How to prepare one month before NDA & NA Written Examination

The National Defence Academy and Naval Academy (NDA & NA) Examination is administered by Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) for School Leaving (K-12) Students in India. Writing written examination is the first step; qualified candidates are called for personality test and interview for final selection. The UPSC India conducts NDA & NA Examination twice every year. 

Here are a few tips to prepare one month before actual NDA and NA test date.

#1. NDA & NA Examination is rigorous testing to fix, what you have studied in school years and whether you would be able to serve to Indian Defence Forces. Plan your preparation at least one year before you write actual examination.

#2. Self study is the key; NDA & NA Examination is objective type test / multiple choice questions (mcqs). Clear the basics well, and practice identical questions, the types that are asked in real examination.

You can find guide books for NDA & NA Preparation in the market place. Also you can search for websites that conducts online classes and provides study material, mock test etc.

Find a mentor; join some coaching institute for NDA & NA Exam Preparation. If your parents can not afford fees, find someone who can teach you only selected topics, that way will be cheaper. If either not works for you, do not loose hope, be your own mentor!

#3. Plan your studies for NDA & NA Exam at least one year before the actual examination. This is essential step. Cover every topic mentioned in the NDA & NA Exam Syllabus and practice lots of Objective Type Questions. This is essential, so you feel confident at least one month / two month / 3 months before actual exam date. 

NDA&NA Written Exam is competitive test to identify whether you would be able to complete a course from one of the Defence Academy and further serve to Indian Defence Forces. The Level of NDA & NA Examination Questions is high.

One Month Before NDA & NA Examination

#4. Do NOT study new topic. Every topic from the syllabus is important. But NO, if something has left, leave it for now. Focus only around covered topics.

#5. Revision is the Key. Keep revising Mathematics Formulae, and General Ability Test (GAT) Basics.

#6. Test your self; take mock tests, as many as you can. Ideally, one mock Test every alternate day will work well.

#7. Evaluate yourself, how you fared. Why you marked an answer wrongly from one of your favorite topics. Pick the basic books and clear doubts.

NDA & NA Exam is high pressure competitive test; do not overload yourself with exam worries. This is just another examination. Stay calm, go for walk, listen music, eat healthy. STAY FIT. Even small sickness may hamper your performance in actual test.

2/3 Days Before NDA & NA Examination

STOP READING!

How much you prepared, believe, that much will get you a place in NDA & NA Written Test Result. You can flip books, look across some formulae, or periodic table, but not for the purpose of Exam Preparation and scoring. You are already prepared, now it’s time to test yourself.

How to stay productive and learn with ease

In my opinion, a person is most productive when his / her all departments are working normally, this includes, body, mind and soul (the connection between body and mind). Noises are many, shall you listen to every advice, shall you attend all type of classes, online, offline, crash course, full time etc., etc., etc.. The answer is NO. Whatever you do with full concentration is the most productive part of your productivity system. That is the stage when you focus on One Task, outside noises do not disturb you. Whether you read algebra or go through a history page or you are setting your OKRs for your company, it's completely normal, not tiring and you are into it.

Listen everyone, but time is limited. Try to listen to those who have already achieved it, who has already cracked an exam, who are already working and taking a product to the next level. Learn from Doers, Hack Gaps, those who are doers will infuse a positive sense of doing in you. Books are many, magazines are many, websites are limitless, AI is bringing you new knowledge, online classes are there, videos can teach you anytime, anywhere, but hold on, before you decide to take that class and learn from lectures, chose certain options, give them a try, and then select one that fits you and not your classmate or a work colleague.

Learning from different sources is awesome, and knowing more will take you close to success where you will say, Aha, I have cracked this. But in the heavy load of information, being human, and in the quest of to more, get more, we forget the fact that we have only 24 Hrs in a day, our energy level is certain and our body and mind need continuous reasons to strengthen, Information load is so high that we do many things, follow many methods to achieve quick success, we go by stories because stories are interesting. In all this, the most important thing we forget is how much to do around what?

For example, to learn set theory, you can follow your syllabus, take 4/5 mock tests, and buy one guide book or practice book to increase your problem solving speed. There is no need at all to solve problems from 10 books that are recommended as marketing gimmicks.

When you solve problems from one practice book, repeat solving them again, do it 2/3 times and you will notice, your approach of problem solving is different as well as time taken.

Entrance Examinations test you not only for knowledge but also for your way of approach to solve a problem. This is not about memorizing or learning. Indeed, this is about how beneficial you would be to college and industry after completing the coursework. The way of approach to solve any problem comes from practice. Yes, when you can do more, do it, that is completely fine, but not meeting your tennis buddy till the exams are over will not help you in cracking Bernoulli's Theorem.

Keep a balance, and you can crack any exam with learning; and learning is the way you approach to solve a problem. Seats are limited, demands are high, no problem in that, it's not about one exam only. It's meaningless, if your test preparation won't teach you a problem solving approach, and that approach will come from a selection of a few books, few classes, and a few mock tests. Strike a balance, Hack Gaps. Crack any examination that you want to.

