UPSC held the NDA-2 2026 exam on September 13, 2026, for admission to the National Defence Academy and Naval Academy. The test was conducted at exam centers across the country.

Students who took the NDA-2 2026 exam can now check answer keys for the Maths and General Ability Test (GAT) papers. Major Kalshi Classes has released these answer keys for all sets to help students check how well they performed.

Using these keys, students can match their answers with the likely correct ones and estimate their scores before UPSC releases the official result

NDA 2 2026 Answer Key

The written exam had two papers - 

• Maths and 
• GAT ,

and each was set in four versions: Set A, Set B, Set C, and Set D. Answer keys for all sets of both papers are available for download, prepared by defence faculty at Major Kalshi Classes.

All PAPER  SETS & ANSWER KEYS DOWNLOAD LINKS

MATHEMATICS

GENERAL ABILITY TEST (GAT)

How Will the MKC NDA 2 Answer Key 2026 Help Candidates?

By checking the answer key, students can:

• Estimate their probable score in the exam
• Compare their answers with the expected correct ones
• Find out which questions they got wrong
• Understand their strong and weak areas in Maths and GAT
• Get a rough sense of whether they might clear the written exam
• Compare their expected score with past years' cut-off trends
• Start preparing for the SSB interview if their score looks good
• Know which topics to focus on if they're planning to attempt the exam again

Keep in mind that any score calculated from an unofficial answer key is just an estimate. The final marks will be decided by UPSC through its official evaluation.

NDA 2 2026 Expected Cut-Off

After checking their answers, many students want to know if their score will be enough to clear the cut-off. However, the actual cut-off will only be known once UPSC announces the results. It can change each year depending on how difficult the papers were, how many students appeared, and overall performance levels.

So, students shouldn't depend too much on unofficial cut-off guesses. It's better to use the answer key just to get a general sense of performance and keep preparing for the next stage.

Those who clear the written exam move on to the SSB interview. Final selection for NDA depends on a candidate's combined performance in both the written test and the SSB interview.

What to Do After Checking Your NDA 2 2026 Score

Scored comfortably above the cutoff? Start SSB preparation right away instead of waiting for the official result - the gap between result and SSB call-up is shorter than expected, and skills like psychological tests, GTO tasks, and interviews take more than a couple of weeks to build. MKC's SSB training is designed to be used during this exact window.

Is the score borderline? Don't jump to conclusions until you've checked both papers. Since GAT carries double the marks of Maths (600 vs 300), a lower Maths score can still be balanced out by a strong GAT performance. Add both together before deciding where you stand.

Fell short this time? NDA 1 2027 is about six months away, and the syllabus stays the same. Starting now - with a clear picture of your mistakes from this attempt - puts you in a much better position than beginning preparation from scratch in January.