About The Course:- The candidates appearing for the CDS exam to become defence personnel through INA, IMA and AFA must know the exam pattern. The candidates should understand the complete procedure to reach up to interview level including the exam study, syllabus, question, solving ways and preparedness for interview with a better perspective. MCL discusses all solve issues like subject covered (English, General Knowledge, Elementary Mathematics ) exam duration and total words etc.
Key Features
- 800 + teaching hours.
- Comprehensive coverage of both Preliminary and Main syllabus including full form.
- Well-Structured and planned subject sequence.
- Personalized mentorship.
- Regular answer writing Practice.
- Prelims & Mains test series (including Ethics test series).
- Essay writing
- Additional Classes As per latest updates
- Weekly current affairs classes.
- Interview guidance, Mock Panel Interview.
- Well-designed study material.
Lecture Criteria
Procedure:-
- Regular Offline Classes
- It is the original method of teaching where students and teachers have face-to face interactions while learning.
- It is the best mode of learning and helps students learn subjects at a faster pace with a rigid schedule to follow.
- Teachers have access to analyses every student’s learning techniques and behavioral patterns. They keep a hawk-eye on each student and monitor the responses and address them when needed.
Problem Solution:-
- Students can put their doubts after the lecture session.
- Students can also interact with faculty through offline doubt clearing session.
- After evaluation of test copy, discussion with respective faculty will be done in class.
- If required a mentor session will be arranged with head of the Institute.
Test Series :-
Test schedule will be given in advance. Test will be activated on the scheduled date.
UPSC - CDS Exam Pattern
| Parameters | Details |
| Mode of Exam | Offline |
| Number of sections | Indian Military Academy (IMA), Indian Naval Academy (INA) and Air Force Academy (AFA)-ThreeOfficers’ Training Academy (OTA)-Two |
| Total marks of the test | IMA, INA, and AFA-300OTA-200 |
| Nature of questions | Objective type |
| Language of question paper | Hindi and English |
| Duration of the test | Two hours for each section of the test |
| Subjects/ Sections | Total Duration | No. of Questions | Max. Marks |
| English | 2 hours | 120 | 100 |
| General Knowledge | 2 hours | 120 | 100 |
| Elementary Mathematics | 2 hours | 100 | Non applicable for OTA |