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EXAM PATTERN

Originally Posted by KAUSHIK969DEEPAK please send previous years cds solved papers on my mail id [email protected]

Originally Posted by KAUSHIK969DEEPAK please send previous years cds solved papers on my mail id [email protected]

CDS Exam Eligibility Criteria:-

## CDSE stands for Combined Defense Services Examination. This exam is conducted by the Union Public Service Commission for those students who wants to pursue their career in any one of the defense academies in India. On giving this exam you can enter the following academies: Indian Military Academy, Naval Academy, Air Force Academy and Officer's Training Academy. This exam is conducted for two times a year.

## To enter the Indian Military Academy you need to have a bachelor's degree in any discipline from a recognized university and your age should vary between 19 and 23 years.

## To enter the Air Force Academy you need to get a B.Sc degree with physics or mathematics or a bachelor's degree in engineering/technology and your age should vary between 19 and 23 years.

## To enter the Naval Academy you need to have a B.E./B.Tech degree in engineering or technology or a bachelor's degree in science with physics or mathematics and your age should vary between 19 and 22 years.

## To enter the Officer's Training Academy you need to complete your graduation in any discipline from a recognized university and your age should vary between 19 and 25 years.

## Selection Procedure basically includes three stages or hurdles which you need to cross in order to get finally selected. They are as follows: 1) Written Examination, 2) Personal Interview and 3) Physical Fitness Test by SSB.

## The personal interview session is quite long and tedious and you will be made to do a lot of activities. There will be a situation reaction test where you will be given a situation and you have to react accordingly. In Thematic Apperception Test you will be asked to write a story based on a picture given to you. In Word Association Test you will be asked to make sentences. And lastly the group test will comprise of almost 10 candidates approximately and this group will be asked to take part in group discussion, group planning and other outdoor tasks.

Written Examination Pattern:-

Exam Pattern For IMA, NA & AFA:



Exam Pattern For OTA:



Best Books For CDS Exam:-



CDS Combined Defence Services Exam Solved Papers
by GKP
Publisher: G. K. Publications Pvt. Ltd



Combind Defence Services: Solved Paper (Paperback)
by Lal
Publisher: Upkar Prakashan



Guide To C. D. S (Combined Defence Services Exam)
by G.K.P.
Publisher: G. K. Publications Pvt. Ltd



The Pearson Guide to the Combined Defence Services Examination
by Edgar Thorpe, Showick Thorpe
Publisher: Pearson Education

For papers please refer to the files attached. Download them and go through them properly to know more about the question pattern. Practice more such papers to get good marks. Good luck.

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~~~ Model Question Paper of CDS Exam ~~~