CDS 2021 Exam Pattern:
Exam mode: | Offline |
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Total Marks: | 300 (200 for OTA) |
Question type: | MCQs |
Language of paper: | English and Hindi |
Duration: | 6 hours (2 hours for each section) and 4 hours (for OTA) |
Marking system: | +1 for each correct answer, -0.33 for each incorrect answer. |
For the exam of Indian Military Academy, Air Force Academy, and Naval Academy:
Paper | Subject Name | Marks |
Duration |
---|---|---|---|
1 | English | 100 | 2 hours |
2 | General Knowledge | 100 | 2 hours |
3 | Elementary Mathematics | 100 | 2 hours |
Total | - | 300 | 6 hours |
For Officers’ Training Academy (OTA):
Paper | Subject Name | Marks | Duration |
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1 | English | 100 | 2 hours |
2 | General Knowledge | 100 | 2 hours |
Total | - | 200 | 4 hours |
SSB Interview Pattern:
The SSB Interview procedure consists of two stages – I and II. Only those candidates who clear the stage I are permitted to appear in stage II.
Stage I: This stage consists of Officer Intelligence Rating (OIR) tests and Picture Perception Description Test (PP&DT)
Stage II: This stage consists of Interview, Group Testing Officer Tasks, Psychology Tests, and Conference, which is conducted for a period of over 4 days.