CDS Admit Card 2024 Out: Direct Link to Download Call Letter Here
CDS Admit Card 2024 has been released on 12th April 2024 at upsconline.nic.in. The admit card can be downloaded online by visiting the UPSC website or the direct link available on Jagran Josh. The candidates can check information on the CDS 1 admit card download link, exam timing, schedule, etc. on this page.
Step 3: A new page will be displayed on your screen along with the download link.
Step 4: Read all the instructions carefully before downloading the admit card and click on the 'Yes' button to proceed toward downloading the admit card
Step 5: Enter the login credentials which are asked and click on the submit button.
Step 6: The CDS 1 2024 admit card shall appear on your screen
Step 7: Download the CDS 1 2024 exam admit card and take its printout
Details Mentioned On UPSC CDS Admit Card
The CDS admit card serves an important purpose for those who are going to appear for the exam. The candidates will be allowed entry into the exam hall only if they show the print out of the UPSC CDS 1 admit card. All the details mentioned on it must be correct. The UPSC CDS exam admit card comprises the following details.
| Roll number | Application number |
| Candidate’s name | Father’s name |
| Scanned images of photograph | Candidate’s signature |
| Test centre | Category |
| Date and time of exam | Reporting time |
| Exam day instructions | - |
Here is a snapshot of the CDS admit card:
Documents to Carry Along With CDS Admit Card 2024
Candidates need to carry the following documents while appearing for the UPSC CDS 2024 exam:
> Original Photo-identity proof (Passport, Driving License, Voter ID, Aadhar card, College/School ID card)
> Printout of CDS admit card
> Three to four passport-sized photographs
CDS 1 2024 Exam Timing
The CDS exam is held tow times in a year. CDS Exam is held for English, General Knowledge (GK), and Elementary Mathematics for admission into IMA, INA, AFA and OTA. Check the exam timing is given below in the table.
| Paper | Exam Timings |
|---|---|
| English | 9:00 am to 11:00 am |
| General Knowledge (GK) | 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm |
| Elementary Mathematics | 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm |
What is CDS Exam Pattern?
The CDS exam pattern varies for IMA, INA, AFA and OTA. Candidates can check the following table to learn about the CDS paper pattern.
CDS Exam Pattern for IMA, INA, AFA
> The written exam for CDS IMA, INA, and AFA has a total of three sections that are English, General Knowledge, and Elementary Mathematics
> The total exam duration for IMA, INA, and AFA is six hours where each section is for two hours.
> The total marks of the test for IMA, INA, and AFA are 300
IMA, INA, AFA | ||
|---|---|---|
| Subject | Duration (In hours) | Maximum Marks |
| English | 2 | 100 |
| General Knowledge | 2 | 100 |
| Elementary Mathematics | 2 | 100 |
CDS Exam Pattern for OTA
> The CDS written exam for OTA has only two sections: English and General Knowledge
> The total exam duration for OTA is four hours (each section is for two hours)
> The total marks of the test for OTA are 200
OTA | ||
|---|---|---|
| Subject | Duration (In hours) | Maximum Marks |
| English | 2 | 100 |
| General Knowledge | 2 | 100 |
Section Wise Marking Scheme
The section-wise marking scheme of the CDS exam has been given below for the candidates.
| Specifications | English | GK | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marks for the correct answer | +1 mark for each correct option | +1 mark for each correct option | +1 mark for each correct option |
| Negative marking | -0.33 marks for each wrong answer | -0.33 marks for each wrong answer | -0.33 marks for each wrong answer |
CDS Exam Centres 2024
Candidates can check the CDS 2024 exam centres in the table below. The details of the CDS exam address will be mentioned on the candidate’s admit card.
| Agartala | Ghaziabad | Panaji - Goa | Dispur |
| Agra | Gorakhpur | Patna | Faridabad |
| Ajmer | Gurgaon | Port Blair | Gangtok |
| Ahmedabad | Gwalior | Prayagraj - Allahabad | Gaya |
| Aizawl | Hyderabad | Puducherry | Gautam Buddh Nagar |
| Aligarh | Imphal | Pune | Madurai |
| Almora - Uttarakhand | Indore | Raipur | Mumbai |
| Anantapur - Andhra Pradesh | Itanagar | Rajkot | Mysore |
| Aurangabad | Jabalpur | Ranchi | Nagpur |
| Bengaluru | Jaipur | Sambalpur | Navi Mumbai |
| Bareilly | Jammu | Shillong | Varanasi |
| Bhopal | Jodhpur | Shimla | Vellore |
| Bilaspur | Jorhat | Siliguri | Vijayawada |
| Chandigarh | Kochi | Srinagar | Visakhapatnam |
| Chennai | Kohima | Srinagar - Uttarakhand | Warangal |
| Coimbatore | Kolkata | Thane | Delhi |
| Cuttack | Kozhikode - Calicut | Thiruvananthapuram | Dharwad |
| Dehradun | Leh | Tiruchirapalli | Tirupati |
| Ludhiana | Lucknow | Udaipur |
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