Inspiration source: Vox.Com, i was searching internet for some article and found Vox article, the website is pay walled, i read only a few lines before its shows Paywall features, but headline was so interesting that I read it somehow and this idea came in mind perhaps helpful to you test takers. I have not paid them, definitely they need a mention for great work.

Ganapati Festival in Mumbai spreads love, joy, boost business and give a reason to strive

 Career Care wishes all of you Happy Ganapati Fest 2025. The students and anyone can see the die hard spirit of Mumbai during Ganapati Festival. This business capital is know for Never Stop attitude and it keep moving. What is special about Ganapati Festival is you will see spirit of help in everyone. Go to any Ganapati Worship Place nobody will ask who you are, from where you came, why you came, no questions, you worship or not completely your wish. You can stay in one such place and enjoy watching or helping organizers or simply sit  idle and relax amid the sounds of Drumbeats and singers singing, religious songs; people dancing with or without song wishing each other Ganapati Bappa Morya which simple translates to Happy Ganapati Festival.

Lot has written about This beautiful festival across internet. Videos go viral in no time. This is heavy rainy season in Mumbai, city witness all kind of rain, huh, its torrential rain, who stops, those drummers, those organizers, those people who stand in queues to worship, those take leaves from office of 10 days to worship Ganapati Bappa at homes all are never tiring attitude. The festival rolls economy, give business a ray of hope amid heavy rainfall when festival give reason to people to smile and work hard without thinking twice, obviously the season give a boost to businesses, and those who are seasonal workers like drummers and idol makers get reason to earn money. This give them livelihood.

And you can see the patience of Mumbai people, imagine roads are jammed because someone is bringing an idol of Lord Ganesha or taking it on Day 10th to immerse in Holy Waters amidst, dance, religious songs, celebrations and heavy rain pouring, no passerby even say 'Huh', no that is against the spirit of celebration, spirit of religion and spirituality. Nobody ask people to not complain when there are roadblocks but I bet it once you are in the atmosphere you will become part of celebration without you knowing yourself.

Students or anyone who is struggling to make career, do something better in life, want to do something different or seeking peace, I think must watch Ganapati Festival in real time. The largest set up Ganapati Celebration is called Lalbagcha Raja Lalbaugcha Raja. Link given only for your easiness and not for clicks, I strongly suggest see Mumbai in person, now or next time, its never late and learn one of the happiest ways of living without complaints.

UPSC announced NDA & NA Exam II 2025 Time Table

 The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has finalized Examination Time Table for National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Examination i.e. NDA & Exam II-2025

Time Table NDA & Exam II-2025 

Date: 14 September 2025

Time: 10 AM to 12.30 PM

Subject: Mathematics

 

Date: 14 September 2025

Time: 2 pm TO 4.30 PM

Subject: General Ability Test (GAT)

 

NDA & NA is a very different examination, its syllabus is vast, of course those who are going to appear are brave boys. Career Care wishes you all Good Luck

 

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NTA announces exam dates for NITTT Exam April-May 2025 Candidates

 The National Testing Agency (NTA) has published Examination Date and Schedule for National Initiative for Technical Teachers Training (NITTT) Examination for April-May 2025 Semester Candidates. Following given detailed schedule:

Date of the NITTT test: 29, 30 August and 6, 7 September 2025
Duration: 2 hour (120 minutes)
Timings: Exams will be held in two shifts per day.

• SHIFT- 1 (10:00 AM – 12:00 Noon)
• SHIFT- 2 (2:00 PM – 4:00 PM)

Pattern of the test: Objective Type Test comprising 100 Multiple Choice Questions.
Mode of conducting the NITTT exam: Online (Internet Based)-Remote Proctored.
Medium: English only
Issue of Admit Cards: Admit cards can be downloaded from 22 August 2025 onwards from the website https://nittt.nta.ac.in/
Date and timing of webinar: 25 August 2025 (Monday) From 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM
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UPSC Important Notice for Combined Medical Services Examination 2025

 UPSC New Delhi has published very important notification regarding Combined Medical Services Examination 2025, i.e. Addendum to Combined Medical Services Examination, 2025
(Notice No. 08/2025-CMS dated 19th February, 2025)

(A) Rounding-off Marks:
Marks obtained by the candidates shall be rounded off up to two decimal digits, at all stage(s) of the examination, by applying the standard rounding off principle, wherever applicable. Accordingly, while applying the Tie Breaking Principles, the rounded off marks up to two decimal digits shall be considered for resolving all tie cases.
(B) Tie-Breaking Principle:
(i) If the marks in aggregate (Final Marks) are equal, the candidate securing more marks in the written total will be ranked higher;
(ii) If the marks at (i) above are equal, the candidate younger in age will be ranked higher;

 (iii) If the date of birth is also same, the candidate whose date of completion of the Internship is earlier, will be ranked higher; and
(iv) In cases where a tie persists even after applying the above Tie Breaking Principles, it will be resolved at the discretion of the Commission.

For the official notification pdf document go to the official website https://upsc.gov.in/