CDS Exam Pattern Details - Centurion Defence Academy

CDS Exam Pattern

The Combined Defence Services Examination pattern is based according to the Indian Military Academy, Officers Training Academy, Indian Naval Academy and Indian Air Force Academy selection procedure. CDS Exam Pattern for Indian Military, Indian Navy and Air Force Academy Exam divided into 3 sections, whereas Officers’ Training Academy Exam divided into 2 sections, The subjects of the written examination, the time allowed and the maximum marks allotted to each subject will be as follows:

For Admission to Indian Military Academy, Indian Naval Academy and Air Force Academy:—

Specifications	Details
Papers	Paper I – English Paper Paper II – General Knowledge Paper Paper III – Elementary Mathematics
Number of Questions	Paper I – 120 Questions Paper II – 120 Questions Paper III – 100 Questions
Maximum Marks	Paper I – 100 Marks Paper II – 100 Marks Paper III – 100 Marks
Time Duration	Paper I – 2 Hours Paper II – 2 Hours Paper III – 2 Hours
Exam Shift	First Shift – English Paper Second Shift – General Knowledge Paper Third Shift – Elementary Mathematics
Positive Marking	0.833 marks will be given for every correct answer in the English and General Knowledge papers. While in the Elementary Mathematics paper, 1 mark will be given for every correct answer.
Negative Marking	0.277 marks will be deducted for every wrong answer in the English and General Knowledge papers. While in the Elementary Mathematics paper, 0.33 marks will be deducted for every wrong answer.
Nature of Questions	Multiple-Choice Questions
Mode of Exam	Offline (OMR-Based)

For Admission to Officers’ Training Academy :—

Specifications	Details
Papers	Paper I – English Paper Paper II – General Knowledge Paper
Number of Questions	Paper I – 120 Questions Paper II – 120 Questions
Maximum Marks	Paper I – 100 Marks Paper II – 100 Marks
Time Duration	Paper I – 2 Hours Paper II – 2 Hours
Exam Shift	First Shift – English Paper Second Shift – General Knowledge Paper
Positive Marking	0.833 for every correct answer
Negative Marking	0.277 for every wrong answer
Nature of Questions	Multiple-Choice Questions
Mode of Exam	Offline (OMR-Based)

CDS Exam Pattern Important Points:-

The maximum marks allotted to the written examination and to the interviews will be equal for each course i.e.

– Indian Military Academy – 300 Marks

– Indian Naval Academy – 300 Marks

– Air Force Academy – 300 Marks

– Officers’ Training Academy – 200 Marks

· Objective type questions only for CDS written exam

· Bilingual language i.e. Hindi and English for General Knowledge and Elementary Mathematics questions

The amount of time required to put on particular subject topic-wise or concept-wise approaches the maximum points in CDS exam.

CDS Exam: English

Topic	Number of Questions
Sentence Improvement	20
Reading Comprehension	23 (5 passages)
Synonyms	8
Antonyms	7
One Word Substitution	5
Para-Jumble	10
Sentence-Jumble	7
Spot the Error	20
Cloze Test	20

CDS Exam: General Knowledge

Topic	Number of Questions
History	19
Science	27
Geography	22
Ecology	06
Polity	20
Economy/Trade	11
Miscellaneous /Armed Forces	15

CDS Exam: Elementary Mathematics

Topic	Number of Questions
Mensuration	14
Algebra	7
Mean-Median-Mode (Frequency Distribution Table)	4
Time speed and Distance	6
Number System	20
Simple interest/Compound interest	5
Percentage	2
Profit/Loss	1
Mixture	1
Time and Work	3
Trigonometry	14
Set Theory	1
Clock	2
Geometry	20