Best CDS Exam Books for Preparation 2017 2018

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Let’s Crack CDS Exam – Combined Defence Services Examination [Free eBooks Inside]. Once in a life, we all aspire to join Indian Defence forces and to serve the country in the best way possible. Since childhood, we have all been fascinated by the uniforms, discipline and quality of their commendable honesty and work. To belong to this honourable organisation would add value and purpose to life.

Here we present our sincere effort to help you reach your goal with purpose and dedication. Getting through the degree course of 3/4 years in itself is a task worthy of appreciation. On completion or in the final year of the course one may apply for the CDS examination and since you already hold this book in your hand, you are most likely an aspirant.

The exam requires you to be knowledgeable of the 3/4 years of degree curriculum along with keen general knowledge. Understanding the needs of the student our experts have compiled this comprehensive book to give you a holistic approach specifically designed to help crack the CDS exam. Our experts are well experienced with the preparation of material for various national level competitive exams. Our aim through the publishing of this book is to present you a single source– a one-stop solution to help you with revision and to crack the CDS exam.

This book is written in simple language and focuses on laying the ground for fundamentals, providing shortcuts and easy to remember methods. The material is divided topic wise and each topic is followed by a set of practice questions to assess what you have learnt. Answer keys to all practice questions are given. We have covered all topics including Elementary Mathematics, English, General Knowledge, Biology, Physics and extra information relevant from exam point of view. We hope that you will find this book most helpful and satisfying in your pursuit of success and be victorious.

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NDA Exam Latest Eligibility Criteria 2015 -2016

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October 29, 2013

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NDA Exam Latest Eligibility Criteria 2015 -2016. NDA-NA Exam is conducted twice a year. Through this exam 12th pass male candidates can apply for being officers in the Armed Forces of India, i.e. Army, Navy and Airforce. The eligibility criteria of NDA-NA exam says that a 12th pass male can apply in this exam. There are certain an age criterion’s associated with this exam as well.

Age Limit: Earlier the eligibility criteria said that a candidate must lie between the age of 16 ½ years and 19 years at the time of commencement of course (i.e. on the first day of the month in which course is to commission).

However now the latest notification of the NDA NA exam says that the course commencing from Jan 2015 i.e. NDA 133 course onwards will have a revised age eligibility. Thus this revised age limit with be effective from the NDA-NA (I) Written Exam of 2014, of whose course will commence from January 2015. This revised age limit says that the candidates age must lie between 16 ½ year and 19 ½ year on the first day of the month in which the course is commencing.

Revised Age Limit: A candidate must lie between 16 ½-19 ½ Years of age. (On the first day of the month in which course is due to commence).

This news comes as a happiness booster for those who will be able to apply due to the increased age limit.

Other Information related to NDA-NA Exam

Appearing candidates can apply as well.
Only unmarried male candidates are eligible for NDA exam.
No relaxation of age for reserved category.
NDA exam consist of written exam, SSB interview and Medical test followed by All India Merit List.
You’ll be allotted the service according to the choice preference mentioned by you on the Application Form.
The written test consists of two papers each of 300 marks, Paper I consists of Mathematics of plus 2 level and Paper II is of General Awareness.
For Army wing of NDA Physics and Math’s are not a must in Plus 2 level however for Navy and Airforce they are a must.

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SSC 42 Tech SSB Interview Date

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October 29, 2013

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Allotment centre and SSB interview dates of SSC 42 technical course for men is published by the official website of Indian army. Candidates who are eligible and applied successful for SSC 42 tech can check their allotted centre and SSB dates. SSC 42th tech SSB interviews are being conducted at Allahabad, Bhopal and Bangalore.

SSC 42 Tech Allotment Centre Details

Allahabad: 15636
Bhopal: 9100
Bangalore: 6874

Cut off marks for SSC 42th Tech
Cut Off % 1st To 6th Semester 64% & Above

Permanent Body Tattoos Rules
Permanent body tattoos are only permitted on inner face of forearm i.e. from inside of elbow to the wrist and on the reverse side of palm/ back (dorsal) side of hand. Permanent body tattoos on any other part of the body are not acceptable and candidates will be barred from further selection. Tribes with tattoos marks on the face or body as per their existing custom and traditions will be permitted on a case to case basis.

