UPSC has announced recruitment notification for the post of CDS Exam, eligible candidates can submit their application before 26-11-2018.
Name of the Course and Approximate No. of Vacancies
Name of Course |
No. of Vacancies |
Indian Military Academy, Dehradun— 147th (DE) Course commencing in July 2019 [including 13 vacancies reserved for NCC `C’ Certificate (Army Wing) holders] |
100 |
Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala— Course commencing in July 2019 Executive (General Service)/Hydro [including 06 vacancies reserved for NCC ‘C’ Certificate holders (Naval Wing)]. |
45 |
Air Force Academy, Hyderabad— (Pre-Flying) Training Course commencing in July 2019 i.e. No. 206 F(P) Course. [03 vacancies are reserved for NCC `C’ Certificate (Air Wing) holders through NCC Spl. Entry] |
32 |
Officers’ Training Academy, Chennai (Madras)— 110th SSC (Men) Course (NT) commencing in October 2019. (including 50 vacancies for NCC ‘C’ certificate holders for NCC Spl. Entry) |
225 |
Officers Training Academy, Chennai—24th SSC Women (Non-Technical) Course commencing in October 2019. |
15 |
Eligibility Criteria
1. Age Limits, Sex, and Marital Status:-
Academy name |
Age limit |
Qualification required |
IMA, Dehradun (Unmarried male candidates) |
19-24 Years |
Bachelor degree or equivalent qualification in any stream |
INA, Ezhimala (Unmarried male candidates) |
19-22 Years |
Engineering B.E, B.Tech, B.Sc (Engineering) Degree or equivalent examination |
Air Force Academy, Hyderabad (Unmarried male candidates) |
20-24 Years |
Graduate Degree (with Physics and Mathematics subjects at 10+2 level) or Engineering degree from a reputed institute/ university |
OTA, Chennai (SSC Men, SSC Women-Non Technical) |
19-25 Years |
Bachelor degree or equivalent qualification in any stream |
3. Nationality: A candidate must be unmarried and must either be:-
- a Citizen of India, or
- a subject of Bhutan, or
- a subject of Nepal, or
- a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before the 1st January 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India, or
- a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka and East African Countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, and Ethiopia or Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.
- Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) above shall be a person in whose favor a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India.
- Certificate of eligibility will, however, not be necessary in the case of candidates who are Gorkha subjects of Nepal.
- A candidate in whose case a certificate of eligibility is necessary may be admitted to the examination provisionally subject to the necessary certificate being given to him/her by the Govt. before a declaration of result by UPSC.
Application Fee
Candidates (excepting Female/ SC/ ST candidates who are exempted from payment of fee) are required to pay a fee of
Rs. 200/- (Rupees Two Hundred Only) either by depositing the money in any Branch of SBI by cash, or by using net banking facility of SBI, State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur/ State Bank of Hyderabad/ State Bank of Mysore/ State Bank of Patiala/ State Bank of Travancore or by using Visa/ Master, Credit/ Debit Card.