"More than 5 lakh candidates appear for every Combined Defence Services (CDS) Examination conducted by the Union Public Service Commission. Only 7000 to 9000 candidates manage to clear it. If you are planning to appear for the next CDS exam, here is all the information you would ever need about the CDS exam pattern and syllabus.
CDS Exam is a national-level examination conducted by the Union Public Service Commission to recruit commissioned officers into:
The Indian Military Academy
The Officer’s Training Academy
The Indian Naval Academy
The Indian Air Force Academy
If you are ready to take the CDS exam, you need to understand the latest UPSC CDS exam pattern. This article will give you all the details about the latest exam pattern, its syllabus, as well as its marking scheme.."
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