NDA 1 2026 Answer Key (Institutional) & Papers will be released by various coaching institutions. It will be released separately for both sessions. NDA Exam is managed by Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). It is a national level examination organized for the selection in Indian Armed Forces (Indian Army, Indian Navy & Indian Air Force).
UPSC doesn’t release official answer key. However, NDA 2026 institutional keys will be available >>
This exam is conducted twice a year. For the year 2026, it will be conducted on 12th April 2026 for session 1 and 13th September 2026 for session 2.
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In this article, we have updated complete information about NDA Answer Key 2026, how to download it, how to calculate the score, and more.
NDA 2026 Answer Key
After completion of the examination, coaching institution will release the expected answer key. The official UPSC NDA 2026 Answer Key will be released after a few hours or a few days of the exam.
Answer Key will be available through online mode by various institutes’ websites. The examination committee will publish separate answer keys for all sets.
Candidates can download it for the required paper set. Through it, candidates can calculate their estimated scores before the announcement of the result.
Answer key will be released for Mathematics & GAT paper. Candidates can also download NDA question papers along with an answer key.
NDA 2026 Answer Key Dates
NDA Examination will be conducted on 12th April 2026 (NDA I) & on 13th September 2026 (NDA II) through offline mode. After a few hours of examination, various coaching institutions will publish the unofficial answer key. The official answer key is not released by the UPSC.
NDA 2026 Result will be published through online mode in a PDF format. The authority releases results in two stages, first for written test & second after SSB interview round. The written test result contains the roll number of candidates who get shortlisted for SSB round.
NDA 2026 Selection Process Screens the candidates for the Army, Navy, and Air Force. SSB Interview is a days-long procedure that includes two stages of testing stage I & stage II. This procedure will be organized at the SSB Centers (designated by SSB). SSB Interview also includes Intelligence & Personality Test.
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NDA Answer Key (Previous Year)
Here, we have given the previous year’s Institutional answer key.
Answer Key for NDA 2 2025:
| Subject | Question Paper by UPSC |
| Mathematics | Click Here |
| GAT | Click Here |
Institutional Answer Key 2025:
| Subject | Answer Key | Question Paper |
| Maths | Click Here | Click Here |
| GAT | Click Here | Click Here |
Answer Key for NDA 1 2025:
Click here to view Mathematics Question Paper.
Click here to view GAT Question Paper.
Answer Key Major Kalshi:
Click here for answer key (Math).
Click here for answer key (GA)
| Subjects | Set Wise Question Papers |
| Mathematics | Click here for Set A Click here for Set B Click here for Set C Click here for Set D |
| General Ability | – |
Answer Key for NDA I 2024:
Click here for all sets answer key (By Centurion)
Click here for Set A answer key (by Cavaller)
Answer Key for NDA II 2024:
| Subject | Answer Key by Major Kalshi | Answer Key by Cavalier |
| Mathematics | Click here | Click Here |
| GAT | Click Here | Click Here |
Answer Key for NDA II 2023:
| Subject | Answer Key by Major Kalshi | Answer Key by Cavalier |
| Mathematics | Click here | Click Here |
| GAT | Click Here | – |
Answer Key for NDA I 2023:
| Subject | Answer Key by Major Kalshi | Answer Key by Cavalier |
| Mathematics | Click here | Click Here |
| GAT | Click here | Click Here |
Check answer key for the year 2022 from below.
| Exam | Answer Key | Question Paper |
| NDA 2 2022 Answer Key (Mathematics) | Click Here (All Sets) | Click Here |
| NDA 2 2022 Answer Key (GAT) | Click Here (All Sets) | Click Here |
Check answer key from below.
| Exam | Answer Key | Question Paper |
| NDA 1 2022 Answer Key (Mathematics) | Click Here (For All Sets) | Click Here |
| NDA 1 2022 Answer Key (GAT) | Click Here (For All Sets) | Click Here |
Click here to view Mathematics Answer Key (Cavalier India).
Click here to view GAT Answer Key (Cavalier India).
| Subjects | Question Papers | Answer Key (PDF) By Major Kalshi |
| Mathematics | Click Here | Click Here |
| General Ability | Click Here | Click Here |
Check NDA 2020 Answer Key (official) from below:
Click here to view Mathematic answer key.
Click here to view GAT answer key.
NDA 2020 Answer Key for Mathematics & GAT by Major Kalshi:
| Exam | Answer Keys |
| Mathematics | Click Here |
| General Ability Test | Click Here |
NDA 2019 Answer Key for all sets:
| Institute | Maths Answer Key | GAT Answer Key |
| Aim & Achieve | Set A – Get Here Set B – Get Here Set C – Get Here Set D – Get Here | Set A – Get Here Set B – Get Here Set C – Get Here Set D – Get Here |
| Major Kalshi | Set A – Get Here Set B – Get Here Set C – Get Here Set D – Get Here | Set A – Get Here Set B – Get Here Set C – Get Here Set D – Get Here |
Answer Key by Major Kalshi Classes:
| Subjects | Sets | Links |
| Mathematics | Set A | Click here |
| Set B | Click here | |
| Set C | Click here | |
| Set D | Click here | |
| GAT | Set A | Click here |
| Set B | Click here | |
| Set C | Click here | |
| Set D | Click here |
NDA (II) 2018 Question Papers for Mathematics & GAT. Check below:
| Exam | Question Paper |
| Mathematics | Click Here |
| General Ability Test | Click Here |
NDA II 2018 Answer Key (institutional) is available now:
| Question Paper | Sets |
| Mathematics | All Sets (by Major Kalshi) |
| General Ability | All Sets (by Major Kalshi) |
| General Ability | SET C (by Aim & Achieve) |
NDA 2018 Answer Key (By SarvGyan) is available now:
| Question Paper | Sets |
| Mathematics | SET A | SET B | SET C | SET D |
| General Ability | SET A | SET B | SET C | SET D |
NDA (I) 2018 Question Papers for Mathematics & GAT. Check below:
| Exam | Question Paper |
| Mathematics | SET A |
| GAT | SET A |
How to Calculate NDA Scores by Using Answer Key
Candidates must know exam pattern & marking scheme of examination to calculate scores. With the help of UPSC NDA Answer Key 2026, candidates can calculate their rough marks.
The question paper for Mathematics will be 300 marks & GAT will be 600 marks. The marking scheme is given here:
| Type of Answers | Marks Per Question |
| Correct Answer (Mathematics) | +2.5 |
| Correct Answer (GAT) | + 4 |
| Wrong Answer (For Both) | -0.33% |
| No Answer | 0 |
| More than One Answer | -0.33% |
The formula for Calculating the Estimated Score:
Total Score = Total Number of Answers Marked Correctly – Total Number of Incorrect Answers
How to Download the Answer Key
Candidates should follow given steps to check NDA Answer Key 2026:
- Go to official website link. (Link will be given above)
- Click on the respective answer key link.
- It will be displayed on the screen in a PDF format.
- Download it & take a print out copy of it for further use.
NDA Result 2026
Within 15 or 20 days of the examination, the result will be declared through online mode. It will be made available in a PDF format. NDA 2026 Result will be announced in two stages, one for written test & second for the SSB interview round.
Those candidates who qualify for the written test will be called for SSB round. The result of written test will be released in last week of April 2026 for session 1 and for session 2 in first week of October 2026. After SSB final round, the final result will be declared by the UPSC.
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I’m not attending the nda-1 exam can i eligible for nda -2 exam.i’m studying BBA 1st year.
You must check complete eligibility criteria for NDA here.