NDASYLLABUS2023
Defence Exams2023
TheUnionPublicServiceCommission(UPSC)conductstheNationalDefence Academy(NDA)Examinationtwiceayeartorecruitsuitablecandidateseligibleto getintothedefenceforces ThosewhoaregoingtoappearfortheNDA2023 examinationhavetochecktheNDAsyllabusforthesubjects:Mathematics,English andGeneralKnowledge There’llbetwopapersincludingMathematicsandGeneral AbilityTest(GAT)
TostartpreparingfortheNDAexamination,candidatesmustensuretohave completeknowledgeoftheentiresyllabusofMathematicsandtheGAT The selectionofthecandidatesisdonethroughthewrittenexaminationfollowingthe SSBinterview Here’sthedetailedinformationoftheNDAsyllabus2023
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NameoftheExam NationalDefenceAcademyExamorNDAexam
ExamConductingBody UnionPublicServiceCommission,UPSC
FrequencyofNDAExam Twotimesayear(NDA1&NDA2)

SelectionProcess WrittenTestIntelligence&PersonalityTest(SSB)

Modeofexam O ine(PenandPapermode)

TotalPapersinNDA Exam MathematicsGeneralAbilityTest(GAT)
TotalMarksforNDA Exam Total:900MarksMathematics:300MarksGAT:600 Marks
TotalNo ofQuestions Mathematics:120GAT:150 NegativeMarking Mathematics:-083GAT:-133marks ExamDuration Mathematics:2Hours30MinutesGAT:2Hours30 Minutes
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NDAPrevious Years
Algebra
Setconcept,Setsoperations,Venndiagrams,LawsofDe Morgan,Cartesianproduct,Relations,Equivalencerelation,Real numberrepresentationonaline,Complexnumbers-basic properties,module,argument,cuberoots,Binarynumbersystem, Conversiontothebinarysystemofanumberinthedecimal systemandviceversa,Progressionsinarithmetic,geometry,and harmony,Solutionoflinearinequationsoftwovariablesby graphs,PermutationandCombination,Binomialtheoremandits applications,Logarithmsandtheirapplications
Matricesand Determinants
Trigonometry
Matrixtypes,Operations,Thedeterminantofamatrix, Determinants'properties,Application-Solutionofasystemof linearequationsintwoorthreeunknownsbytheCranmersRule andbytheMatrixmethod,etc
Anglesandtheirdegreeandmeasurements,Trigonometricratios, Sumoftrigonometricidentitiesandformulas,Multipleangles andsub-multiples,Trigonometricfunctions&theirinverse, Applications-HeightandDistance,TriangleProperties
Analytical geometryof twoand three dimensions
TheCartesianRectangularCoordinateSystem,Formulaof distance,Equationofalineindi erentshapes,Twolinesof angle,Apoint'sdistancefromaline,Standardandgeneral equationofacircle,parabola,ellipse,andhyperbola,Aconic's eccentricityandaxis,Pointthedistancebetweentwopointsina three-dimensionalspace,Cosinesofdirectionandratiosof direction,Twopointsoftheequation,Cosinesofdirectionand ratiosofdirection,Aplaneequationandalineindi erentforms, Twolinesoftheanglebetweentwoplanes,Sphere'sequation, etc
Di erential calculus

Conceptofavaluedfunction-afunction'sdomain,range,and graph,Compositefunctions,onebyone,on,andviceversa,Limit notion,defaultlimits—examples,Continuityoffunctions examples,Continuousfunctionalalgebraicoperations,Function derivativeatapoint,geometricandphysicalinterpretationofan applicationderivative,Summaryderivatives,product,and functionquotientderivatives,functionderivativesforanother function,20compositefunctionderivatives,Derivativesofthe secondorder Increasinganddiminishingfunctions,Application ofderivativesinmaximaandminimaproblems,etc
Integral Calculusand Di erential Equations
Vector Algebra
Di erentiationandintegration,standardintegralswithalgebraic expressions,trigonometric,exponential,andhyperbolic functionsDefiniteintegrals—determinationofareasofcurved planeregions—applications,Generalandparticularsolutionsof di erentialequations,Solutionsofthefirstorder,and1st-degree di erentialequationsofvarioustypes examples,Applicationsin problemsofgrowthanddecay
2Dand3Dvectors,vectormagnitude,anddirection,Unitandnull vectors,vectoradding,scalar-vectormultiplication,scalar productordotproduct,vectorproduct,orcrossproduct, Applications—workdonethroughforceandmomentofforce andingeometricproblems
Statistics& Probability
Statistics:dataclassification,distributionoffrequencies,the cumulativedistributionoffrequencies—examples,Examplesof graphicrepresentation histogram,piechart,polygon frequency Centraltendencymeasurements—mean,median, andmode Varianceanddeviationofstandard—determination, andcomparison,Correlationandregression,Samplespace, events,exhaustiveevents&mutuallyexclusive,impossibleand certaineventsassociatedwithrandomexperiments,resultsand associated,Unionandeventsintersection,Complementary, composite,andelementaryevents,Probability,BayesTheorem, Randomvariableonasamplespaceasafunction,Binomial distribution,examplesofrandomexperiments,thebinomial distribution
Afterthemathematicsexamination,thenextstepistheGeneralAbilityTest(GAT) thatincludesallthetopicsfromMathematics,English,GeneralKnowledge,General Science,Geography,andCurrentA airs
TheEnglishexaminationconsistsof200marksandthegeneralknowledge examinationconsistsof400marks TheNDAsyllabusofpaper2includes150 questionsoutofwhich50questionsareofEnglishsubjectand100questionsareof GeneralKnowledgeandcurrentevents
TotalMarksforGATPaper 600marks
TotalNo ofQuestions 150Questions
TotalquestionsinEnglish 50Questions
TotalQuestionsinGK 100Questions
TotalMarksforEnglish 200marks
TotalMarksforGK 400marks
MarksforCorrectAnswer 4marksineachsection
MarksforIncorrectAnswer -133marksineachsection
TotalDurationofGATPaper 2Hours30Minutes
NDAEnglishSyllabus
We’vementionedthesyllabusofEnglishfortheNDAExamination Thesyllabus consistsofvariousaspects Thissessionoftheexaminationcarriessomeofthe easiesttopics:
Grammar&usage Comprehension&cohesion
Spottingoferrors
ParaJumbling Fillintheblanks
Synonyms&Antonyms Vocabulary ClozeTest Idioms&Proverbs CompletionofSentence&Para
SentenceCorrection&Improvement
NDAChemistrySyllabus
ThechemistrysyllabusoftheNDAexaminationcontainsthelevelofgrade10+2 NDAsyllabusconsistofthetopics:
PreparationandPropertiesofHydrogen,Oxygen,NitrogenandCarbon Dioxide,OxidationandReduction
Acids,basesandsalts
Carbon di erentforms
PhysicalandChemicalChanges
Fertilisers NaturalandArtificial
Elements
MaterialusedinthepreparationofsubstanceslikeSoap,Glass,Ink,Paper, Cement,Paints,SafetyMatches,andGunpowder
MixturesandCompounds
ElementaryideasaboutthestructureofAtom
Symbols,Formulae,andsimpleChemicalEquation
AtomicEquivalentandMolecularWeights
LawofChemicalCombination(excludingproblems)
Valency

