CDS exam pattern

Combined Defense Services Examination or CDS is conducted biannually in February and September for recruitment of officer cadre in Army, Air Force and Military are given a fixed stipend of INR 21000 every month. After 6^th and 7^th pay commission, pay scale offered has been increased. CDS February Session was successfully conducted on February 3. 

CDS exam pattern

Mode of Exam	Offline only (Pen and paper mode)
Number of Questions asked	300 MCQ Type
Number of questions in OTA	200 MCQ Type
Maximum Marks	300 and 200 (OTA)
Duration of Exam	2 hours (120 minutes) for each paper
Medium	Hindi or English
Negative marking	One third mark deducted for every incorrect response

CDS exampattern Mode of Exam: Offline i.e. candidates will be allocated an OMR sheet wherein they must color the appropriate response. Type of Questions: Objective Type i.e. each question will have four options. A candidate must choose the most appropriate response.
CDS exam pattern Negative marking is applicable for every wrong marked answer. In CDS paper, each question carries 4 options and out of which only 1 option is correct. For each incorrect answer, 1/3 of the marks will be deducted. More than one option marked is treated as incorrect. However, if a question is left unanswered there will be no negative marking.