What is the Syllabus for CDS Entrance Exam 2018

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What is the Syllabus for CDS entrance exam 2018
UPSC conducts exam for CDS every year. Aspirants
who are preparing for CDS exam 2018 must be aware
of the exam pattern and syllabus for CDS exam
2018. CDS exam is conducted to get entry in
defence sector in any of the three wings viz.
Indian military academy, Air force academy and
Naval academy. OTA i.e. Officer training academy
has different exam pattern as that of the other
three academies. This article will help you in
knowing the exam pattern and syllabus for CDS
exam 2018. Many aspirants start their preparation
without having the thorough knowledge of the CDS
syllabus. Through this article you will get the
complete details about the CDS exam.
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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 English 120 Minutes (2 hours) 100 Marks
Paper II General Knowledge 120 Minutes (2 hours) 100 Marks
Paper III Elementary Mathematics 120 Minutes (2 hours) 100 Marks
Total Total Total 300 Marks
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 For OTA Courses Written Exam
Paper Name of subject Duration of exam Total Marks
Paper 1 General Knowledge 120 minutes (2 hours) 100 marks
Paper 2 English 120 minutes (2 hours) 100 marks
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Marks for CDS SSB interview
Branch Marks
For Indian Military , Naval and Air force Academy 300 Marks
For Officer Training Academy 200 Marks
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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
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CDS exam Eligibility Criteria 2018
For IMA 19 years to 24 years. For Naval Academy
19 years to 22 years. For Air Force Academy 19
years to 23 years. For Officers Training Academy
19 years to 25 years
Age Criteria
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UPSC CDS Syllabus CDS Syllabus Topic Wise

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

English syllabus for CDS Exam
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• General Knowledge section covers the topics to
  test the general ability and knowledge of
  candidate about current affairs and happenings. 
  The paper includes questions on History of India
  and Geography of a nature. It covers the
  questions from following topics
• Indian Army latest news and events sections 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

General Knowledge Syllabus
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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.
CDS Exam Math Syllabus
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SSB round- Intelligence and Personality Test
Once the candidate clear written test he/she is
eligible for next round i.e. SSB interview which
tests the intelligence and psychology of the
candidate. Candidate need to take Group Tests
such as group discussions, group planning,
outdoor group tasks, and asked to give brief
lectures on specified subjects. These tests judge
the mental caliber of a candidate. What are you
waiting for now? Start preparing for CDS Exam
right now to score well in the exam.  Good luck
for your preparation!
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