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For NDA aspirants

An NDA plan that fits around school and boards.

Mathematics, English and General Knowledge — Lighthouse Prep structures NDA prep into a daily routine that survives alongside your board exams.

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NDA is unusual among the exams here: most candidates are still in school, sitting boards, often attending coaching, and preparing for the SSB on top of the written papers. The constraint is not motivation — it is hours.

Lighthouse Prep plans around the hours you actually have.

How the planner builds your NDA plan

You tell it:

  • The exam you're preparing for
  • Your exam date
  • How many hours a day you can study after school, and when you usually study

The AI builds a daily routine of timed sessions across Mathematics, English and General Knowledge, weighted towards the topics that appear most in previous papers. Add your board subjects as a separate exam if you want them planned too.

A typical NDA study day

  • Mathematics block — one topic in depth: algebra, trigonometry, calculus, vectors or statistics.
  • General Ability — English or a General Knowledge subject (Physics, Chemistry, History, Geography).
  • Current affairs — a short daily read.
  • Practice session — problem sets on the maths topic you covered earlier in the week.
  • Lighter session — revision of an older topic, or one you marked weak in revision.

Each session carries a topic and a duration. Start the timer, study, and the timer stops itself when the session is done.

Spaced revision matters more here

NDA Mathematics is cumulative — a topic you learned in month one shows up in problems in month six. And the General Knowledge sections cover a wide surface that fades quickly without repetition.

Lighthouse Prep brings every topic you study back after 1, 3, 7, 14, 30 and 60 days, with a harder question each time, so earlier work still holds when you sit the paper.

Features for NDA prep

  • Maths-weighted planning — sessions weighted towards the topics that appear most in previous papers.
  • NDA mock tests — full-length Mathematics and General Ability Test papers with negative marking. Your first test is free.
  • Board exams alongside — add them as a separate exam so neither gets abandoned.
  • Realistic daily hours — plans for the time you have, not an imaginary full day.
  • Spaced revision — automatic, important for cumulative maths.
  • Focus timer — measures real study time, not time at the desk.
  • Wastage report — shows, session by session, how much of your planned time you actually studied.
  • Lumi, your AI mentor — remembers your exam and weak subjects, and checks in when you've gone quiet.

Who this is for

  • School students preparing for NDA alongside boards
  • Candidates attending coaching who need structure for self-study hours
  • Repeat candidates targeting a specific attempt
  • Anyone who has the syllabus but no daily plan

Build your NDA plan today

Open the app, set your exam date and daily hours, and start with today's first session.

Frequently asked questions

Can it balance NDA prep with my board exams?
Yes. You set the hours you actually have after school and coaching, and the plan fits NDA Mathematics and General Ability into them without assuming you are studying full time. Add your board subjects as a separate exam so nothing is dropped.
How does it handle the Mathematics paper?
The plan is built from the NDA pattern and previous papers, so Mathematics, which carries the larger share of marks, gets the larger share of sessions, topic by topic — algebra, trigonometry, calculus, vectors, statistics. Every topic you study then comes back on its own revision schedule.
What about the General Ability Test?
English and General Knowledge get sessions of their own in your daily routine. Keep current affairs as a short daily read, which suits a paper that rewards steady reading over cramming, and sit the full-length mock tests the app has for both NDA papers.
Is this useful if I have a year or more before attempting?
That is the best time to start. A long runway is where plans usually collapse — too many subjects, no structure. The planner gives you a clear daily routine, and your study hours and revision build up across both papers over months.
Is it free?
Yes. You can build a plan, run the session timer, revise on a spaced schedule and see where your study time went without paying. AI features such as generating study material use credits, and every account starts with 50,000 free.