What are the best books available for UPSC cds exam? What are the best apps and websites to take mock exams?

Best Books for CDS

• English- Wren & Martin’s High School English Grammar & Composition
• GK - General Knowledge (Latest Edition) by Manohar Pandey (Arihant Publication)
• Maths- Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examinations by RS Agarwal

Also, check

CDS Preparation Tips

CDS Syllabus

CDS Exam Pattern

Hello

NDA exam is one of the very popular exam to join defense forces after 12th class. There are many books available in market but its very important to choose correct books for the preparations. A list of all the important books for NDA exam is given below.
Mathematics

• Pathfinder NDA & NA by Arihant Publications

• Quantitative Aptitude for competitive examinations by RS Aggarwal

• NCERT books

• NDA Entrance Exam by ES Ramasamy

English

• Success Series General Knowledge by Sachchida Nand Jha

• Plinth to Paramount by Neetu Singh

• Objective English by SP Bakshi

General Knowledge

• NCERT books

• Lucent objective general knowledge

• Success Series General Knowledge by Sachchida Nand Jha

The best apps to prepare online for NDA exam testbook, careers360, indiabix, etc. You can also refer to websites for mock test.

For more details you can also check: How to Prepare for NDA 2020

Hi there,

you can refer to the following books for UPSC CDS preparation:

English Language:

1. High School English Grammar & Composition Edition by Wren and Martin

2. Objective General English by S.P. Bakshi (Arihant Publications)

3. Word Power Made Easy by Norman Lewis

Books for GK:

1. General Awareness by Manohar Panday (Publisher: Arihant Publications)

2. Manorama Yearbook

3. Magazines like Pratiyogita Darpan, Competition Success Review (CSR), and Yojana

4. The newspapers like The Hindu, The Telegraph and The India

Elementary Mathematics:

1. Mathematics for C.D.S. by R.S. Aggarwal

2. Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examinations by R.S. Aggarwal

3. Pathfinder for CDS by Arihant Publications

Hope this helps!

Hi,

The best books to prepare for CDS exams are listed below:

• Geography & History - NCERT (Std 6th-12th)
• Pathfinder for CDS - Arihant Experts
• General Knowledge (Latest Edition)-Manohar Pandey (Arihant Publication)
• Manorama Yearbook - Malayala Manorama publishers
• Objective General English - S. P. Bakshi
• Wren & Martin’s High School English Grammar & Composition - Wren and Martin’s
• Word Power Made Easy - Norman Lewis
• Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examinations - R. S. Aggarwal
• Pathfinder for CDS - Arihant Experts
• Mathematics for CDS Examination - R. S. Aggarwal

Hope it helps!!

Some of the recommended books for UPSC CDS exam are:

English :

R Gupta CDS book

CDS pathfinder book

Word Power Made Easy : Norman Lewis

Mathematics :

CDS pathfinder book

R.S Aggarwal

Geography/Economics :

NCERT

Other Reference Material:

• Solved Paper by Lal
• Combined Defence Services Examination by Jain, Kishore
• The Pearson Guide To English For The Combined Defence Services Examination by Edgar Thorpe, Showick Thorpe
• M.Laxmikant for Indian Polity
• Indian Express for Current Affairs

Some of the online websites to attempt tests and mocks for CDS are:

• Testbag
• TCY online
• CL

Some of the useful apps for CDS prepaartion are:

• Online Tyari
• Clear IAS
• Civils Daiily
• Unacademy
• Pratyogita Darpan

All the best.