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Dear Aspirants UPSC has announced the most awaited CDS recruitment on December 2023. The Notification are published on UPSC official website. The Online Application process started from 20 December 2023 and will end 9 January 2024. Get ready for your success because Avision Institute the Best coaching institute in India will start a New fresh batch for targeting to crack CDS exams. This batch is special for those aspirants who are willing to go for CDS 2024 exams with their skills and Qualification.
Let’s do the details analyses of CDS 2024 below.
CDS is an exam that has been organized by UPSC. It is a national level entrance exam conducted twice a year. First in the month of February and Second in the month of November. Therefore, the aspirants has biggest opportunity to start their career into the CDS Government exams. There are 4 Academy under the CDS Exam. Indian Military Academy, Indian Naval Academy, Air Force Academy and Officers Training Academy (For Male and Female). A candidate should verify from the notified rules whether he/she is eligible for admission to the examination. The conditions prescribed cannot be relaxed.
Here are the complete recruitment notification details for UPSC CDS Exam 2024 along with exam dates, application form, eligibility, selection procedure, examination centres, syllabus, exam pattern and more.
Knowing the CDS 1 exam date 2024 will help candidates prepare for the different stages in advance. The important dates for CDS 1 2024 exam are as follows:
CDS 1 2024 Exam Schedule | |
Event | Date |
CDS 1 Notification 2024 | 20 December 2023 |
Apply Online Link Activates on | 20 December 2023 |
Last Date to Apply | 9 January 2024 |
Last Application Form Modification Date | 16 January 2024 |
Admit Card Released | Last Week of April 2024 |
CDS 1 2024 Exam Date | 21 April 2024 |
Declaration of Result | 2nd Week of May |
To prepare effectively for the CDS 2 exam 2024, candidates must go through the relevant dates. The following dates are essential for the CDS 2 exam 2024:
CDS 2 2024 Exam Schedule | |
Event | Date |
CDS 2 Notification 2024 | 15 May 2024 |
Apply Online Link Activates on | 15 May 2024 |
Last Date to Apply | 04 June 2024 |
CDS 2 2024 Exam Date | 01 September 2024 |
Declaration of Result | 3rd week of September |
1. Nationality: A candidate must be either
(i) A citizen of India, or
(ii) A subject of Nepal, or
(iii) A person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Srilanka or East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire and Ethiopia or from Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.
Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (ii) and (iii) shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India.
2. Age Limit:
(i) For IMA: Unmarried male candidates born not earlier than 02-01-1998 and not later than 01-01-2003
(ii) For Indian Naval Academy: Unmarried male candidates born not earlier than 02-01-1998 and not later than 01-01-2003.
(iii) For Air Force Academy: Unmarried male candidates age between 20 to 24 years as on 1st July, 2021 i.e. born not earlier than 02-07-1997 and not later than 01-07-2001 (Upper age limit for candidates holding valid and current Commercial Pilot Licence issued by DGCA (India) is relaxable upto 26 yrs.i.e. born not earlier than 02-07-1995 and not later than 01-07-2001).
(iv) For Officers’ Training Academy (SSC Course for Men): Male candidates (unmarried) born not earlier than 02-07-1996 and not later than 01-07-2002.
(v) For Officers Training Academy (SSC Women Non-Technical Course): Unmarried women, issueless 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 02-01-1996 and not later than 01-01-2002.
Note: Male divorcee/widower candidates can not be treated as unmarried male for the purpose of their admission in IMA/INA/AFA/OTA, Chennai courses and accordingly they are not eligible for these courses.
3. Educational Qualification:
(i) For I.M.A. and Officers’ Training Academy: Degree of a recognized University or equivalent.
(ii) For Indian Naval Academy: Degree in Engineering from a recognized university/institution.
(iii) For Air Force Academy: Degree of a recognized University (with Physics and Mathematics at 10+2 level) or Bachelor of Engineering.
Note: Those candidates who are studying in the final years Degree course and have yet to pass the final year Degree examination are also eligible to apply.
Physical Standards: Candidates must be physically fit according to physical standards for admission to Combined Defence Services Examination (I) 2021.
The submission of the application form of UPSC CDS 1 Exam will start on 21 April 2024. The candidates are required to fill the correct details and submit it before the last date, once the registration process starts online on the official website.
Follow the steps below to apply online for the CDS Exam (I):
Category | Fees |
General | Rs.200/- |
SC/ST/Female | NIL |
The payment can be done via Net Banking, Mastercard/Debit Card or cash deposit in any branch of SBI Bank.
1. Written Exam:
i. Written Exam consists of Objective Type questions and time duration 02 hrs and maximum marks is 100 for each subject.
ii. For the candidates who are appearing for Indian Military Academy, Naval Academy, Air force Academy written test comprising of English, General Knowledge and Elementary mathematics subjects and for candidates who are appearing for officers training academy the written test comprising of English and General Knowledge.
iii. Candidates who are declared successful in the written exam will be detailed for intelligence and personality test at the Service Selection Board based on their preference, by the respective service HQ.
