UPSC NDA-I 2026 Answer Key

The National Defence Academy (NDA) and Naval Academy (NA) Examination (I) 2026, conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), was successfully conducted on 12th April 2026 at various examination centres across the country. As usual, students are waiting for the answer key of the written exam so that they can tally their marks. Thus, Prince NDA Academy is here with the UPSC NA-I 2026 answer key and paper analysis.

As mentioned earlier, the exam was conducted on the 12th April 2026, in which lakhs of candidates across the nation participated and fought for a total of 394 seats in the various wings of the Indian Army.

These 394 seats can be broken down in this way;

Indian Army: 208 seats (including seats for female candidates)
Indian Navy: 42 seats (including seats for female candidates)
Indian Air Force: 120 seats (including seats for female candidates)
Naval Academy (10+2 Cadet Entry): 24 (including ~3 females)

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UPSC NDA-I 2026 Exam Analysis

Thousands of students from Prince NDA Academy are eligible to participate in this year’s exam. Based on their students, the NDA-1 2026 paper was easy to moderate.

Paper analysis of UPSC NDA-1 2026 Was As Follows:

Mathematics paper: Moderate to difficult level. Many mixed complex calculations and time-management challenges were observed.
GAT (General Aptitude Test): Moderate to difficult level. English was easy last time, but General Knowledge and Current Affairs gradually increased the level.

UPSC NDA-1 2026 Answer Key: All Subjects’ Codes

The faculty team of Prince NDA Academy has prepared the answer key for all the codes of both papers of the second session of UPSC NDA and NA 2026 . This is based on which you can evaluate your scorecard.