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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:—

SubjectDurationQuestionsMaximum MarksMarks for Correct AnswerMarks for Incorrect Answer
English2 Hours100100 Marks+1-0.33
General Knowledge2 Hours100100 Marks+1-0.33
Elementary Mathematics2 Hours100100 Marks+1-0.33

For Admission to Officers’ Training Academy :—

SubjectDurationQuestionsMaximum MarksMarks for Correct AnswerMarks for Incorrect Answer
English2 Hours100100 Marks+1-0.33
General Knowledge2 Hours100100 Marks+1-0.33

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

TopicNumber of Questions
Sentence Improvement20
Reading Comprehension23 (5 passages)
Synonyms8
Antonyms7
One Word Substitution5
Para-Jumble10
Sentence-Jumble7
Spot the Error20
Cloze Test20

CDS Exam: General Knowledge

TopicNumber of Questions
History19
Science27
Geography22
Ecology06
Polity20
Economy/Trade11
Miscellaneous /Armed Forces15

CDS Exam: Elementary Mathematics  

TopicNumber of Questions
Mensuration14
Algebra7
Mean-Median-Mode (Frequency Distribution Table)4
Time speed and Distance6
Number System20
Simple interest/Compound interest5
Percentage2
Profit/Loss1
Mixture1
Time and Work3
Trigonometry14
Set Theory1
Clock2
Geometry20