UPSC NDA 2026 Score Calculator
Written (Paper I + Paper II): enter how many questions you got right and wrong in each section (from the official answer key or your own count). Marking: section-wise marks as shown in the table.
| Section | Right | Wrong | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
Mathematics 120 Q · +2.5 / -0.83 | 0 | ||
GAT Part A - English 50 Q · +4 / -1.33 | 0 | ||
GAT Part B - General Knowledge 100 Q · +4 / -1.33 | 0 |
Cut-off: 304.90 out of 900
Cut-offs change every year with difficulty and vacancies — treat last year's as a guide, not a promise. Official UPSC notice. Candidates also needed at least 25% marks in each subject. UPSC gave separate figures for men and women; the notice has no category-wise figures. 742 candidates (651 men and 91 women) were recommended against 406 vacancies.
Mathematics is worth 300 marks and the General Ability Test 600 marks, and all questions in a paper carry equal marks. So each question is worth 300 / 120 = 2.5 marks in Mathematics and 600 / 150 = 4 marks in the GAT. For each wrong answer, one-third of that question's marks is cut (0.8333 in Mathematics, 1.3333 in the GAT). Blank answers get no penalty. Question counts come from the official NDA & NA (II) 2026 test booklets. The written total is out of 900; the SSB adds 900 more.
How your UPSC NDA 2026 score is calculated
Each section is scored on its own: right answers × marks per question, minus wrong answers × the negative mark. Skipped questions score zero. For example, in Mathematics (120 questions), 84 right and 18 wrong gives 84 × 5/2 − 18 × 5/6 = 195 marks.
| Section | Right | Wrong | Skipped | Marks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 84 | 18 | 18 | 195 |
| GAT Part A - English | 35 | 8 | 7 | 129.33 |
| GAT Part B - General Knowledge | 70 | 15 | 15 | 260 |
| Total (out of 900) | 584.33 | |||
In this example negative marking costs 45.67 marks. With this marking a pure blind guess breaks even on average — it only pays when you can rule out at least one option.
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