(A) For Admission to Indian Military Academy, Indian Naval Academy and Air Force Academy:
Subject | Duration | Maximum Marks |
English | 2 Hours | 100 |
General Knowledge | 2 Hours | 100 |
Elementary Mathematics | 2 Hours | 100 |
(B) For Admission to Officers’ Training Academy:
Subject | Duration | Maximum Marks |
English | 2 Hours | 100 |
General Knowledge | 2 Hours | 100 |
The maximum marks allotted to the written examination and to the interviews will be equal for each course. i.e the maximum marks allotted to the written examination and to the interviews will be 300, 300, 300 and 200 each for admission to the Indian Military Academy, Indian Naval Academy, Air Force Academy and Officers Training Academy respectively.
The papers in all the subjects will consists of objective type questions only. The question papers of General Knowledge and Elementary Mathematics will be set bilingually in Hindi as well as English.
In the question papers, wherever necessary, questions involving the metric system of Weighs and Measures only will be set.
2. Intelligence & Personality Test: The candidates who are selected in written test are called for interview. The SSB procedure consists of two stage selection process-Stage I and Stage II. Only those candidates who clear the stage I are permitted to appear for Stage II.
a. Stage I comprises of Officers Intelligence Rating (OIR) tests are Picture Perception Description Test (PP&DT). The candidates will be shortlisted based on combination of performance in OIR Test and PP&DT.
b. Stage II comprises of Interview, Group Testing Officers Tasks, Psychology Tests and the conference. These testes are conducted over 4 days .
The personality of candidate is assessed by three different assessors viz. the interviewing Officer (IO), Group Testing Officer (GTO) and the Psychologist. There are no separate weightage for each test. The marks are allotted by assessors only after taking into consideration the performance of the candidate holistically in all the test.
PAPER – 1: ENGLISH:
The question paper will be designed to test the candidates’ understanding of English and workmanlike use of words.
PAPER – 2: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE:
General Knowledge including knowledge of current events and of such matters of everyday observation and experience in their scientific aspects as may be expected of an educated person who has not made a special study of any scientific subject. The Paper will also include questions on History of India and Geography of a nature which Candidate should be able to answer without special study.
PAPER – 3: ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS:
Arithmetic: Number System-Natural numbers, Integers, Rational and Real numbers. Fundamental Operations addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, Square roots, Decimal fractions. Unitary method, time and distance, time and work, percentages, applications to simple and compound interest, profit and loss, ratio and proportion, variation.
Elementary Number Theory– Division algorithm. Prime and composite numbers. Tests of divisibility by 2, 3, 4, 5, 9 and 11. Multiples and factors. Factorization Theorem. H.C.F. and L.C.M. Euclidean algorithm, Logarithms to base 10, laws of logarithms, use of logarithmic tables.
ALGEBRA
Basic Operations, simple factors, Remainder Theorem, H.C.F., L.C.M. Theory of polynomials, Solutions of quadratic equations, relation between its roots and coefficients (Only real roots to be considered). Simultaneous linear equations in two unknowns-analytical and graphical solutions. Simultaneous linear in equations in two variables and their solutions. Practical problems leading to two simultaneous linear equations or in equations in two Variables or quadratic equations in one variable & their solutions. Set language and set notation, rational expressions and conditional identities, Laws of indices.
TRIGONOMETRY
Sine x, cosine x, Tangent x when 0 ≤x ≤90 Values of sin x, cos x and tan x, for x = 0, 30, 45, 60 and 90
Simple trigonometric identities.
Use of trigonometric tables.
Simple cases of heights and distances.
GEOMETRY
Lines and angles, Plane and plane figures, Theorems on (i) Properties of angles at a Point, (ii) Parallel lines, (iii) Sides and angles of a triangle, (iv) Congruency of triangles, (v) Similar triangles, (vi) Concurrence of medians and altitudes, (vii) Properties of angles, sides and diagonals of a parallelogram, rectangle and square (viii) Circles and its properties including tangents and normal, (ix) Loci.
MENSURATION
Areas of squares, rectangles, parallelograms, triangle and circle. Areas of figures which Can be split up into these figures (Field Book), Surface area and volume of cuboids, lateral surface and volume of right circular cones and cylinders, surface area and Volume of spheres.
STATISTICS
Collection and tabulation of statistical data, Graphical representation, frequency Polygons, histograms, bar charts, pie charts etc. Measures of central tendency.
1. Written Exam
2. Interview/ Intelligence Test/ Personality Test
3. Document Verification
4. Medical Examination
1. Written Exam:
i. Written Exam consists of Objective Type questions and time duration 2 hrs and maximum marks is 100 for each subject.
ii. For the candidates who are appearing for Indian Military Academy, Naval Academy, Air force Academy written test comprising of English, General Knowledge and Elementary mathematics subjects and for candidates who are appearing for officers training academy the written test comprising of English and General Knowledge.
iii. Candidates who are declared successful in the written exam will be detailed for intelligence and personality test at the Service Selection Board based on their preference, by the respective service HQ.
