UPSC NDA Passing Marks 2024: Category wise

The UPSC NDA Passing Marks 2024 is 25% in each subject at the written stage (out of 900) to be qualified for training or a course at the National Defense Academy. The minimum passing marks in written exam is 355 (with at least 25% marks in each subject). The selection process for NDA is based on a combination of the written examination and the SSB (Services Selection Board) interview. The NDA cut off 2024 must be met independently by candidates in the SSB (Services Selection Board) interview and written exam. The score that must be achieved by the last candidate in the merit order (out of 1800 Marks) stands at 719. The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) will soon announce NDA 1 & 2 cut off 2024 along with the declaration of final result.

Applicants must review NDA previous year cut off trends because the minimum qualifying marks impact the likelihood of candidates being selected. Having a thorough understanding of the UPSC NDA cut off enables applicants to plan their exam preparation. To choose candidates for the three defence services via the UPSC NDA 2024 selection process, the NDA cutoff 2024 will be made public on the official website. Let us now take you through the expected UPSC NDA cutoff 2024 along with the NDA cutoffs for the previous years.

UPSC NDA 2024 Passing Marks

As mentioned earlier, one must pass each paper with a score of at least 25% for candidates to pass the UPSC NDA written exam. Those who achieve more than the NDA cutoff and the minimum marks will be invited to the SSB interview procedure, which is the next step of selection. Subsequently, based on the combined results of the written test and the interview, the final NDA cut-off marks, which will be announced as a range of 1800, will be made available for the candidates. 

Expected NDA Cut off 2024

Based on the cutoff trend from previous years, the NDA projected cutoff for 2024 has been predicted. applicants can use the cutoff from the preceding year to better understand the anticipated cutoff for 2024, which is provided in the table below. The actual UPSC NDA 2024 cutoff will probably match the predicted cutoff. The following table provides the anticipated cut off for the written exam and final selection:

Stage	Total Marks	NDA 1 2024 Expected cutoff
NDA Written Exam Cutoff 2024	900 marks	355-360 (With at least 25% marks in each subject)
Final NDA Cutoff 2024 (Written exam+SSB)	1800 marks	705-710

Types of UPSC NDA Cutoff 2024

UPSC NDA passing marks 2024 will be released in two stages- NDA written exam cutoff and final NDA cutoff. The cutoff for the NDA written exam and the final NDA cutoff are both announced by UPSC. The NDA written exam cutoff implies the minimum percentage of marks that must be obtained by candidates to qualify for the NDA written exam. The UPSC has set a minimum qualifying cutoff of 25% marks in mathematics paper and 25% marks in GAT paper each. The final NDA result is made public along with the official aggregate cutoff. The Final UPSC NDA cutoff is the combined or aggregate score that a candidate secures in the NDA written exam and SSB interview. For more information on the different NDA 2024 cutoffs, see the points below.  

UPSC NDA Qualifying Cut-off 2024

The minimum NDA cutoff that the UPSC specifies in the NDA notice is known as the "NDA qualifying cut off marks". It is the minimum score a candidate must obtain to qualify for a particular stage and move on to the next round of the NDA 2024 exam. The NDA cutoff for the written exam is a score of 25% in each subject. To advance to the next step of the NDA selection process, an applicant must achieve the aggregate NDA cut off in addition to the minimum qualifying cutoff marks. For each NDA exam, a separate aggregate NDA cutoff is used.

How to Check UPSC NDA Passing Marks 2024?

To download the NDA cut off 2024, aspirants will have to go through a rigorous process, commencing with logging on to the official website. The NDA cutoff download procedure is described in detail below.

• Go to upsc.gov.in to access the UPSC website.
• Please find and click the NDA cutoff 2024 link.
• On the screen, the PDF file for the UPSC NDA cutoff will appear.
• Check the UPSC NDA cutoff results by category.
• Save the NDA 1 cutoff 2024 pdf to your computer for later use.

How UPSC NDA Passing Marks are Calculated?

After the official publication of the final results, the NDA cutoff for both exam sessions is made public. NDA cutoff is made public separately for the knowledge examination and the selection. The written exam's cutoff is determined out of a total of 900 marks. Only Objective-type questions will be asked in the UPSC NDA exam. The UPSC NDA exam is conducted for two subjects: Mathematics and General Ability Test. For every incorrect answer, 1/3rd of the total marks allotted for a particular question will be deducted.

