CDS is the abbreviated form of Combined Defence Service. The CDS exam is conducted by the UPSC (Union Public Service Commission) twice a year (February and November) to recruit officers in the Indian defence services i.e. Army, Navy, and Air Force. The selected candidates are trained as officers at the Indian Military Academy, Dehradun, Officers Training Academy, Madras, Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala, and Indian Air Force Academy, Dundigal.
In the year 2022, the UPSC will conduct the CDS exams on 10th April, 2022 and 04th September, 2022. Through this article, you can get complete details about the CDS Exam Pattern.
CDS 2022 Exam Important Dates
| CDS Exam 2022: Important Dates |
| Events |
CDS-I Dates |
CDS-II Dates |
| Release of CDS 2022 Official Notification |
22nd December 2021 |
18th May 2022 |
| Online Registration Start Date |
22nd December 2021 |
18th May 2022 |
| Online Registration End Date |
11th January 2022 (6 pm) |
14th June 2022 |
| Online Application Withdrawn |
18th to 24th January 2022 |
To be notified |
| Admit Card Release Date |
3rd week of March 2022 |
August 2022 |
| CDS Exam Date 2022 |
10th April 2022 |
04th September 2022 |
| CDS Answer Key (Unofficial) |
10th April 2022 |
04th September 2022 |
| CDS Answer Key (Official) |
May 2022 |
October 2022 |
| CDS Result |
May 2022 |
October 2022 |
| Interview Dates |
To be updated soon |
To be updated soon |
| Final Result |
To be updated soon |
To be updated soon |
CDS 2022 Highlights
Candidates can refer to the following table to check details of CDS 2022 for each paper:
| Mode of Exam |
Offline only (Pen and Paper mode) |
| Number of Questions asked in IMA, INA & AFA |
300 MCQ Type |
| Number of questions in OTA |
200 MCQ Type |
| Maximum Marks |
- 300 (IMA, INA, AFA)
- 200 (OTA)
|
| Duration of Exam |
2 hours (120 minutes) for each paper |
| Medium |
Hindi or English |
| Sections in Paper |
- English, GK and Mathematics (IMA, INA & AFA)
- English, GK for OTA
|
| Negative marking |
1/3 marks deducted for each incorrect answer |
CDS Exam Pattern 2022
- CDS Examination will be conducted via offline mode only i.e. pen and paper-based mode.
- It will be conducted in both sessions i.e. morning and forenoon sessions.
- CDS question booklet contains only multiple-choice questions which consist of 300 marks for IMA, INA & AFA.
- For OTA written test, it will be of 200 marks. 2 hours will be provided for each paper.
CDS exam pattern for admission to IMA, INA & AFA
| Subjects |
No. of questions |
Max. Marks |
Duration |
| General Knowledge |
120 |
100 |
120 minutes |
| English Language |
120 |
100 |
120 minutes |
| Elementary Mathematics |
100 |
100 |
120 minutes |
CDS exam pattern for admission to OTA
| Subjects |
No. of questions |
Max. Marks |
Duration |
| English Language |
120 |
100 |
120 minutes |
| General Knowledge |
120 |
100 |
120 minutes |
- Marking Scheme: For every incorrect answer, 1/3 marks will be deducted. For each correct answer, you will get 1 marks. It contains elementary mathematics, English, and GK.
Marking scheme for IMA, INA, AFA
| CDS 2022 Paper |
English |
GK |
Mathematics |
| Maximum Marks |
100 |
100 |
100 |
| Marks for Correct answer |
+1 marks for each correct option |
+1 marks for each correct option |
+1 marks for each correct option |
| Negative marking |
-0.33 marks for each wrong answer |
-0.33 marks for each wrong answer |
-0.33 marks for each wrong answer |
Marking scheme for OTA
| CDS 2020 Paper |
English |
GK |
| Maximum Marks |
100 |
100 |
| Marks for Correct answer |
+1 (for each correct answer) |
+1 (for each correct answer) |
| Negative marking |
-0.33 (marks for each wrong answer) |
-0.33 (marks for each wrong answer) |
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