CDS I 2024 Notification
Union Public Service Commission UPSC has released the Combined Defence Services CDS First Examination 2024. Those Candidate Are Interested to UPSC CDS I 2024 Exam Can Apply Online from 20/12/2023 to 09/01/2024. Read the notification for recruitment eligibility, post information, selection procedure, age limit, pay scale and all other Combined Defence Services CDS Exam Related information
CDS I 2024 Exam Details:
| Event | Date |
| CDS I 2024 Notification | 20/12/2023 |
| Application Begin | 20/12/2023 |
| Last Date for Apply Online | 09/01/2024 Till 06:00 PM |
| Fee Payment Last Date | 09/01/2024 |
| Modify / Edit Form | 10-16 January 2024 |
| Exam Held on | 21/04/2024 |
| Admit Card Available | Before Exam |
| Eligibility | For I.M.A. and Officers’ Training Academy-Degree For Indian Naval Academy-Degree in Engineering For Air Force Academy-Degree (with Physics and Mathematics at 10+2 level) or Bachelor of Engineering |
| Age Limit | 20 to 24 Years |
| Vacancy Details Total | Indian Military Academy, Dehradun -100 Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala -22 Air Force Academy, Hyderabad –32 Officers’ Training Academy, Chennai -275 Officers’ Training Academy, Chennai -18 (OTA Women) |
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| Download Notification | Click Here |
| Official Website | Click Here |
| UPSC CDS First 2024 Exam : Vacancies Details Total 457 Post | |||||||
| Post Name | Total Post | CDS I Age Limit | UPSC CDS First Eligibility 2024 | ||||
| Indian Military Academy( IMA) | 100 | 02/01/2001 to 01/01/2006 | Passed / Appearing Bachelor Degree in Any Stream at Any Recognized University. | ||||
| Indian Naval Academy (INA) | 32 | 02/01/2001 to 01/01/2006 | Passed / Appearing Bachelor Degree in Engineering at Any Recognized University. | ||||
| Air Force | 32 | 02/01/2001 to 01/01/2006 | Bachelor Degree in Any Stream with Physics, Mathematics in 10+2 Level OR Bachelor Degree in Engineering | ||||
| Officers Training Academy (OTA) | 275 | 02/01/2000 to 01/01/2006 | Passed / Appearing Bachelor Degree in Any Stream at Any Recognized University. | ||||
| OTA Women | 18 | ||||||
CDS Form How to Apply
- UPSC has implemented OTR i.e. One Time Registration system for all other types of recruitment including Combined Defence Services.
- Union Public Service Commission UPSC Are Issued Today Combined Defense Service CDS I Recruitment 2024. Notification and Invited Online Application Form for the Latest Defence Jobs 2024 Candidate Can Apply Online for 20 December 2023 to 09 January 2024.
- Any candidate who is going to apply or thinking of applying in Combined Defence Services CDS First Exam 2024, they will have to do their One Time Registration immediately. Only after that you will be able to apply.
- Candidate Read the Notification Before Apply the UPSC CDS I Latest Recruitment 2024Application Form in Sarkari Result Latest Job Section.
- Kindly Check and Collect the All Document – Hand Writing, Eligibility, ID Proof, Address Details, Basic Details.
- Kindly Ready Scan Document Related to Recruitment Form – Photo, Sign, ID, Thumb, Proof, Etc.
- Before Submit the Application Form Must Check the Preview and All Column Carefully.
- If Candidate Required to Paying the Application Fee Must Submit. If You have Not the Required Application Fees Your Form is Not Completed.
- Take A Print Out of Final Submitted Form
Eligibility Criteria
- Physical Criteria
· Candidates must be physically and mentally fit according to prescribed physical standards for admission to CDS .
· A candidate who has resigned or withdrawn on disciplinary grounds from any of the training academies of Armed Forces is not eligible to apply.
· Permanent body tattoos are only permitted on inner face of the forearm, i.e. from inside of elbow to the wrist and on the reverse side of palm/back (dorsal) side of the hand.
· Permanent body tattoos on any other part of the body are not acceptable and candidates will be barred from further selection.Tribes with tattoo marks on the face or body as per their existing custom and traditions will be permitted on a case to case basis.
· The concessions are not applicable for Air Force Height and Weight standards are mentioned i the official notification for Army and Navy only. Interpolation for weights against height not mentioned may be done.
