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CDS Trend Analysis – Topic & Subject Wise Weightage, Last 5 Year
By BYJU'S Exam Prep
Updated on: September 25th, 2023
In this post, we have provided a detailed CDS Trend Analysis for the last 5 years. Combined Defence Service (CDS) examination is conducted by the UPSC (Union Public Service Commission) twice a year for the Grade-A Gazetted post in Indian Air Force, Indian Army, and Indian Navy. The CDS exam is considered one of the toughest written exams in the country followed by SSB interviews and medical interviews.
In this article, we will do a complete trend analysis of the CDS subject wise weightage. This analysis will help you to prepare better for the upcoming exam.
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CDS Trend Analysis – Exam Pattern
Here we have provided the complete CDS Trends Analysis and exam pattern. There are three papers for IMA, AFA and INA, on the other side there are only two papers for OTA in the CDS Exam.
1. Exam Pattern for IMA, AFA and INA is as follows:
|
Section |
No. of Questions |
Marks |
|
English |
120 |
100 |
|
General Knowledge |
120 |
100 |
|
Elementary Mathematics |
100 |
100 |
| Total Marks |
300 |
|
2. There is no Paper of Mathematics is conducted for OTA. The CDS Exam Pattern for OTA is as follows:
|
Section |
No. of Questions |
Marks |
|
English |
120 |
100 |
|
General Knowledge |
120 |
100 |
| Total Marks |
200 |
|
CDS Topic Wise Weightage for Mathematics Paper
The CDS subject wise weightage for the Mathematics Paper is given in the following table:
|
Year |
Statistics |
Mensuration |
Algebra |
Trigonometry |
Number System |
Geometry |
Arithmetic |
|
CDS 2 2020 |
10 |
23 |
11 |
11 |
18 |
13 |
14 |
|
CDS 1 2020 |
11 |
17 |
9 |
13 |
26 |
10 |
14 |
|
CDS 2 2019 |
11 |
24 |
20 |
5 |
17 |
13 |
10 |
|
CDS 1 2019 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
10 |
17 |
20 |
20 |
|
CDS 2 2018 |
5 |
16 |
21 |
12 |
13 |
15 |
18 |
|
CDS 1 2018 |
3 |
16 |
12 |
10 |
12 |
20 |
25 |
|
CDS 2 2017 |
12 |
14 |
13 |
11 |
10 |
20 |
20 |
|
CDS 1 2017 |
7 |
14 |
17 |
17 |
14 |
11 |
20 |
|
CDS 2 2016 |
8 |
20 |
15 |
18 |
17 |
5 |
17 |
|
Average |
10 |
17 |
15 |
11 |
16 |
13 |
18 |
CDS Topic Wise Weightage for English Paper
The CDS subject wise weightage for the English Paper is given in the following table:
| Year |
Ordering of Sentence |
Error Spotting and Sentence Improvement |
Reading Comprehension |
Cloze Comprehension |
One word substitution |
Antonym and Synonym |
Reported Speech |
Parts of Speech |
Parts of Speech |
Other Topics |
|
CDS 2 2020 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
20 |
— |
20 |
— |
10 |
10 |
30 |
|
CDS 1 2020 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
— |
— |
20 |
10 |
10 |
— |
50 |
|
CDS 2 2019 |
13 |
15 |
17 |
19 |
— |
20 |
— |
10 |
10 |
16 |
|
CDS 1 2019 |
10 |
20 |
20 |
15 |
— |
20 |
— |
10 |
10 |
15 |
|
CDS 2 2018 |
20 |
10 |
18 |
15 |
— |
21 |
6 |
— |
10 |
20 |
|
CDS 1 2018 |
10 |
20 |
20 |
15 |
— |
20 |
— |
— |
— |
35 |
|
CDS 2 2017 |
20 |
25 |
21 |
10 |
6 |
8 |
— |
— |
— |
30 |
|
CDS 1 2017 |
20 |
46 |
22 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
32 |
|
CDS 2 2016 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Average |
14 |
20 |
18 |
12 |
6 |
18-20 |
8-10 |
10 |
10 |
— |
CDS Topic Wise Weightage for G.S. Paper
The CDS subject wise weightage for the General Studies Paper is given in the following table:
| Year |
Polity |
History |
Geography & Environment |
Economics |
Current Affairs |
Science |
|
CDS 2 2020 |
17 |
20 |
21 |
9 |
23 |
30 |
|
CDS 1 2020 |
17 |
17 |
11 |
8 |
22 |
25 |
|
CDS 2 2019 |
15 |
16 |
13 |
6 |
21 |
29 |
|
CDS 1 2019 |
10 |
18 |
21 |
11 |
26 |
34 |
|
CDS 2 2018 |
15 |
23 |
19 |
10 |
— |
— |
|
CDS 1 2018 |
10 |
21 |
19 |
5 |
— |
— |
|
CDS 2 2017 |
22 |
19 |
20 |
5 |
— |
— |
|
CDS 1 2017 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
CDS 2 2016 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Average |
15 |
20 |
18 |
8 |
23 |
30 |
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