About UPSC
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) is India’s central agency which conducts various examinations like the Civil Services Examinations (IAS, IPS, IRS, IFS, etc.) and also examinations to recruit candidates in defense forces (NDA, CDS). The UPSC exams are the toughest of the examinations in India. In this post, we give you information about the NDA/CDS 1 2022 Admit Cards
NDA 1 2022 CDS 1 2022 Admit Cards Released
The UPSC has released the NDA/CDS 1 2022 admit cards. Both the examinations are scheduled for 10 April 2022. The admit cards can be downloaded from the official website of UPSC using the link https://upsconline.nic.in/eadmitcard/index.php
Pattern/Scheme of Examination for NDA
The NDA examination comprises two papers – Paper 1 (Mathematics) and Paper 2 (General Ability Test). Paper 1 consists of questions of Mathematics. The general level of questions is Mathematics of class XI and XII. Paper 2 consists of questions from English, History, Geography, Current Affairs, General Science, Chemistry, and Physics. The complete details of the two papers is as follows:
Paper 1 (Maths) and Paper 2 (GAT)
| Mathematics [Paper 1] | GAT (General Ability Test) [Paper 2] | |
| Number of Questions | 120 | 150 |
| Correct Marks for Each Question | 2.5 | 4 |
| Negative Marking (1/3 of weightage of the question) | 0.83 | 1.33 |
| Maximum Marks | 300 | 600 |
| Duration | 2 ½ Hours | 2 ½ Hours |
| Type of Questions | Objective type | Objective type |
| Mode of Exam | Offline | Offline |
Paper 2
The GAT (General Ability Test) paper is further divided into two sections as follows:
| Section | Subject | Number of Questions | Marks |
| PART A | English | 50 | 200 |
| PART B | Geography | 20 | 80 |
| History | 20 | 80 | |
| Current Affairs | 10 | 40 | |
| General Science | 10 | 40 | |
| Chemistry | 15 | 60 | |
| Physics | 25 | 100 | |
| Total | 150 | 600 |
In the GAT paper, the general pattern followed is as mentioned above. Although, there may be a variation of 1-3 questions in each subject.
CDS – Pattern or Scheme of Examination
The CDS exam is conducted to recruit commissioned officers in the Indian Armed Forces. Let us understand the first step of the recruitment cycle i.e. the written examination. The pattern or scheme of examination is as follows:
The examination is purely objective type. Multiple choice questions are asked in the exam. Candidates opting for Indian Military Academy, Indian Naval Academy and Air Force Academy, need to clear three examinations i.e. English General Knowledge and Elementary Mathematics. While the candidates opting for Officers Training Academy need to clear two examinations i.e. English and General Knowledge. Each paper is of 100 marks and the duration of each exam is 2 hours.
However, candidates need to be very careful in attempting the papers as negative marking is applicable. 1/3 mark is deducted for every incorrect answer marked by the candidate.
How to Crack NDA/CDS
After having understood, the pattern or scheme of the NDA/CDS 1 2022 examination, let us see how to clear it. NDA and CDS are some of the toughest examinations to appear for and a difficult nut to crack. It is not a cakewalk. It requires deep, intensive study, a lot of practice and hard work, and above all meticulous time management skills. These skills don’t develop in a day. One needs to put in consistent effort for a year to get ready to face the challenge.
Here, Shaurya Bharat Defence Exams Learning App comes to your rescue. The app provides comprehensive study material for students to study. The experienced and dedicated team of Shaurya Bharat leaves no stone unturned for its students. Mock tests, live exams, and practice sets give a lot of practice to students and prepare them to face any challenge. For more details on the NDA examination, logon to https://shauryabharat.com/officers/nda/
To know more about the CDS examination log on to https://shauryabharat.com/officers/upsc-cds-exam/
For details refer to the official website of UPSC – https://www.upsc.gov.in/
