PG 7 Week Study Plan: How to Crack CDS?

The PagalGuy 7 Week Study Plan for CDS Examination (II) – 2016 The Combined Defence Exam (II) is due to held on 23 October 2016 and is barely 7 weeks away.  With approximately 2,00,000 people scheduled to appear for a total of 413 vacancies, the countdown has just begun.   ​ We,...

PG Study Plan

Resources

Your arsenal to crack the CDS Exam may include the sources that follow. Also, The Daily To-Dos released as a part of the PagalGuy 7 Week Study Plan  everyday will mostly request you to read specific chapters from NCERTs, which can be accessed below: NCERT Textbooks Biology – https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B4AOx3L2UxBbaTlNWlFvVi1uQms&usp=sharing Chemistry...

Officers Training Academy (OTA) – Chennai

​ ​ Introduction A pressing need was felt to establish a national institution providing training to entrants of the Indian Army.  Consequently, The Officers Training Academy, Chennai (OTA) was established to train Men and Women for the Indian Army on a Short Service Commission basis.  ​ Brief history of OTA...

Indian Naval Academy (NAVAC) – Ezhimala

​ ​ Introduction Great Nations are built by great leaders, but they protected by greater Navies. The Indian Navy has accrued tremendous focus and importance owing to the ever geo political stances in South Asia. The Indian Sub-Continent is now the most widely travelled sea route in the world which...

Indian Air Force Academy (AFA) – Hyderabad

​ ​ ​ Introduction ​ Popularly knows as the ‘Guardians of the Skies’, The Indian Airforce is the protector of the sovereign Indian Air Space and the responder in times of an aerial aggression. Over the course of time, the Indian Air Force has also earned the distinct reputation as...

Indian Military Academy (IMA) – Dehradun

‘A star on the shoulder is better than a million in the sky’ – signifies the underlying zeal of the Indian Army. A life enthused with national service, camaraderie, and valour are the guiding principles of the Indian Army. Notwithstanding a career full of adventures, the Indian Army is often...

Background

The Indian Armed Forces mainly consists of three Military forces namely, the Indian Army, the Indian Navy, and the Indian Air Force. The President of India is the Supreme commander of the Indian Armed Forces. ​ With an active manpower of 1.3 million, the Indian Armed force ranks third largest...

Verbal Ability – Confusing Words: Some Important Aspects

In this article we will study a few tips regarding Confusing Words: 1. Try to connect a key word to a concept. Let’s take up an example pair: ‘further’ and ‘farther’. While ‘further’ means to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage, ‘farther’ refers to...

QA – Basics of Profit and Loss

Suppose you go to a shop and try to buy a laptop. The label on the laptop says Rs 38,000. This is called the Marked Price. You start bargaining with the shopkeeper and he agrees to sell it to you for Rs 35,000. This is the Selling Price. Let’s suppose...

Jharkhand tribal beats odds, secures seat in Mumbai’s Grant Medical College

For 19-year-old tribal girl Anima Minz, from a far off Champa village in Latehar District in Jharkhand, it was not easy to pursue her dream of becoming a doctor. Her wish turned into reality when she finally confirmed admission in one of the prestigious government medical colleges in Maharashtra, the Grant Medical College, Mumbai....

CDS Exam Analysis

General Knowledge – The GK section of the CDS exam shows consistency in pattern which is indicated through the graph below. ​ ​ Arranging the areas in descending order (highest to lowest), the priority ranking of subject areas for GK are – ​ General Science and Science & Technology Geography Polity,...

CDS Exam Structure

Introduction and Conducting Authority – The Combined Defence Services (CDS) Examination recruits  graduate candidates to the Indian Army, Navy, and Airforce. The CDS written stage conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (U.P.S.C) and the interview stage is conducted by the Services Selection Board (SSB) constituted by the Indian Armed Forces....

QA – Basics of Averages

Averages is a topic that appears quite often in many important examinations. So, what do you understand by the term Average? For any list (or set) of numbers, its average is simply the central value of that list (i.e., the mean value). The simple formula: Average = Total value /...

Verbal Ability – Types of Analogies

In this article, we explore the type of analogies. An analogy is a comparison between one thing and another, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification. The first type of analogies is based on SYNONYMS. In this type, two words with similar meaning are made analogous. Example: Rich: Affluent...

Daily Current Affairs for SSC, Banking: September 2, 2016

Majuli declared largest river island in world by Guinness World Records The Guinness World Records has officially designated Assam’s Majuli island as the largest river island in the world. It is situated in the Brahmaputra river, covering an area of  880 sqkm.  Majuli  toppled the previous record held by Brazil’s...

GATE 2017 Syllabus : Mechanical Engineering

The Mechanical Engineering paper for GATE 2017 is divided into 3 sections.   ​ Section 1: Engineering Mathematics Linear Algebra: Matrix algebra, systems of linear equations, eigenvalues and eigenvectors. Calculus: Functions of single variable, limit, continuity and differentiability, mean value theorems, indeterminate forms; evaluation of definite and improper integrals; double...

GATE 2017 Syllabus for preparation

The Graduate Aptitude Test for Engineering, 2017 (GATE 2017) will be held on February 4 – 5, 2017 and February 11 – 12,  2017. However, before appearing for the exam itself, it is important to keep up with the syllabus. PaGaLGuY will be publishing subject-wise syllabus to help keep up with...

3 ways a 3-year OPT in the US will benefit Indian students

The US government, recently, extended the OPT  period for foreign STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) graduates from 29 months to 36 months. Optional Practical Training (OPT) is a stipulated period during which students are permitted by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to take up paid or voluntary work in...

NEET 2016: Has it solved the problems it set out to address?

​ Every year, lakhs of medical aspirants had to travel all over the country for the 50 odd entrance examinations for medical and dental seats, as almost every major college and state had their own version of entrance exams. This meant a hefty investment of time and money for aspirants...