Combined Defense Services is conducted by UPSC twice in a year i.e. in Febuary and September. The number of vacancies are appproximately 500 including IMA, OTA etc.
Eligibility Conditions
(a) Nationality: A candidate must either be: a Citizen of India or subject of Bhutan or a subject of Nepal or a Tibetan refugee who came over to Indian before the 1st, January 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India.
(b) Age Limit & Marital Status for IMA : unmarried male 19-24 years, for INA : unmarried male 19-24 years, IAF : unmarried male 19-23 years, for OTA : (MEN), married / unmarried male (19-25 years), for OTA : women unmarried/widows/divorcees (19-25 years)
| Form Availability – | October & June |
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| Age | 19 to 24 yrs (IMA), 19 to 25 yrs (OTA), 19 to 23 yrs (IAF), 19 to 22 yrs (NA) |
| Educational Qualification | IMA & OTA – Degree from recognized University or equvalent IAF – Degree from recognised University (with Physics & Mathematics at 10+2 Level or Bachelor of Engineering. NA – Degree of Engineering from recognised University/Institution.) |
| Exam Notification | CDA Exam-1, 2019 Date of release of official Notification 31 Oct, 2018 Last Date of online application : 26 Nov. 2018 Date of Examination: 03 Feb., 2019 CDA Exam-2, 2019 Date of release of official Notification 12 June, 2019 Last Date of online application : 8 July, 2019 Date of Examination: 08 Sep., 2019 |
| Mode of Selection | Written Examination by UPSC SSB Interview by Service Selection Board |
| Indian Military Academy, Air Force Academy, Naval Academy | |||
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| Paper | No. of Questions | Max. Marks | Duration |
| English | 120 | 100 | 2 Hours |
| General Knowledge | 120 | 100 | |
| Elementory Mathematics | 100 | 100 | |
| Officer Tarining Academy | |||
| Paper | No. of Questions | Max. Marks | Duration |
| English | 120 | 100 | 2 Hours |
| General Knowledge | 120 | 100 | |
| The paper in all the subject will be conducted in objective mode only. | |||
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| 6 Month Course | |
| This Course is designed to develop all round personality of a candidate to cope with the circumstances that have to be faced during examination and after qualifying it. The duration of the course is 6 monthss. The course is trictly according to the norms and pattern of CDS Examination conducted by UPSC. | |
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| Test | Chaper wise test and doubt session alog with complete solution |
| Mock Test | According to the pattern of CDS Examination conducted by UPSC twice in a year |
| S.S.B. Training | During & After completion of written course by Ex. G.T.O. Officer |
| Physical Fitness | On Sunday’s by Expert Physical Trainer and Complete Information related to health and medical. Emphasis on the problem of each student. |
| Course Fee: | Rs. 43550/- |
| 1 Year Course | |
| This Course is designed to develop all round personality of a candidate to cope with the circumstances that have to be faced during examination and after qualifying it. The duration of the course is 6 monthss. The course is trictly according to the norms and pattern of CDS Examination conducted by UPSC. | |
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| Written |
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| Test | Chaper wise test and doubt session alog with complete solution |
| Mock Test | According to the pattern of CDS Examination conducted by UPSC twice in a year |
| Physical Fitness | On Sunday’s by Expert Physical Trainer and Complete Information related to health and medical. Emphasis on the problem of each student. |
| Course Fee: | Rs. 52550/- |
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Join Our Online Courses
Commissioned Category Courses
- NDA
- CDS
- CPF
- AFCAT
- TA
- INET
Non-Commissioned Category Courses
- AIR FORCE (X & Y)
- NAVY (AA & SSR)
- COAST GUARD
- ARMY GD/CLERK
Online Courses
- About Online Course
- NDA Online Course
- Air Force (X & Y) Course
- Air Force (Y) Course
- Navy (AA & SSR) Course
- CDS Course
- MNS Course
- Spoken English Course
- Army GD/CLERK Course