About CDS

About CDS Written Exam Coaching


The "Combined Defence Services" (CDS) Examination is conducted twice a year by the Union Public Service Commission for recruitment into the Indian Military Academy, Officers Training Academy, Indian Naval Academy and Indian Air Force Academy. The Notification for the examination is usually released in the months of October and June, and the examinations are conducted in February and November respectively. Only unmarried graduates are eligible to sit for the exam. Successful candidates are admitted into the respective Academies after an interview conducted by the Services Selection Board (SSB).

Useful Information

Examination Details

EXAM-CDS (I & II)
  • Forms- October & June
  • Exam-February & November
  • Age Limit 19 to 25 yrs
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION i) For Indian Military Academy/Officers’ Training Academy: Degree from a recognized university or equivalent
ii) For Indian Naval Academy: Degree in Engineering from a recognized University/Institution
iii) For Air Force Academy: Degree of a recognized University with Physics and Mathematics at 10+2 level or Bachelor of Engineering
MODE OF SELECTION
  • Written Examination by UPSC
  • SSB Interview

Examination Schedule

Paper Availability of Forms Date of Examination
CDS-I 31-10-2018 to 26-11-2018 03-02-2019
CDS-II 12-06-2019 to 08-07-2019 08-09-2019

Age Limits, Sex And Marital Status

(i) For IMA -Unmarried male candidates with age between 19 to 24 years only are eligible

(ii) For Indian Naval Academy - Unmarried male candidates with age between 19 to 22 years only are eligible

(iii) For Air Force Academy - 19 to 23 years (Upper age limit for candidates holding valid and current Commercial Pilot Licence issued by DGCA (India) is relaxable upto 26 years.) only are eligible

(iv) For Officers' Training Academy-(SSC Course for men) Male candidates (married or unmarried) having age between 19 to 25 years only are eligible

(v) For Officers' Training Academy -(SSC Women Non-Technical Course) Unmarried women, issueless widows who have not remarried and issueless divorcees (in possession of divorce documents) who have not remarried are eligible; they should have age between 19 to 25 years

UPSC CDS Examination Centers

The CDS exam will be held across 41 cities/towns in the country

  • ALLAHABAD
  • AHMEDABAD
  • AIZWAL
  • AGARTALA
  • BANGALORE
  • BARIEILLY
  • BHOPAL
  • CHANDIGARH
  • CHENNAI
  • CUTTACK
  • DEHRADUN
  • DELHI
  • DHARWAR
  • DISPUR
  • GANGTOK
  • HYDRABAD
  • IMPHAL
  • ITA NAGAR
  • JAIUR
  • JAMMU
  • JORHAT
  • KOCHI
  • KOHIMA
  • KOLKATA
  • LUCKNOW
  • MADURAI
  • MUMBAI
  • NAGPUR
  • PANAJI (GOA)
  • CHANDIGARH
  • PORT BLAIR
  • RAIPUR
  • RANCHI
  • SAMBALPUR
  • SHILLONG
  • SHIMLA
  • SRINAGAR
  • THIRUVANPURAM
  • TIRUPATI
  • UDAIPUR
  • VISHAKHAPATNAM

PAPER PATTERN

The CDS examination will be conducted in two phases:

A). For admission in Indian Military Academy, Indian Navy Academy and Air Force Academy:
Subject Duration Maximum Marks Questions
English 2 Hrs 30 Mins 100 120
General Knowledge 120 Minutes (2 hours) 100 120
Mathematics 120 Minutes (2 hours) 100 100
Total 300
B). For Admission in Officers Training Academy:
Subject Duration Maximum Marks Questions
English 2 Hrs 30 Mins 100 120
General Knowledge 120 Minutes (2 hours) 100 120
Mathematics 120 Minutes (2 hours) 100 100
Total 300

Cut Off

Courses Minimum qualifying marks in each Subject Minimum aggregate marks of last qualified candidate Marks of last recommended candidate
IMA 20 marks (i.e. 20%) 105 marks (i.e. 35%) 227
INA 20 marks (i.e. 20%) 90 marks (i.e. 30%) 225
AFA 20 marks (i.e. 20%) 135 marks (i.e. 45%) 258
OTA (Men) 20 marks (i.e. 20%) 72 marks (i.e. 36%) 157
OTA (Women) 20 marks (i.e. 20%) 72 marks (i.e. 36%) 159

Topic Covered

PAPER-I (ENGLISH) TOPICS COVERED PAPER-II (G.K) TOPICS COVERED PAPER-III (MATHEMATICS) TOPICS COVERED
Fill in the blanks questions Current Affairs of last 6 months Arithmetic
Sentence Correction questions Indian Economy Geometry
Reading Comprehension Indian Politics Algebra
Finding errors and omissions etc History Trigonometry
Geography Mensuration
Sports Statistics
Banking sector  
  • Awards & Honors Sports,
  • Finance Agriculture
  • Books & Their Authors
 

LAKSHYA

  • Every Sunday Physical Training Class is organized by Physical Trainers
  • SSB Interview & Spoken English Classes also run in this course.
Duration Course Name/Code Application Form Charge Course Fee* Total Payable Amount
1 Year Lakshya/1201 Rs.525/- Rs.50,000/- Rs.50,525/-
6 Months Lakshya/1202 Rs.525 /- Rs.40,000/- Rs.40,525/-
3 Months Lakshya/1203 Rs.525 /- Rs.25,000/- Rs.25,525/-
45 Days Lakshya/1204 Rs.525/- Rs.20,000/- Rs.20,525/-
Note:Included cost of Third Party Books

VICTORY

  • SSB Interview Classes not run in this course.
Duration Course Name/Code Application Form Charge Course Fee* Total Payable Amount
1 Year Victory/1205 Rs.525 /- Rs.45,000/- Rs.45,525/-
6 Months Victory/1206 Rs.525 /- Rs.35,000/- Rs.35,525/-
3 Months Victory/1207 Rs.525 /- Rs.20,000/- Rs.20,525/-
45 Days Victory/1208 Rs.525 /- Rs.15,000/- Rs.15,525/-
Note:Included cost of Third Party Books

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