{"id":63,"date":"2024-05-04T11:46:38","date_gmt":"2024-05-04T11:46:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nddacademy.com\/blogs\/?p=63"},"modified":"2024-09-06T09:57:12","modified_gmt":"2024-09-06T09:57:12","slug":"nda-vs-cds-similarities-and-differences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nddacademy.com\/blogs\/nda-vs-cds-similarities-and-differences\/","title":{"rendered":"NDA vs CDS Understanding Differences"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"63\" class=\"elementor elementor-63\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-403d4d8a elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"403d4d8a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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elementor-element-3c34c1d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c34c1d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/upsc.gov.in\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UPSC<\/a> conducts both NDA and CDS exams twice a year, offering candidates to join the Indian Armed Forces as officers. While NDA targets candidates after Class 12, CDS is for graduates.<\/p><p>NDA exam (National Defence Academy) and CDS exam (Combined Defence Services) examinations are important for individuals aiming become officers in the Indian Armed Forces. While both exams share the goal of officer recruitment, however, they differ significantly in age requirements, syllabus, eligibility criteria, exam patterns and training duration. In this blog we will all the major differences and similarities of CDS and NDA exam.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29dc8193 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"29dc8193\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">NDA vs CDS: What is the Difference?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57e5d3ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"57e5d3ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table class=\"MsoNormalTable\" style=\"text-align: var(--text-align); background-color: #ffffff; margin-left: -0.4pt;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes; height: .05pt;\">\n<td style=\"width: 141.2pt; border-width: 1pt; border-color: black; background: white; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 0.05pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"188\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\" align=\"center\"><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 154.8pt; border-top-width: 1pt; border-right-width: 1pt; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-top-color: black; border-right-color: black; border-bottom-color: black; border-left: none; background: white; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 0.05pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"206\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\" align=\"center\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Poppins',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Poppins; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;\">NDA<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 154.8pt; border-top-width: 1pt; border-right-width: 1pt; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-top-color: black; border-right-color: black; border-bottom-color: black; border-left: none; background: white; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 0.05pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"206\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\" align=\"center\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;\">CDS<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 1; height: .05pt;\">\n<td style=\"width: 141.2pt; border-right-width: 1pt; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: black; border-bottom-color: black; border-left-color: black; border-top: none; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 0.05pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"188\">\n<pre class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 7.5pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; color: black;\">Age<\/span><\/pre>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 154.8pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-right-width: 1pt; border-right-color: black; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 0.05pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"206\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 7.5pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; color: black;\">16.5 to 19.5 Years<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 154.8pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-right-width: 1pt; border-right-color: black; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 0.05pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"206\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 7.5pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; color: black;\">19 to 25 Years<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 2; height: .05pt;\">\n<td style=\"width: 141.2pt; border-right-width: 1pt; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: black; border-bottom-color: black; border-left-color: black; border-top: none; background: white; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 0.05pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"188\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 7.5pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; color: black;\">Eligibility<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 154.8pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-right-width: 1pt; border-right-color: black; background: white; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 0.05pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"206\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 7.5pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; color: black;\">Both unmarried Men and Women are\nallowed<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 154.8pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-right-width: 1pt; border-right-color: black; background: white; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 0.05pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"206\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 7.5pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; color: black;\">Unmarried men are allowed to apply\nfor IMA, INA, AFA and OTA<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 7.5pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; color: black;\">Unmarried women are allowed to\napply only for OTA as of 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 3; height: .05pt;\">\n<td style=\"width: 141.2pt; border-right-width: 1pt; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: black; border-bottom-color: black; border-left-color: black; border-top: none; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 0.05pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"188\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 7.5pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; color: black;\">Educational Qualification<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 154.8pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-right-width: 1pt; border-right-color: black; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 0.05pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"206\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 7.5pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; color: black;\">Appearing or passed Class 12<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 154.8pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-right-width: 1pt; border-right-color: black; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 0.05pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"206\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 7.5pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; color: black;\">Graduation<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 4; height: .05pt;\">\n<td style=\"width: 141.2pt; border-right-width: 1pt; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: black; border-bottom-color: black; border-left-color: black; border-top: none; background: white; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 0.05pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"188\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 7.5pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; color: black;\">Examination Process<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 154.8pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-right-width: 1pt; border-right-color: black; background: white; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 0.05pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"206\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 7.5pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; color: black;\">Written <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 7.5pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; color: black;\">SSB &amp; <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 7.5pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; color: black;\">Medical<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 154.8pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-right-width: 1pt; border-right-color: black; background: white; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 0.05pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"206\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 7.5pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; color: black;\">Written <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 7.5pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; color: black;\">SSB &amp; <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 7.5pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; color: black;\">Medical<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 5; height: .05pt;\">\n<td style=\"width: 141.2pt; border-right-width: 1pt; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: black; border-bottom-color: black; border-left-color: black; border-top: none; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 0.05pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"188\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 7.5pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; color: black;\">Exam Frequency<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 154.8pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-right-width: 1pt; border-right-color: black; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 0.05pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"206\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 7.5pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; color: black;\">Twice a year<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 154.8pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-right-width: 1pt; border-right-color: black; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 0.05pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"206\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 7.5pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; color: black;\">Twice a year<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 6; height: .05pt;\">\n<td style=\"width: 141.2pt; border-right-width: 1pt; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: black; border-bottom-color: black; border-left-color: black; border-top: none; background: white; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 0.05pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"188\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 7.5pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; color: black;\">Training Duration<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 154.8pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-right-width: 1pt; border-right-color: black; background: white; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 0.05pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"206\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 7.5pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; color: black;\">Three years at NDA and one year in\nthe respective service academies for INA and IMA. Air Force cadets undergo 3\nyears training at NDA and 1 &amp; \u00bd years at AFA<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 154.8pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-right-width: 1pt; border-right-color: black; background: white; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 0.05pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"206\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 7.5pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; color: black;\">18 months for IMA Cadets<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 7.5pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; color: black;\">37-40 months for Navy Officers<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 7.5pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; color: black;\">74 months for Air Force Officers<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 7.5pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; color: black;\">46 weeks for OTA<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 7; height: .05pt;\">\n<td style=\"width: 141.2pt; border-right-width: 1pt; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: black; border-bottom-color: black; border-left-color: black; border-top: none; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 0.05pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"188\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 7.5pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; color: black;\">Training Centres<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 154.8pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-right-width: 1pt; border-right-color: black; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 0.05pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"206\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 7.5pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; color: black;\">National Defence Academy,\nKhadakwasla, Pune<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 7.5pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; color: black;\">Indian Military Academy, Dehradun<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 7.5pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; color: black;\">Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 7.5pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; color: black;\">Indian Air Force Academy,\nHyderabad<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 154.8pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-right-width: 1pt; border-right-color: black; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 0.05pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"206\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 7.5pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; color: black;\">Indian Military Academy (IMA),\nDehradun for Army<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 7.5pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; color: black;\">Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala for\nNavy <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 7.5pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; color: black;\">Indian Air Force Academy,\nHyderabad for Air Force Officers<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 7.5pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; color: black;\">Officers Training Academy (OTA),\nChennai<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 8; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes; height: .05pt;\">\n<td style=\"width: 141.2pt; border-right-width: 1pt; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: black; border-bottom-color: black; border-left-color: black; border-top: none; background: white; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 