The NDA written examinations i.e. NDA 1 and NDA 2 for the year 2019 is over now. As you all know that the written examination for NDA 1 was held on 21st April 2019 and NDA 2 on 17th November 2019.
Union Public Service Commission i.e. UPSC releases the official cut-off marks after the declaration of final result for NDA written examination. The cut-off for the written exam and final cut-off after SSB is released separately. Those candidates who secure the cut-off marks will qualify themselves for SSB interview.
As you all know NDA 2 2019 was held recently and as per the analysis it’s stated that overall it was a moderate paper. To make sure about your answers you can check the answer keys too.
https://trishuldefenceacademy.com/answerkey/ : Clilck for Answer Key of NDA 2 2019
Based on the analysis done we can presume about the cut-off marks for NDA 2 2019 written examination:
FACTORS ON WHICH CUT-OFF IS CALCULATED:
- Of candidates given examination
- Total No. of Vacancies
- Difficulty level of examination
CUT-OFF MARKS FOR NDA 2 2019 WRITTEN EXAMINATION:
The cut-off marks will be based on the maximum marks of both the papers i.e. 900 marks. Along with the overall cut-off UPSC also releases sectional cut-off for the paper. This sectional cut-off marks also varies in different NDA examination, like in NDA 1 2019 it was 25% for each section in NDA 1 & 2 2016 it was 20% for each section.
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NDA Written Exam Papers
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Maximum Marks |
| Paper – I ( Mathematics) | 300 |
| Paper – II ( GAT) | 600 |
| Total Marks | 900 |
| 2019 NDA 2 Expected Cut-off | |
| NDA 2 2019 | 325-350 ( out of 900 marks) |
The final cut-off is made on the basis of the combined marks of written examination and SSB interview of 900 each.
In case of “tie” in the final merit list following points are considered:
In case two candidates secure equal aggregate marks the following tie-breaking policy is applied:
- The candidate with higher marks in written examination is placed at the higher rank.
- The candidate getting higher marks in the second paper i.e. of GAT will get higher rank.
- In case both the candidate get equal marks in GAT, the senior candidate i.e. more in age will be placed higher.
PREVIOUS YEAR CUT-OFF FOR NDA WRITTEN EXAMINATIONS:
| Year | Written Exam Cut-off
(Out of 900) |
Final Cut-Off
(Written+ SSB) (Out of 1800) |
| NDA/NA 1 2019 | 342 ( with at least 25% marks in each subject) | 704 |
| NDA/NA 2 2018 | 325 (Section wise – 25%) | 688 |
| NDA/NA 1 2018 | 338 (Section wise – 25%) | 705 |
| NDA/NA 2 2017 | 258 (Section wise – 25%) | 624 |
| NDA/NA 1 2017 | 342 (Section wise – 25%) | 708 |
| NDA/NA 2 2016 | 229 (Section wise – 20%) | 602 |
| NDA/NA 1 2016 | 288 (Section wise – 20%) | 656 |
The results for NDA 2 2019 written examination is expected to be released after 80-120 days of the written exam i.e. we can estimate it till January 1st week.
So hope all of you have done your best in the examination.
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