UPSC CDS 2023 Application Form, Exam Date (OUT), CDSE Eligibility, Vacancies

UPSC CDS 2023: To recruit candidates for the defense services and to provide career opportunities to those who are seeking their career in the Indian Military Academy, Indian Naval Academy, Indian Air Force, and Officer Training Academy, UPSC conducts an examination called UPSC CDS 2023. The exam is commenced two times every year. The two phases of the exam are known as CDS I and CDS II which are conducted in February and November respectively. UPSC releases the official examination calendar for the upcoming year on its official website. Based on the performance in the exam, the eligible applicants will be shortlisted for the academy.

UPSC CDS 2023 Important Dates

For CDS I

Online application form submission starts from	21 December 2022
Last date of application form date	10 January 2023
Admit card download date	April 2023
Date of exam	16 April 2023
Result date Announced	May 2023

For CDS II

Online application form submission date start	17 May 2023
Last date of application form date	16 June 2023
Admit card download date	November 2023
Date of exam	03 September 2023
Result date Announced	December 2023

Number of seats

Academy	Vacancies
For Indian Military Academy (IMA)	–
For Indian Naval Academy (INA)	–
For Air Force Academy (AFA)	–
For Officers Training Academy (Men) (OTA)	–
For Officers Training Academy (Non-Technical, Women) (OTA)	–
Total	–

Eligibility Criteria

• The candidate must be an Indian National and should not be married.
• Indian Military Academy (IMA): Candidate should have a graduation degree from any recognized University/Institution
• Air Force Academy (AFA): Candidate should have a graduation degree (with Physics and Mathematics at 10+2 level) or Bachelor of Engineering (B.Tech.)
• Indian Naval Academy (INA): Candidate should have an Engineering degree from a recognized University/Institution
• Officers Training Academy (OTA): Candidate should have a graduation degree from any recognized University/Institution

Age and Other Criteria

• Only unmarried male candidates are eligible for IMA/NA/AFA/OTA.
• Married candidates above 25 years of age are also eligible for AFA.
• Girl candidates can go for only posts in Officer Training Academy.
• Age relaxation is the beneficial factor that the Indian Government has provided for reserved categories.

CDS I

For IMA—Unmarried male candidates born not earlier than 2nd January 2000 and not later than 1st January 2005.

For Indian Naval Academy— Unmarried male candidates born not earlier than 2nd January 2000 and not later than 1st January 2005.

Air Force Academy— 20 to 24 years as of 1st January 2023 (born not earlier than 2nd January 2000 and
not later than 1st January 2004).
Note: The upper age limit for candidates holding valid and current Commercial Pilot Licence issued by DGCA (India) is relaxable up to 26 yrs. i.e. (born not earlier than 2nd January 1998 and not later than 1st January 2004).

For Officers’ Training Academy— (SSC Course for men) unmarried male candidates born not earlier than 2nd January 1999 and not later than 1st January 2005.

For Officers’ Training Academy—(SSC Women Non-Technical Course) Unmarried women, issueless widows who have not remarried (in possession of divorce documents) who have not remarried are eligible. born not earlier than 2nd January 1999 and not later than 1st January 2005.

CDS II

IMA and INA	2nd July 2000 to 1st July 2005
AFA	2nd July 2000 to 1st July 2004
OTA	2nd July 1999 to 1st July 2005

UPSC CDS 2023 Application Form

Candidates are advised for availing the whole info from the official website www.upsconline.nic.in online before applying for the forms. It is important to get done with the completion of part I and upload photo signature as well. Proceed for Part II after completion of Part I. Part II consisted of payment procedure which can be sent online or in any of the SBI branch. In the end, the candidate ensures to take the printout of the application form to keep as a reference.

Check here — UPSC Exam Calendar 2023

Application Fee

• OBC category and General category candidates applying for examination need to pay Rs 200/.
• Fee charges are not applicable for SC/ST and any of the Female candidates
• SC/ST and Female candidates are exempted to pay the application fee.

Selection Procedure

The selection of candidates will be based on some important components such as Written Exams, Personal Interviews, Document verification, and Medical reports of the candidates.

• Written Examination- This is the first & foremost stage of the CDS selection procedure. The applicants will have to qualify in this stage to take part in the next stage of the selection procedure
• Personal Interview- the Personal interview is the 2^nd stage of the selection procedure of CDSE and only the qualified applicants of the written exam will be eligible to take part in this stage. This stage consists of various activities to shortlist the deserving applicants such as Group discussion, Group activities, Interviews.
• Documents Verification- The successful applicants of the personal interview will be called for the documents verification stage. The selected applicants will have to show their relevant documents to the selection authority.
• Medical Examination- Medical examination is the final but very important stage of selection. In this stage, the applicants will be tested on their physical fitness. The applicants will have to qualify this final stage of the selection procedure in order to get selected in CDSE

Exam Pattern

• The written exam will be organized in offline mode.
• The paper will comprise questions from Elementary Mathematics, English, and General Knowledge subjects.
• There will be negative marks in this entrance exam.

For Admission to Indian Military Academy, Indian Naval Academy, and Air Force Academy:

• The total marks allotted for the written examination for admission to IMA, INA, and AFA is 300 marks.

Subject	Duration	Max. Marks
English	2 hours	100
General Knowledge	2 hours	100
Elementary Mathematics	2 hours	100

For Admission to Officers’ Training Academy:

• The written examination for admission to the officer’s training academy will be of 200 marks.

Subject	Duration	Max. Marks
English	2 hours	100
General Knowledge	2 hours	100

Cut Off

CDS 1 Cut off 2019 (Aggregate marks of last qualified candidate)

Academy	Written Exam
IMA	118
INA	98
AFA	138
OTA (Men)	69
OTA(Women)	69

Cut off 2017 (Written Exam)

Academy	CDS I	CDS II
IMA	125	120
INA	118	111
AFA	144	135
OTA (Men)	82	86
OTA (Women)	82	86

Cut off 2016 (Written Exam)

Academy	CDS I	CDS II
IMA	72	105
INA	63	90
AFA	123	135
OTA (Men)	68	72
OTA (Women)	68	72

Cut off 2015 (Written Exam)

Academy	CDS I	CDS II
IMA	102	105 (35%)
INA	99	99 (33%)
AFA	129	138 (46%)
OTA (Men)	86	84 (42%)
OTA (Women)	86	84 (42%)

CDS 2023 Syllabus

English: Sentence Arrangement, Spotting Errors Questions, Selecting Words, Synonyms & Antonyms, Comprehension Questions, Ordering of Sentence, Fill in the blanks questions, Vocabulary Preparation

Mathematics: Trigonometry, Algebra, Arithmetic, Geometry, Statistic, Mensuration

General Knowledge: Indian Constitution, Latest Current Affairs, Indian Economy, Indian History, Indian Politics, Indian Geography, Religions, Indian Navy & Military, Universities, Banking Sector, Sports – Awards, etc., Books & Authors, Taxation