0.05pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"188\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 7.5pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; color: black;\">Rank<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 154.8pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-right-width: 1pt; border-right-color: black; background: white; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 0.05pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"206\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 7.5pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; color: black;\">Lieutenant<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 154.8pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-right-width: 1pt; border-right-color: black; background: white; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 0.05pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"206\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 7.5pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; color: black;\">Lieutenant<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6db23149 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6db23149\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">NDA or CDS, which is easier?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-565d616f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"565d616f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It is said that CDS written exam is comparatively easier than NDA written exam but CDS SSB is tougher than NDA SSB.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a67e2fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7a67e2fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CDS exam pattern and syllabus<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c56c373 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c56c373\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>CDS written exam is divided into three parts English, General Knowledge and Elementary Mathematics.<\/p><table class=\"MsoNormalTable\" style=\"margin-left: -0.4pt;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\"><tbody><tr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes; height: .05pt;\"><td style=\"width: 226.55pt; border-width: 1pt; border-color: black; background: white; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 0.05pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"302\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"><b><span style=\"mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;\">Subjects<\/span><\/b><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 143.95pt; border-top-width: 1pt; border-right-width: 1pt; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-top-color: black; border-right-color: black; border-bottom-color: black; border-left: none; background: white; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 0.05pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"192\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b><span style=\"mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;\">Exam Duration<\/span><\/b><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 150.25pt; border-top-width: 1pt; border-right-width: 1pt; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-top-color: black; border-right-color: black; border-bottom-color: black; border-left: none; background: white; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 0.05pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"200\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b><span style=\"mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;\">Total Questions<\/span><\/b><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 72.6pt; border-top-width: 1pt; border-right-width: 1pt; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-top-color: black; border-right-color: black; border-bottom-color: black; border-left: none; background: white; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 0.05pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"97\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b><span style=\"mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;\">Marks<\/span><\/b><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 1; height: .05pt;\"><td style=\"width: 226.55pt; border-right-width: 1pt; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: black; border-bottom-color: black; border-left-color: black; border-top: none; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 0.05pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"302\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;\">English<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 143.95pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-right-width: 1pt; border-right-color: black; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 0.05pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"192\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;\">2 hours<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 150.25pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-right-width: 1pt; border-right-color: black; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 0.05pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"200\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;\">120<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 72.6pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-right-width: 1pt; border-right-color: black; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 0.05pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"97\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;\">100<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 2; height: .05pt;\"><td style=\"width: 226.55pt; border-right-width: 1pt; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: black; border-bottom-color: black; border-left-color: black; border-top: none; background: white; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 0.05pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"302\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;\">General Knowledge<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 143.95pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-right-width: 1pt; border-right-color: black; background: white; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 0.05pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"192\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;\">2 hours<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 150.25pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-right-width: 1pt; border-right-color: black; background: white; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 0.05pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"200\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;\">120<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 72.6pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-right-width: 1pt; border-right-color: black; background: white; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 0.05pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"97\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;\">100<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 3; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes; height: .05pt;\"><td style=\"width: 226.55pt; border-right-width: 1pt; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: black; border-bottom-color: black; border-left-color: black; border-top: none; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 0.05pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"302\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;\">Elementary Mathematics<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 143.95pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-right-width: 1pt; border-right-color: black; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 0.05pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"192\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;\">2 hours<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 150.25pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-right-width: 1pt; border-right-color: black; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 0.05pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"200\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;\">100<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 72.6pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-right-width: 1pt; border-right-color: black; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 0.05pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"97\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;\">100<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p>Note: Elementary mathematics exam is not for OTA.