CDS
Combined Defence Service exam is conducted by UPSC for the recruitment to officer cadre of the Army, Navy and Air force. CDS exam is conducted twice a year generally in the months of May and October. Candidates qualifying the written test are interviewed by the Service Selection Board. On the basis of merit and choice of Academy the candidates are sent to one of the following acadamies for training: Indian Military Academy (IMA), Naval Academy, Air Force Academy, Officers Training Academy (OTA)
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Format of the Exam
| English | |
| Score: | For IMA,NA,AFA: 100 marks For OTA: 100 Marks |
| Question Type: | Objective type |
| GK | |
| Score: | For IMA,NA,AFA: 100 marks For OTA: 200 Marks |
| Question Type: | Objective type |
| Elementary Mathematics | |
| Score: | For IMA,NA,AFA: 100 Marks |
| Question Type: | Objective type |
| Interview | |
| Score: | For IMA,NA,AFA: 300 Marks For OTA: 200 Marks |
| Question Type: | Interaction for intelligence and personality test |
Eligibility Criteria
| Min Qualification: | Bachelors |
| Qualifying Subject(s): | IMA & OTA :Degree of a recognized University or equivalent NA:B.Sc. with Physics & Mathematics or Bachelor of Engg AFA:B.Sc. with Physics and/or Mathematics or Bachelor of Engg |
| Min Marks: | Should have passed the qualifying exam. |
| Min Age: | IMA:19-24 Years NA: 19-22 Years AFA:19-23 Years OTA:19-25 Years |
Important Exam Related Dates
| Form Availability Date: | 25-April -2009 — 19-May -2009 Add To My Events |
| Form Submission Deadline: | 25-May -2009 Add To My Events |
| Exam Date: | 13-September -2009 |
Accepted By
(a)Indian Military Academy (IMA), Dehradun,(b)Naval Academy(NA), Goa(c)Air Force Academy(AFA), Begumpet, Hyderabad(d)Officers Training Academy (OTA), Chennai
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