Eligibility of SSC 42 Tech
Candidates as per notified streams in the notification for STL-42 will only be eligible / accepted. Candidates claiming equivalency of streams with the notified streams will be permitted to attend SSB only on production of equivalency certificate from the AICTE. Candidates with Graduation Degree of a foreign university are also eligible provided they should submit an Equivalency Certificate from Association of Indian Universities (AIU) stating that his qualification is equated with the Degree in corresponding field of an Indian University.

SSC 42 Tech SSB Interview Date

SSC 42 Tech Centre Allotment + New Allotment List
SSB Allahabad Dates
SSB Bhopal Dates
SSB Bangalore Dates

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How Reach the Army, Navy and Airforce for Enquiries

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How Reach the Army, Navy and Airforce for Enquiries

Candidates who have applied for any entry in Army, Navy or Airforce might face some problem and want to contact the main cell seeking solutions for their problems. These problems can be many, like postponing the date of SSB, wanting to change the center for written exam due to unavoidable circumstances or wanting to know the results or wanting to know the details about the particular result etc.

Here are the contacts for the three wings Army, Navy and Airforce:

Army

Additional Directorate General of Recruiting

Address: RTG-6, AG’s Branch, West Block – III, RK Puram

New Delhi – 110066

Tele No: 011-26173215/26175473/26100487/26196220

E-mail – [email protected]

Navy

Address: JDMPR (OI & R)

Room No 205, C Wing

Sena Bhawan, New Delhi -110011

Telephone: 011-23010151

TeleFax: 011-23011282

Email: General entry : [email protected]

University Entry Scheme: [email protected]

Airforce

DISHA

For queries regarding clarifications on eligibility and advertisement,

Contact- ‘DISHA’

Address: Motilal Nehru Marg

New Delhi – 110106

Tele: 011 – 23013690, 011- 23010231 Extn 7080

Fax – 011 – 23017918

E- Mail : [email protected]

Tele Timings: 9 am – 1 pm & 2 pm – 5:30 pm (Lunch Break 1 pm – 2 pm)

AFCAT Cell

For queries regarding AFCAT application, admit card and AFCAT centre,
contact – AFCAT Cell

Address: Post Bag No – 5

RK Puram (Main) P.O.

New Delhi – 110066

Tele: 011 – 26160286, 26160289

E – Mail: [email protected]

Air Force Selection Boards

For any queries regarding SSB interview, including change of date (permitted only on extreme grounds) contact Air Force Selection Board for which detailed.

1 AFSB

Clement Town

Dehradun- 248002

Tele: 0135 – 2642269

Fax: 0135 – 2640104

2 AFSB

CV Complex

Sidharth Nagar PO

Mysore – 11

Tele: 0821 – 2526621

Fax: 0821 – 2502836

3 AFSB

HQ SWAC, AF

Sector 9

Gandhinagar

Tele: 079 – 23242600 Extn 5754

4 AFSB

Varanasi Cantt

Varanasi – 221002

Tele: 0542 – 2503853 Extn 213

Fax: 0542 – 2502836

Miscellaneous: For clarification on submission of documents after recommendation/medical, merit list and joining instructions, contact- 011 – 23010231 Extn 7973

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AFCAT 1 2014 Notification and Exam Date

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October 28, 2013

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AFCAT 1 2014 is scheduled to be held on 23 Feb 2014. Aspirants have enough time to prepare if they start preparing now for AFCAT. Considering the previous year’s AFCAT papers we can say that there is a gradual rise in the level of difficulty of the paper especially in the GK section. Hence cracking AFCAT is no more an affair of one month study, you need to study well before and know the exact things what may be asked. This article will cover the general information about AFCAT paper.

Important Dates for AFCAT 1 2014

Start of receipt of Online Application form: ~~10/12/2013~~ 14 Dec 2013
Last date for applying application form online: ~~8/1/2014~~ 12 Jan 2013
Examination date of AFCAT: 23/2/2014

AFCAT 1 2014 Exam Pattern

The AFCAT paper consists of 100 multiple choice questions. Each question carries 3 marks. The questions are asked from the fields of Current Affairs, General Knowledge, and Mathematics of high school level, reasoning and English. For each correct answer 3 marks are avoided and for every wrong answer 1 mark is deducted. The time duration for the exam is two hours. Hence the Paper is of 300 marks. The cutoff for the previous AFCAT exam was 116 (AFCAT 2-2013) however of earlier AFCAT exams i.e. AFCAT1/2013, AFCAT2/2012 etc ranged around 143-144 marks.

