The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) successfully conducted the CDS 1 2024 exam on 21st April 2024. The Combined Defence Services (CDS) exam was conducted in three shifts at various exam centers across the country. The CDS 1 2024 exam contained three papers: English, General Knowledge, and Elementary Mathematics papers. In this article, Centurion Defence Academy is providing the CDS answer keys for all papers. Here you can access the most accurate and updated answer keys for all papers of the CDS 1 2024 exams. Read on to learn more about CDS answer keys and download the PDF attached below.

• Through the CDS exam, eligible candidates are selected for admission to the Indian Military Academy (IMA), Indian Naval Academy (INA), Air Force Academy (AFA) and Officers’ Training Academy (OTA) Chennai.

• Only male candidates can apply for the first three academies mentioned above. For admission to OTA Chennai, both male and female aspirants can apply. After completing the required training from the respective academies, the trainees join the Indian Armed Forces as officers.

• As mentioned in the first paragraph, the CDS 1 2024 exam contained three papers: English, General Knowledge and Elementary Mathematics papers which were conducted in the first, second, and third shifts respectively.

• Candidates with a preference for IMA, AFA, and INA had to attempt all three papers in the CDS 1 2024 exam. On the other hand, those candidates who had given their preference for joining OTA Chennai at the time of online application attempted the first two papers only.

Overview of the CDS 1 2024 Exam

Download CDS 1 2024 Answer Keys of All Sets

Here you can download the answer keys of all papers of the CDS 1 2024 exam as per your respective sets. As outlined earlier, the CDS written exam consists of three papers, namely English, General Knowledge, and Elementary Mathematics. Similarly, each paper in the CDS 1 2024 exam had four sets, namely ‘A’, ‘B’, ‘C’, and ‘D’. Centurion Defence Academy has provided the CDS answer keys of all sets of three papers. Download the CDS 1 2024 answer keys of all sets through the links provided in the following table.

With the help of the CDS 1 2024 answer keys, candidates can evaluate their performance and predict their marks in the written exam. Candidates who score above the cutoff marks will be invited for the next round of the selection process, the SSB Interview.

• The cutoff marks for the CDS written exam are released by the UPSC after the declaration of the final results.

• Meanwhile, you can calculate your estimated score and determine whether you qualify for the next round based on the cutoff marks from the past few years.

• The CDS answer keys for the 1 2024 exam are based on detailed analysis and review by the teachers and subject-matter experts at Centurion Defence Academy.

• We have provided the most accurate and updated answer keys for the CDS 1 2024 exam after a thorough analysis of all the papers.

• However, the final answer keys will be released by the UPSC after the completion of all stages in the selection process.

It should be further noted that candidates who clear the written exam, the SSB interview, and the medical exam are selected for admission to the Indian Military Academy (IMA), Air Force Academy (AFA), Indian Naval Academy (INA), and Officers Training Academy (OTA). The selection of candidates is based on the final merit list, which is released by the UPSC after all phases of the exam are completed.

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