World Magazine 2024
Conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), UPSC NDA is one of the most sought-after defence exams in India. The exam is conducted to select and induct eligible candidates into the prestigious National Defence Academy Training for Army, Navy and Air Force wings.
The NDA exam is organized twice a year and comprises two stages i.e., written exam and SSB interview. Each stage carries 900 marks. The written exam is conducted in two parts, Mathematics and General Ability Test (GAT). Candidates obtaining minimum qualifying marks in the written exam are called for the SSB round for Intelligence and Personality tests.
The SSB round is of two stages. The first stage comprises an Officer Intelligence Rating (OIR) test as well as a picture Perception and Description test. Candidates who qualify stage-I are asked to appear for stage-II which comprises Psychology Tests, Group Testing Officer Tasks and Conference.
Every year millions of students across India apply for the exam with a dream of getting inducted into some of the prestigious defense services of India to serve the country in uniform. However, only top-notch preparation can enable students to crack the exam which can be difficult in the absence of the best quality guidance and educational material.
Furthermore, students can now receive quality guidance and all essential exam preparation resources at the comfort of their homes on their smartphones.
On that note, let’s talk about some of the best test preparation apps to help you prepare better for the UPSC NDA exam.
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1. Testbook
One of the most favored government exam preparation apps, Testbook offers top-quality live coaching services and a large collection of online test series to students preparing for all major government exams including UPSC NDA.
Testbook offers a one-stop solution to all learning needs of students preparing for the UPSC NDA exam. Students can enroll in any number of live coaching batches and online courses as well as access regularly updated online test series, quizzes, previous year papers, current affairs and more.
The live and recorded classes are conducted by experienced teaching faculty and are supplemented by features such as download video lectures for offline viewing, interact with teachers and take personal notes during live classes, practice sets, mock tests, quizzes and much more.
Furthermore, Testbook is popular for its large repository of online test series. It offers more than 12000 test series for 320 plus major government exams. The UPSC NDA test series comprises 235plus mock tests designed by experts and based on the latest exam pattern. Apart from detailed performance reports, these tests let you compete with other students through All India Ranking and provide personal guidance from experts to improve your performance.
2. Gradeup
The Gradeup app, which is owned by Times Internet, has assisted millions of students across India in their overall preparation for different government exams. It offers top quality guidance and exam preparation material through structured courses, PDF notes, previous year solved papers, online mock tests and more for all major competitive exams including UPSC NDA.
You become a member of an exam-specific network of highly experienced mentors and students by downloading the Gradeup app.Students help, challenge and encourage each other by solving each other’s queries and compete against one another via regular live mock tests and quizzes.
Students can download the app from the Google Play Store to access all aforementioned content to learn and prepare actively together for the exam.
3. Wifistudy
A popular youtube channel for government exam preparation, Wifistudy has now made available all of its daily live classes on its app along with practice quizzes, free live tests, current affairs and more for the overall preparation of students.
Both live and recorded UPSC NDA classes are grouped under different subjects and are conducted by expert teachers. The current affairs section caters to daily and monthly current affairs needs with regularly updated content. Students can also take current affairs quizzes to test their knowledge and learn in an interactive manner.
Wifistudy’s All India Live Test series lets students compete with other students and analyze their performance to improve their speed and accuracy.
4. Toppr
A one-stop after-school learning platform, Toppr has helped millions of students of classes 5th to 12th score better in academic exams. However, it has also started offering live coaching classes and other study material for students preparing for JEE, NEET and UPSC NDA and other higher secondary level competitive exams.
The NDA section offers in-depth coverage of topics in English, Maths and General Knowledge with live online classes and mock tests. Toppr allows you to chat with your tutor and clear doubts instantly anytime and not only enables you to learn concepts but to apply them as well through adaptive practice questions.
5. SimpleMind Pro
SimpleMind Pro is one of the best mind mapping tools available. Making mind maps and flowcharts makes understanding, learning and recalling information easier. With the SimpleMind Pro app, students can create notes in the form of mind maps on different topics. This will help them in connecting information and grasping things easily while revising the topic.
There are multiple layouts present in the app which allows students to choose the one which best suits them. Also, the app lets you add topics, reorganize and restructure visual maps for any future alterations.
6. Pocket Aptitude
The pocket aptitude app is a free exam preparation app available on the Google Playstore that will be helpful for UPSC NDA aspirants. This app is designed especially for the dedicated aspirants preparing for Mathematics or quantitative aptitude section for any competitive exam.
It comprises 1800 plus questions divided into different topics and range from easy to advanced difficulty level. Furthermore, the app’s content also includes practice tests, explanations with important formulas, detailed solutions and more. The app offers some advanced features like bookmark questions and tests to revise and reattempt them later and a scratchpad for rough work.
7. Daily Current Affairs & GK
Many major competitive exams test students’ knowledge of past events as well as the latest happening around the world and UPSC NDA is no different. However, this app has paved an easy way out as the study material is curated in an easy-to-read manner by experts, so the quality is assured.
The app will not only keep you updated on the current happenings but also past events. You can read news offline, and they also have a gk card system where one can grasp and retain the information and attempt daily quizzes to test your knowledge.
8. NDA Exam Prep
Created by Sana Edutech, NDA Exam Prep app has been specifically designed for students preparing for UPSC NDA exam. The app comprises 15000 plus questions divided into multiple sections and focuses on upcoming NDA exams.
Past years solved UPSC NDA papers are provided in quiz format so that you can practice and become familiar with the type/pattern of questions asked in each section. The Questions present in the app covers a wide variety of subjects and include detailed answers so that you can compare your answer against the correct one.
Students can reattempt quizzes any number times and can analyse their performance through detailed performance reports. The app has a student-friendly interface and the GK and current affairs section covers world events, history, polity, geography of India and its neighbouring countries, sports, everyday science and more.
