Category: Defense

AFCAT Syllabus

AFCAT Selection Process

1. Written Exam

2. Interview

3. Medical Test

AFCAT Exam Pattern

Exam	AFCAT	EKT (only for technical)
Mode of Exam	Online	Online
Questions	100	50
Marks	300	150
Time	2 hours (120 minutes)	45 minutes
Paper	General Awareness, Verbal Ability in English, Numerical Ability and Reasoning and Military Aptitude Test	Mechanical, Computer Science and Electrical & Electronics
Negative Marking	1 mark	1 mark

General Awareness

The major topics covered in this section are given below:

1. History

2. Sports

3. Geography

4. Art and Culture

5. Current Affairs

6. Politics

7. Civics

8. Environment

9. Defense

10. Basic Science

English

1. Comprehension

2. Basic Grammar

3. Fill in the blanks by choosing the appropriate word

4. Tenses

5. Error Detection

6. Sentence Completion

7. Synonyms and Antonyms

8. Testing of Vocabulary

Numerical Ability

1. Decimal and Fraction

2. Simple Interest & Compound Interest

3. Time & Distance (Trains/Boats & Streams)

4. Percentage

5. Ratio & Proportion

6. Time and Work

7. Average

8. Profit & Loss

Reasoning and Military Aptitude Test:

1. Odd One Out

2. Analogy

3. Venn Diagram

4. Pattern Completion

5. Dot Situation Analysis

6. Blood Relation

7. Missing Figures

8. Figure Classification

9. Coding and Decoding

10. Spotting the Embedded Figures

11. Sequencing

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CDS Syllabus

The CDS Selection Process is divided into two stages:

Written examination
SSB Interview

CDS Exam Pattern for IMA, INA, AFA

Sections	Duration	Maximum marks
English	2 Hr	100
General Knowledge		100
Elementary Mathematics		Total – 300 marks

CDS Exam Pattern for IMA, INA, AFA

Subject	Times	Marks
English	2 hours	100
General Knowledge	2 hours	100
Elementary Mathematics	2 hours	100

CDS Exam Pattern for OTA

Subject	Duration	Maximum marks
English	2 hours	100
General Knowledge	2 hours	100

CDS Details Syllabus

Sections		Topics
English		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 Awareness		Economics Physics Current Affairs Politics Chemistry Sociology History Defence related Award Geography Environment Sport Biology Cultural Book Statement true/false
Elementary Mathematics	Algebra	Basic Operations simple factors Remainder Theorem H.C.F. L.C.M. Theory of polynomials solutions of quadratic equations relation between its roots and coefficients (Only real roots to be considered) Simultaneous linear equations in two unknowns—analytical and graphical solutions Simultaneous linear inequations in two variables and their solutions Practical problems leading to two simultaneous linear equations or inequations in two variables or quadratic equations in one variable & their solutions Set language and set notation Rational expressions and conditional identities Laws of indices
	Arithematic	Number System: Natural numbers, Integers, Rational and Real numbers. Fundamental operations: addition, substraction, multiplication, division, Square roots, Decimal fractions Unitary method time and distance time and work percentages applications to simple and compound interest profit and loss ratio and proportion variation Elementary Number Theory: Division algorithm Prime and composite numbers Tests of divisibility by 2, 3, 4, 5, 9 and 11 Multiples and factors. Factorisation Theorem H.C.F. and L.C.M. Euclidean algorithm Logarithms to base 10 laws of logarithms use of logarithmic tables
	Trigonometry	Sine ×, cosine ×, Tangent × when 0° < × < 90° Values of sin ×, cos × and tan ×, for ×= 0°, 30°, 45°, 60° and 90° Simple trigonometric identities Use of trigonometric tables Simple cases of heights and distances
	Geometry	Lines and angles Plane and plane figures Theorems on Properties of angles at a point Parallel lines Sides and angles of a triangle Congruency of triangles Similar triangles Concurrence of medians and altitudes Properties of angles sides and diagonals of a Parallelogram rectangle and square Circles and its properties including tangents and normals Loci
	Mensuration	Areas of squares rectangles parallelograms triangle and circle Areas of figures which can be split up into these figures (Field Book) Surface area and volume of cuboids lateral surface and volume of right circular cones and cylinders surface area and volume of spheres
	Statistics	Collection and tabulation of statistical data Graphical representation frequency polygons histograms bar charts pie charts etc Measures of central tendency

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NDA Syllabus

NDA selection process is divided into two stages-

Written Examination
SSB Interview

Section	Topic	Marks
Part A – English	–	200
Part B – General Awareness	Physics	100
	History, Freedom Movement, etc.	80
	Geography	80
	Chemistry	60
	General Science	40
	Current Events	40
	Total	600