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Combined Defence Services (I) and (II) Exam
Combined Defence Services Examination (I) and (II) Syllabus 2024 Main Syllabus
UPSC Combined Defence Service Examination (I) and (II) Syllabus 2024.
Union Public Service Commission has revealed the CDS (I) & (II) 2024 Syllabus on the official notification on 20 December, 2023. Candidates are encouraged to download the previous year's CDS Syllabus 2024 PDF for exam preparation. The CDS Exam Syllabus assistant candidates in better understanding the kind of questions answered in the exam. The CDS 2024 test will take place on April 21, 2024.
Aspirants may also download the CDS OTA Syllabus PDF as a PDF File. Candidates should review the UPSC CDS 2024 Syllabus to determine which chapters and topics will be included in the exam. Following the publication of the official notification, the exact link to download the UPSC CDS Syllabus and exam pattern was added on this page.
CDS (I) & (II) Syllabus 2024
The OTA course has two written examinations and the other courses have three written papers in the Combined Defence Services (CDS) exam. The subjects from which questions in the CDS 2024 exam are asked include Mathematics, English and General Knowledge.
Both the CDS OTA and CDS IMA / NA / AFA courses include English and General Knowledge Questions. The CDS IMA / INA / AFA Course includes one additional topic, Mathematics. The CDS Exam includes questions from the 10th & 12th Grades.
CDS Syllabus 2024 - Written Exam
| Subjects | Topics |
| CDS Maths Syllabus |
Number System Elementary Number Theory Algebra Trigonometry Geometry Mensuration Statistics Intelligence and Personality Test |
| CDS English Syllabus | The question paper will be asked to test the candidates' understanding of English & workman like use of words |
| CDS General Knowledge Syllabus | General Knowledge Including knowledge of current events and such matters of everyday observation & experience in their Scientific aspects as may be expected of a educated person who has not made a special study of any specific subject. The paper will also include questions on the History of India and the Geography of nature which candidates should be able to answer without special study. |
CDS Exam Pattern 2024 - Prelims, Mains & SSB Interview
The UPCS CDS 2024 Exam pattern was specified in the official notification by the Union Public Service Commission. The written test will be objective in nature, in the form of MCQs, according to the CDS exam format. According to the CDS OTA Syllabus, the OTA test will consist of two papers, whereas the CDS IMA / INA / AFA Exam would consist of three papers. In addition to the exam format, students should review the CDS Exam syllabus for better preparation. Every incorrect response is marked negatively.
CDS OTA Exam Pattern 2024
| Papers | Subjects | Marks | Duration |
| Paper 1 | General knowledge | 100 | 2 Hrs |
| Paper 2 | English | 100 | 2 Hrs |
CDS IMA / INA / AFA Exam Pattern 2024
| Papers | Subjects | Marks | Duration |
| Paper 1 | General Knowledge | 100 | 2 Hrs |
| Paper 2 | English | 100 | 2 Hrs |
| Paper 3 | Mathematics | 100 | 2 Hrs |
CDS Exam Pattern for SSB Interview
The CDS SSB method is divided into two stages: Stage 1 & Stage 3. Candidates who pass Stage 1 are eligible to take Stage 2. Three different assessors evaluate a candidate's personality: The Interviewing Officer (IO), the Group Testing Officer (GTO), and the Psychologist. There is no individual weightage for each test. Assessors only award marks after carefull considering the candidate's performance.
SSB Interview: Stage I consists of Officer Intelligence Rating (OIR) examinations such as Picture Perception and Description Test (PP & DT). Candidates will be shortlisted based on their performance in the OIR Test and the PP & DT.
SSB Interview: Stage II Consists of interviews, group testing officer tasks, psychology tests, and the conference. All of these tests are carried out over the course of four days.
Click on the attached file to download the CDS (I) & (II) Syllabus 2023 in PDF Form.