| Mode of exam |
Offline (Objective type) |
| Number of sections |
Indian Military Academy (IMA), Indian Naval Academy (INA) and Air Academy (AFA) - Three Officers 'Training Academy (OTA) - Two |
| Marks of test |
IMA, INA, and AFA - 300, OTA - 200 |
| Language |
Hindi and English |
| Duration |
2 Hours for each section of test |
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.
