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CDS-II 2025 (English) Official Paper (Held On: 14 Sept, 2025) (Previous Year Paper)2025120
CDS-I 2025 (English) Official Paper (Held On: 13 Apr, 2025) (Previous Year Paper)2025120
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CDS Elementary Mathematics 21 April 2024 Official Paper (Previous Year Paper)2024100
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CDS Elementary Mathematics 16 April 2023 Official Paper (Previous Year Paper)2023100
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CDS Elementary Mathematics 7 Feb 2021 Official Paper (Previous Year Paper)2021100
CDS Elementary Mathematics 14 Nov 2021 Official Paper (Previous Year Paper)2021100
CDS English 8 Nov 2020 Official Paper (Previous Year Paper)2020120
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CDS English 8 Sep 2019 Official Paper (Previous Year Paper)2019120
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CDS General Knowledge 3 Feb 2019 Official Paper (Previous Year Paper)2019120
CDS General Knowledge 8 Sep 2019 Official Paper (Previous Year Paper)2019120
CDS Elementary Mathematics 3 Feb 2019 Official Paper (Previous Year Paper)2019100
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CDS English 18 Nov 2018 Official Paper (Previous Year Paper)2018120
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CDS General Knowledge 18 Nov 2018 Official Paper (Previous Year Paper)2018120
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CDS Elementary Mathematics 4 Feb 2018 Official Paper (Previous Year Paper)2018100
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CDS English 5 Feb 2017 Official Paper (Previous Year Paper)2017120
CDS English 19 Nov 2017 Official Paper (Previous Year Paper)2017120
CDS General Knowledge 5 Feb 2017 Official Paper (Previous Year Paper)2017120
CDS General Knowledge 19 Nov 2017 Official Paper (Previous Year Paper)2017120
CDS Elementary Mathematics 5 Feb 2017 Official Paper (Previous Year Paper)2017100
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CDS English 14 Feb 2016 Official Paper (Previous Year Paper)2016120
CDS English 23 Oct 2016 Official Paper (Previous Year Paper)2016120
CDS General Knowledge 14 Feb 2016 Official Paper (Previous Year Paper)2016120
CDS General Knowledge 23 Oct 2016 Official Paper (Previous Year Paper)2016120
CDS Elementary Mathematics 14 Feb 2016 Official Paper (Previous Year Paper)2016100
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