The UPSC successfully conducted the NDA-2 2023 exam today across multiple exam centers throughout the country. The national-level offline exam was conducted to select eligible male and female aspirants for admission to the National Defence Academy. As per the official syllabus and exam pattern released by the UPSC, the NDA-2 2023 exam was conducted in two shifts for two papers. The Mathematics paper comprised 120 questions for 300 marks and the General Ability Test (GAT) paper had 150 objective questions carrying 600 marks. To help you provide you with a complete overview of the NDA-2 2023 exam, Centurion Defence Academy has come up with the NDA 2 2023 exam paper analysis. Read on to learn more about the NDA-2 2023 exam paper analysis and cut-off marks as predicted by the experts based on the difficulty level of the questions.

NDA-2 2023 Exam Analysis

Here you will get to know about the NDA-2 2023 exam analysis of both papers, Mathematics and GAT. Read on to learn more about how many questions were asked in each paper, what the difficulty level of the questions was, and how many questions candidates found easy to attempt.

Sections	Total Questions	Secured Attempt	Difficulty Level
Mathematics	120	50-60	Moderate
General Ability Test	150	110-120	Easy to Moderate

NDA 2 2023 Exam Analysis of GAT Paper (English Section)

The GAT paper in the NDA 2 2023 exam consisted of two sections, one was the English section and the other was the GK section. Here you will get to know in detail about the analysis of the English section of the NDA GAT paper. Check the secured attempts and the level of difficulty of the questions in the English section as reported by the candidates.

Topics in the English Section	Number of Questions	Difficulty Level
Topics in the English Section	Number of Questions	Easy Questions	Moderate Questions	Brain Busters (Difficult)
Fill in the Blanks	10	6	2	2
Spotting Errors	10	7	1	2
Usage of Paired Words	10	4	3	3
Antonyms	5	2	1	2
Synonyms	10	6	2	2
Passage	5	3	1	1

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NDA 2 2023 Exam Analysis of GAT Paper (GK Section)

Here you will find a detailed analysis of the GK section of the NDA GAT paper. The General Knowledge section consisted of 100 questions from a mix of subjects like History, Geography, Polity, Current Affairs, Economy, Physics, Chemistry, and Biology. Check how many questions candidates found difficult to attempt from each topic covered in the exam.

Subjects	Sub-Section	Number of Questions	Difficulty Level
Subjects	Sub-Section	Number of Questions	Easy Questions	Moderate Questions	Brain Busters (Difficult)
History	Ancient History	6	4	2	–
	Medieval History	3	0	3	–
	Modern History	2		1	1
	World History	3	–	3	–
Geography	Physical Geography	5	3	1	1
	Indian Geography	12	8	3	1
	World Geography	3	2	1	–
Polity		2	2	–	–
Economics		2	2	–	–
Physics		21	19	2	–
Chemistry		19	18	1	–
Biology		11	10	1	0
Current Affairs		8	5	1	2
Static GK		3	2	–	1

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NDA-2 2023 Exam Analysis of Mathematics Paper

Get an overview of the NDA 2 2023 exam analysis of mathematics paper. Check how many questions candidates were able to attempt without much difficulty.

Topics	No of Questions	Difficulty Level
Topics	No of Questions	Easy Questions	Moderate Questions	Brain Busters (Difficult)
Permutation and combination	1	1	–	–
Trigonometry	13	6	7	–
Probability	14	2	10	2
Sequence & Series	6	2	3	1
Limits, Continuity and Differentiability	8	6	2	–
Height & Distance	0	–	–	–
Quadratic equation and cube roots	2	2	–	–
Binomial theorem	3	2	1	–
3D Geometry	5	4	1	–
Complex number	6	2	4	–
Binary	0	0	–	–
Sets, Relations and Functions	12	7	4	1
Differential Equation	4	4	–	–
Static & DI	5	4	1	–
Integration & its application	4	4	–	–
Conic Section	3	3	–	–
Vector	5	2	3	–
Matrices and Determinants	11	2	7	1
Straight Lines	3	3	–	–
Differentiation & its application	8	7	1	–
Rectangular Cartesian System	2	2	–	–
Circles	2	2	–	–
Miscellaneous	3	–	3	–

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NDA 2 2023 Expected Cut-off Mark

It should be taken into account that the UPSC will release the CDS 2 2023 written exam cut-off score following the announcement of the final results. However, our experts have anticipated the expected cut-off score for the CDS 2 2023 exam based on the analysis of both papers and the difficulty level of the questions. Talking about the subject-wise cut-off, then candidates must score at least 25% in each subject. The subject-wise cut-off mark varies every year, however, it ranges between 20-25%. Read on to find out more about the NDA 2 2023 expected cut-off marks and the previous years’ cut-off marks in the below sections.

Particular	Cut-off Score
NDA 2 2023 Exam	355-365

NDA Previous Years’ Cut-off Scores (Written Exam)

Check the trends in the cut-off score of the NDA written exam in the last five years. The previous years’ cut-off marks are very helpful in making detailed analysis of the exam trends, difficulty level of the exam papers and making optimum strategies accordingly. Read on to learn more about the NDA previous years’ cut-off marks in the written exam.

Particulars	Cut-off Score
NDA 2 2022	316
NDA 1 2022	360
NDA 2 2021	355
NDA 1 2021	343
NDA 2 2020	355
NDA 1 2020	355
NDA 2 2019	346
NDA 1 2019	342
NDA 2 2018	325
NDA 1 2018	338
NDA 2 2017	258
NDA 1 2017	342

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