NDA · CDS · AFCAT — and the five-day SSB that decides who wears the stars
The complete 35-page guide to India's officer entry exams of 2027 and the Services Selection Board. Every date, eligibility rule and exam pattern verified from official sources — plus the 15 Officer-Like Qualities and a full SSB practice bank you can start using today.
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Preparing for the NDA. Everything from the birth-date window to the GAT syllabus, explained from scratch.
Preparing for the CDS or AFCAT. Academy choices, eligibility by branch, and the exact papers you will sit.
Called for the SSB. All five days, the three assessors, the 15 OLQs and a practice bank to walk in ready.
Everything you need to plan the exam and the SSB in one place
NDA, CDS and AFCAT dates from the official UPSC calendar and IAF cycles — with the exact notification and exam days.
Birth-date windows, marital-status rules, education by wing and academy, and the fee for each exam.
Marks, question counts, timings and the negative-marking maths that decides how you attempt the paper.
Screening, psychology tests, GTO tasks, the interview and the conference — all five days explained plainly.
Every Officer-Like Quality the board assesses, and exactly which test reveals it.
50 WAT words, 30 SRT situations, 15 TAT themes, 30 lecturette topics, 40 interview questions and OIR practice.
13 parts, from the entry map to the SSB practice bank
Every route to a commission — NDA, CDS, AFCAT, TES, NCC — and your 2027 calendar at a glance.
Official dates, eligibility, the 900-mark pattern, the syllabus mapped and the vacancy reality.
Four academies, four different exams — IMA, INA, AFA and OTA decoded with eligibility and patterns.
The Air Force route: dates, branch-wise eligibility, the 100-question paper and the EKT.
What the SSB really measures, the three assessors, and the structure of the five days.
The four factors, all 15 OLQs, and how each one is tested across the board.
50 WAT words, 30 SRT situations, TAT frames, lecturette topics, interview questions and OIR practice.
Concrete plans for Maths, GAT/GK, and the CDS and AFCAT adjustments.
A phase-by-phase plan from October 2026 to the 11 April 2027 exam.
The OTR walkthrough and the 12 mistakes that cost candidates a year.
Cadet stipend, officer pay, MSP and the training path after selection.
What to avoid, and the five myths that quietly cost people attempts.
20 answered questions plus checklists, an OIR set, a formula sheet and a GK revision sheet.
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Everything you need to know before buying
Class 11 and 12 students preparing for the NDA, graduates preparing for the CDS or AFCAT, and anyone who has cleared a written exam and needs to understand the SSB interview.
Yes. Every date and rule is taken from official sources — the UPSC Annual Calendar 2027, the UPSC NDA and CDS notices, the Ministry of Defence notification, and the Indian Air Force AFCAT pages — current as of October 2026.
Yes — the SSB is the heart of the book. It explains all five days, the three assessors, the 15 Officer-Like Qualities, and includes a full practice bank: 50 WAT words, 30 SRT situations, 15 TAT themes, 30 lecturette topics, 40 interview questions and an OIR practice set.
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