UPSC Combined Defence Services Examination II 2024
End Date : Tuesday, June 4, 2024
Short Description About Job :
Union Public Service Commission is currently inviting applications for Indian Military Academy (IMA), Air Force Academy, Indian Naval Academy, Officers Training Academy OTA through UPSC Combined Defence Services Examination II 2024 . Interested candidates can apply online between 15/05/2024 to 04/06/2024. To get information about eligibility criteria, available posts, age limits, required qualifications, salary scales, application fees and syllabus refer the official notification provided.
Union Public Service Commission
Important Dates
- Application Start Date : 15/5/2024
- Application End Date : 4/6/2024
- Application Corrrection Start Date : 5/6/2024
- Application Corrrection End Date : 11/6/2024
Application Fees
- For General/OBC/EBC : 200 Rs
- For SC/ST/Female : 0 Rs
Age Limit :
- Minimum Age (Vary as per posts) : 18 years
- Maximum Age (Vary as per posts) : 24 years
UPSC Combined Defence Services Examination II 2024
| Post Name | Total Post | Eligibility Criteria |
|---|---|---|
| Indian Military Academy, Dehradun | 100 |
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| Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala | 32 |
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| Air Force Academy, Hyderabad | 32 |
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| Officers’ Training academy, Chennai (Men) | 276 |
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| Officers Training Academy, Chennai (Woman) | 19 |
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About Recruitment
- The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) holds the Combined Defence Services (CDS) Examination twice a year to select officers for the Indian Armed Forces.
- This esteemed exam enables candidates to join the Indian Military Academy (IMA), Indian Naval Academy (INA), Air Force Academy (AFA), and Officers Training Academy (OTA).
- Successful candidates undergo intensive training at their respective academies.
- After completing their training, candidates are commissioned as officers in the Indian Army, Navy, or Air Force.
- Candidates applying for this examination must be unmarried and should remain unmarried until they complete their training.
- For detailed information on the position, eligibility criteria, and salary, please refer to the official notification attached.
Salary
- Salary and other benefits will be based on the rank and pay structure of the Indian Army, Navy, or Air Force.
How to apply
- A candidate must be a citizen of India or a subject of Nepal.
- Candidates are required to apply online only on the official website upsconline.nic.in.
- It is essential for the candidate to register himself/herself once on the platform through One Time Registration (OTR).
- OTR has to be registered once in a lifetime. If a candidate has already registered, they can directly proceed with the application.
- If a candidate wants to make any changes to his/her OTR profile, it is allowed only once in their lifetime after the initial registration on the OTR platform.
- Once registered, the candidate can log in and fill out the application form.
- If a candidate wants to modify the application after submission, he/she can do so within 7 days after the closing date of the application, i.e., from 05.06.2024 to 11.06.2024.
- Please note that candidates will not be allowed to withdraw their applications after submission.
- Candidates are required to pay a fee of Rs. 200/- (Rupees Two Hundred Only), either by remitting the money in any branch of SBI by cash, by using Visa/Master/Rupay Credit/Debit Card/UPI Payment, or by using the internet banking facility of any bank.
- Eligible candidates will be issued an e-Admit Card on the last working day of the week preceding the date of the examination.
- The e-Admit Card will be made available on the UPSC website (http://upsc.gov.in) for downloading by candidates.
Selection Procedure
- The selection process includes a written exam and an interview to assess intelligence and personality.
- The written exam for the Indian Military Academy, Indian Naval Academy, and Air Force Academy is 300 marks and lasts 6 hours. It includes questions on English, General Knowledge, and Elementary Mathematics.
- The written exam for the Officers' Training Academy is 200 marks and lasts 4 hours. It includes questions on English and General Knowledge.
- Shortlisted candidates will be called for an intelligence and personality test interview.
- The interview has two stages: Stage-I and Stage-II.
- Stage-I includes the Intelligence Rating (OIR) tests and Picture Perception and Description Test (PP&DT).
- Stage-II includes the interview, Group Testing Officer Tasks, Psychology Tests, and the Conference. These tests are conducted over 4 days.
| Apply Online | Click here |
| Notification Link | Click here |
| Official Website | Click here |
