Upsc Cds Syllabus 2024

UPSC CDS Syllabus 2024
The subjects covered in the CDS syllabus vary as per the post. For admission to the
Indian Military Academy, Indian Naval Academy, and Air Force Academy, the CDS syllabus
is divided into three subjects, i.e., English, General Knowledge, and Elementary
Mathematics. On the contrary, the CDS syllabus comprises two subjects, i.e. English and
General Knowledge for admission to Officers’ Training Academy
UPSC CDS Syllabus 2024 for English

The CDS English question paper will be designed to test the candidates’ understanding of
English and their workmanlike use of words. Check out the list of important topics in the
CDS syllabus 2024 for the English section shared below.
● Comprehension passages
● Fill in the blanks
● Error spotting
● Synonyms and antonyms
● Vocabulary
● Grammar and usage
● Sentence improvement
● Jumbled sentences
● Idioms and phrases
● Direct and indirect speech
● Active and passive voices
● Parts of speech
● Rearrangement of sentences
● Cloze test
UPSC CDS Syllabus 2024 for General Knowledge

UPSC CDS general knowledge comprises knowledge of current events and of such
matters of everyday observation and experience in their scientific aspects as may be
expected of an educated person who has not made a special study of any scientific
subject. The CDS syllabus 2024 for general knowledge covers questions on the history of
India, the geography of nature, and events of national and international importance
● Sports
● Awards and honours
● Books and authors
● Major developments in the fields of politics
● Economics
● Social issues.
● Ancient, mediaeval, and modern Indian history
● Indian national movement
● Growth of nationalism.
● Physical geography, Indian geography, and world geography.
● Indian Polity and Governance
● Economic and Social Development
● Science and Technology
● Environmental Ecology and Biodiversity
● Defence and Security Issues
UPSC CDS Syllabus 2024 for Elementary Mathematics

Check out the list of important topics in the CDS syllabus 2024 for the elementary
mathematics section shared below.
Subject Important Topics
Arithmetic Number System—Natural numbers,

integers, rational numbers, and real
numbers.
Fundamental operations, addition,
subtraction, multiplication, division,
square roots, and decimal fractions.
Unitary method, speed, 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.
Algebra Basic Operations, simple factors,

Remainder Theorem,
Theory of polynomials, solutions of
quadratic equations, and relations
between their roots and coefficients.
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 and their
solutions.
Set language and set notation, Rational
expressions and conditional identities,
Laws of indices
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 figures.

Theorems on
(i) Properties of angles at a point
(ii) Parallel lines
(iii) Sides and angles of a triangle
(iv) Congruency of triangles
(v) Similar triangles
(vi) Concurrence of medians and altitudes
(vii) Properties of angles, sides and
diagonals of a parallelogram, rectangle or
square
(viii) Circles and its properties, including
tangents and normals
(ix) Loci.
Mensuration Areas of squares, rectangles,

parallelograms, triangles, and circles.
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.
UPSC CDS Syllabus 2024 for Intelligence and Personality Test

The SSB process is divided into two stages, i.e., stage I and stage II. Only those
candidates who clear stage I are allowed to appear for stage II. The details are:
● Stage I comprises officer intelligence rating (OIR) tests and picture perception
description tests (PP&DT). The candidates will be shortlisted based on a
combination of performance in the OIR Test and PP&DT.
● Stage II comprises interviews, group testing officer tasks, psychology tests, and
the conference. These tests will last for four days. The details of these tests are
given on the website, www.joinindianarmy.nic.in.

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UPSC CDS Syllabus 2024

UPSC CDS Syllabus 2024 for English

UPSC CDS Syllabus 2024 for General Knowledge

UPSC CDS Syllabus 2024 for Elementary Mathematics

Arithmetic Number System—Natural numbers,

Algebra Basic Operations, simple factors,

Trigonometry Sine ×, cosine ×, Tangent × when 0° < × <

Geometry Lines and angles, plane figures.

Mensuration Areas of squares, rectangles,

Statistics Collection and tabulation of statistical

UPSC CDS Syllabus 2024 for Intelligence and Personality Test

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