CDS EXAM

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INTRODUCTION Indian Armed Force promises a prestigious and respectable career.

The three divisions of Indian Armed Forces:1. Indian Army2. Indian Navy3. Indian Air Force

Ways to be a part in any of the armed forces:1. National Defence Academy Exam2. Combined Defence Services Exam3. Short Service Commission

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PREVIEWORGANISATION & ROLE

HISTORY

INDIAN ARMY IN NATION BUILDING

ARMY LIFE

JOINING THE INDIAN ARMY

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ABOUT CDS Combined Defence Services Exam is conducted by UPSC

Held twice an year (February and August)

Two step selection process: Written exam followed by SSB Interview

Conducts recruitment for the following academies: Indian Military Academy Indian Naval Academy Officers Training Academy Indian Air Force Academy

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ELIGIBILITY Nationality: A candidates must either be:

(i) a Citizen of India, or(ii) a subject of Bhutan, or(iii) a subject of Nepal, or(iv) a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before the 1st January, 1963

with the intention of permanently setting in India.

Education Qualification:

(i) For Indian Military Academy/Officers’ Training Academy: Degree from a recognized university or equivalent

(ii) For Indian Naval Academy: Bachelor of Engineering(iii) For Air Force Academy: Degree of a recognized University with Physics

and Mathematics at 10+2 level or Bachelor of Engineering

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ELIGIBILITY Age Limit, Sex and Marital Status:

i) For Indian Military Academy (IMA): Unmarried male candidates born not earlier than 2nd January 1993 and not later than 1st January 1998

ii) For Indian Naval Academy (INA): Unmarried Male candidates born not earlier than 2nd January 1993 and not later than 1st January 1998

iii) For Air Force Academy (AFA): Age: 20 to 24 years as on 01st January 2016 i.e. born not earlier than 2nd January 1993 and not later than 1st January 1998 (Upper age limit for candidates holding valid and current Commercial Pilot License issued by DGCA (India) is relaxable upto 26 yrs. i.e. born not earlier than 2nd January 1991 and not later than 1st January 1998 only are eligible

Note: Candidate below 25 years of age must be unmarried

Physical Standards: Candidates must be physically fit according to physical standards for admission to Combined Defence Services Examination.

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SYLLABUS PAPER 1: ENGLISH Synonyms, Antonyms, Reading Comprehensions, Error Spotting,

Jumbled Sentences, etc.

PAPER 2: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE Knowledge on current events, History of India, Geography of

Nature

PAPER 3: ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS Arithmetic Elementary Number System Algebra Trigonometry Geometry Mensuration Statistics

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PAPER PATTERN

S.NO PAPER QUESTIONS

DURATION MARKS

1 ENGLISH 120 2 Hours 1002 GENERAL

KNOWLEDGE120 2 Hours 100

3 MATHEMATICS 120 2 Hours 100

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Note:

• There is negative marking for every wrong answer.• For Officers Training Academy , there is no Mathematics Paper• The candidates who clear written exam, go through SSB Interview for final

selection

HOW TO PREPAREHere are some tips for good preparation:

1. Buy the best CDS exam study material from the market. For this you can ask your friends and folks who have cleared this exam

2. Look for last year solved papers. This will give you a fair idea about the question paper and the type of question that are asked.

3. You can also join coaching institutes for the same. But even after classes you need to give self read. The combination of both will bring you good results.

4. Keep yourself updated with the current events and have knowledge about History of India, Geography of nature, etc. This will help in written exam and interview both.

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