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CDS (Combined Defence Services) Exam-2013
One of the prominent exams conducted by UPSC (Union Public service Commission) is combined defence services examination for the different areas of defence courses. This is much awaited exam for those candidates who wish to make their career in defence areas.
The detailed information regarding name of the courses, number of vacancies, Educational requirements and age limit is given in below table:
Name of the course | No. of vacancies | Educational requirements | Age limit |
Indian Military Academy(IMA) | 250 | Graduation degree from recognized University | Candidate’s DOB must be later than Jul 2, 1990 & earlier to Jul 1, 1995. |
Indian Naval Academy(INA) | 40 | Engineering degree from any recognized University | Same as above |
Air force Academy(AFA) | 32 | Engineering degree or degree from recognized University with Physics & Mathematics at Intermediate level | Same as above |
Officers Training Academy (for men) (OTA) | 175 | Graduation degree from any recognized University | Same as above |
Officers Training Academy (women) (OTA) | 12 | Graduation degree from recognized University | Same as above |
Other important eligibility requirements:
1. Candidate must be citizen of India or can be a subject of Bhutan, Nepal or Tibetan refugee.
2. Candidate must not be married applying for above courses.
Mode of applying to Exam:
Candidates can apply for the exam through online mode. Only single application will be allowed.
Fee structure:
Candidate has to pay Rs.200/, although, SC/ST and female candidates are free from this fee, or they are exempted from this. Applicants can either deposit this fee in cash to any branch of SBI or through net banking facility provided by SBI or its affiliated banks.
Selection procedure for the exam:
The selection procedure comprises of written test and personality test and interview for intelligence.
Examination syllabus and duration:
For IMA,INA & AFA exams | Paper’s section Name | Time allotted | Total marks |
Elementary Mathematics | 2hrs. | 300 | |
English language | 2hrs. | ||
General knowledge & awareness | 2hrs. |
For OTA, Elementary mathematics section will not be there and everything remains the same as above.
There is a provision of negative marking for the objective type’s questions.
The candidate selected in phase1 will be called for interview which has different tasks to be accomplished.
The final selection will be based on complete marks obtained in phase1 & phase2.
Topics covered under different sections:
Elementary Mathematics: Topics regarding Geometry, Arithmetic and Algebra Mensuration, Statistics and trigonometry are of major importance. The difficulty level of questions will be of class Xth level.
English language: candidate must have knowledge of basic rules of grammar and have good vocabulary. Comprehension type’s questions are equally important.
General knowledge & Awareness: It is expected that the candidates should be aware about their surroundings or happening around the world & current news. Questions related to geography & history can also be asked.
Dates for CDS exam- 2013
Commencement of online registration: 25th of May 2013
Closing date of online registration: 26th of June 2013
Examination date: 8th of September 2013
At last, one word is for all those applicants that there admission to this courses is purely provisional and can be canceled if any discrepancies are noticed by UPSC.
v Candidates are advised to follow the official link given below for further information:
www.upse.gov.in
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