UPSC CDS Exam Pattern

UPSC CDS Exam Pattern Details- for IMA, INA, OTA & Air Force 

The applicants should go through the detailed notification of CDS Exam to know all the aspects related to the examination including examination pattern. Examination pattern will give an idea to the applicants to prepare well & perform well in the examination. The successful applicants of CDS will get admission to these defense academies- Naval Academy, Air Force Academy, Officers Training Academy & Indian Military Academy.

Details for CDS Exam Pattern 

Examination pattern works as a blueprint of any examination that gives a brief introduction to the examination. All the appearing applicants are advised to go through complete examination pattern to know the important points such as No. of questions, type of questions, subjects, duration of the examination. Marking scheme, sectional weight and question paper format. Knowing the examination pattern is very helpful to strategies your preparation for the examination. It will also prepare the applicants mentally for the examination.

General details related to CDS Exam Pattern

• The examination will be held through offline mode.
• The applicants will get OMR sheets to mark their answers.
• Only blue/black ball point pen will be allowed in the examination to mark the answers.
• Partially filled or cross filled answers will not be entertained for evaluation.
• The applicants have to carry their admit cards to write the examination.
• The applicants will get 1 mark for each correct answer.
• There will be a penalty of 1/4^th marks for each wrong answer.
• If you left any questions unanswered then that will not be taken into consideration for the penalty of the wrong answer.

Complete detail of CDS Exam Pattern

For IMA, Indian Naval Academy & Air Force 

 For Officer’s Training Academy

Few general information related to CDS Exam Pattern

• The question paper will be provided in the form of a booklet.
• There will be 4 different sets of question papers.
• The question paper will have 3 sections- English, Elementary math & General knowledge.
• The questions will be asked from 11^th & 12^th standard level.
• The question will be of MCQ type.
• The applicants will be given 4 options for each question and they will have to choose one correct answer out of 4 options.
• The question paper will be of 100 marks & the duration of the exam will be of 2 hours.
• The total no. of marks will be 200 for CDS examination.

Note– For more details regarding CDS Exam Pattern, Candidates are requested to visit the official website of UPSC.