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AFCAT 1 2014 Online Procedure of Form Filling

Once the candidate see’s the notification they can register themselves on the Candidate Login Section of the website www.careerairforce.nic.in. After getting registered an email is sent to the email ID through which you got yourself registered, in the email a unique password is given. You can log in again on the websites candidate login section. Now you can fill you form here, submit it, change your password etc. Be very careful while filling the form and before submitting it, since once submitted no information can be altered.

The whole procedure of form filling in AFCAT is online. The admit card is generated online itself. After successfully submitting the application form, the admit card can be generated after some days. You can in the mean time log into your account at the careerairforce website and check your application status. Once the admit card is generated you can download it and get a printout of the admit card.

Important Notes: Make sure that you fulfill the eligibility criteria of the AFCAT. Sit with your mark sheets and fill in the correct percentage. Proper care should be taken by the engineering students since they have to fill in certain subjects in order to qualify for the Technical Branch Entry. Be ready with a photograph which must be following the standard of the Application. Have a scanned or digital size photograph you can edit it as per instructions to reduce/increase its size. Be careful while filling the exam center since the centers for Written exams are never changed (Except for some very very very rare cases).

Previous year papers and Syllabus: Everything such as previous year AFCAT papers and syllabus along with sample papers can be found on the official career website of IAF i.e. www.careerairforce.nic.in.

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In case of any queries candidates can contact the AFCAT Cell on

Address: Post Bag No – 5

RK Puram (Main) P.O.

New Delhi – 110066

Tele: 011 – 26160286, 26160289

E – Mail: [email protected]

Note: Online application of AFCAT 01/2014 (Flying, Technical and Ground Duty Branches) is released. For eligibility and selection process check Employment News dated 14 Dec 13. Last date for submission of online application is 12 Jan 14.

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Situation Reaction Test Examples with Sample Answers #2

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October 27, 2013

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Aspirants we are now publishing situation reaction test example series for your practice, below you can find actual situation reaction test (SRT) situations from SRT of psychological test conducted during stage 2 of SSB interview. All the responses are just for sample purpose and may differ from one another. Please do not take these responses for granted.

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Situation Reaction Test Examples with Sample Answers #2

Sample Situation Reaction Test With Sample Answers

In your hostel the dal has had a lot of stones for the last ten days and you are fed up with it. What would you do?
- Bring the matter to the notice of the authorities in charge and if nothing happens, then report it to the superintendent.

You are standing in the doorway of a train which has just started to move, suddenly you see a man falling off the train to the platform. You will?
- Run immediately and help the man to get on the train with all effort.
You see in a deserted bazar a man who smashes the jeweler’s window and steals some ornament, jump into the car and drive away quickly. You will?
- Note the number of the car, inform police immediately by phone.
You have not done well in you NDA/CDSE/AFCAT written exam, your father asks you to drop the idea all together and try something else, you will?
- Apply yourself to study with greater interest and hard-work and give the exam again and crack it.
The electric lights of your area have gone out due to heavy rain, what will you do?
- Inform the power house from the nearest telephone for restoration of electricity.
While travelling by train, you come to know on the next station from which you boarded that you have lost you ticket. You will?
- Report it to the guard/ticket checker and do whatever he advice.
To check the growth of population, what according to you can be done?
- Intensify the family planning program and educate people about it more.
You have joined an educational institute which is far from home. You are happy/unhappy and why?
- Happy because I’ll learn to live independently.
Being invited to a party of a 7 year old kid of neighbor, what will you do?
- Buy picture storybook, crayons as a present and arrange games for the kids to play.
In any discussion you always win an argument, what do you think is the reason?
- I can influence others with my points and give practical and sounds reasons to agree to it.

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How to Join Indian Army as an Officer after 10+2

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How to Join Indian Army as an Officer after 10+2

After +2, almost every average Indian youth faces a dilemma about the choice of his future career. But unfortunately, armed forces as a suitable career opportunity is often neglected. The Indian armed forces offers a bright career for deserving youths in its officer cadre and also offers you a respectable position in the society.

