The NDA Exam is conducted for the selection of candidates for the Indian Armed Forces. One has the option to join the Army, Air Force and Navy through the NDA (National Defence Academy) Examination. The Exam is conducted two times a year and marked as NDA 1 and NDA 2. Recently, the NDA 1/2023 Written Exam has been conducted and all the candidates who have appeared for the examination can download the NDA 1 Answer Key in PDF.

UPSC NDA Answer Key Overview

Exam Name	NDA
Event	NDA 1 Answer Key
Authority	UPSC
Exam Mode	Online/Offline
Exam Paper	Math & GAT
Questions	150
Marks	600
SET Wise Answer Key	Math & GAT – SET A, B, C, D

 

How to Download the NDA 1 Answer Key:

One can download the answer key from multiple sources. The NDA 1 Answer key is available on the official website as well as some institutes also release their answer key. The Official Answer key make take some time while the coaching institutes release their answer key on the same date.

The Exam conducting authority releases its answer key a few days after the examination. There are multiple sets of Question papers in the examination and the official sites release the answer key separately for each set.

But there is nothing much difference between the Official Answer Key and the NDA 1 Answer Key 2023 of the Coaching Institutes. The Accuracy level is pretty much similar and one gets a decent overview of his/her examination.

How to Calculate the Marks in NDA Answer Key:

Basically, there are two papers in the examination. One is Mathematics and the other is GAT which stands for General Ability Test. The Marking scheme or Marking pattern is pretty much different for both papers. One will also have to face the negative marking as well. Here is a pattern, I have mentioned below through which you can easily calculate your marks in the NDA 1 Answer Key.

Type of Answers	Marks Per Question
Correct Answer (Mathematics)	+2.5
Correct Answer (GAT)	+ 4
Wrong Answer (For Both)	-0.33%
No Answer	0
More than One Answer	-0.33%

The formula to calculate your overall marks in the examination is pretty simple. All you need is to calculate the marks of the overall questions that you have attended and follow the mentioned formula below:

Total Score = Total Number of Answers Marked Correctly – Total Number of Incorrect Answers

Note: No marks will be deducted for un-attempt questions. So, do not calculate your marks for attempted questions.

Download Official NDA 1 Answer Key 2023:

In order to download the NDA Official Answer Key, You will need to check out the Official website of the NDA Examination. As you may have an idea that the NDA Written Exam is conducted by the Unions Public Service Commission which is very commonly known as UPSC. Visit the Official Website of UPSC and follow the mentioned steps below:

• Visit the Official Site (upsc.gov.in )
• You will see the link in the top corner of the website.
• Click on the NDA 2023 Link and “select” Download Answer Key
• There would be multiple sets of paper, choose your question sets and download them.
• You will get the complete NDA 1 Answer Key in PDF.
• You can also take a printout of it for any further use.

There are no other ways to download the Answer key. Some other websites may also publish the Answer key after downloading it from the UPSC’s Official Site.

NDA 1 2023 Result:

The Written Exam has been conducted recently; all the candidates who have appeared for the examination can check they’re overall performance in the NDA 1 Answer Key. The result may be published after a month. The result will be published online and it will be available to download in PDF format as well.

The Exam has been conducted on the 16^th of April 2023. As per the news sources, one may get the result by the end of May 2023. It is not sure yet, it may be a bit earlier or later as well. The result will be also available on the official Site of UPSC Only. You can follow our blog to get the latest updates related to the NDA 2023 Examination.

What after NDA Written Examination:

There are multiple phases of the Examination that one has to clear to get selected for the National Defence Academy. The Written Examination is the very first phase of selection. Once you clear this stage, you will opt to appear for the SSB Interview.

The SSB Interview is also a tough stage to clear as it stands for 5 days. This is the longest-duration Interview ever in India. Under these five days of Interviews, you will be tested in multiple manners through the tests and activities. After checking the NDA 1 Answer Key, if you think that you can clear the examination. You must start your preparation for the SSB Interview right away.

Once you are done with the Written Examination and the SSB Interview. You will appear for the final round of selection which is the Medical Examination. There is nothing much under this, your complete body check-up will be done at the Military Hospitals by Military Doctors.

Are Unofficial Answer Keys Accurate:

Most of the answer keys are released by the Defence Coaching Institutes in order to provide their students with a better overview of their performance. The NDA 1 2023 Answer that is published by the Institutes is actually solved by their own teachers and exam experts.

The Accuracy of the Unofficial Answer Keys is pretty much similar to the official One. There is almost no difference. You can be sure about your performance in the examination by just checking the Unofficial Answer Keys.

How Many marks are required to pass the NDA Written Exam?

In order to clear the NDA Written Examination, A candidate has to score at least 40 correct questions in the NDA Mathematics paper and attempt a good number of questions in the GAT as well. The overall passing mark varies every year. In general, if you score more than 425 out of 700, you may clear the exam.