Required Educational Qualification for officers in Indian Army

Give me information about required eligibility for combined defense service examination to apply for post of officers in army wing organized by union public service commission?

[Arvind Kumar]

Here I am giving you information about required eligibility for combined defense service examination to apply for post of officers in army wing organized by union public service commission

Educational Qualifications:
IMA & Officers training academy :
You have to pass any undergraduate Degree of a recognized University or equivalent

Naval Academy B.Sc. with Physics & Mathematics or Bachelor of Engg

Age-limits:
19-24 Years Indian Military Academy
19-22 Years Naval Academy
19-25 Years Officers’ Training Academy

Exam pattern :
Scheme of Examination:
Written Examination
(a) For Indian Military Academy Naval Academy and Air Force Academy
1. English (Objective type) 100 Marks
2. General Knowledge
(Objective type) 100 Marks
3. Elementary Mathematics (Objective type) 100 Marks
Total 300 Marks

(b) For Officers’ Training Academy
1. English (Objective type) 100 Marks
2. General Knowledge (Objective type) 100 Marks
Total 200 Marks

Marks for SSB Interviews
IMA, NA and AFA 300 marks
OTA 200 Marks

Application Fee:
For General and OBC category candidates: Rs. 200/-
SC/ST/Female category candidates are exempted from application fee.

CDS Exam Syllabus
Subjects for CDS Exam
English
General Knowledge
Elementary Mathematics

Elementary Mathematics Syllabus
Arithmetic

Number System-Natural numbers, Integers, Rational and Real numbers. Fundamental operations addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, Square roots, Decimal fractions.

Unitary method-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, H.C.F., L.C.M. Theory of polynomials, solutions of quadratic equations, relation between its roots and coefficients (Only real roots to be considered). Simultaneous linear equations in two unknowns-analytical and graphical solutions. Simultaneous linear equations 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 & their solutions. Set language and set notation, Rational expressions and conditional identities, Laws of indices.

Trigonometry

Sine x, cosine x, Tangent x when 0 deg < x < 90 deg

Values of sin x, cos x and tan x, for x = 0 deg, 30 deg, 45 deg, 60 deg and 90 deg
Simple trigonometric identities.
Use of trigonometric tables.
simple cases of heights and distances.

Geometry
Lines and angles, Plane and 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 and square (viii) Circles and its properties including tangents and normals, (ix) Loci.

Mensuration

Areas of squares, rectangles, parallelograms, triangle and circle. 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.