Rashtriya Military School (RMS) Class 6th Entrance Exam: Complete Preparation Guide

📝 Exam Overview: RMS CET Class 6 (December )

• Exam Date: December 8, 2024 based OMR (offline), bilingual (Hindi or English)

• Duration: 150 minutes (2½ hours) to attempt 200 MCQs

• Total Marks: 200 (50 marks per section)

• Negative Marking: None; wrong or blank answers score zero

• Interview: 20 marks, added to the written test score

🧠 Section-Wise Pattern & Qualifying Marks

• Note: English marks are not counted toward final merit, only qualifying.

📚 Detailed Syllabus

1. English (Class 5 CBSE level – must qualify)

Topics include:

• Antonyms & Synonyms

• Prepositions

• Articles

• Sentence types (affirmative/interrogative, etc.), error correction

• Framing questions

• Jumbled sentences & Para jumble

• Homonyms

• Singular & plurals

• Comprehension passages

• Fill in the blanks, one-word answers, spelling check

• Paragraph/short composition writing

2. Intelligence Test (IQ / Reasoning)

Focus areas:

• Analogies

• Series completion & number sequences

• Odd one out / classification

• Coding–decoding

• Direction sense

• Relationship puzzles, blood relations

• Jumbled spelling & alphabetical order

• Assigning correct mathematical signs

• Non-verbal & verbal reasoning, decision making, puzzles

3. Mathematics (Class-5 CBSE curriculum)

Chapters:

• Number system: LCM, HCF, primes, patterns, BODMAS, rounding, place & face values

• Commercial arithmetic: ratio‐proportion, percentage, simple interest, time & work, time & distance, unitary method, profit & loss, arithmetic mean, conversions, temperature units

• Fractions & decimals: conversion, simplification, word problems, percentages, square roots, BODMAS, equivalent fractions

• Mensuration (named “menstruation” in one source but clearly mensuration): area and volume (cube/cuboid, circle, triangle, rectangle, square), perimeter, unit conversions

• Geometry: basic shapes, points, lines, angles, triangles, quadrilaterals, polygons, circles, interior-exterior regions, construction of line segments, angle sum property

4. General Knowledge & Current Affairs

Includes:

• States & capitals of India

• Important rivers and cities

• Economy, population, basic economics terms

• General science & health topics

• Environment & pollution

• Famous personalities, inventions, books/authors

• Awards, sports, international organisations, national parks & wildlife sanctuaries

• Important dates and events (Indian and world history)

🎯 Preparation Strategy

A. Understand the Exam Format

Ensure students are clear on exam structure, timings, and the non-merit English section. Use previous years’ papers (Dec 2024, earlier) for familiarity

B. Strong Concept Foundation

Use NCERT Class 5 books for English and Maths. Focus on clarity in fundamentals.

C. Section-wise Practice

• English: daily vocabulary, comprehension, grammar drills, paragraph writing

• IQ: practice reasoning puzzles, series, coding every day

• Maths: daily practice of arithmetic, geometry, mensuration; timed drills

• GK & CA: compile concise notes on current affairs (past year), static GK facts

D. Time Management & Accuracy

Mock tests under 150-min test conditions with OMR practice sheets. Review mistakes and improve.

E. Interview Readiness

20 marks interview assesses communication, awareness, confidence. Practice:

• General questions about self, reasons for joining RMS

• Current affairs basics

• Polishing greeting and polite responses

F. Regular Revision

Weekly revision of all four sections, with mini-tests to reinforce topics.

📂 Resources & Mock Tests

• Question papers from RMS CET December 2024 & earlier — available as PDFs

• Syllabus PDFs and topic-wise breakdown — downloadable from AglaSem and IndCareer websites

• Guidebooks & mock series — e.g. Examcart Rashtriya Military School CET Class 6th Guide Book (for 2026 but content is aligned)

✅ Weekly Plan Summary (Example for 12-Week Preparation)

🎓 Key Tips for Teachers & Students

• Be 200% accurate: Use official syllabus, past papers, and trusted websites (e.g. rashtriyamilitaryschools.edu.in).

• Focus on fundamentals: Particularly for Maths and English grammar.

• Regular OMR mock sessions: Both content accuracy and speed matter.

• Track section-wise progress: Ensure students cross the qualifying threshold in each.

• Interview readiness matters: A confident, well-presented candidate gains extra edge.