CDS Exam or Combined Defence Service Examination is an exam conducted twice every year by Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). It is an exam to induct officers into the Indian Defence Forces i.e. the Army, Navy and the Airforce. For 2014 the first CDSE has already been conducted in February and the candidates are awaiting its result. Most of you must be curious to know that when the second CDSE will be conducted.
Here are few details regarding CDSE 2 2014:
- Date of Notification: 19.07.2014
- Start of receipt of applications: 19.07.2014
- Last date for receipt of applications: 18.08.2014
- Date of Examination: 26.10.2014
- Results: First week of April 2015
What is CDS Exam
CDS Exam is a written exam which is followed by a personality test for those who clear the written. The written exam consists of three papers for the aspirants of IMA (Indian Military Academy), NA (Naval Academy) and AFA (Air Force Academy) and two papers for the aspirants of OTA(Officers Training Academy). The papers are of English, GK and Math. While the OTA aspirants have to appear for English and GK, the IMA, NA and AFA aspirants have to appear for all the three papers. The candidates who clear the written exams are called for Service Selection Board which is a six day process. SSB is a personality test and checks for Officer Like Qualities in any candidate. The candidates who clear the SSB proceed for Medical examination and then the final merit list.
Preparation Strategy CDS Exam
CDSE being a paper conducted by UPSC has got a tough level of GK, hence it needs a good amount of preparation to score well in it. Thus you must start preparing for CDSE now. Read Newspapers on daily basis, get a good book dedicated to the preparation of CDSE . Make short notes and practice math on regular basis. The key to success in CDSE is regular preparation. You can also enroll for CDS Online preparation course by SSBCrackExams.
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