UPSC CDS Syllabus 2024 : CDS – OTA syllabus 2024 includes all the major topics or syllabus of the CDS – OTA written exam and interview. Aspirants preparing for the CDS-OTA exam must download the complete syllabus PDF and read &understand these in detail. The CDS written exam pattern includes three sections English, General Knowledge and Elementary Mathematics. And Official Training Academy (OTA) syllabus has two papers English and General knowledge. https://www.upsc.gov.in/apply-online
CDS Exam Pattern 2024
The CDS 1 2024 Written examination will be conducted in offline mode only. Candidates will be given OMR sheet in which they have to fill in their responses. All the papers will be objective-type, multiple choice questions. The written examination consists of the below subjects.
CDS Exam Pattern for IMA, INA, AFA :
| Subject | Duration | Maximum marks |
| English | 2 Hours | 100 |
| General Knowledge | 2 Hours | 100 |
| Elementary Mathematics | 2 Hours | 100 |
| Interview/SSB Test | 5 Days | 300 |
CDS Exam Pattern for OTA :
| Subject | Duration | Maximum marks |
| English | 2 Hours | 100 |
| General Knowledge | 2 Hours | 100 |
| Interview/SSB Test | 5 Days | 300 |
CDS Syllabus for IMA, INA, AFA :
English Syllabus :
- Spotting Errors Questions
- Sentence Arrangement Questions
- Synonyms & Antonyms
- Selecting Words
- Ordering of Sentence
- Comprehension Questions
- Ordering of words in a sentence
- Fill in the blanks questions
- Idioms and Phrases
General Knowledge Syllabus :
- Economics
- Physics
- Current Affairs
- Politics
- Chemistry
- Sociology
- History
- Defence related Award
- Geography
- Environment
- Sport
- Biology
- Cultural
- Book
- Statement
- True/False
Elementary Mathematics Syllabus :
| Topic | Description |
| Arithmetic | Number System (natural, integers, rational & real numbers), Fundamental operations (subtraction, addition, division, multiplication), Unitary Method, Percentages, Time & Work, Simple & Compound Interest, Time & Distance, Ratio & Proportion, Profit & loss, Elementary number theory, Composite & prime numbers, Divisibility tests, Theorem of factorisation, Factors & Multiples, Euclidean algorithm, laws of algorithm & algorithmic tables, etc. |
| Algebra | Basic operations, Remainder theorem, L.C.M. & H.C.F., Polynomial theories, Quadratic equations (relation between roots & its coefficients), Linear equations in 2 variables, Set language and set notation, Laws of indices, Conditional identities, Rational Expressions, etc. |
| Trigonometry | All about Sine a, Cos a, Tan a when 0° < a < 90°, Sin, Cos and Tan values of important angles like 0°, 30°, 45°, 60° and 90°, Simple trigonometric identities, Trigonometric tables, Heights and distance, etc. |
| Geometry | Plane & plane figures, Lines, and angles, Important theorems (like angle property based), Parallel lines, Congruency of triangles, Medians & Altitudes, Similar triangles, Parallelogram, Circles, Rectangle, Square, etc. |
| Mensuration | Areas of circles, Triangles, Rectangles, Squares, Parallelograms, Volume, Surface area of cuboids, Cones, Cylinders, Spheres, etc. |
| Statistics | Tabulation of statistical data, Graphical representation of frequency polygons, Bar graphs, Histograms, Pie charts, Measures of central tendency, etc. |
CDS OTA Syllabus 2024
CDS Official Training Academy(OTA) syllabus has two papers English and General knowledge. Check CDS OTA Subject wise Syllabus below :
CDS OTA English Syllabus :
- Sentence arrangement
- Spotting Error
- Selecting words
- Synonyms and Antonyms
- Comprehension
- Ordering of Sentence
- Ordering of words
- Idioms and Phrases
- Fill up the blanks
CDS OTA General Ability Test Syllabus :
- Current Affairs
- Physics
- Chemistry
- Biology
- Geography
- History
- Politics
- Sociology
- Economics
- Defence Related Awards
- Sports and Culture
- Environmental Science