Defence aspirants between the age of 16.5 and 19 Years have two entry schemes for joining Indian army-

NDA: For entry to the fighting arms of Indian army
10+2 TES: For entry to technical arms like Corps of Signals, EME Core etc.

NDA , Khadakwasla

The selection is based on the results of a written exam conducted by UPSC and the SSB.

The shortlisted candidates are called for the SSB Board where their personality and potential for becoming an army officer is tested by three different methods.

Educational Qualification: 12th class pass of the 10+2 pattern of school education or equivalent examination conducted by a state education board or a university. All those who are about to write +2 exams are also eligible to apply.
No: of vacancies: Indian army- 195
Age: The candidates must be between the age of 16.5 and 19 Years
Month of Notification: March and October
Martial Status: Unmarried Men
Duration of Training: The selected cadets are given a three years training at NDA, Khadakwasla and are given a degree by the JNU. After the training, they are send to IMA, Dehradun for getting pre commission training .The entire expenses during their stay at NDA shall be beared by the Govt. of India.
Career in the Army: This entry is suited for those who likes to join army as a soldier. The cadets who finish their training successfully are absorbed into fighting arms like Infantry, Armored or Artillery.

10+2 Technical Entry Scheme TES

This is a technical entry scheme for all those who aspires to join Indian army as an Engineer. This entry scheme mainly provided entry to Corps of Signals, Corps of Military engineers or Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Corps. This has a greater benefit as it includes study of B.tech at one of the most prestigious institutions of India and all expenses shall be beard by the Govt of India.

Age: The candidate must be between the age of 16 and 19 Years.
Educational Qualification: 10+2 PCM with an aggregate of 70% to apply for army.Only 12 th pass out aspirants may apply.
Martial Status: Unmarried Men.
Month of Notification: Usually April and September.
Training period: 4 Yrs Btech at MCEME/ MCE/ MCTE. 1 Year pre-commission training at OTA Gaya. Total duration of 5 Years.
Career in the Army: The cadets who finish their training successfully are absorbed into the EME Corps, Corps of Engineers or the Corps of Signals.

Both these entry schemes are suited for young defense aspirants but getting recommended from SSB is the real job. So try to cultivate OLQ’s in yourself even before you go to SSB. My article- How to Cultivate OLQ’s in yourself and How to improve personality for SSB may help you in this respect. Best of Luck to all. God Bless you.

Jai Hind.

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Tips for CDS Exam Paper

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October 27, 2013

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CDSE is an exam conducted by the UPSC for inducting officers into the three wings of Military i.e. Army, Navy and Airforce. Since the conducting body is UPSC hence the level of the paper is quiet high, however if you are preparing for civil services or even if you have studied systematically for the 4-6 months you will find this paper like a cakewalk. Time management is utmost important for succeeding in any field/exam. Hence you should know the trick to divide the time between each question.

In this exam each paper consists of 120 questions and the time given is two hours i.e. 120 minutes which gives you around 1 minute for each question. Fair enough!

I would like to stick with one thing i.e. practicing the mock papers before in well advance; this will give you a clue of time management. Here are a few tips which will certainly help you in solving the CDS Paper.

Be calm and relax yourself as soon as you enter the exam, reach before time find your seat and room number.
Read the instructions given on your question paper thoroughly and carefully.
Don’t waste time in reading the whole question paper first, there is no extra time awarded for reading the paper, hence it is logical enough to read and solve the questions simultaneously.
Do not spend more than 2-2 ½ minutes on any single question which you don’t understand, move ahead and attempt the next question. This is especially for Mathematics paper.
There is no need to panic when you find that you are not able to do a lot of questions in a single line.
Making wild guesses will definitely make you pay, however if you have a slight confusion then you may give it a benefit of doubt try. Remember correctness matters since there is negative marking for wrong answers.
Keep marking the answers on the OMR sheet provided.
Be very careful in marking answers and cross check twice before marking the answer, you may fill wrong bubble against a different question number in hurry, so a lot of care is required.
Remember that only BLACK BALL POINT pen is allowed to fill up the OMR sheet, if you fill the OMR sheet with anything else then your sheet is liable to rejection.
I have seen candidates correcting the wrong answers using whitener; this is allowed but try not to make any mistake in the OMR sheet anyhow.
In English it is advisable to solve the short questions like vocab, synonyms, and antonyms first, since they will take less time, then you can give enough time to passage based questions.
Math’s requires a lot of practice and is the most scoring paper, practice math’s thoroughly before.
General Knowledge paper is lengthy because the questions are generally very long, hence you should be habitual with reading so that you may read it and understand/grasp it fast.

