Syllabus difference IMA & OTA

What is the difference between Exam syllabus of Indian Military Academy (IMA) and Officers’ Training Academy (OTA)??

[Arvind Kumar]

Indian Military Academy (IMA) and Officers’ Training Academy (OTA) exam comes under CDS Exam. There is slightly difference between their syllabus. IMA includes 1 extra paper of Elementary Mathematics

IMA:
1. English (Objective type) 100 Marks
2. General Knowledge (Objective type) 100 Marks
3. Elementary Mathematics (Objective type) 100 Marks
Total 300 Marks

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

CDS Exam Syllabus Details:

Paper 1: English

The objective type question paper is designed to examine the understanding of English of the applicants. English question paper of CDS Exam includes passage for answering few questions related to that passage.

Paper 2: General Knowledge

General Knowledge question paper in CDS examination includes knowledge of current topics and of matters which are observing every day. The aspirants must be able to answer scientific aspects without any particular scientific study. They should have knowledge of History of India and Geographical issues without any specific study. The applicants must be able to answer these general knowledge questions to pass this test.

Paper 3: Elementary Mathematics

The objective type question paper includes various topics of elementary mathematics. Candidates should have posses knowledge about these topics. There are lots of topics to cover which are as following:
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Arithmetic: Aspirants need to perform well in arithmetic which includes Number System, Fundamental Operations, Unitary Methods, and Elementary Number Theorems etc.
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Algebra: The applicants should able to solve basic operations, Remainder Theorem, Quadratic Equations, Linear equations and practical problems etc.
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Geometry: The candidates should able to answer geometric questions which contain Lines and angles, plane and plane figures and their related questions.
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Trigonometry: The applicants need to know the values of Sine x, cosine x and tangent x.
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Menstruation: The all candidates applying for the test should have knowledge of calculating areas of squares, rectangles, triangles, circles and parallelograms etc.
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Statistics: Everyone needs to know the collection and tabulation of data, histograms, pie and bar charts etc.