Here is the syllabus of CDS exam for each individual section:

1. English Syllabus for CDS Exam

The aim of this section is to test the understanding of English as well as word usage by the candidates.
Questions in this section will be asked from the following topics:

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 Reading Comprehension
 Vocabulary (Synonyms/ Antonyms/ Phrases/Word substitution)
 Sentence Rearrangement (Jumbled sentences)
 Spotting Error
 Error Correction
 Cloze tests
 Sentence Improvement/ Correction
 Synonyms and Antonyms
 Idioms & Phrases
 Reported Speech
 Active/ Passive Voice

2. General Knowledge Syllabus for CDS Exam

This section aims to check how well the candidates keep up with the current events and how well they
understand their surroundings, especially in reference to their scientific aspects.

Under the GK section, students need to study the following topics thoroughly:

 Latest Current Affairs

Cover news of important international and national summits/ conferences, awards, sports-related
news, books, and authors etc.
 Indian Polity
Important facts of the Indian constitution, fundamental rights, and directive principles, powers of the
president and prime minister, constitutional bodies, Indian judiciary etc.
 History of India
Questions may be asked from Ancient, Medieval and Modern India.
 Indian Geography
Prepare important facts of Indian as well as world geography.
 Economy of India
Prepare topics like Budget, Five-year plan, foreign trade etc.
 General Science
1. Questions in this section will be asked from Physics, Chemistry, and Biology.
2. In Physics, focus on topics like optics, motion, force, units, heat, electricity, temperature etc.
3. In Chemistry, prepare important topics of organic, inorganic, physical and general chemistry.
4. In Biology, focus on the topics of important diseases, botany, zoology as well as human biology.
 Defense-related news
Questions in this section may be asked from important defence related topics like Army Day, Navy
Day, recent developments etc.
 International Organisations
Prepare important facts of IMF, WHO, World Bank, UN, BRICS, SAARC etc.
3. Elementary Mathematics Syllabus for CDS Exam

Questions in the mathematics section will be asked from Arithmetic, Algebra, Trigonometry, Geometry,
Mensuration, and Statistics. Here are the details of the topics which will be covered under these sub-
sections:

(a) Arithmetic
Number System (natural, integers, rational & real numbers), Fundamental operations (subtraction, addition,
division, multiplication), Unitary method, Percentages, Time & Work, Simple & Compound Interest, Time
& distance, Ratio & proportion, Profit & loss, Elementary number theory, Composite & prime numbers,
Divisibility tests, Theorem of factorisation, Factors & multiples, Euclidean algorithm, laws of algorithm &
algorithmic tables.

(b) Algebra
Basic operations, Remainder theorem, L.C.M. & H.C.F., Polynomial theories, Quadratic equations (relation
between roots & its coefficients), Linear equations in 2 variables, Set language and set notation, Laws of
indices, Conditional identities, Rational Expressions.

(c) Trigonometry
All about Sine a, Cos a, Tan a when 0° < a < 90°, Sin, Cos and Tan values of important angles like 0°, 30°,
45°, 60° and 90°, Simple trigonometric identities, Trigonometric tables, Cases of heights and distance.

(d) Geometry
Plane & plane figures, Lines, and angles, Important theorems (like angle property based, parallel lines,
congruency of triangles, medians & altitudes, Similar triangles, Parallelogram, circles, rectangle, square etc.

(e) Mensuration
Areas of circles, triangles, rectangles, squares, parallelograms etc, Volume and Surface area of cuboids,
cones, cylinders, spheres.

(f) Statistics
Tabulation of statistical data, the graphical representation of frequency polygons, bar graphs, histograms, pie
charts, measures of central tendency.
Study Plan to Cover the Topics of Different Sections:

Students can follow the under-mentioned study plan for the topic-wise revision of the different subjects of
CDS Exam. Please note that this study plan just aims to help you revise all the topics of the different
sections in these last 25 days before exam.

I. Study Plan for English & Mathematics Section of CDS Exam:

Here are the topics of English and Mathematics section, which you must cover in a time-period of 25 days
for better