NDA Maths Syllabus 2025
The standard of NDA question paper for the Mathematics section is of Class 11 and 12 levels. Candidates can
clear their concepts of Maths by referring to the NCERT books of Class 11 and 12. This section tests the
candidate's calculative skills. Let us know the topic-wise NDA Mathematics syllabus.
Topics Sub-Topics
Sets, Venn diagrams, De Morgan laws, Cartesian product, relation,
equivalence relation. Real numbers, Complex numbers, Modulus, Cube roots,
Conversion of a number in Binary system to Decimals and vice-versa.
Algebra
Arithmetic, Geometric and Harmonic progressions. Quadratic equations,
Linear inequations, Permutation and Combination, Binomial theorem and
Logarithms.
Concept of a real valued function, domain, range and graph of a function.
Composite functions, one to one, onto and inverse functions. Notion of limit,
Standard limits, Continuity of functions, algebraic operations on continuous
functions. Derivative of function at a point, geometrical and physical
Calculus interpretation of a derivative-application. Derivatives of sum, product and
quotient of functions, derivative of a function with respect to another
function, derivative of a composite function. Second order derivatives.
Increasing and decreasing functions. Application of derivatives in problems of
maxima and minima
Types of matrices, operations on matrices. Determinant of a matrix, basic
Matrices properties of determinants. Adjoint and inverse of a square matrix,
and Determinants Applications-Solution of a system of linear equations in two or three
unknowns by Cramer’s rule and by Matrix Method.
Integration as inverse of differentiation, integration by substitution and by
parts, standard integrals involving algebraic expressions, trigonometric,
exponential and hyperbolic functions. Evaluation of definite integrals—
Integral determination of areas of plane regions bounded by curves-applications.
Calculus and Differential Definition of order and degree of a differential equation, formation of a
Equations differential equation by examples. General and particular solution of
differential equations, solution of first order and first-degree differential
equations of various types—examples. Application in problems of growth and
decay.
Angles and their measures in degrees and in radians. Trigonometric ratios.
Trigonometric identities Sum and difference formulae. Multiple and Sub-
Trigonometry
multiple angles. Inverse trigonometric functions. Applications-Height and
distance, properties of triangles.
Vector Algebra Vectors in two and three dimensions, magnitude, and direction of a vector.
Unit and null vectors, the addition of vectors, scalar multiplication of a vector,
scalar product, or dot product of two vectors. Vector product or cross
product of two vectors. Applications—work done by a force and moment of a
force and in geometrical problems.
Rectangular Cartesian Coordinate system, Distance formula, Equation of a
line in various forms. The angle between two lines. Distance of a point from a
line. Equation of a circle in standard and in a general form. Standard forms of
Analytical Geometry Of
parabola, ellipse, and hyperbola. Eccentricity and axis of a conic. Point in a
Two and Three
three-dimensional space, the distance between two points. Direction Cosines
Dimension
and direction ratios. Equation two points. Direction Cosines and direction
ratios. Equation of a plane and a line in various forms. Angle between two
lines and angle between two planes. Equation of a sphere.
Probability: Random experiment, outcomes, and associated sample space,
events, mutually exclusive and exhaustive events, impossible and certain
events. Union and Intersection of events. Complementary, elementary, and
Statistics composite events. Definition of probability—classical and statistical—
and Probability examples. Elementary theorems on probability-simple problems. Conditional
probability, Bayes’ theorem—simple problems. Random variable as function
on a sample space. Binomial distribution, examples of random experiments
giving rise to Binomial distribution.
