CDS 2 2020 Syllabus, Important Topics and Books | OTA Worth Loving

CDS Syllabus in detail (CDS 2 2020) | Important Topics and Books | OTA Worth Loving 

Most of the participants do not have the idea of what is the syllabus for UPSC CDS Exam ? and CDS Paper scheme. here you find all details about CDS 2  2020 syllabus with CDS paper scheme. CDS recruitment 2020 syllabus includes 3 different papers English, General knowledge and Elementary mathematics. 

If you are seeking admission in OTA then you are required to study only General Knowledge and English, and Mathematics is not required. Candidates who are seeking admission to IMA/INA/AFA are required to study all three subjects that are English, General Knowledge, and Mathematics. 

Both papers have a time duration of 02 hours and 100 marks. perhaps CDS OTA Syllabus includes only English and GK papers. 

Note: The maximum marks allotted to the written exam and to the interviews are equal for each course i.e. the maximum marks allotted to the written exam and to the interviews are 300, 300, 300, and 200 each for admission to the IMA, INA, AFA, and OTA respectively.

English syllabus for CDS Exam:-

UPSC CDS 2 2020 English syllabus includes mostly grammatical questions. CDS English question paper design for test your English skills includes the question from vocabulary part like the use of verbs, tenses, words etc. here you find some of the major topics from CDS 1 English syllabus below. study these topics in detail.

• Fill in the blanks questions
• Sentence Correction questions
• Reading Comprehension 
• Finding errors and omissions etc.
• Spotting Errors
• Sentence Arrangement
• Synonyms and Antonyms
• Selecting Words
• Ordering of Sentences
• Comprehension
• Ordering of Words in a Sentence
• Fill in the blanks

CDS Recommended Books: English

1. Objective General English by Arihant
2. Objective General English by RS Aggarwal
3. Word Power Made Easy: Norman Lewis

GK Syllabus for CDS Exam:-

UPSC CDS GK Syllabus has basic topics from all around us such as the Latest current affairs about politics, sports, media, marketing, banking sector, economy, finance, awards & events, Indian history, and geography etc.

Here examiner wants to test your general knowledge to prepare for all of them especially related to Indian Army latest news and events sections of the last 06 months. By this you should buy some best CDS exam books for preparation it helped you a lot. check the major topics table below. 

• Current Affairs of the last 6 months
• Indian Economy
• Indian Politics
• History
• Geography
• Sports
• Banking sector
• Awards & Honors Sports
• Finance
• Agriculture
• Books & Their Authors
• RBI Functions & Policies etc.

Best Books for General Knowledge

1. Manorama Yearbook 2018
2. Lucent’s General Knowledge
3. Competition in Focus (Half Yearly and Yearly)

Maths Syllabus for CDS Exam

CDS 2 Syllabus incomplete without Mathematics you should have a good command of maths shortcut tricks and techniques. and also, note that the time duration is only 120 min. so solve as many questions as possible if you stop on a single question you will not complete the whole paper in a given time.

The basic concept must be clear. here examiner tries to confuse you in many ways to consume your most of the time, so practice more and more before exam UPSC CDS 2020. major topics from CDS exam syllabus for the maths section given below.

• Arithmetic
• Geometry
• Algebra
• Trigonometry
• Mensuration
• Statistics

The Elementary Maths consists of Arithmetic, Algebra, Geometry, Statistics, Trigonometry, and Mensuration.

Best Books for Elementary Mathematics

1. Arihant Pathfinder
2. Quantum CAT by Sarvesh Verma
3. Mathematics for CDS by RS Aggarwal
4. Quantitative Aptitude for examinations paperback 2018 by RS Aggarwal

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