Know the syllabus - The CDS exam consists of three papers, which include General Knowledge, English and Mathematics paper. Each paper is of 100 marks and the time is 2 hours.
Solve Previous Question Papers – After getting familiar with the exam pattern and syllabus, you must solve some previous year papers of the exam. This way you will get to know about the topics of the real exam.
Know your strengths and weaknesses - While preparing for any exam, one must know what are your strengths and weaknesses.
Focus more on Maths - Maths paper is there for IMA, INA, and AFA. One can score well on this paper when good practice is done for this paper.
Know the previous year's cut-off - Along with the exam preparation, students must know the cutoff of previous years' exams. This will give them an idea of what the safest score can be.
Use Techniques - Students should use shortcut tricks to finish their exams on time. There should be a systematic approach to solving each and every question.
Keep track of time - This is one of the skills that bring people success. If the concept of students is good then they can solve all the questions and get maximum marks.
Make your command strong in English - For English candidates should develop the habit of reading English newspapers, magazines, books, etc.