Candidates who wish to appear for CDS must have age between 20 to 24 and have completed and appearing in Bachelors level examination. You can appear for CDS for only IMA & OTA and Navy while for Air Force you must have studied Physics and Mathematics at 10+2 level. Read

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The CDS Application Form 2018 will release and online registration will start from 8th August 2018. All the eligible candidates are searching for the Procedure to apply for CDS II 2018 Exam. We are here to give you complete details, regarding the application

Hi Geetha,

To prepare for CDS exam (Navy) candidates must refer to the books of English,General Knowledge,Elementary Mathematics. Some of the best books of English are Objective General, Word Power Made Easy,Grammar basics etc. The best books for Elementary Mathematics are Quantitative Aptitude by Dr. R. S. Aggarwal and for

Indian Army, Navy and Air Force commonly referred as Indian Defence. Candidates can join Indian defence services through NDA which is held at class 12 stage and through CDS which is held after graduation. Moreover, every year Army, Navy and Air Force conducts several independent recruitment exams for candidates to

No, it is not compulsory to be graduate from Science stream to apply for CDS. There are different eligibility criteria for different courses. Candidates must have degree of a recognised University or equivalent for Indian Military Academy, Officers Training Academy (men and women), degree of a recognised University (with

Hello Rahil,

You can apply for CDS if you have completed or are in the final year of graduation. If the university from which you hold a degree is a recognised University then you are eligible to appear for CDS. 

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In CDS written exam, for each correct answer in English and General Knowledge, candidates get 1.2 marks while 0.33 marks is deducted for wrong answer and for Elementary Mathematics candidates get 1 marks while 0.33 marks will be deducted for incorrect answer. To know about the detail marking scheme

Hi Shantanu, 

UPSC will release the answer key of CDS 2 (to be held on Nov 18) in November, after the exam. However, there is no official date for its availability so far. CDS is conducted twice a year. Apart from UPSC, some coaching institutes will also release the answer

The exam pattern of CDS Officers’ Training Academy courses differ from Indian Military Academy, Naval Academy and Air Force Academy courses as candidates who have opted for Indian Military Academy, Naval Academy and Air Force Academy courses will need to appear for three subjects - English, General Knowledge and Elementary

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The cutoff of CDS exam is released separately for written and final exam. CDS 2017 cutoff of written exam was released saparately for different posts. The cutoff marks for different post were -  IMA- 125, INA- 118, AFA- 144, OTA (Men) – 82, OTA(Women) – 82. To check the