With just few days left for NDA 1 2024 exam, candidates must focus on revision. To crack the exam, candidates must revise all the topics they have studied so far properly. Here we have provided last week's revision strategy for NDA exam.
- NDA Exam Pattern
- Last Week Revision Strategy for NDA Exam
- Last Week Revision Strategy for NDA
NDA Exam Pattern
NDA exam pattern is such that it is divided into papers-Maths and General Ability Test (GAT). All questions in both the papers are objective type and are available in English and Hindi languages. The GAT paper carries a total of 150 questions while the Maths section carries a total of 120 questions. Each section of the exam is held for 2 ½ hours. The total marks allotted to the written exam are 900 (600 marks for GAT and 300 marks for Maths).
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Last Week Revision Strategy for NDA Exam
Below is the last week revision strategy for NDA exam. These tips and tricks will help candidates during their last-minute preparation.
Last Week Revision Strategy for NDA for GAT
- Current Affairs plays an important role in NDA exam, students must go through the last six months current affairs such as important awards, important books, sports, etc. Students should also go through the last year’s current affairs as well.
- For General Science, aspirants must go through Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Chemistry
- For History, students must focus on Modern History, Medieval History, Ancient History, etc.
- For Geography, candidates must focus on The Earth, its shape and size, Types of Climate, Movements of Earth and their effects, Concept of Time and many more.
- For English, candidates must focus on Antonyms, Synonyms, Vocabulary, Comprehension
Last Week Revision Strategy for NDA for Maths
- This section can give candidates good marks if they have prepared well with a good strategy
- Candidates must memorise the formula and theorems
- Candidates must prepare the Arithmetic part as well
- In Maths, candidates must focus on Algebra, Calculus, Trigonometry, Vector Algebra, Statistics & Probability
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Last Week Revision Strategy for NDA
Check below how to strategise preparation for NDA exam:
- Revision is the most important part of preparation. During the last few days left for the exam, candidates must study topics that they prepared earlier.
- Revision helps in memorizing the topics
- Make a list of important topics and revise them every day. This will refresh candidate’s knowledge and give them confidence for the exam
- For revision, make important notes of formulas and theorems and stick it on the study table
- Solve mock tests and analyse the performance. Work upon the weak points
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