Government & Defence Entrance Exam

The Union Public Service Commission will conduct the UPSC IAS Prelims 2026 exam on May 24, 2026. The Commission will release the UPSC Civil Service Prelims Exam 2026 within a week from the exam on its official website - upsc.gov.in.

Yes, if their parents declared Karnataka as their hometown when joining the service.

Hi Krishna, NDA preparation and JEE preparation are very different in orientation. The General Studies and English paper in NDA makes all the difference. The General Studies in NDA has a vast syllabus and can not be prepared in one or two months. 

JEE preparation need a concentrated effort because the Competition is fierce. So it would be very difficult for anyone to prepare for both. NDA exam will be followed by the SSB interview which involves various psychometric tests where the candidates are tested for their Leader like qualities.

You need to analyse and measure your affinity towards both the exams and proceed accordingly.

In the CDS exam, a good score varies as per the academy. Generally as per the experts, 120 to 150+ in the written exam for IMA/INA/AFA and 90 to 110+ for OTA are considered to be the good score along with the strong SSB performance. Also, cutoff changes every year and candidates required a minimum of 20% in each paper. 

Generally, the CDS 1 exam is considered to be moderate to difficult level as the syllabus is vast and consists of challenges which are subject specific. But as per the previous year trend it is moderate in difficulty level. With proper strategy, consistency and hard work exam can be cracked by the candidates.

The candidates should note that the topics stated in the syllabus are common to many exams. The candidates find the arithematic topics the difficult to solve during the examination.