NDA 2 2023 Exam Analysis & Student Reaction for GAT: Check Difficulty Level
National Defence Academy & Naval Academy Exam 2026 ( NDA )
Exam On - 12 Apr '26
NDA 2 2023 exam for GAT was conducted from 2 pm to 4.30 pm. The overall difficulty level of the exam was moderate. To qualify the GAT NDA paper, candidates need to secure 25 per cent out of 600. Check here NDA 2 GAT Exam Analysis 2023 to check the section-wise and overall exam difficulty levels.
NDA 2 GAT Exam Analysis 2023
Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) conducted the NDA 2 2023 GAT paper on September 3, 2023. The paper was conducted in the afternoon session from 2 pm to 4.30 pm. The GAT paper was divided into two parts-English and General Knowledge. According to the feedback provided by students, the overall difficulty level of the NDA GAT paper was easy to moderate. In Current Affairs, questions were asked from events that took place in the last six months. Questions in Current Affairs were asked from G20, and ISRO's mission. All the questions in GAT were based on the NDA syllabus.
NDA GAT paper comprised 150 questions and the total marks allotted to the test are 600. For the correct answer in NDA GAT, candidates score four marks, while 1.33 marks are deducted as a penalty for wrong answers.
Read below NDA 2 2023 exam analysis for GAT to understand the difficulty level of the paper, weightage given to topics, distribution of questions as per the topics, number of good attempts, etc.
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NDA 2 2023 Exam Analysis & Student Reaction for GAT
Shiksha visited one of the NDA 2 exam centres 2023 in Noida to gather the feedback of students regarding the overall difficulty level of the exam. Candidates can check below the feedback shared by students.
Vishal Kumar said, "The pattern of the English portion was different. The pattern of English portion was different from the last two years. The Science portion was easy. The Current Affairs questions were based on the past six months' events."
Vineet Singh Rathod said, "The GAT paper was moderate and this is my first attempt in NDA exam. The Current Affairs questions were based on the latest events like G 20, Hydroelectric power. The Maths paper was tough. Mostly questions were asked from Current Affairs in GAT. In Chemistry, questions were asked from Chemical Reaction."
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Structure of NDA 2 GAT Exam Pattern
The structure of NDA 2 GAT exam pattern is given below.
| Sections | Maximum marks | |
|---|---|---|
| Part A - English |
200 |
|
| Part B - General Knowledge |
Physics |
100 |
|
|
Chemistry |
60 |
| General Science |
40 |
|
| History, Freedom Movement, etc. |
80 |
|
| Geography |
80 |
|
| Current Events |
40 |
|
| Total |
600 |
|
NDA 2 GAT Answer Key 2023
NDA 2 GAT answer key 2023 is available now for all sets of test booklets-A,B,C,D. Candidates can use the answer keys to check the correct answers to the questions asked in the exam. Based on the correct and incorrect answers, candidates can calculate the probable scores.
NDA 2 GAT Question Paper 2023
NDA 2 GAT question paper 2023 pdf download is available now. Candidates can use the NDA question papers while checking the answer key. NDA 2 GAT question paper will serve useful for future aspirants to check the type of questions asked in the exam.
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