01 June, 2024

UPSC CDS Jobs 2024 Apply Online (459 Vacancies)

UPSC CDS 2 2024 Notification Out against 459 Vacancies against Examination Notification No.11 / 2024.CDS-II: The UPSC Combined Defence Services Examination (II), 2024 will be conducted by the Union Public Service Commission on 01st September, 2024 for admission to Indian Military Academy, Indian Naval Academy, Air Force Academy, Officers Training Academy Courses. The last date for registration of online applications is 4th June 2024. 

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UPSC CDS 2 2024 Notification, Vacancies, Online Application Form

Name of the Course

Approximate No of Vacancies

Indian Military Academy (IMA), Dehradun 159th (DE) Course commencing in July 2025 [including 13 vacancies reserved for NCC 'C Certificate (Army Wing) hold­ers]

100

Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala — Course commencing in July 2025  Executive Branch (General Service) [including 06 vacancies reserved for NCC 'C' Certificate holders (Naval Wing)]

32

Air Force Academy, Hyderabad — (Pre-Flying) Training Course commencing in July 2025 i.e. No. 218 F(P) Course [03 vacancies are reserved for NCC `C’ Certificate (Air Wing) holders through NCC Spl. Entry]

32

Officers' Training Academy, Chennai — 122nd SSC (Men) (NT) Course commencing in October 2025

276

Officers Training Academy, Chennai (Madras) — 356h SSC Women (Non-Technical) Course commencing in October 2025

19

UPSC CDS 2024 Age Limit, Gender and Marital Status:

✔️ For IMA: Unmarried male candidates born not earlier than 2nd July, 2001 and not later than 1st July, 2006 only are eligible.
✔️ For Indian Naval Academy: Unmarried male candidates born not earlier than 2nd July, 2001 and not later than 1st July, 2006 only are eligible.
✔️ For Air Force Academy: 20 to 24 years as on 1st July, 2025 i.e. born not earlier than 2nd July, 2001 and not later than 1st July, 2005.
✔️ For Officers' Training Academy (SSC Course for men): Unmarried male candidates born not earlier than 2nd July, 2000 and not later than 1st July 2006 only are eligible.
✔️ For Officers' Training Academy (SSC Women Non-Technical Course): Unmarried women, issue less widows who have not remarried and issueless divorcees (in possession of divorce documents) who have not remarried are eligible. They should have been born not earlier than 2nd July, 2000 and not later than 1st July, 2006.

UPSC CDS 2024 Educational Qualifications:

✔️ For Indian Military Academy and Officers' Training Academy: Bachelor’s Degree of a recognized University or equivalent.

✔️ For Indian Naval Academy: Degree in Engineering from a recognized University/ Institution.

✔️ For Air Force Academy: Degree of a recognized University (with Physics and Mathematics at 10+2 level) or Bachelor of Engineering.

UPSC CDS 2024 Application Fee:

✔️ ₹ 200/- for General and OBC Candidates.
✔️ No fee for Female/ SC/ ST candidates.
✔️ The fee can be made either by Pay by Cash mode OR Online Payment mode.

UPSC CDS 2024 Selection Process:

✔️ Competitive Written Examination (OMR Sheet).
✔️  Interview / Personality Test.

UPSC CDS 2024 Centres of Examination: Agartala, Ahmedabad, Aizawl, Allahabad, Bengaluru, Bareilly, Bhopal, Chandigarh, Chennai, Cuttack, Dehradun, Delhi, Dharwad, Dispur, Gangtok, Hyderabad, Imphal, Itanagar, Jaipur, Jammu, Jorhat, Kochi, Kohima, Kolkata, Lucknow, Madurai, Mumbai, Nagpur, Panaji (Goa), Patna, Port Blair, Raipur, Ranchi, Sambalpur, Shillong, Shimla, Srinagar, Thiruvananthapuram, Tirupati, Udaipur and Visakhapatnam.

How To Apply UPSC CDS 2024:

➢ The Candidates must apply online through the website upsconline.nic.in. Applicants need to first register on the One Time Registration (OTR) platform, available on the Commission’s website. The OTR process only needs to be completed once in a lifetime. After registering, candidates can proceed to fill out the online application for the examination.
➢ The candidates to register himself/ herself first at One Time Registration (OTR) platform.
➢ After OTR registration, the candidates can apply for UPSC NDA NA Exam.
➢ The last date for submission of online applications is 04/06/2024 till 6:00 PM.

Help Desk: In case of any guidance/ information/ clarification  regarding their application, candidature etc. candidates can contact UPSC’s Facilitation Counter near Gate ‘C’ of its campus in person or over Telephone No.011-23385271/ 011-23381125/ 011-23098543 on working days between 10.00 hrs. to 17.00 hrs.

Important Dates:

Opening date for Registration of Online Application: 15th May 2024
Last date for Registration of Online Application: 4th June 2024
Last date of modification of OTR would be: 11th June 2024
UPSC CDS 2 2024 Modification in application form: From 5th June to 11th June 2024
UPSC CDS 2 Exam Date 2024: 1st September 2024

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