Government & Defence Entrance Exam

For pattern (aptitude, reasoning, GA) + scale, look at SSC (CGL, CHSL), IBPS (PO/Clerk/RRB), State PSCs, Insurance exams (NIACL, LIC AAO), NRA CET (when active), and DFCCIL/Metro Rail recruitments. If you're eyeing technical RRB JE/SSE, then GATE (for core prep in depth), SSC JE, and state electricity board/PSU junior engineer exams mirror the technical flavour. Build a shared base: Quant, LR, GA (Indian polity, economy, railway basics), and speed tests—then add the technical or job specific layer only where needed.

With the date of birth January 26 2003 you have a significant number of a terms remaining for the Cds OTA as the maximum age limit for OTA is 25 year that is no ping limit on the number of attempts for the CDS exam

Many online educational platforms provide question papers including previous year question papers of UPSC prelims and mains.You can download this years question papers from BYJU'S, Testbook, vision IAS, PWOnlyIAS etc.You can download it in the PDF format. You can also download it from the official website. 

While the UPSC requires only a Bachelor degree from a recognise University a Bachelor of arts degree with subject like political Science history public administration or Geography is often recommended for UPSC civil service preparation due to their alignment with the syllabus regarding a specific college the choice of college is less critical than the force and your dedication to study but Government College offering professional degree like be take or MBBS can also be many official as they may provide time for preparation and the backup plan

If you're born on Jan 15, 2000, you can apply for CDS 2026 — but only for OTA (Officers' Training Academy). You'll be 26 by then, and OTA allows candidates born between Jan 2, 2000 and Jan 1, 2006. So you're just within range. But yeah, for IMA, INA, and AFA, you're slightly over the age bar — they usually want you under 24. TL;DR: OTA's your only shot in 2026.

The final answer key for the SSC GD Constable 2025 was published on 26 June 2025 on the official SSC website (ssc.gov.in)  it will  available until 10 July 2025. It can be downloaded after login with the candidates' roll number and password. It includes the response sheets which will help in estimate  the scores before the declaration of the results.