy | 48 |
Total | 418 |
How To Fill the UPSC NDA 2020 Application Form?
Candidates are advised to fill the application form carefully. Also, students shall not wait to fill the application form till the last date. Follow the steps given below in order to fill the UPSC NDA 2020 Application Form:
- Firstly, candidates shall fill the application forms for part 1 & 2
- Log in to the official website
- Find Application form and click on it
- An empty form will be opened
- Enter the name, phone number & e-mail accurately (without making mistakes)
- Submit the details to receive a new registration number & password
- Then move further to the login page
- Enter the new registration number and password
- Fill the form carefully
- Upload the documents which are asked in the form
- Also, upload the scanned copies of photo & signature in the required dimensions
- Pay the fee (if applicable)
- Review the form carefully
- Submit the form
UPSC NDA 2020 Exam Pattern
The candidates planning to take this exam must check the exam pattern for the written examination of Maths, Intelligence Test & General Ability mentioned elaboratively below:
- The questions would be objective type only
- The question paper booklets will be provided to the students in both English & Hindi language
- The candidates are not allowed to use a calculator or Mathematical or logarithmic table in order to answer the objective type papers
- They should not, therefore, bring the same (calculators) inside the Examination Hall.
Subject | Code | Duration | Total Marks |
Mathematic | 01 | 2.5 Hours | 300 |
General Ability Test | 02 | 2.5 Hours | 600 |
Total | 900 | ||
SSB Test/Interview | 900 |
UPSC NDA 2020 Syllabus (Maths)
The following given is the detailed syllabus (section-wise) for UPSC NDA Written Exam 2020:
Mathematics
Representation of real numbers on a line |
Complex numbers— basic properties, modulus, argument, cube roots of unity |
Binary system of numbers |
Conversion of a number in decimal system to binary system and vice-versa |
Arithmetic, Geometric and Harmonic progressions |
Quadratic equations with real coefficients |
The solution of linear inequations of two variables by graphs |
Permutation and Combination |
Binomial theorem and its applications |
Logarithms and their applications |
Matrices & Determinants
Types of matrices, operations on matrices |
The 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 |
Trigonometry
Angles and their measures in degrees and in radians |
Trigonometrical ratios |
Trigonometric identities Sum and difference formulae |
Multiple and Sub-multiple angles |
Inverse trigonometric functions |
Applications-Height and distance, properties of triangles |
Analytical Geometry of two & three dimensions
Rectangular Cartesian Coordinate system |
Distance formula |
Equation of a line in various forms |
The angle between two lines |
The distance of a point from a line |
Equation of a circle in standard and in general form |
Standard forms of parabola, ellipse, and hyperbola |
Eccentricity and axis of a conic |
The point in a three-dimensional space, 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 |
Differential Calculus
Concept of a real-valued function–domain, range, and graph of a function |
Composite functions, one to one, onto and inverse functions |
The 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, a derivative of a function with respect to another function, 20 derivatives of a composite function |
Second-order derivatives. Increasing and decreasing functions |
Application of derivatives in problems of maxima and minima |
Integral Calculus & Differential Equations
Integration as 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 |
Definition of order and degree of a differential equation, formation of a differential equation by examples |
General and particular solution of differential equations, solution of the first order and first-degree differential equations of various types—examples |
Application in problems of growth and decay |
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 |
UPSC NDA General Ability Test
In the general ability test, there will be some subjects that the candidates have to crack. Read the following for the relevant information:
- English: The English paper is designed to evaluate the student's understanding of English. The syllabus includes different aspects like Grammar and its usage, vocabulary, comprehension, and cohesion in extended text to test the candidate’s proficiency in English
- General Knowledge: The General Knowledge Question Paper will widely include the subjects: Physics, Chemistry, General Science, Social Studies, Geography, and Current Events. The syllabus of GK is being formed to display the scope of these subjects consisted of this paper. The answers of the students in the paper are anticipated to display their knowledge and intelligent in regard to the subject
UPSC NDA Intelligence & Personality Test
The SSB process includes two stages of the Selection process - stage I and stage II. Only those students who crack the stage I are eligible to write the paper for stage II. The details are:
- Stage I comprises of Officer Intelligence Rating (OIR) tests are Picture Perception * Description Test (PP&DT). The students will be selected on the basis of the combination of performance in OIR Test and PP&DT
- Stage II consists of Interview, Group Testing Officer Tasks, Psychology Tests and the Conference. These exams are taking place over 4 days. The details of these tests are provided on the website joinindianarmy.nic.in
UPSC NDA 2020 Exam Day Instructions
Any candidate violating the guidelines set by the officials will get their exam canceled right away. The students who are going to appear in the examination must read the following for exam day guidelines:
- Any illegal or fake documents must not be submitted in the application form
- Any kind of impersonating found from the end of any candidate will be troublesome for them
- Candidates trying to manipulate the examiners/invigilators will not be entertained
- Irrelevant photos found in the application form shall lead the form cancellation
- Trying to copy the question paper in any means shall not be entertained
- Candidates shall not write/mark anything on their OMR sheet or question paper
- Students must not misbehave in the exam hall