Check Expected Cut Off Marks for NDA-1 2021 Exam

UPSC conducted the NDA & NA 2020 (1) 2021 Written Exam in Offline mode on 18th April 2021. Based on the difficulty level of the questions in both the papers – Mathematics & General Ability Test (GAT), we have estimated the Cut-Off Marks of UPSC NDA (1) 2021 Written Exam.

 

UPSC NDA (1) 2021 Exam was held under UPSC NDA & NA 1 2021 Recruitment in Indian Armed Forces, i.e., Army, Navy and Air Force of the National Defence Academy (NDA) and Naval Academy (NA) across selected Exam Centres amid COVID-19 Pandemic.

 

UPSC NDA (1) 2021 Written Exam

UPSC NDA (1) 2021 Written Exam consisted of two Papers – Mathematics & General Ability Test (GAT) consisting of objective multiple choice questions of total 900 Marks. The exam was held in offline mode. There was negative marking of 1/3rd marks for wrong answers. The time duration of Paper-1 & 2 was 2 Hours 30 minutes each:

 

UPSC NDA (1) 2021 Written Exam Pattern
Subject/ No. of Questions	Paper	Duration	Maximum Marks
Mathematics (120 Questions)	1	2 Hours & 30 Minutes	300
General Ability Test (150 Questions) Part-A English + Part-B General Knowledge	2	2 Hours & 30 Minutes	600
Total			900

 

Expected Cut-Off for UPSC NDA (1) 2021 Written Exam

Questions asked in the exam consisted of moderate to difficult level. The marks of Paper-1 will be considered to shortlist candidates to qualify for the SSB Interview Round. Let’s have a look at the Expected Cut-Off for UPSC NDA (1) 2021 Written Exam:

Expected Cut-Off for UPSC NDA-1- 2021 Written Exam
Expected Cut-Off	Total Marks (Paper-1 + Paper-2)
350 – 360	900

 

UPSC NDA/ NA 1 & 2 Previous Year Marks

UPSC NDA/ NA 1 & 2 Previous Year Marks are as under:

UPSC NDA/ NA 1 & 2 Previous Year Marks
Year	Written Exam Marks (Out of 900)	WRITTEN + SSB Marks (Out of 1800)
NDA & NA 2020	355 (With at least 25% marks in each subject)	723 Marks secured by the last candidate in the merit order
NDA & NA (II) 2019	346 (With at least 25% marks in each subject)	709 Marks secured by the last candidate in the merit order
NDA & NA (I) 2019	342	704
NDA & NA (II) 2018	325	688
NDA & NA (I) 2018	338	705
NDA & NA (II) 2017	258	624
NDA & NA (I) 2017	342	708
NDA & NA (II) 2016	229	602
NDA & NA (I) 2016	288	656
NDA & NA (II) 2015	269	637
NDA & NA (I) 2015	306	674
NDA & NA (II) 2014	283	656
NDA & NA (I) 2014	360	722
NDA & NA (II) 2013	360	721
NDA & NA (I) 2013	333	698
NDA & NA (II) 2012	335	699

 

UPSC NDA & NA Previous Year Result Analysis: Number of Candidates Qualified

Below is the year-wise analysis of NDA Exam (Both Paper 1 & 2):

UPSC NDA & NA Previous Year Result Analysis
Exam Name	Number of Candidates Qualified
NDA 2 2019 SSB Interview	662
NDA 2 2019 written exam	7034
NDA 1 2019 written exam	7927
NDA 2 2018 written exam	6930+
NDA 1 2018 written exam	8200+
NDA 1 2018 SSB interview	379
NDA 2 2017 written exam	6500+
NDA 2 2017 SSB interview	447
NDA 1 2017 written exam	8010
NDA 1 2017 SSB interview	371

 

After clearing the cut-off marks, students are advised to look at the below points for further selection procedures:

 

SSB Interview (900 Marks):

UPSC prepares a list of candidates who obtain the minimum qualifying marks in the written examination as fixed by the Commission at their discretion. Such candidates shall appear before a Services Selection Board for Intelligence and Personality Test where candidates for the Army/Navy wings of the NDA and 10+2 Cadet Entry Scheme of Indian Naval Academy will be assessed on Officers Potentiality and those for the Air Force in addition to the above will have to qualify Computerised Pilot Selection System (CPSS). Candidates with Air Force as one of the choice would also undergo CPSS if they qualify SSB and are willing.

 

Final Selection:

Qualified candidates will then be placed in a single combined list on the basis of total marks secured by them in the Written Examination and the Services Selection Board Tests. The final allocation/selection for admission to the Army, Navy, Air Force of the National Defence Academy and 10+2 Cadet Entry Scheme of Indian Naval Academy will be made upto the number of vacancies available subject to eligibility, medical fitness and merit-cum-preference of the candidates.