2. Nationality
A candidate must be either:
(i) a Citizen of India, or
(ii) a subject of Nepal, or
(iii) a subject of Bhutan, or
(iv) a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before January 1, 1962, with the intention of permanently settling in India, or
(v) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka or East African Countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, and Ethiopia or from Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.
Note:
· Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) above shall be a person in whose favour an certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India
· Certificate of eligibility will not, however, be necessary in the case of candidates who are Gorkha subjects of Nepal
3. Educational Qualification
(i) For I.M.A. and Officers’ Training Academy, Chennai — Degree of a recognised University or equivalent.
(ii) For Indian Naval Academy—Degree in Engineering from a recognized/ Institution .
(iii) For Air Force Academy—Degree of a recognised University (with Physics and Mathematics at 10+2 level) or Bachelor of Engineering.
Graduates with first choice as Army/Navy/Air Force are to submit proof of Graduation/provisional certificates on the date of commencement of the SSB Interview at the SSB.
Candidates who are studying in the final year/semester Degree course and have yet to pass the final year degree examination can also apply provided candidate should not have any present backlog upto the last semester / year for which results have been declared upto the time of submission of application and they will be required to submit proof of passing the degree examination at the time of commencement of course to reach the IHQ of MoD (Army), Rtg ‘A’, CDSE Entry, West
Block III, R. K. Puram, New Delhi-110066 in case of IMA/SSC first choice candidates and Naval HQ “DMPR” (OI & R Section), Room No. 204, ‘C’ Wing, Sena Bhawan, New Delhi-110011 in case of Navy first choice candidates and PO3(A)/Air Headquarters, ‘J’ Block, Room No. 17, Opp. Vayu Bhawan, Motilal Nehru Marg, New Delhi-110 106 in case of Air Force first choice candidates by the following dates failing which their candidature will stand cancelled :
(i) For admission to IMA on or before 1st January, 2023, Indian Naval Academy on or before 1st January, 2023 and Air Force Academy on or before 13th November, 2022.
(ii) For admission to Officers’ Training Academy, Chennai on or before 1st April, 2023. Candidates possessing professional and technical qualifications which are recognised by government as equivalent to professional and technical degrees would also be eligible for admission to the examination. In exceptional cases the Commission may treat a candidate, who does not possess any of the qualifications prescribed in this rule as educationally qualified provided that he/she possesses qualifications, the standard of which in the opinion of the Commission, justifies his/her admission to the examination.
NOTE I : Candidates, who have yet to pass their degree examination will be eligible only if they are studying in the final year of degree examination. Those candidates who have yet to qualify in the final year Degree Examination and are allowed to appear in the UPSC Examination should note that this is only a special concession given to them. They are required to submit proof of passing the Degree Examination by the prescribed date and no request for extending this date will be entertained on the grounds of late conduct of basic qualifying University Examination, delay in declaration of results or any other ground whatsoever. Candidates who are studying in the final year/semester degree course are required to submit at the time of SSB interview a bonafide certificate issued by University/College stating that they will be able to submit their proof of passing the graduation degree examination by the specified date, failing which their candidature will be cancelled.
NOTE II : Candidates who are debarred by the Ministry of Defence from holding any type of commission in the Defence Services shall not be eligible for admission to the examination and if admitted, their candidature will be cancelled.
NOTE III : In the event of Air Force candidates being suspended from Flying
training for failure to learn flying, they would be absorbed in the Navigation/Ground Duty (Non Tech) Branches of the IAF. This will be subject to availability of vacancies and fulfilling the laid down qualitative requirements.