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d61a039 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2d61a039\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CDS exam syllabus <\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1496b658 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1496b658\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>English<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Reading Comprehension.<\/li><li>Spotting the Error<\/li><li>Synonyms &amp; Antonyms.<\/li><li>Idioms and Phrases.<\/li><li>Sentence Arrangement or Jumbled.<\/li><li>Ordering of words in Sentence.<\/li><li>Sentence Improvement or Sentence Correction<\/li><\/ul><p><b>General Knowledge<\/b><\/p><ul><li>Current affairs<\/li><li>Indian History<\/li><li>Political Science<\/li><li>Economics<\/li><li>Geography<\/li><li>Environment<\/li><\/ul><p><b>Elementary Mathematics<\/b><\/p><ul><li>Arithmetic<\/li><li>Geometry<\/li><li>Algebra<\/li><li>Trigonometry<\/li><li>Mensuration<\/li><li>Statistics<\/li><\/ul><p>OTA candidates will only appear for English and General Knowledge exam.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b6ffc9c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2b6ffc9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">NDA exam pattern and Syllabus<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-781c8794 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"781c8794\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>NDA written exam is divided into two parts maths and GAT<\/p>\n<table class=\"MsoNormalTable\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: -0.4pt;\">\n <tbody><tr style=\"mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;height:.05pt\">\n  <td width=\"303\" valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 226.9pt; border-width: 1pt; border-color: black; background: white; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 0.05pt;\">\n  <p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal\"><b><span style=\"mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;\n  mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:\n  Calibri;color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext\">Subjects<\/span><\/b><o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n  <\/td>\n  <td width=\"192\" valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 143.85pt; border-top-width: 1pt; border-right-width: 1pt; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-top-color: black; border-right-color: black; border-bottom-color: black; border-left: none; background: white; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 0.05pt;\">\n  <p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b><span style=\"mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;\n  mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black;\n  mso-color-alt:windowtext\">Exam Duration<\/span><\/b><o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n  <\/td>\n  <td width=\"200\" valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 150.1pt; border-top-width: 1pt; border-right-width: 1pt; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-top-color: black; border-right-color: black; border-bottom-color: black; border-left: none; background: white; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 0.05pt;\">\n  <p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b><span style=\"mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;\n  mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black;\n  mso-color-alt:windowtext\">Total Questions<\/span><\/b><o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n  <\/td>\n  <td width=\"97\" valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 72.5pt; border-top-width: 1pt; border-right-width: 1pt; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-top-color: black; border-right-color: black; border-bottom-color: black; border-left: none; background: white; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 0.05pt;\">\n  <p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b><span style=\"mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;\n  mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black;\n  mso-color-alt:windowtext\">Marks<\/span><\/b><o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n  <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <tr style=\"mso-yfti-irow:1;height:.05pt\">\n  <td width=\"303\" valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 226.9pt; border-right-width: 1pt; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: black; border-bottom-color: black; border-left-color: black; border-top: none; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 0.05pt;\">\n  <p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:\n  Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;\n  color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext\">Mathematics<\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n  <\/td>\n  <td width=\"192\" valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 143.85pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-right-width: 1pt; border-right-color: black; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 0.05pt;\">\n  <p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:\n  Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;\n  color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext\">2.5 hours<\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n  <\/td>\n  <td width=\"200\" valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 150.1pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-right-width: 1pt; border-right-color: black; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 0.05pt;\">\n  <p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:\n  Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;\n  color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext\">120<\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n  <\/td>\n  <td width=\"97\" valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 72.5pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-right-width: 1pt; border-right-color: black; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 0.05pt;\">\n  <p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:\n  Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;\n  color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext\">300<\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n  <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <tr style=\"mso-yfti-irow:2;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes;height:.05pt\">\n  <td width=\"303\" valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 226.9pt; border-right-width: 1pt; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: black; border-bottom-color: black; border-left-color: black; border-top: none; background: white; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 0.05pt;\">\n  <p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:\n  Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;\n  color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext\">General Ability test (GAT)<\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n  <\/td>\n  <td width=\"192\" valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 143.85pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-right-width: 