NDA Question Paper 2026 (12 April), GAT & Maths Paper PDFs

The Union Public Service Commission has scheduled the NDA Exam on 12th April 2026 for admission of candidates in the Army, Navy, and Air Force wings of the NDA and Indian Naval Academy Courses (INAC). After the exam is over, we will interact with the candidates who have appeared for the exam and will shortly provide the question paper. With the help of the question papers, candidates can review the questions asked in the exam and assess their difficulty level.

NDA Question Paper 2026

The NDA Exam 2026 will be conducted in 2 Shifts and once conducted, the question paper for both shifts will be provided in this article. Candidates who are willing to appear for the NDA exam in the future should review the NDA Question Paper 2026, as it provides a realistic insight into the exam pattern, types of questions asked, and the difficulty level of the exam. Candidates can solve the question paper under timed conditions to have a real exam like exprience and to improve their speed and accuracy.

The NDA Exam was conducted in offline mode and comprises 2 UPSC NDA Question Papers, i.e., Mathematics (120 questions, 300 marks)and General Aptitude Test (GAT) (150 questions, 600 marks). Candidates were given a time duration of 2.5 hours to solve each question paper.

NDA 1 Question Paper 2026 PDF

The Union Public Service Commission has conducted the NDA Paper 1 on 12th April 2026 (10:00 am to 12:30 pm) for Maths subjects and will conduct the General Aptitude Test (GAT) from 2 pm to 4:30 pm. After interacting with the candidates who have appeared for the exam, we will shortly provide a direct link below to download the NDA Question Paper 2026 PDF.

UPSC NDA 1 Exam Analysis 2026

Based on the feedback of candidates who appeared in today’s NDA Exam, we will also be sharing the exam analysis (difficulty level, questions asked) in the NDA 1 Maths and GAT papers.

NDA Question Paper Format

The NDA Exam includes 2 Papers, i.e., Mathematics and General Aptitude Test. The format of the NDA Question Paper 2026 will be as follows.

• Mode of Exam: Offline
• Mathematics: 120 questions, 300 marks.
• General Aptitude Test (GAT): 150 questions, 600 marks.
• Total Marks: 900.
• Negative Marking: There is negative marking for incorrect answers in both papers.
• Exam Duration: Each paper is of 2.5 hours.