CDS (Combined Defence Service) Entrance Examination and question papers

             CDS (Combined Defence Service)

 Examination
CDS (Combined Defence Service) Examination is conducted for recruitment of commissioned officer into the Indian Army, Navy and Air force wing. Selected candidates undergo training at the Indian military academy (IMA), Naval Academy and Airforce academy.

  The union public service commission (UPSC) conducts the exam and prescribes CDS eligibility criteria and the syllabus when it notifies for the same.  

    Candidate must carefully read the eligibility criteria before filling in the form.

    Unmarried / married male/female candidates who have graduation or engineering degree can apply.

   The eligibility criteria include nationality, age limit, educational qualification and physical standards (height, weight, visual standards ....) etc.

   This Examination is conducted twice a year in two stages: the written exam MCQ and the SSB interview. Candidates who qualify in the written examination are called for the SSB interview.

    The exam consists of three papers: Elementary Mathematics (100 objective questions & 2 hours) and the GK (General Knowledge, 120 objective questions & 2 hours) and English (120 objective questions & 2 hours)

    Syllabus of mathematics: Natural Numbers, Integers, percentage, rational and real numbers, time and work, profit or loss, ratio and proportions, prime and composite numbers, simple and compound interest, HCF and LCM, Euclidean geometry, Statistics and mensuration.

    Syllabus of GK: Current affairs (last 4/5 months) Physics, Chemistry, biology, Geography, political science

    Syllabus of  English: Basic grammar, synonyms and antonyms, comprehension solving, error spotting, para jumbles.
 
    In case syllabus changes , it can be found at the time of notification of exam.

    Click on the links to get the previous year question papers:










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    The official website is upsc.gov.in

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