NDA Previous Year Question Paper: The question papers regarding NDA Examination are provided by UPSC on their official web portal i.e upsc.gov.in. The National Defence Academy Examination (NDA) is conducted by UPSC in an offline mode twice every year. The NDA previous year question paper will help the candidates to practice for the examination and get an idea about the actual question paper. Candidates can get all the important details regarding the NDA Previous Year Question Paper from below.
UPSC NDA Previous Year Question Papers with Answers
The candidates are expected to prepare themselves by solving previous year question papers to get the correct guidance about the examination pattern. The NDA Previous Year Question Paper is released by the conducting body i.e UPSC on their official web portal in the form of PDF to help candidates prepare for the examination. The candidates can go to their website or directly download it from the links given below.
In the table below you can get the UPSC NDA Previous Year Question Papers with Answers:
| Year | Question Paper with Answer |
| 2021 | Check Here |
| 2020 | Check Here |
| 2019 | Check Here |
| 2018 | Check Here |
| 2017 | Check Here |
| 2016 | Check Here |
| 2015 | Check Here |
| 2014 | Check Here |
| 2013 | Check Here |
| 2012 | Check Here |
Read more: NDA Question Paper Representation
Note: We keep on adding the question paper for the current session here after the exam is held.
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Read more: NDA Answer Key
How to Download NDA Previous Year Question Paper
Candidates who want to download the NDA Previous Year Question Paper can follow the given steps.
- Visit the official web prota of UPSC i.e upsc.gov.in
- On the homepage of UPSC you will find a drop down menu. Select the option ‘previous year question paper’ from the drop down menu.
- Select for the NDA Previous year questions paper and candidates can find all the links to the PDFs of Previous year question papers.’
- Candidates can download the PDFs and use them as mocks or practice.
Utilization of NDA Previous Year Question Paper
The candidates appearing for UPSC NDA Examination are expected to solve the previous year question paper provided by the authorities. The previous year question paper helps the candidates analyse their preparations for the examination and what topics they need to focus on. Candidates can use the previous year question papers as mock tests to compare between yearly question patterns and much more regarding NDA Examination. Some of the benefits are listed below.
- The previous year question paper will help candidates understand their preparations for the NDA Examination more deeply.
- Candidates can find their strong and weak points by solving these papers and can try improving the weaker points.
- Candidates will be able to learn time management by solving these question papers
- Candidates can get all the details about weightage of marks based on different topics and can study accordingly.
- These previous year question papers can be used as mock tests for better practice.
About NDA
The National Defence Academy Examination is conducted for admission of interested candidates to the Indian Army, Navy and Air Force Wings of NDA and Indian Naval Academy Course. NDA examination is a national level examination scheduled twice a year and is conducted by the Union Public Services Commission (UPSC) in an offline mode within the country. The examination consists of two stages namely, written examination and SSB Interview. The candidates qualifying both are selected for NDA based on their total marks. For the first time, females are also allowed to apply for the NDA Examination. To know about the eligibility details, candidates can check the previous articles.
NDA Previous Year Question Paper FAQs
Ans. Aspirants can get NDA previous year question paper from upsc.gov.in.
Ans. Yes. USC repeats questions in NDA exam.
Ans. NDA previous year question paper with solutions do help in NDA preparations. However, aspirants should also practise with mock tests, read syllabus, and refer to best books for NDA exam.
Hi Sir I am Abhishek Dwivedi without Math or Physics can I apply for NDA Exam form, Kindly suggest me thanking you.
Hi abhishek,
10+2 Cadet Entry Scheme at Indian Naval Academy without maths and physics.
Hi sir. My D.o.B is 27/06/2000 and i’m not yet 19 yrs old. Can i write NDA I 2019 ?
hi nilesh!
The age limit is the first eligibility criteria that candidates match with their details. The date of birth range is 16 ½ to 19 ½ as mentioned above will be the age range for the candidates who can apply for the NDA .
Hi,sir
How can I prepare for nda exam
For math & GAT Which book I want to read .
I just give my 12 class exam.
Hi,
As you have given the 12th exam you must have a good hold on Maths and Science, so to polish your skills, you can go through the books, Pathfinder and NCERT (11 & 12) for maths. For General Knowledge – PATHFINDER, and for science- Arihant Encyclopedia of General Science and NCERT (9–10).
i just want to know that why the admit card not be downloading? it’s showing error
Hello,
You can download your admit card from the given link. https://careeraglasem.wpcomstaging.com/nda-1-admit-card-2019/
sir pls send last year paper
Hi!
All previous year question papers of UPSC NDA are available on this page.
Sir i am studied in class 11 is I eligible for nda1 2020
sir, which subjects are to be know to score in the exam ????…..Is biology and chemistry required ???