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What is NCC Special Entry Scheme – All About NCC Special Entry

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October 27, 2013

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Army recruits officers through NCC Special Entry, thus giving a chance to the NCC cadets to try their luck in the Army. Given below are the details of this Entry.

What is NCC Special Entry Scheme

Who can apply: Male and female candidates (Males married/unmarried and females unmarried), who have completed 2 years of service in NCC Senior Division Army along with minimum of ‘B’ grade in ‘C’ certificate examination.
Educational Qualification: Graduate and above, final years are also eligible with minimum 50% in aggregate in graduation.
Age: The candidate’s age must lie between 19-25 years at the time of course commencing.
Training Academy: The training academy is OTA Chennai.
Commission: Short Service Commission.
Notification: Notified by Additional Directorate General Recruiting / AG Branch in Jun / Dec.
Procedure: On special screening of the applications received by ADG Recruiting, direct calls for SSB are made to the shortlisted candidates. Eligible candidates will be called at selection center where two stages of screening will be run and those clearing Stage-I will undergo five-day SSB interview. Successful candidates from here will move on to medical examination for physical fitness. As per the merit list prepared by DG Recruiting, selected candidates will get admission into Indian Army through OTA Chennai.

NCC SSB Interview: Only qualified applicants who have been shortlisted will be interviewed at Selection Centres which are in Allahabad, Bhopal, Bangalore and Kapurthala.
Candidates will go through a two-stage screening process during the 5 days of the SSB interview. Those who pass Stage-I advance to Stage-II. Those who do not pass stage-I will be asked to leave the selection centre the same day. The SSB interview lasts five days
- Stage-I: On the first day, the Officer Intelligence Rating (OIR) Test and the Picture Perception and Discussion Test (PPDT) will be conducted.
- Stage-II: Candidates who passed Stage I will be required to take Stage II tests, which are psychological testing, Ground Tasks, Personal interview & Conference.
- Final Selections: Candidates who pass Stage-II will be chosen at the end of the process based on a Special Medical Examination. Candidates will be eligible for training if they have passed both phases and have been determined to be medically fit.

TGC 119 Notification Coming Soon

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October 27, 2013

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Candidates who are looking for TGC 119 notification need to wait till November 2013 first or second week. Indian army is going to publish the notification of TGC 119 very soon. TGC 119 is regular technical entry of Indian army for engineering graduates studying in final year or passed out.

List of Eligible Branch in TGC 119

Civil
Mechanical
Electrical/Electrical and Electronics
Automobile/Workshop Technology
Aeronautical/Aviation/Aerospace/Ballistics/Avionics
Computer Sc and Engineering/Computer Technology/Info Tech / M.Sc Computer Sc
Electronics and Telecom/Telecommunication/Electronics and Communication /Satellite Communication
Electronics/Opto Electronics/Fiber Optics/Micro Electronics and Microwave
Electronics and Instrumentation/Instrumentation
Architecture/Building Construction Technology
Food Tech/Bio Tech/Bio Medical Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Metallurgy and Explosives/Metallurgical Engineering
Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering/Industrial Engineering and Management/Production

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Eligibility Criteria TGC 119

Engineering Student with above mentioned stream
Final year or Passed out candidates
Age between 20 -27 Years

Expected Cut off Marks for TGC 119

Cut off marks for TGC 119 could remain between 65-70%. The aggregate percentage up to 6th semester would be counted while shortlisting candidates for TGC 119.

TGC 119 Selection Procedure

All eligible candidates can apply online through joinindianarmy.nic.in
Candidates will get shortlisted based on their percentage in Engineering up to 6th semester.
Shortlisted candidates have to face SSB Interview at one of the selection centres.
Recommended candidates would be facing medical examination of 1-2 weeks.
Successful candidates will be getting joining instruction for IMA as per their order of merit.

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