4. Age Limit
| UPSC CDS First 2024 Exam : Vacancies Details Total 457 Post | |||||||
| Post Name | Total Post | CDS I Age Limit | UPSC CDS First Eligibility 2024 | ||||
| Indian Military Academy( IMA) | 100 | 02/01/2001 to 01/01/2006 | Passed / Appearing Bachelor Degree in Any Stream at Any Recognized University. | ||||
| Indian Naval Academy (INA) | 32 | 02/01/2001 to 01/01/2006 | Passed / Appearing Bachelor Degree in Engineering at Any Recognized University. | ||||
| Air Force | 32 | 02/01/2001 to 01/01/2006 | Bachelor Degree in Any Stream with Physics, Mathematics in 10+2 Level OR Bachelor Degree in Engineering | ||||
| Officers Training Academy (OTA) | 275 | 02/01/2000 to 01/01/2006 | Passed / Appearing Bachelor Degree in Any Stream at Any Recognized University. | ||||
| OTA Women | 18 | ||||||
NOTE : Male divorcee/widower candidates cannot be treated as unmarried male for the purpose of their admission in IMA/INA/AFA/OTA, Chennai courses and accordingly they are not eligible for these courses. The date of birth accepted by the Commission is that entered in the Matriculation/Secondary School Examination Certificate or in a certificate
recognised by an Indian University as equivalent to Matriculation or in an extract from a Register of Matriculates maintained by a University, which extract must be certified by the proper authority of the University or in the Matriculation/Secondary School Examination or an equivalent examination certificate. These certificates are required to be submitted only after the declaration of the result of the written part of the examination. No other document relating to age like horoscopes, affidavits, birth extracts from Municipal Corporation, service records and the like will be accepted. The expression Matriculation/Secondary School Examination Certificate in this part of the instruction includes the alternative certificates mentioned above. Sometimes the Matriculation/Secondary School Examination Certificate does not show the date of birth, or only shows the age by completed years or completed years and months. In such cases a candidate must send in addition to the self attested/certified copy of Matriculation/Secondary School Examination Certificate a self attested/certified copy of a certificate from the Headmaster/Principal of the Institution from where he/she passed the Matriculation/Secondary School Examination showing the date of his/her birth or exact age as recorded in the Admission Register of the Institution.
NOTE 1 : Candidates should note that only the Date of Birth as recorded in the Matriculation/Secondary School Examination Certificate or an equivalent certificate on the date of submission of applications will be accepted by the Commission and no subsequent request for its change will be considered or granted.
NOTE 2 : Candidates should also note that once a Date of Birth has been claimed by them and entered in the records of the Commission for the purpose of admission to an Examination, no change will be allowed subsequently or at a subsequent examination on any ground whatsoever.
NOTE 3 : The candidates should exercise due care while entering their date of birth. If on verification at any subsequent stage any variation is found in their date of birth from the one entered in their Matriculation or equivalent examination certificate, disciplinary action will be taken against them by the Commission under the Rules.
Note: Candidate below 25 years of age must be unmarried. Marriage is not permitted during training. Married candidates above 25 years of age are eligible to apply but during training period they will neither be provided married accommodation nor can they live with family out of the premises.
Roles and Responsibilities
- If you are selected in one of the branches of armed forces then you are set for your rest of the life
- Apart from getting pay, perks and pension you also get many benefits that are missing from a private job
- Your job can be challenging depending upon which type of armed force you join
- Your job can be very tough and disciplined so you have to prepare yourself for it
- After successful completion of Combined Defence Services training, the candidates pass out in the rank of a designated officer will be entitled to the pay and allowance of the rank
CDS Exam Pattern
1, The competitive examination comprises:
- Written examination
- Interview for intelligence and personality test (vide Part ‘B’ of this Appendix) of such candidates as may be called for an interview at one of the Services Selection Centres.
2, The subjects of the written examination, the time allowed and the maximum marks allotted to each subject will be as follows:
For Admission to Indian Military Academy, Indian Naval Academy and Air Force Academy
| SUBJECT | DURATION | MAXIMUM MARKS |
| 1, English | 2 Hours | 100 |
| 2, General Knowledge | 2 Hours | 100 |
| 3, Elementary Mathematics | 2 Hours | 100 |
| TOTAL | 300 |
For Admission to Officers’ Training Academy
| SUBJECT | DURATION | MAXIMUM MARKS |
| 1, English | 2 Hours | 100 |
| 2, General Knowledge | 2 Hours | 100 |
| TOTAL | 200 |
The maximum marks allotted to the written examination and to the interviews will be equal for each course i.e. the maximum marks allotted to the written examination and to the interviews will be 300, 300, 300 and 200 each for admission to the Indian Military Academy, Indian Naval Academy, Air Force Academy and Officers’ Training Academy respectively.
- The papers in all the subjects will consist of objective type questions only. The question papers (Test Booklets) of General Knowledge and Elementary Mathematics will be set bilingually in Hindi as well as English.
- In the question papers, wherever necessary, questions involving the metric system of Weights and Measures only will be set.
- Candidates must write the papers in their own hand. In no circumstances will they be allowed the help of a scribe to write answers for them.
