Pathfinder book -
In this blog we are going to review Pathfinder,a very popular book for NDA exam.This is my personal view regarding this book However, the effectiveness of any study material can vary based on individual learning styles.
Pathfinder for NDA & NA Entrance Examination" by Arihant Publications has been generally well-received by students preparing for the National Defence Academy and Naval Academy (NA) entrance exams in India. It is praised for its comprehensive coverage of the syllabus, clear explanations, and ample practice questions.
But in this blog we will tell you that,Is this book really helpful for NDA? I bought this book and read it for a long time exam. That time i was also preparing for NDA exam and i had the experience of one exam as well.
Price,Printing and Page quality of Pathfinder for Upsc NDA
First we talk about the price,page quality of book-
- This is a very bulky book because it contains all subjects of NDA exam.
- Page quality is very good and printing quality is also very good.
- This book is available in both languages Hindi and English so you can order this book as per your convenience.
- The price of this book is printed 765 Rupees but usually it is available at discounted price.
- On the very first page we will see the index of this book in which all sections and subject are given and you can access on them by seeing the page number.
- In the next page there is introduction of NDA exam and eligibility criteria for NDA exam and introduced about the syllabus of NDA.So we can say that in the start, the book give a brief introduction of the examination.
Mathematics section review:
Now lets talk about the content of this book,In the first section we will see maths section.As we know that if you are going to appear in NDA exam then you have to cover atleast 60-65% of JEE Mains mathematics so if you think that after reading only Pathfinder book's mathematics section you can pass NDA/NA exam mathematics than it would be nearly impossible.
You have to understand that this book contains nearly 1000 pages and in these pages the book has covered all subjects including the questions and answers. That's why there is lack of explanation in mathematics questions and without proper explanation it will be very hard to understand important concepts of mathematics of NDA exam.
As we know that in NDA exam mathematics questions are mostly conceptual rather than formula based.So if you are prefering this book for NDA mathematics preparation then it will not be a wise decision rather than we can use this book for practicing in mathematics.But Along with this you will have to follow a book that has a detailed explanation of questions and related concepts.
Science section review:
Next section is Science which is good if you had science in your 10th and 12th then you can read science from this book but if had not science in your 10th/12th then first you should read NCERTS and clear your basics first.
GS/GA section review:
For GS/GA preparation this book is average because information is given in point form.So you memorize the information but if you want to understand those subjects deeply then this book is not that much good.
Conclusion:
So in the last we can say that if you have time then you should learn concepts deeply rather than memorize them and this is the drawback of this book because this book tried to contain everything in just 1000 pages and that's why this book lacks in concepts and don't provide detailed information.
So from my point of view this book is not recommended for NDA/ NA national defence academy and Naval academy examination but still if you want to use this book then it can be used for practicing questions purpose.