With just three months to go for NDA 1 and 2 exams, candidates often get confused as to how to prepare for the exam within such a short duration. For the ease of candidates, we have provided here the complete strategy on how to prepare for NDA/NA exam in three months.
How to prepare for NDA & NA exam in three months
With just three months to go for the NDA exam, students often get confused as to how to cover the syllabus within such a short duration. The competition for this exam is high and without good preparation, it is not possible to crack it. With three months left for the exam, candidates need to work hard and make use of the limited time available. The need of the hour is making a study plan and following it diligently. Besides, candidates must solve previous years’ question papers and mock tests to get themselves familiar with the actual test and find out the strong and weak areas. In this article, we have discussed how to prepare for NDA in 3 months.
NDA Exam Pattern
NDA exam pattern is divided into two parts, GAT and Mathematics. All the questions in the exam are of objective type. There are a total of 150 questions in the GAT while the Mathematics part carries a total of 120 questions. Each section of the exam is held for 2 ½ hours. The GAT section carries 600 marks while the Mathematics section carries 300 marks. The GAT section is divided into two parts. Part A comprises English while Part B consists of General Knowledge. The structure of the NDA exam pattern for the written exam is given below.
Q: Is NCERT enough for NDA exam preparation?
The NDA exam consists of questions that are of Class 10, 11, and 12 standards. If you follow the NCERT books thoroughly and grasp all the concepts mentioned in the books, you will not need any other reference books. For the NDA Maths section, you can prepare topics such as Algebra, Calculus, Determinants, Differential Equations, Trigonometry, Vector, Algebra, Statistics, and Probability. The GAT paper of NDA is divided into two parts. Part A comprises questions from English while Part B carries questions from General Knowledge. The topics that you can cover in English are Grammar and its Usage, Vocabulary, Comprehension, and Cohesion. The topics that you can prepare for General Knowledge are Physics, Chemistry, Social Studies, General Science, Geography, and Current Events.
Q: How to prepare for NDA Maths?
Q: Is NDA easy or tough?
Q: How to prepare for NDA exam at home?
The tips and tricks to prepare for NDA exam at home are given below:
- While preparing for the NDA exam the first thing candidates need to do is to make themselves acquainted with the NDA syllabus and NDA exam pattern
- Candidates need to make a study plan and follow that dilligently
- Divide topics into easy and difficult ones
- Also, set weekly and monthly goals to keep a track of performance to cover the entire syllabus in time
- Candidates need to clear their basic concepts
- Candidates need to make notes of important topics
- Candidates must solve previous years' question papers and mock tests
- Candidates must stay consistent and focus
Q: Is NDA exam tough to crack?
Q: How can I prepare for NDA exam?
Every year thousands of candidates appear for NDA exam. With so much competition, candidates need to have a proper preparation strategy for the exam. Candidates need to be consistent with their study plans. They should devote few hours every day to study. Candidates need to be thorough with the syllabus. Candidates must revise their notes and important formulae every day. Candidates must practise mock tests and previous years' question papers to get familiar with the exam pattern and syllabus. Candidates must clear their basic concepts of each and every topic given in the syllabus. This will help candidates to solve the questions easily in the exam.
Q: How to prepare for NDA exam in six months?
It is not difficult to crack NDA exam with six months of preparation but the thing which is needed is determination, focus, and self-belief. To clear NDA exam in six months, candidates need to work really very hard. They cannot waste a single day. It is better to stay focused on the studies. Study regularly as the syllabus is vast. Atleast do self-study of four to six hours daily. Candidates must solve previous years' question papers to improve speed and accuracy. Candidates must also get themselves acquainted with the syllabus and exam pattern.
Q: Can I crack NDA through self-study?
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| Papers | Subject | Maximum marks | Duration |
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| Paper 2 |
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2 ½ |
| Total |
900 |
5 hours |
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