Smart Work to Crack CDS Exam

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CDS is Short for (Combined Defense Services) of Indian Armed forces. This Examination is conducted by UPSC (Union Public Service Commission) twice a year for recruitment into renowned academies like Officers Training Academy, Indian Military Academy, Indian Naval Academy and Indian Air Force Academy. Only Unmarried candidates are eligible to apply for the exam. Those Candidates who clear the written exam successfully have to go through SSB Interview to take admission into the respective academies for further pre-commissioning.

Eligibility Criteria for CDS Exam

Ø Age

ACADEMY	AGE
Indian Military Academy	19-24 years
Air Force Academy	19-24 years
Naval Academy	19-22 years
Officers Training Academy	19-27 years

Ø Educational Qualification

·        IMA (Indian Military Academy):  The Candidates who want to join Indian Military Academy should possess a graduation degree from any renowned Organization.

·        INA (Indian Naval Academy):  Candidates who are willing to join Indian Naval Academy must have a graduation degree in Engineering.

·        OTA (Officers Training Academy): Those Candidates who want to go to Officers Training Academy should have a graduation degree in any stream from a recognized Institution.

  

·        AFA (Air Force Academy):   Candidates applying for Air Force Academy must have cleared 12^th std. with PCM and also should have a degree from a renowned Institution/Organization or Bachelor’s degree in engineering/technology.

 Ø Nationality

·       The Candidates applying for CDS Should either have the nationality of an India, or citizenship of Nepal or Bhutan.

·       A Tibetan refugee who is living here before 1 January 1962 with the intention of permanently staying in India.

·       A Candidate of India who has migrated from Srilanka, Pakistan, Burma or East African Countries of Kenya.

·    The United Republic of Tanzania, Malawi, Uganda, Zambia, Zaire, and Ethiopia or Vietnam with the intention of Permanently Staying in India.

Ø Marital Status

The Marital status of the candidates applying for Indian Military Academy, Indian Naval Academy and Air Force Academy should be unmarried but for Officers Training Academy Candidate can be married/unmarried.

CDS SYLLABUS AND EXAM PATTERN

The written test for (IMA) Indian Military Academy, (INA) Indian Naval Academy, and (AFA) Air Force Academy is made up of three sections- English, General Knowledge, and Elementary Mathematics. Whereas the written paper for Officer’s Training Academy consists of 2 sections- English and General Knowledge. CDS written exam is conducted offline on an OMR sheet where candidates have to color the correct response.

·        Paper 1: English

The CDS written exam is objective type question paper, this paper is design to test the understanding of the English of the candidates. English the section includes questions related to the passage given in the paper.

·        Paper 2: General Knowledge

This Section of the CDS exam includes the complete knowledge of the current affairs topic and the issues that are occurring in our day to day life. Candidates should have a general understanding of answering scientific aspects. They should also have knowledge of the history of our Nation and geographical issues without doing any specific study. Basically, candidates must be able to answer the general knowledge questions.

·        Paper 3: Elementary Mathematics

Candidate should have brief knowledge about the topics covered in the paper 3 exams to clear the CDS exam. The topics that are covered in the paper 3 (Elementary Mathematics) are Arithmetic operations, Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry, Mensuration, Statistics

§  IMA: Indian the military academy gives you the opportunity to join the Indian Armed Force and serve for 30 years maximum. In IMA only Gentlemen are eligible to appear.

FOR IMA, INA, AFA
SUBJECT	DURATION	MAXIMUM   MARKS
ENGLISH	2 HRS	100
GENERAL     KNOWLEDGE	2 HRS	100
ELEMENTARY   MATHS	2 HRS	100

§  OTA: In Officer’s Training Academy, the service is only for 14 years. In OTA both ladies and gentlemen are trained into officers.

FOR OTA
SUBJECT	DURATION	MAXIMUM MARKS
ENGLISH	2 HRS	100
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE	2 HRS	100

Smart Work to Crack CDS Exam

  Ø  Understand the Syllabus and Exam Pattern

The first step in the preparation of the CDS Exam is the exam pattern and knowing the syllabus. An Idea of the syllabus will help you to divide every topic according to the marks so you can prepare according to the highest weighing topics.

  Ø Significance of solving Mock Tests and Previous year papers

Mock tests are very beneficial as they provide the feel of the real Exam. The previous year's papers and Mock tests can help the new candidate in getting the idea of the types of question he is going to face in the real CDS written exam. The candidates must also go through the general knowledge and English papers of other exams conducted by UPSC to get on a good level of knowledge.

  Ø  Watch out for Negative Marking

The UPSC Exams consists of a negative marking of 1/3 which makes it a little hard thing to score. It is recommended that you don't fool around with questions that you are not sure about otherwise you will end up decreasing your total marks. DO not go for the wild guesses. Attempt only those questions which are under the level of your knowledge to reduce the fluctuation of your score. 

  Ø  Joining a Quality Coaching Institute

The negative marking of the CDS exam makes it even hard to attempt all questions without second thoughts. A CDS coaching academy will help teach you the right path to prepare for an examination important as this, You need to join the best CDS coaching in Chandigarh. Delhi Career Group offers the best coaching for CDS/OTA written examination in Chandigarh. The faculty at Delhi Career Group is highly qualified and majorly skilled under the guidance of some renowned ex-army staff members.

Why Joining DCG is a Good Decision for CDS Coaching

Delhi career group is established in the year 2006, It is one of the oldest and most experienced CDS Coaching Classes in Chandigarh.  In the Year 2017-18 DCG has got the highest selection rate in defense services in India. We at Delhi career group work under the supervision of Retd. Col.  Puneet Sehgal with teaching experience of more than 14years. We have branches in Chandigarh, Delhi (Dwarka and kalkaji), Deharadun and Jaipur. We have highly qualified and highly motivated staff in all branches.   Delhi Career Group is headed by qualified and dynamic personalities with an abundance of experience in the field of defense. Our Experienced Faculty participate and take lectures on personality developments, leadership quality, and communication skills, etc. we motivate each and every candidate to unfold their potential skills. We also take small batches with the capacity of up to 30 students in each batch, so that candidates can easily Seek out their troubles with our mentors. Our previous year's result was unbelievable because of our wonderful instructional courses. We offer syllabus related course notes, distinctive practice sets.