Learn words in context
Store:
- word;
- plain meaning;
- one correct sentence;
- synonym or related word where useful;
- common confusion if relevant.
English · Vocabulary
NDA English Vocabulary for GAT
Improve GAT vocabulary through context, word relationships and spaced revision.
In short
Vocabulary is explicitly included in UPSC Part A English, but UPSC does not publish a fixed word list. Preparation therefore focuses on context, relationships and revision rather than scraped lists.
Preparation framework
Build word relationships
Practise synonyms, antonyms, contextual meaning and appropriate word choice as language skills, not as guaranteed question types.
Revision
Use spaced review:
- same day;
- after 2 to 3 days;
- after one week;
- mixed revision thereafter.
Quality rule
No frequency claims
Enormous scraped lists, unsupported “most repeated NDA words” and claimed frequency are not published unless a reviewed question-level dataset later supports such analysis.
Checked against official NDA & NA GAT sources
UPSC does not publish a detailed English sub-topic list. Skills listed here are preparation skills and are never labelled official sub-sections.
- NDA & NA Examination (I), 2026 notification (PDF) — Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) · official-pdf · checked 12 September 2026
- Last updated
- 12 September 2026