What is the Syllabus for CDS Entrance Exam 2018

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UPSC conducts exam for CDS every year. Aspirants who arepreparing for CDS exam 2018 must be aware of the exam patternand syllabus for CDS exam 2018. CDS exam is conducted to getentry in defence sector in any of the three wings viz. Indianmilitary academy, Air force academy and Naval academy. OTA i.e.Officer training academy has different exam pattern as that of theother three academies. This article will help you in knowing theexam pattern and syllabus for CDS exam 2018. Many aspirantsstart their preparation without having the thorough knowledge ofthe CDS syllabus. Through this article you will get the completedetails about the CDS exam.

Exam Pattern for CDS Exam 2018

CDS Syllabus for IMA, AFA courses Written Exam for Indian Military Academy, Naval Academy and Air Force Academy

Paper Name of Subject Duration of Exam Total Marks

Paper I English120 Minutes (2 hours)

100 Marks

Paper II General Knowledge120 Minutes (2 hours)

100 Marks

Paper IIIElementary Mathematics

120 Minutes (2 hours)

100 Marks

Total 300 Marks

For OTA Courses Written Exam

Paper Name of subject Duration of exam Total Marks

Paper 1 General Knowledge120 minutes (2

hours)100 marks

Paper 2 English120 minutes (2

hours)100 marks

Marks for CDS SSB interview

Branch Marks

For Indian Military , Naval and Air force Academy

300 Marks

For Officer Training Academy 200 Marks

Important Dates for CDS Exam 2018

Events CDS1 Exam CDS2 Exam

↠ Official notification will be released on 8th November 2017 8th August 2018

↠ Availability of application form 8th November 2017 8th August 2018

↠ Closing date for the submission of application form

4th December 2017 3rd September 2018

↠ Release of admit card Jan-Feb 2018 November 2018

↠ NDA 2018 exam date 4th February 2018 18th November 2018

↠ Announcement of result May 2018 To be notified later

CDS exam Eligibility Criteria 2018

Age Criteria

For IMA: 19 years to 24years.For Naval Academy: 19 yearsto 22 years.For Air Force Academy: 19years to 23 years.For Officers TrainingAcademy: 19 years to 25years

UPSC CDS Syllabus – CDS Syllabus Topic Wise

English syllabus for CDS Exam

• Antonyms and Synonyms• Reading Comprehension• Jumble sentences and words• Omissions of words, Error Spotting/Sentence orrection• Fill in the Blanks

General Knowledge Syllabus

General Knowledge section covers the topicsto test the general ability and knowledge ofcandidate about current affairs andhappenings. The paper includes questions onHistory of India and Geography of a nature. Itcovers the questions from following topics :

• Indian Army latest news and eventssections of last 6 months.• Current affairs about politics, sports,marketing, banking, finance etc.• Economy of India• Functions and policies of RBI• History and geography of India

CDS Exam Math Syllabus

Arithmetic: Aspirants need to perform well in arithmetic which includes Number System, Fundamental Operations, Unitary Methods, and Elementary Number Theorems etc.

Algebra: The applicants should able to solve basic operations, Remainder Theorem, Quadratic Equations, Linear equations and practical problems etc.

Geometry: The candidates should able to answer geometric questions which contain Lines and angles, plane and plane figures and their related questions.

Trigonometry: The applicants need to know the values of Sine x, cosine x and tangent x.

Menstruation: The all candidates applying for the test should have knowledge of calculating areas of squares, rectangles, triangles, circles and parallelograms etc.

Statistics: Everyone needs to know the collection and tabulation of data, histograms, pie and bar charts etc.

SSB round- Intelligence and Personality Test

Once the candidate clear written test he/she is eligible fornext round i.e. SSB interview which tests theintelligence and psychology of the candidate. Candidateneed to take Group Tests such as group discussions,group planning, outdoor group tasks, and asked to givebrief lectures on specified subjects. These tests judge themental caliber of a candidate.What are you waiting for now? Start preparing for CDSExam right now to score well in the exam.

Good luck for your preparation!

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