- The Commission have discretion to fix qualifying marks in any or all the subjects of the examination.
- The candidates are not permitted to use calculator for answering objective type papers (Test Booklets). They should not therefore, bring the same inside the Examination Hall.
STANDARD AND SYLLABUS OF THE EXAMINATION
STANDARD
The standard of the papers in Elementary Mathematics will be of Matriculation level. The standard of papers in other subjects will approximately be such as may be expected of a graduate of an Indian University.
SYLLABUS:
ENGLISH (Code No. 01)
The question paper will be designed to test the candidates’ understanding of English and workmanlike use of words.
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (Code No. 02)
General Knowledge including knowledge of current events and of such matters of everyday observation and experience in their scientific aspects as may be expected of an educated person who has not made a special study of any scientific subject. The paper will also include questions on History of India and Geography of a nature which candidate should be able to answer without special study.
ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS (Code No. 03)
ARITHMETIC
Number System—Natural numbers, Integers, Rational and Real numbers. Fundamental operations, addition, substraction, multiplication, division, Square roots, Decimal fractions. Unitary method, time and distance, time and work, percentages, applications to simple and compound interest, profit and loss, ratio and proportion, variation.
Elementary Number Theory—Division algorithm. Prime and composite numbers. Tests of divisibility by 2, 3, 4, 5, 9 and 11. Multiples and factors. Factorisation Theorem. H.C.F. and L.C.M. Euclidean algorithm. Logarithms to base 10, laws of logarithms, use of logarithmic tables.
ALGEBRA
Basic Operations, simple factors, Remainder Theorem, H.C.F., L.C.M., Theory of polynomials, solutions of quadratic equations, relation between its roots and coefficients (Only real roots to be considered). Simultaneous linear equations in two unknowns—analytical and graphical solutions. Simultaneous linear inequations in two variables and their solutions. Practical problems leading to two simultaneous linear equations or inequations in two variables or quadratic equations in one variable & their solutions. Set language and set notation, Rational expressions and conditiona identities, Laws of indices.
TRIGONOMETRY
Sine ×, cosine ×, Tangent × when 0° < × < 90° Values of sin ×, cos × and tan ×, for × = 0°, 30°, 45°, 60° and 90°
Simple trigonometric identities.
Use of trigonometric tables.
Simple cases of heights and distances.
GEOMETRY
Lines and angles, Plane and plane figures, Theorems on (i) Properties of angles at a point, (ii) Parallel lines, (iii) Sides and angles of a triangle, (iv) Congruency of triangles, (v) Similar triangles, (vi) Concurrence of medians and altitudes, (vii) Properties of angles, sides and diagonals of a parallelogram, rectangle and square, (viii) Circles and its properties including tangents and normals, (ix) Loci.
MENSURATION
Areas of squares, rectangles, parallelograms, triangle and circle. Areas of figures which can be split up into these figures (Field Book), Surface area and volume of cuboids, lateral surface and volume of right circular cones and cylinders, surface area and volume of spheres.
STATISTICS
Collection and tabulation of statistical data, Graphical representation frequency polygons, histograms, bar charts, pie charts etc. Measures of central tendency.
INTELLIGENCE AND PERSONALITY TEST
The SSB procedure consists of two stage Selection process – stage I and stage II. Only those candidates who clear the stage I are permitted to appear for stage II. The details are:-
(a) Stage I comprises of Officer Intelligence Rating (OIR) tests are Picture Perception* Description Test (PP&DT). The candidates will be shortlisted based on combination of performance in OIR Test and PP&DT.
(b) Stage II Comprises of Interview, Group Testing Officer Tasks, Psychology Tests and the Conference. These tests are conducted over 4 days. The details of these tests are given on the website www.joinindianarmy.nic.in.
The personality of a candidate is assessed by three different assessors viz. The Interviewing Officer (IO), Group Testing Officer (GTO) and the Psychologist. There are no separate weightage for each test. The marks are allotted by assessors only after taking into consideration the performance of the candidate holistically in all the test. In addition, marks for Conference are also allotted based on the initial performance of the Candidate in the three techniques and decision of the Board. All these have equal weightage.
The various tests of IO, GTO and Psych are designed to bring out the presence/absence of Officer Like Qualities and their train ability in a candidate. Accordingly candidates are Recommended or Not Recommended at the SSB.