Welcome defence warriors. Today we will see how to crack NDA written exam in one month time span. Actually 30 days is too less for NDA preparation, but still we will give our best on this one month time span instead of waiting for next attempt. When you will prepare for NDA exam in 30 days, you will cover main topics of NDA Maths and NDA GAT paper which will add value in your NDA preparation which will be helpful even in your upcoming NDA attempts.
Is it Practically Possible to Clear NDA exam in 30 days (or even 45 days) ?
Moreover there is high probability that you are a 12th Science sudent !!
- In first 2 cases, being a 12th Board appeared student, you have already completed Physics, Chemistry, Maths and English subjects for 12th board preparation (and 70% of you also had Biology subject in 12th)
- You are also preparing for Engineering entrance along with NDA (High possibility)
- And in third case, whatever you will study in these 30 days will be a bonus for you in upcoming NDA attempts.
Begin with Previous Year Question Paper Analysis (Work Smartly)
Prerequisite to Crack NDA Exam in One Month
There are some necesary things which you must understand before beginning NDA One Month Preparation :
- This strategy of clearing NDA exam in 30 days is not an shortcut to detailed preparation. I you have time and want guaranteed success, watch detailed strategies on NDA Maths and NDA GAT preparation articles which ae designed to be in merit list.
- You are already studying less subjects in this 30 days preparation of NDA exam. So, make sure that you are 100% perfect in what you are studying so that you attempt questions with 100% accuracy from these studied subjects.
- You must be mentally preparated to work hard and do rigorous revision of what you have studied on daily basis.
- Be optimistic that you can clear NDA exam with preparation of 1 month (actually you are studying these subjects from last 1-2 years)
- Genuinely study hard in these 30 days because even if you fail in this NDA attempt, this preparation will be a foundation stone for next NDA attempts.
How to Crack NDA Written Exam in One Month ?
We will divide these 30 days preparation in 2 slots for more targetted study.
You have to keep track record of each and every day (Daily target setting and completing them at any cost)
Slot 1 (Day 1 to Day 15)
Slot 1 of NDA preparation, that is, first 15 days will be dedicated completely for NDA Maths Preparation. Being a science student, many of you can score high in Maths paper of NDA exam.
And if you fail in NDA Maths paper, then your NDA GAT paper is not even checked! So, its necessary to focus more on Maths section first.
For NDA Maths Preparation in first 15 days :
- You need to complete “Mathematics for NDA and NA book by RS Agarwal” in first 15 days.
- No need to do other theory study of Maths as you have done 11th and 12th Board theory books. So, directly begin with this Maths special NDA book and complete soving A to Z questions from this book.
- No need to make separate notes. Highlight important points in this books only!
- In first 15 days, don’t look at any other subject. Just master this book which is practically possible if you study 7-8 hours on daily basis.
- Revise what you have studied every day at night for atleast 30 minutes.
- Direct questions can be seen from this book in NDA Maths paper.
NDA Maths Weightage for Targeted study
- Differential calculus and Integral calculus
- Trigonometry
- Algebra
- Statistics and Probability
- Vector Algebra
- Analytical Geometry
- Determinant and Matrices
Our Aim for NDA 1 2022 Maths paper :
No of Questions in NDA Maths paper | 120 |
Number of questions to attempt with accuracy: | Around 60 only (50% attempt) |
Maximum wrong answers: | 3-4 Maximum |
Your final score: (With 56 correct and 4 wrong) | 136.67 marks |
Also Check: NDA 1 2022 Result (Latest Update)
Slot 2 (Day 16 to Day 30)
Slot 2 of NDA Maths Preparation contains:
- Rigorous paper solving for first 10 days (Maths + GAT)
- Revision of Physics, Chemistry and Biology chapters
- Dailt 1 hour of English Grammar study.
- Previous year paper solving is the most important section of NDA 1 month preparation.
- For that, you need to take xerox of last 10 attempts of NDA exam (which are available free of cost on upsc.gov.in or even NDA Mock test of Sarkaari Service) and solve them in time constraint as per time table given below.
- Even if you fail in every test, you have to attempt every test and after test is completed, you need to check where you went wrong and study those topics after the test.
- You also get sample answer sheet on google for our 10 mock tests
Your time table from Day 16 - Day 26
Timing | Activities to be done |
7:00 to 10:30 am | NDA Maths paper solving |
10:30 to 12:00 noon | Study questions where you went wrong |
12:00 to 12:30 pm | Lunch Break |
12:30 pm to 3:00 pm | NDA GAT paper solving |
3:00 pm to 4:30 pm | Detailed analysis of topics in NDA English and GK and study them |
4:30pm to 5:30 pm | Break (Relax) |
5:30 pm to 7:30 pm | English grammar rules study (of type of questions asked in NDA English) |
7:30 pm to 10 pm | Study important chapters of Physics, Chemistry and Biology which needs special attention (as per your analysis) |
10 pm to 10:30 pm | Dinner |
10:30 pm to 11 pm | Revise whole day topics and go to sleep |
NDA English Chapter-wise Weightage for Grammar Study :
- Spotting the errors
- Synonyms
- Antonyms
- Idioms and Phrases
- Ordering of Sentences
- Comprehension
- Fill in the Blanks
Scoring Maximum Marks in English is possible with minimum efforts. So, please focus on practicing English Previous year questions. Given below are the types of English Questions asked in NDA Exam. So, go through it and be well verse with the pattern of NDA English questions.
Check exact types of "NDA English Questions!" (Last 5 Years)
In last 5 days before exam, be relaxed and just revise what you have studied for NDA exam. If any backlog study remaining, do that in these 5 days.
Also Check: How to crack NDA in First Attempt (21 Tips)
How to Prepare for NDA Written Exam in 15 days ?
Many aspirants even demanded “How to prepare for NDA Written exam in 15 days“. So my answer is that you need to focus on upcoming NDA exam and follow detailed strategies for that attempt.
Till then, you can follow slot 2 preparation (Question paper solving and English Grammar study), if you want to prepare for NDA written exam in 15 days.
How to clear NDA exam in 3 months?
If you want to prepare for NDA exam in 3 months, you need to do preparation with NDA Pathfinder Book on which I have written dedicated article which will help you to score 450+ Marks in 3 months time span. . You need to supplement some important sources along with pathfinder book to clear NDA exam in 3 months time.
Conclusion
Now you have detailed plan for upcoming month to crack NDA exam in one month. Now, it depends on your dedication and hard work which will decide you success in upcoming NDA exam 2022.
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2 Comments
I cant understand How to study GAT.. Please explain
Please follow strategy as provided on website