Subjects/Paper	Maximum Marks
Mathematics	300 marks
General Ability Test (Part A: General English) General Ability Test (Part B: General Knowledge)	600 marks

The last recommended candidates' scores out of 1800 are used to determine the final selection cutoff (900 marks for the written exam and 900 marks for SSB Interview). The NDA Minimum Qualifying Marks and cutoff marks are different. Candidates must obtain more than the NDA cutoff and the minimum qualifying marks to become eligible to proceed to the next round of selection i.e., the SSB Interview process. Then, the final NDA cutoff marks will be determined out of a total score of 1800 which will be calculated on the basis of the total scores obtained in the written test and the interview. The prescribed qualifying NDA cutoff marks for each subject is 25%. Applicants must achieve different cutoff scores in the written exam and SSB Interview in order to qualify for the NDA exam. Post that, candidates are suggested for admission to the Army, Navy, and Air Force wings of the National Defense Academy and Naval Academy based on the NDA cutoff.

The exam conducting authority calculates the NDA Passing Marks based on the following factors:

• Number of candidates who appeared in the exam.
• Total number of vacancies released.
• Difficulty level of the NDA exam

UPSC NDA Result 2024

The NDA 1 result 2024 will be released by the Union Public Service Commission through online mode at upsc.gov.in. Candidates must qualify for the UPSC NDA 2024 written exam to be eligible to appear for the SSB interview. The NDA result is released separately by UPSC  for both the stages: UPSC NDA written examination and SSB interview. After the SSB interview of the NDA selection process 2024 is conducted, the final NDA 2024 result will be released based on the marks obtained by the candidates in the NDA written exam and SSB interview.

Previous Year UPSC NDA Passing Marks

The previous years' trends in the NDA written cut off as well as the final qualifying scores have been provided below. The minimum marks required to qualify for the full NDA selection process have been provided below:

NDA Cut off 2023

Find the NDA 2023 cut off for written exam and final selection below.

NDA 1

Name of the Wing	Minimum qualifying standard at the written stage (out of 900)	Marks secured by last recommended candidate [Final Stage] (out of 1800)
Army	301 (With at least 25% marks in each subject)	664
Navy
Air Force
Naval Academy
Total

NDA 2

Name of the Wing	Vacancies	Number of Recommended candidates	Minimum qualifying standard at the written stage (out of 900 marks)	Marks secured by last recommended candidate            at Final Stage (out of 1800 marks)
Army	208 (including 10 for female candidates)	-
Navy	42 (including 12 for female candidates)
Air Force
Flying	92 (including 02 for female candidates)	699	292 (With at least 20% marks in each subject)	656
Ground duties (Tech)	18 (including 02 for female candidates)
Ground duties (Non-Tech)	10 (including 02 for female candidates)
Naval Academy	25 (including 07 for female candidates)
Total	395

NDA Cut off for Written Exam

The full marks for the written test the NDA exam is 900. The sectional cutoff for the written exam is also set by UPSC on the basis of the total marks of each section. The sectional cut off is set at 25 per cent in each subject. Find the previous years’ NDA Cut off for written exam below.

Year	NDA 1 cut off (Out of 900 marks)	NDA 2 cut off (Out of 900 marks)
2022	360 (With at least 25% marks in each subject)	316 (With at least 20% marks in each subject)
2021	343 (With at least 25% marks in each subject)	355 (With at least 25% marks in each subject)
2020	355 (With at least 25% marks in each subject)	355 (With at least 25% marks in each subject)
2019	342 (With at least 25% marks in each subject)	346 (With at least 25% marks in each subject)
2018	338 (With at least 25% marks in each subject)	325 (With at least 25% marks in each subject)
2017	342 (With at least 25% marks in each subject)	258 (With at least 25% marks in each subject)
2016	288 (With at least 25% marks in each Subject)	229 (With at least 20% marks in each subject)

NDA Cut off for Final Selection

The marks secured by the last finally recommended candidates are referred to as the NDA cut-off for final selection. UPSC decides the cut-off for this stage out of 1800 marks (900 marks for written exam + 900 marks for Interview.

Year	NDA 1 Cut off (Out of 1800 marks)	NDA 2 Cut off (Out of 1800 marks)
2022	720	678
2021	709	726
2020	723	719
2019	704	709
2018	705	688
2017	708	624
2016	656	602

The UPSC NDA result 2024 will be made public by the Union Public Service Commission soon on the upsc.gov.in website. One must note that applicants would be able to appear for the SSB interview only if they pass the UPSC NDA 2024 written exam. Also, the Commission issues separate results for the SSB interview and the UPSC NDA written examination. Upon the conclusion of the SSB interview for the NDA selection process 2024, the final NDA result will be made public. The candidates' scores in the SSB interview and NDA written exam will be used to determine the final NDA 2024 result.

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