Government & Defence Entrance Exam

CDS is a Combined Defence Services Examination conducted by UPSC Union Public Service Commission twice a year probably in February and in October/November. It is a written examination consisting of three papers Maths Gk and English it is a multiple choices question paper. Paper does have negative marking. For each correct answer you will get 0.8 marks while for each wrong answer 0.3 marks will be deducted.

Hello Rishav
It totally depend upon the age limit set by NDA for students to appear in the exam. The age range for NDA is 2nd July 1999 to 2nd July 2002. The actual date of birth mentioned in your matriculation certificate will be taken as final. So, if your age came in this limit then you are eligible for appearing in this exam.

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You are left with one year time. So, keep regular study of newspaper, magazine and general knowledge book. And, you can follow various YouTube channels for good content on Preliminary and Mains paper which is really helpful.

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If you wants to do Bachelor in Arts BA or B.Com (Bachelor's in commerce). In their stream, you may choose history, geography, political science, economics or accountancy as a subject for optional subject which helps you to crack this exam more easily.

Hello Abhi,
If you really want to become IPS, then it is quite better to choose commerce or arts stream in which you learn about economics or history geography which is really helpful in cracking the exam.

Hello Priya,
If your optional subject is English, then it may be helpful but if not but your preferred language of writing is English, then it is not so much important as in Mains paper, you have to write answer in simple and easy words so don't worry much of your optional is not English.

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UPSC is a Public Services Examination for the student who completed their Bachelor Course from any field. This exam is comprise of 3 steps Preliminary Paper, Mains Paper and interview. Preliminary exam is just a qualifying exam through which pass students are allowed to apply for Mains paper and final selection is done on the basis of marks obtained in Mains and interview.

Hello Tejal,
There are many MPSC exam preparation coaching centers in India. So, please specify the coaching name, then we can give you details about coaching fee. But approximately 1.50 Lacs required for MPSC coaching classes.

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