How to Prepare for National Defence Acdemy.

Guidelines for the Examination:-

• Fix your goal and start preparing early, as early as after your Class X exam. This will give you an edge over other students.
• Understand the syllabus thoroughly and make a firm routine so that you cover all the subjects.
• Go back to your basics, even if that means referring to your Class VI, VII, VIII, books for certain subjects.
• Improve your English. Start reading a newspaper daily and make it a regular habit to watch news on TV. Also brush up your Grammar skills.
• Refer to the past years question papers so that you have a fair idea of what to expect.
• Solve as many mock question papers and past question papers as possible.
• Identify your weak subjects and start working on them so that you gain a stronghold.
• Prepare yourself to be calm in the examination hall and answer the questions within the stipulated time.
• As there would be negative marking, try to prepare yourself in such
•  a manner that you do not have to make any guesses in the examination hall. It is best to answer only if you are very sure of the answer. Guesses are not going to pay here.
• Spend time on understanding yourself, your weak areas and try to strengthen them.
• Last but not the least, start thinking and behaving like an officer.

My Personal View:-

• As we all know that entrance examination for the National Defence Academy is conducted by UPSC itself. That makes the examination a bit tougher than other's. But with the right guidance and attitude any examination can easily be cracked. You just need to focus on each and every subject very carefully. You must prepare yourself well in each and every subject as every subject has its own cut off so it is important to cross the cut off each subject. Make a well defined routine in which you will cover each subject and put them into revision continuously. 

National Defence Academy

NATIONAL DEFENCE ACADEMY:-The National Defence Academy is a Joint Services academy of the Indian Armed Forces, where cadets of the three services, the Army, the Navy and the Air Force are trained together before they go on to pre-commissioning training to their respective service academies. It is located in Khadakwasla near Pune, Maharashtra.It was the 1st tri-service academy in the world and is rated amongst the best in this world.

All the cadets joining the NDA after their 10+2 Examination are trained in the Academy for three years culminating in graduation with BA/BSc or BCs (Computer Science) degree of Jawaharlal Nehru University. Apart from academic training they are also trained in outdoor skills, like Drill, PT and games; apart from one of the foreign languages up to the lower B1 level (according to the international standards). The emphasis in NDA is on character building, esprit-de-corps, mental and physical robustness, leadership and a sense of keen observation. Life in NDA is all about learning discipline and adhering self improvement.

NDA has an excellent infrastructure for all-round training of cadets and a vast array of facilities like spacious and well-maintained classrooms, well-equipped labs, two Olympic size swimming pools, a gymnasium, 32 football fields, 2 polo grounds, a cricket stadium and a number of squash and tennis courts. The academic year is divided into two terms, viz. Spring (Jan. to May) and Autumn (July to Dec.). A cadet must undergo training for a total of six terms before graduating from the NDA