NDA Cut Off 2025 with Past Written and Final Marks

Two NDA cut off lines: written and final

NDA has two separate thresholds. The written cut off is the lowest total out of 900 that earned an SSB interview call in that session. The final cut off is the total out of 1800 of the last candidate placed in the final merit list after the SSB and medical stages. You also need the minimum in each paper, so a strong GAT score cannot rescue a very low maths score.

UPSC releases the written result as a roll number list. The marks of the last qualifying candidate usually appear later, once the full process ends.

NDA cut off 2025 and earlier sessions

These are the figures that matched across more than one reliable report of UPSC's notices. For the second 2025 session, one report also gives a higher written line of about 358.84 for women candidates; treat that as reported, not confirmed. Where two reports gave different final marks, we have left the cell for you to confirm on the official notice.

NDA maths cut off and the sectional minimum

Searches for an nda maths cut off really point to the sectional minimum. UPSC requires a minimum percentage in each written paper, and reports put it at 25% in most recent sessions, with 20% mentioned for a couple of older ones. At 25%, you need at least 75 out of 300 in maths and 150 out of 600 in GAT, before the overall total is even looked at.

Is there an NDA cut off marks for OBC or other categories

No. NDA has no category based reservation, so there is no separate cut off for OBC, SC, ST or EWS candidates. Everyone is ranked on one list, and the only split is that women candidates have their own merit list against the seats reserved for them. The fee waiver for SC and ST candidates does not change the marks they need.

What moves the cut off from one session to the next

• Paper difficulty: a tough maths paper pulls the written line down, as happened in sessions where it fell near 290.
• Seats on offer: each session usually has close to 400 seats across the Army, Navy, Air Force and Naval Academy. A rise or fall in seats shifts the line.
• Number of candidates: more serious applicants push scores up at the top.
• SSB conversion: UPSC calls many more candidates than there are seats, because a large share do not get recommended at the SSB.

There is no normalisation, because both papers are the same for every candidate in a session.

How to read your own score against the cut off

UPSC publishes its official answer key only after the final result, so in the meantime check your attempted answers carefully against your textbooks. Multiply right answers by 2.5 in maths and 4 in GAT, and subtract 0.83 and 1.33 for each wrong one. If your total is near 300 and both sectional minimums are safe, start SSB preparation at once rather than waiting for the result.

For a deeper look at how questions are framed, work through the NDA previous year question paper sets, and revise weak chapters from the NDA syllabus.

Where to check the NDA cut off officially

On the UPSC website, open the examination section and choose the NDA and NA exam of the session you want. The written result PDF lists qualified roll numbers. The final result notice and the later marks release give the marks of the last recommended candidate, and each candidate's own marks stay viewable for a limited period.