1pt; border-right-color: black; background: white; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 0.05pt;\">\n  <p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:\n  Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;\n  color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext\">2.5 hours<\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n  <\/td>\n  <td width=\"200\" valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 150.1pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-right-width: 1pt; border-right-color: black; background: white; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 0.05pt;\">\n  <p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:\n  Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;\n  color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext\">150<\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n  <\/td>\n  <td width=\"97\" valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 72.5pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-right-width: 1pt; border-right-color: black; background: white; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 0.05pt;\">\n  <p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:\n  Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;\n  color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext\">600<\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n  <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n<\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52b2faa3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"52b2faa3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">NDA exam syllabus<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45b2eaeb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45b2eaeb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>NDA Mathematics<\/strong>: Mathematics covers topics such as algebra, trigonometry, calculus, Analytical Geometry of 2d and Three Dimension and Statistics and Probability.<\/p>\n<p><strong>NDA GAT<\/strong>: GAT exam is divided into two parts English and General Knowledge.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>English section has 50 questions and it checks your English vocabulary, grammar and reading comprehension.<\/li>\n<li>General knowledge section has 100 questions and, this section, covers Physics, Chemistry, History, Geography, Polity and Current Affairs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63ff4525 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"63ff4525\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">NDA vs CDS Eligibility criteria<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18e102fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"18e102fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For NDA exam eligibility, candidates must have passed or be appearing in Class 12, with age limits between 16.5 to 19.5 years. This requirement ensures that candidates have the necessary educational foundation and age suitability to undergo the rigorous training required for officers in the Indian Armed Forces.<\/p><p>For CDS exam eligibility, candidates should have completed or be in the process of completing their graduation. The age limits for candidates range from 19 to 25 years. This criterion ensures that candidates possess the educational background necessary for officer roles in the Indian Armed Forces.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a35e83f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7a35e83f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conclusion<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10dd819b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10dd819b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>While NDA targets candidates post-Class 12, CDS focuses on graduates. However, they both offer the same positions. What you need to consider is which exam you are eligible for. If you are a 12th pass, you cannot attempt the CDS exam, but the NDA exam is suitable for you. Conversely, if you\u2019re a graduate, typically above 20 years old, you cannot apply for the NDA exam, but you can for the CDS exam. If you have decided which exam is right for you and need help preparing, Noval Defence Academy provides the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nddacademy.com\/best-nda-coaching-in-dehradun\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Best NDA<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nddacademy.com\/best-cds-coaching-in-dehradun\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Best CDS<\/a>\u00a0coaching in Dehradun.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b909053 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6b909053\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac866ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ac866ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Reach Us<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81ff520 elementor-button-align-stretch elementor-widget elementor-widget-form\" data-id=\"81ff520\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;step_next_label&quot;:&quot;Next&quot;,&quot;step_previous_label&quot;:&quot;Previous&quot;,&quot;button_width&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;step_type&quot;:&quot;number_text&quot;,&quot;step_icon_shape&quot;:&quot;circle&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"form.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<form class=\"elementor-form\" method=\"post\" name=\"Reach Us\" aria-label=\"Reach Us\">\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"post_id\" value=\"63\"\/>\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"form_id\" value=\"81ff520\"\/>\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"referer_title\" value=\"\" \/>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-form-fields-wrapper elementor-labels-above\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-field-type-text elementor-field-group elementor-column elementor-field-group-name elementor-col-100 elementor-field-required\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"form-field-name\" class=\"elementor-field-label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tName\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input size=\"1\" type=\"text\" name=\"form_fields[name]\" id=\"form-field-name\" class=\"elementor-field elementor-size-sm  elementor-field-textual\" placeholder=\"Name\" required=\"required\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-field-type-tel elementor-field-group elementor-column elementor-field-group-email elementor-col-100 elementor-field-required\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"form-field-email\" class=\"elementor-field-label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPhone No.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input size=\"1\" type=\"tel\" name=\"form_fields[email]\" id=\"form-field-email\" class=\"elementor-field elementor-size-sm  elementor-field-textual\" placeholder=\"Phone No.\" required=\"required\" pattern=\"[0-9()#&amp;+*-=.]+\" title=\"Only numbers and phone characters (#, -, *, etc) are accepted.\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-field-type-select elementor-field-group elementor-column elementor-field-group-field_98295df elementor-col-100\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"form-field-field_98295df\" class=\"elementor-field-label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSelect Course\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-field elementor-select-wrapper remove-before \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"select-caret-down-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-eicon-caret-down\" viewBox=\"0 0 571.4 571.4\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M571 393Q571 407 561 418L311 668Q300 679 286 679T261 668L11 418Q0 407 0 393T11 368 36 357H536Q550 357 561 368T571 393Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<select 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