PropertiesofAirandWater
NDAPhysicsSyllabus
ThesyllabuslistedbelowcontainsalltheimportanttopicsofPhysicssubjectthat youneedtopreparefortheexamination:
PhysicalPropertiesandStatesofMatter
Mass Weight Volume
DensityandSpecificGravity
PrincipleofArchimedes
PressureBarometer
Motionofobjects
VelocityandAcceleration
Newton’sLawsofMotion ForceandMomentum
ParallelogramofForces
StabilityandEquilibriumofbodies
Gravitation
Elementaryideasofwork
PowerandEnergy E ectsofHeat
MeasurementofTemperatureandHeat ModesoftransferenceofHeat
Soundwavesandtheirproperties

Simplemusicalinstruments
RectilinearpropagationofLight Reflectionandrefraction SphericalmirrorsandLenses
HumanEye
NaturalandArtificialMagnets
PropertiesofaMagnet EarthasaMagnet
StaticandCurrentElectricity ConductorsandNon-conductors
Ohm’sLaw
SimpleElectricalCircuits
Heating,LightingandMagnetice ectsofCurrent MeasurementofElectricalPower
PrimaryandSecondaryCells
UseofX-Rays
NDAGeneralScienceSyllabus
TheNDAsyllabusofGeneralScienceincludesallthetopicsevaluatingthebasic knowledgeofthecandidates,thegeneralscienceandenvironment
CommonEpidemics,theircausesandprevention
Food-SourceofEnergyforman Constituentsoffood BalancedDiet
TheSolarSystem-MeteorsandComets,Eclipses AchievementsofEminent Scientists
Di erencebetweenthelivingandnon-living
BasisofLife Cells,ProtoplasmsandTissues
GrowthandReproductioninPlantsandAnimals
ElementaryknowledgeoftheHumanBodyanditsimportantorgans
NDAHistorySyllabus
ThehistorysyllabusfortheNDAexaminationconsistsofCultureandCivilization, movementandothercrucialtopics.Here’stheentirelistofHistorytopicsthatis necessaryfortheexamination:
Forcesshapingthemodernworld:TheRenaissance ExplorationandDiscovery;WarofAmericanIndependence,FrenchRevolution, IndustrialRevolutionandRussianRevolution
ImpactofScienceandTechnologyonSociety
ConceptofoneWorld
UnitedNations,Panchsheel,Democracy,SocialismandCommunism
RoleofIndiainthepresentworld
AbroadsurveyofIndianHistory,withemphasisonCultureandCivilisation
BasicTeachingsofMahatmaGandhi
FreedomMovementinIndia
ElementarystudyofIndianConstitutionandAdministration
ElementaryknowledgeofFiveYearPlansofIndia
PanchayatiRaj
Co-operativesandCommunityDevelopment
Bhoodan,Sarvodaya,NationalIntegrationandWelfareState
NDAGeographySyllabus
AlltheGeographicalknowledgeismentionedinthesyllabusnecessaryfortheNDA examination
LatitudesandLongitudes
Conceptoftime
InternationalDateLine
MovementsofEarthandtheire ects
OriginofEarth Rocksandtheirclassification
Weathering MechanicalandChemical,EarthquakesandVolcanoes
Earth’sFunctioning-OceanCurrents,Tides,Atmosphereanditscomposition, TemperatureandAtmosphericPressure,PlanetaryWinds,Cyclonesand Anticyclones,Humidity,CondensationandPrecipitation