2. Interview/ Personality Test: The candidates who are selected in written test are called for interview. The SSB procedure consists of two stage selection process-Stage I and Stage II. Only those candidates who clear the stage I are permitted to appear for Stage II.
a. Stage I comprises of Officers Intelligence Rating (OIR) tests are Picture Perception Description Test (PP&DT). The candidates will be shortlisted based on combination of performance in OIR Test and PP&DT.
b. Stage II comprises of Interview, Group Testing Officers Tasks, Psychology Tests and the conference. These testes are conducted over 4 days .
The personality of candidate is assessed by three different assessors viz. the interviewing Officer (IO), Group Testing Officer (GTO) and the Psychologist. There are no separate weightage for each test. The marks are allotted by assessors only after taking into consideration the performance of the candidate holistically in all the test.
3. Document Verification: Document Verification will be conducted only after the candidate has qualified for Interview/Personality Test.
4. Medical Examination: A Candidate recommended by the Services Selection Board will undergo a medical examination by a Board of Service Medical Officers. Women candidates will undergo Medical Examination by a Medical Board comprising male/ female doctors/ specialists/ Gynaecologist. There will be a Lady Medical Officer as member of Board. Only those candidates will be admitted to the Academy who are declared fit by the Medical Board.
For hassle-free preparation, proper practice of the UPSC CDS previous year question papers is a must. Applicants who are aware of the syllabus and exam pattern of CDS I will easily understand the type of questions that are asked in the exam.
The level of questions and the topics covered in previous exams also helps one understand the approach to solve the question paper of the upcoming CDS exam. Candidates should keep attempting the previous year papers along with the regular preparation of CDS exam. This practice will come in handy while solving the question paper of CDS I exam.
Candidates can check the UPSC CDS 1 2024 answer key from the official website (ww.upsc.gov.in). The detailed analysis of the CDS I examination can be done through the questions asked in paper and CDS answer keys. With the answer key of CDS, you will get an idea of how many marks you might expect to score in the respective exam.
Follow the under-mentioned steps to check the answer key of CDS I Exam:
CDS exam centres are allocated to the candidates to attend the prelims & mains exam. The candidates who have applied for UPSC CDS 1 2020 exam need to choose an appropriate examination centre for the CDS paper as per their feasibility. Check the list of state-wise examination centres/cities below:
Sr. No. | State | Examination Centre |
1 | Tripura | Agartala |
2 | Gujarat | Ahmedabad |
3 | Mizoram | Aizawl |
4 | Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad |
5 | Karnataka | Bengaluru |
6 | Uttar Pradesh | Bareilly |
7 | Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal |
8 | Punjab | Chandigarh |
9 | Tamil Nadu | Chennai |
10 | Tamil Nadu | Cuttack |
11 | Uttarakhand | Dehradun |
12 | Delhi | Delhi |
13 | Karnataka | Dharwad |
14 | Assam | Dispur |
15 | Sikkim | Gangtok |
16 | Andhra Pradesh | Hyderabad |
17 | Manipur | Imphal |
18 | Arunachal Pradesh | Itanagar |
19 | Rajasthan | Jaipur |
20 | Jammu and Kashmir | Jammu |
21 | Assam | Jorhat |
22 | Kerala | Kochi |
23 | Nagaland | Kohima |
24 | West Bengal | Kolkata |
25 | Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow |
26 | Tamil Nadu | Madurai |
27 | Maharashtra | Mumbai |
28 | Maharashtra | Nagpur |
29 | Goa | Panaji |
30 | Bihar | Patna |
31 | Andaman and Nicobar | Port Blair |
32 | Chhattisgarh | Raipur |
33 | Jharkhand | Ranchi |
34 | Odisha | Sambalpur |
35 | Meghalaya | Shillong |
36 | Himachal Pradesh | Shimla |
37 | Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar |
38 | Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram |
39 | Arunachal Pradesh | Tirupati |
40 | Rajasthan | Udaipur |
41 | Arunachal Pradesh | Visakhapatnam |
CDS 2024 Cut Off will be officially released along with the declaration of the final result. Candidates appearing for the CDS 2024 exam must check out the previous year’s cut-off to determine the number of good attempts.
Paper | Written Test
(*Aggregate marks of the last selected candidate) |
Final Exam
(Marks of last recommended candidate) |
IMA (Indian Military Academy) | 145 | 268 |
INA (Indian Naval Academy) | 136 | 260 |
IAFA (Indian Airforce Academy) | 158 | 281 |
OTA (Officers Training Academy: Men) | 107 | 189 |
OTA (Officers Training Academy: Women) | 107 | 191 |
Name of Academy | CDS Cut Off (Written Exam) |
IMA | 263 |
INA | 257 |
AFA | 279 |
OTA (Men) | 179 |
OTA (Women) | 178 |
The CDS (1) 2024 Result Date will be updated here once it is released on the official site of UPSC. The CDS I exam is scheduled to take place on 2nd Week of May 2024. Candidates should keep a check on the result date of CDS exam. The organization will activate the link for the result where the candidates can check their result status by entering the required details.
In order to check the result of CDS I exam, follow the steps mentioned below: