Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) invites online application for Combined Defence Services Examination (I), 2021 (Including SSC Women (Non-Technical) Course). The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) will be conducting a Combined Defence Services Examination (I), 2021 for admission to various courses at Indian Military Academy, Indian Naval Academy, Air Force Academy and Officers’ Training Academy. Total 345 vacancies will be filled on the basis of the result of this examination. Eligible and interested candidates may apply Online only through the official website of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) (See link given below). Examination Notice No. 2/2021.CDS-I. Required educational qualification and other details for informational purposes only in interest of job-seekers, are given below in brief —
UNION PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION (UPSC) INVITES ONLINE APPLICATION FOR COMBINED DEFENCE SERVICES EXAMINATION (I), 2021 (INCLUDING SSC WOMEN (NON-TECHNICAL) COURSE). LAST DATE — 17/11/2020
COMBINED DEFENCE SERVICES EXAMINATION (I), 2021 (INCLUDING SSC WOMEN (NON-TECHNICAL) COURSE)
Total no. of Vacancies: 345 Nos.
Name of the Course and Approximate No. of Vacancies:
(i) Indian Military Academy, Dehradun- 152 (DE) Course commencing in January, 2022 (including 13 vacancies reserved for NCC `C’ Certificate (Army Wing) holders) – 100 posts
(ii) Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala- Course commencing in January, 2022 Executive (General Service)/ Hydro (including 06 vacancies for NCC ‘C’ Certificate (Naval Wing through NCC Special entry ) holders) – 26 posts
(iii) Air Force Academy, Hyderabad- (Pre-Flying) Training Course commencing in January, 2022 i.e. No. 211 F(P) Course (including 03 vacancies are reserved for NCC `C’ Certificate (Air Wing) holders through NCC Spl. Entry) – 32 posts
(iv) Officers’ Training Academy, Chennai (Madras)- 115th SSC (Men) (NT) (UPSC) Course commencing in April, 2022 – 170 posts
(v) Officers Training Academy, Chennai (Madras)- 29th SSC Women (NT) (UPSC) Course commencing in April, 2022 – 17 posts
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 recognised University/ Institution.
(iii) For Air Force Academy:- Degree of a recognised University (with Physics and Mathematics at 10+2 level) or Bachelor of Engineering.
Age Limit: Born not earlier than 2nd January, 1998 and not later than 1st January, 2003 (For IMA and Indian Naval Academy)/ Born not earlier than 2nd January, 1998 and not later than 1st January, 2002 (For Air Force Academy)/ Born not earlier than 2nd January, 1997 and not later than 1st January, 2003 (For Officers’ Training Academy)
Stipendy: Rs.56100 per month during training period at IMA and OTA.
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) will be conducting a Combined Defence Services Examination (I), 2021 for admission to various courses at Indian Military Academy, Indian Naval Academy, Air Force Academy and Officers’ Training Academy.
Only Unmarried Male and Female candidates are eligible to apply.
The candidates should be physically fit and should meet the prescribed physical standards as laid by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). Please see the officially released advertisement for more details.
Note:- For detailed information regarding Qualification, Age Limit, Course Training and other eligibility norms, etc. please see the officially releasd advertisement.
Candidates’ Selection: Selection of candidates will be through Written Examination and Interview for Intelligence and Personality Test. The examination will be conducted on 7th February, 2021 at various centres across India. For more details please see the official advt.
Exact Date, Time and Venue for examination/interview will be intimated to the eligible candidates in due course as well as such information will be also available in the official website of Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) — http://upsconline.nic.in
For more details regarding candidates’ selection norms, eligibility norms and other details, please go through the official website or officially released advertisement (See Link/PDF given below).
Examination Fee: Candidates must pay Examination Fee of Rs. 200/-. Fee can be paid through Online mode during submission of online application form by using Debit/Credit card or Net banking OR can be paid through Bank by means of fee payment Challan. Fee Challan can be downloaded from the official website of Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). See released advertisement for more details.
NO EXAMINATION FEE REQUIRED IN CASE OF FEMALE/ SC/ ST CANDIDATES.
How to Apply: Interested and eligible candidates may apply online only through the official website of Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) — http://upsconline.nic.in (See Application form’s link given below) from dated 28/10/2020 to 17/11/2020 upto 06:00 PM.
Upon successful payment of prescribed fee and submission of online application form, the system generated Registration/ Acknowledgement Slip will appear on the computer screen. Candidates must print-out it for future correspondence. DO NOT SEND ANY PRINT-OUT/HARD COPY OR DOCUMENTS TO UNION PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION (UPSC) AT THIS STAGE. All the verification will be done in due course.
For detailed instruction on how to apply online, please go through the officially released advertisement (See below given link/ PDF file for more details)
Important Dates:
Starting Date of Online Application: 28/10/2020
Closing Date of Online Application: 17/11/2020
Above given information are in brief. Before applying Online please go through the officially released Advertisement
Official website of Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) — http://upsconline.nic.in
For Advt., See following PDF file — [sc name=”seepdf” pdflink=”https://upsconline.nic.in/download1.php?type=ne&file=CDSI2021-E.pdf” ]
To Apply Online now, visit the following URL — [sc name=”externallink” externallink=”https://upsconline.nic.in/mainmenu2.php” ]
