Thursday, November 21, 2013

COMBINED DEFENCE SERVICES EXAMINATION 2014



CDS is an entrance exam is a gateway to serve the prestigious Indian Defence Sector (Army, Air Force & Navy). The Examination paves way for inspiring candidates to get into the following Academys/ School
1              1)  Indian Military Academy, Dehradun
                    2)  Indian Navy Academy, Ezhimala 
                              3)  Air Force Academy, Hyderabad
                              4)  Officers Training School (for men & women)
Exam
Combined Defence Services Examination 2014
Vacancies
Indian Military Academy, Dehradun  - 250 seats
Indian Navy Academy, Ezhimala – 40 seats
Air Force Academy, Hyderabad – 32 seats
Officers Training Academy, Chennai (for men) – 175 seats
Officers Training Academy, Chennai (for women) – 12 seats
(Vacancies mentioned above are tentative and liable to be changed)
Eligibility
Educational qualifications
 For
IMA & OTA – any degree
INA – Degree in Engineering
AFA – Degree (with Physics and Maths at +2 level) or Degree in Engineering

Physical standards
As mentioned in detail in Appendix IV of  the examination notice No.02/2014- CDS-I
Age
IMA - Unmarried male candidates born not earlier than 02.01.1991 and not later than 01.01.1996
INA - Unmarried male candidates born not earlier than 02.01.1991 and not later than 01.01.1996
AFA  - Unmarried male candidates born not earlier than 02.01.1992 and not later than 01.01.1996
OTA (Men) – Married or unmarried male candidates born not earlier than 02.01.1990 and not later than 01.01.1996
OTA (Women) - Unmarried women, issueless widows, issueless divorcees who have not remarried born not earlier than 02.01.1990 and not later than 01.01.1996
Date of exam
9th February 2014
Selection
Selection consist of written test (with negative marking) and interview for intelligence and personality test

For IMA, INA & AFA
English, General Knowledge, Mathematics - 2 hours for each subject  and maximum of 100 marks for each subject

For OTA
English, General Knowledge,  - 2 hours for each subject  and  maximum of 100 marks for each subject
Exam mode
Objective type questions only
Application mode
Online only

Last date
Online applications can be filled upto  11.59 p.m  on 02.12.13 in the site www.upsconline.nic.in 
Website

Disclaimer:-The above information is brief. The author is not responsible for any inadvertent error occurring in the above article. Candidates are adviced to visit the website given above to study and verify in detail the  examination notice before applying