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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) |
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| 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 |
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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 | ||
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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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