Cds 2020:Notification,Direct Apply,ExamDate,ExamPattern,Exam Info

CDS

Upsc Conduct a Central Defence Examination

CDS हि परीक्षा Upsc द्वारे घेतली जाते.

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Exam	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4
CDS	Written Exam	SSB Interview	Document Verification	Medical Examination
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Notification

Upsc Calender 2020

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Exam Dates

Exams	Dates
Notification 2020	30th October 2019
CDS 1	2nd February 2020
CDS	- -

CDS Exam Fees

Category	Fees
General	200
Female/ SC/ST (Exempted)	0

Pattern And Negative Marking

CDS 1

Exam
Written
Intelligence & Personality Interview

CDS 2

Note:1] Different For Officer Training Academy and Indian Naval Academy/Indian Military Academy/Indian Air Force.

The exam of Indian Naval Academy/Indian Military Academy/Indian Air Force comprises of 3 papers, which carry a total of 300 marks. The total duration of each exam is 2 hours.

Subject	Marks	Duration
English	100	2 hours
General knowledge	100	2 hours
Elementary Mathematics	100	2 hours

The exam of Officer Training Academy (OTA) consists of 2 subjects with a total of 200 Marks

Subject	Marks	Duration
English	100	2 hours
General knowledge	100	2 hours

Post And Information

(i)Indian Military Academy.
(ii) Indian Naval Academy.
(iii) Air Force Academy
(iv)Officers Training Academy.

Eligibility (पात्रता)

Nationality A candidate should be: The Citizenship of India, or The subject of Nepal/Bhutan, or Tibetan refugee who had been migrated to India before January 01, 1962 with the intention of Permanent Settle, or An individual of Indian Origin migrated from Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Burma, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Malawi, Zambia, Zaire & Vietnam for permanent settle purpose in India.

Age Limit

Department	Age
Indian Military Academy	not earlier than 2nd January 1997 and not later than 1st Jan 2002
Indian Naval Academy	not earlier than 2nd January 1997 and not later than 1st Jan 2002
Indian Air Force Academy	not earlier than 2nd January 1997 and not later than 1st Jan 2001
Officers' Training Academy	not earlier than 2nd January 1996 and not later than 1st Jan 2002
Officers' Training Academy—(SSC Women Non-Technical Course)	not earlier than 2nd January 1996 and not later than 1st Jan 2002

Important Gender Criteria for post

Department	Gender	Status
Indian Military Academy	Male	Unmarried
Indian Naval Academy	Male	Unmarried
Indian Air Force Academy	Male	Unmarried
Officers' Training Academy	Male	Married/Unmarried
Officers' Training Academy	Female	Unmarried

Educational Qualification For Post

Post	Educational Criteria
Indian Military Academy	Graduate
Indian Naval Academy	Engineering Degree
Indian Air Force Academy	Engineering Degree (Physics & Maths at 10+2) or B. Tech from
Officers' Training Academy	Graduate

Syllabus For CDS

CDS 1

Subject	Syllabus
General Studies	Current affairs of the last 4-5 months from the examination date. History Physics Biology Geography Political Science
Csat	Basic Grammar Synonyms Antonyms Comprehension Solving Error Spotting Para Jumbles
Math	Natural numbers Integers Percentages Rational and Real numbers Time & work Time & distance Profit & loss Ratio & proportion Prime and composite numbers Simple and compound interest HCF and LCM Euclidean algorithm Geometry Logarithms Trigonometry Statistics Mensuration