CDS Exam IMA

I want to join Indian Military Academy (IMA). So tell me should I appear in CDS Exam to join Indian Military Academy (IMA)? Please give details about CDS Exam with its minimum requirement?

[Rajkumar Agarwal]

Yes, you can join Indian Military Academy (IMA) through CDS (Combined Defense Service) Exam conducted by UPSC every year.

Indian Candidates who want to join Indian Military Academy (IMA), they have to appear in CDS Exam. They must fulfil following requirements to appear in CDS Exam:

Nationality:
Indian

Age Limit:
19 – 24 Years

Minimum Qualification:
Have Bachelor Degree from recognized University

CDS Exam Pattern:
Paper Subject Name Marks Duration
1 English 100 2 hours
2 General Knowledge 100
3 Elementary Mathematics 100
Total 300

Syllabus:

English:
Synonyms
Antonyms
Reading Comprehension
Para Jumbles
Error Spotting
Jumbled Sentences
Sentence Correction
Fill in the Blanks

Elementary Mathematics
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 < x < 90 degrees, Values of sin x, cos x and tan x, for x = 0, 30, 45, 60 and 90 degrees, 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.