CDS

If you have completed Part I and Part II of the application form for UPSC CDS and also paid, but are not able to select an exam center, then there are a few things you can do;Check your Form:Ensure that each required section is filled in appropriately in both parts of the application form.Sometimes, the center selection option might appear in a particular section or after filling up some parts of the form.Log In Again;Login back to your UPSC account and check if the option for center selection pops up after some hours. The system might refresh or let you select this later.Technical Glitches;It could be purely a technical glitch or system delay. Try logging in from some other browser or device to see if that makes a difference.Check UPSC Notifications:Sometimes, the center selection facility is allowed after certain time or phase only. Check out any official notice released by UPSC about the procedure for center selectionContact UPSC Helpdesk:If the problem is not solved then directly call at the help desk of UPSC for an instant solution. Contact information and the e-mail ID for helpdesk are also provided on the official website of UPSC.Wait for Further Updates:UPSC will make provision to select center later and can also update information about center allotment. Wait for any update of CDS Exam on the official website of UPSC.Make sure everything is filled out correctly and continue to look for any updates concerning your application. If the center selection issue still does not get resolved, the best course of action would be to contact UPSC directly.

Political Science and International Relations with regard to the syllabus for the examination conducted by the *Combined Defence Services (CDS)* and that for the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) touch on one another but with a distinction in perspectives and scope. 1. *Common Topics*: Some similar topics included in the syllabus of these two examinations are:- Political theory (basic concepts, ideologies)- Indian polity (Constitution, political system, governance)- International relations, organizations2. Differences:- *CDS*: It confines itself more to the Introductory Political Science especially from its imperatives concerning the military and national security since from the study of political systems an introductory orientation will find itself relevant in understanding the world of international relations.- *IAS*: This has a frightfully comprehensive syllabus with exposure to things such as Indian governance, policy, comparative politics, political thinkers, and increasingly narrower topics and aspects on international relations. The *IAS syllabus* also covers *ethics* and *public administration* in its general studies papers, but the CDS syllabus has more defensively related topics and extensive political knowledge under the universality of study tion as there is overlap in subjects on political theory and Indian polity, while the broader and detailed IAS exam syllabus becomes CDS, which takes a more introductory orientation on politics and international relations relevance to defense.

Candidates must have taken the Combined Defence Services (CDS) admission test; the candidates must be an Indian citizen, not more than the age of 24 years and should have a bachelor's degree from any University recognised by the Indian government. The application normally occurs between October and November while the examination takes place in February and September. The application has to be made online through the Union Public Service Commission's website for which general category candidates are required to pay INR 200 as fee and there is no fee for SC/ST/OBC candidates. The exam consists of 3 papers: The English Examination is 60 marks, General Knowledge is 100 marks and Elementary Mathematics will be 140 marks in total.