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Which book is best for CDS exam of 2023?

CDS examination is conducted for recruitment in defence services. The examination is conducted by UPSC.

The examination is conducted twice in a year. It consists of three papers :-

English.

General Awareness.

Mathematics.

So, you have to prepare for the examination as per syllabus. Recommended books for English - Lucent.
General Awareness - NCERTs ( History, Geography, Economics ). Laxmikant ( Indian Polity ). Newspaper ( Current Affairs ).

Mathematics ( R.S Aggarwal of std 9th and 10th ).

These are best recommended books for the preparation of the examination.

Best books for CDS Examination 2023:

Some of the best books available for CDS Examination 2023 are given below,

Name of the Examination - Combined Defence Services

>> Pathfinder CDS Combined Defence Services Entrance Examination by Arihant Experts

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>> You may refer Manorama Yearbook and General Knowledge book by Manohar Pandey

>> The other subjectwise books are,
@ Objective General English by S P Bhakshi
@ Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examinations by R.S.Agarwal
@ Manorama Yearbook by Philip Mathew

Whatever the books you follow, just make sure that you get good command over the concepts and practice well for the examination.

Books Authors

1. Objective General English S. P. Bakshi

2. Word Power Made Easy Norman Lewis

3. Wren & Martin’s High School English Grammar & Composition Wren and Martin’s

4. Manorama Yearbook Malayala Manorama publishers

5. Daily newspapers The Hindu, Indian Express, etc.

Books Author

Mathematics for CDS R.S. Aggarwal
Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examinations R.S. Aggarwal
Pathfinder for CDS Arihant Publications
General Awareness Manohar Panday (Arihant Publications)
Manorama Yearbook Philip Mathew.

Best books for CDS exam of 2023:-

Wren and Martin's High School English Grammar and Composition - S. Chand

Word Power Made Easy - Norman Lewis ( Goyal Publishers).

Objective General English - S.P Bakshi ( Arihant Publication)

General Knowledge ( Latest Edition) - Manohar Pandey ( Arihant Publication).

The syllabus of the Combined Defense Services exam is divided into three sections English, Mathematics and General Knowledge.


You can first refer to your NCERT books for class 11 and 12th After that you can refer to the books given below:-

1)Pathfinder CDS Combined Defence Services Entrance Examination 2023
2)Objective General English, S.P. Bakshi (Arihant Publications)
3)Word Power Made Easy by Wren and Martin
4)10 Practice Sets CDS Combined Defence Services Entrance Examination by Arihant Experts
5)Chapterwise Sectionwise Solved Papers CDS Combined Defence Services Examination by Arihant Experts

Pathfinder for CDS 2023 from Arihant Publications is the best book for CDS preparation.

Educational Qualification:-

Degree of a Recognised University (with Physics and Mathematics at 10+2 level) or Bachelor of Engineering. Degree of a Recognised University or Equivalent.

There are many books available in the market for the preparation of CDS such as books published by Disha Publishers, Arihant, Lucent etc.

But these books are helpful in qualifying the examination only if you will practice and revise more.

PYQs plays another important role in qualifying the examination.

To get more information about the examination visit at www.upsc.gov.in.

Pathfinder for CDS 2023 from Arihant Publications is the best book for CDS preparation 2023.

CDS is conducted in two stage and candidates after qualifying in both stages of examination eligible for final selection.

The best recommended books are :-

Mathematics - R.S Aggarwal.

Lucent - General Science and English.

Social Studies - NCERT books.

For more information about the examination visit at www.upsc.gov.in.

Some of the best books are

Pathfinder for CDS
Arihant Experts

Manorama year book
Malayala Manorama publishers

Mathematics
R S A Agarwal

Quantitative Aptitude for competitive exam
RS Agarwal

Daily newspaper
The Hindu, Indian Express

Geography and History
NCERT (6th-12th std)

Objective General English
S.P Bakshi

Word Power Made Easy
Norman Lewis

English Grammar and Composition
Wren and Martin