UPSC NDA 2 2025: Maths, GAT question papers available at upsc.gov.in; marking scheme

Suviral Shukla | September 16, 2025 | 04:37 PM IST | 1 min read

The commission conducted the NDA 2 exam 2025 on September 14 in two shifts. The morning shift was held from 10 am to 12:30 am, whereas the afternoon shift was conducted from 2 pm to 4:30 pm.

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UPSC NDA 2 2025: As per the marking scheme, 1/3 marks will be deducted for each wrong answer. (Image source: Wikimedia Commons)
UPSC NDA 2 2025: As per the marking scheme, 1/3 marks will be deducted for each wrong answer. (Image source: Wikimedia Commons)

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has published the question papers for the National Defence Academy (NDA) 2 exam 2025, held on September 14 across the country. Candidates can download the NDA 2 question papers for Mathematics and General Ability Test (GAT) through the official website at upsc.gov.in. The question papers are in the English language.

The UPSC NDA 2 paper included questions from GAT and Maths, with a total of 900 marks. Candidates can calculate their probable scores using the NDA 2 question papers. The mathematics question paper consisted of 120 questions and the exam was conducted for a duration of two and a half hours. All the questions were in the objective type format.

Whereas, the GAT question paper consisted of 150 objective type questions, divided in part A and B.

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One-third mark deduction in UPSC NDA 2 2025

As per the marking scheme, 1/3 marks will be deducted for each wrong answer. Moreover, if a candidate selects more than one answer in the same question, it will be marked wrong even if one of the given answers happens to be correct and a similar penalty will be applied.

Furthermore, if a question is left blank or no answer is given by the candidate, there will be no penalty for that question.

The commission conducted the NDA 2 exam 2025 on September 14 across various cities throughout the country. It took place in two shifts. The morning shift was held from 10 am to 12:30 am, whereas the afternoon shift was conducted from 2 pm to 4:30 pm.

As per several media reports, the difficulty level for the NDA 2 Mathematics exam was moderate and the overall difficulty level for the GAT was moderate to difficult.

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