NDA result 2021 will be released by the UPSC, the conducting body of the exam. The written test of NDA I will be held on April 18, 2021, and the result is expected to be issued in the month of June 2021.
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Candidates who will secure the NDA cutoff marks will be called for the SSB Interview. The cutoff marks will be released along with the NDA Result. NDA 2021 results will be available in PDF format which will contain a list of the registration numbers of qualified candidates.
Once the conducting body issues the result on the official website, candidates will be able to check individual results by their credentials i.e. registration number and date of birth. Read about the selection process of NDA 2021
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Name of Exam | National Defence Academy (NDA) |
Conducting Body | Union Public Selection Commission (UPSC) |
Frequency | Twice a year |
Exam Level | National |
Selection Process |
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Mode of Result | Online |
Format of Result | PDF format |
Mode of Scorecard | Online |
Official Website | upsc.gov.in |
The upcoming important dates of NDA I and NDA II is mentioned below:
Events | NDA I 2021 | NDA II 2021 |
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NDA written exam | April 18, 2021 | September 05, 2021 |
Result of written exam | June 2021 | November 2021 |
SSB Interview | July to September 2021 | January 2022 to April 2022 |
Declaration of NDA final result | To be notified | To be notified |
To check the NDA result 2021, candidates must follow the below-mentioned steps:
Step 1: Visit the UPSC Official website and on the home page, click on the result link.
Step 2: On the display, the NDA Result 2021 will appear.
Step 3: Enter Ctrl + F and enter your registration number. If the registration number appears, this means candidates have qualified the exam.
Step 4: Download the NDA result for future reference.
The scorecards of qualified candidates will be released within 10 - 15 days after the declaration date of NDA result 2021. The scorecards must be downloaded within 30 days. Candidates must remember that the mark sheet will not be sent to the individual students via post or courier.
The candidates, who qualify the written exam, will be able to download the NDA scorecard. Here are the steps to download the scorecard:
Once the scorecard is downloaded, candidates must check if the visible information is correct. Here are the following details that will be displayed:
After the written exam, with a span of 15 days, the answer key will be released on the official website. Candidates can use the answer keys and calculate the marks for each paper according to the marking scheme to determine the marks you are likely to obtain.
Section | Formula of Calculation |
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GAT | Number of the correct answers (x 4) -Number of wrong answers (x0.33) |
Mathematics | Number of the correct answer(x 2.5)- number of wrong answers (x0.33) |
When two or more candidates secure equal aggregate marks in the NDA 2021 exam, the ties are resolved as per age which means candidates older in age will be given preference.
Once a candidate qualifies for the written exam of NDA selection process, they are called for the SSB Interview round. The commission will release a separate call letter for the interview round.
Candidates must log on to the website of the Army, Navy or Air Force after qualifying for the written exam to get the interview schedule and venue. For the interview round, candidates have to carry certain documents with them for verification such as:
The answer key is published by UPSC after the declaration of the final results. The candidates can check the correct answers and also calculate the score of their written test.
The answer key is made available for sets of test booklets - A, B, C, and D in PDF form. Candidates will be able to calculate the probable score of the exam with the help of the answer keys.
The NDA 2021 cutoff marks will be declared by the UPSC after the final results are published. The facts that affect the cutoff marks each year are the number of vacancies, the number of appeared candidates, the competition level, and the level of difficulty of the questions in the written exam.
Here is a tabular which represents the expected cutoff marks:
Exam | NDA expected cut off |
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Written Exam | 342 |
Final Cutoff | 704 |
Candidates must note that the sectional cutoff of a minimum of 35% marks to qualify for final cutoff marks which means a candidate has to score a minimum of 105 marks in the mathematics section. A total of 210 marks in the General Ability Section must be secured to be able to qualify for the overall cut-off.
Ques. What are the qualifying marks for each subject?
Ans. You have to score at least 25% of the marks secured for each subject to qualify the written test.
Ques. Will I qualify the written test if I score 340 marks?
Ans. Yes, you will be eligible for the SSB interview. Considering the NDA Cut-off trends from previous years, 340 is good enough for qualifying the test.
Ques. When will the results for NDA 1 2021 be published?
Ans. The tentative result publication for NDA 1 2021 was in May 2021.
Ques. What details are mentioned in the result PDF?
Ans. The result PDF comprises the roll numbers of qualified candidates.
*The article might have information for the previous academic years, please refer the official website of the exam.