UPSC COMBINED DEFENCE SERVICES EXAMINATION CDSE (II), 2024 Notification,Eligibility

COMBINED DEFENCE SERVICES EXAMINATION CDSE : Union Public Service Commission Issued Notice No.11 /2024.CDS-II For COMBINED DEFENCE SERVICES EXAMINATION (II) 2024 Including ssc women (Non-Technical) COURSE on Website http://upsc.gov.in

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UPSC COMBINED DEFENCE SERVICES EXAMINATION CDSE (II), 2024 Notification,Eligibility

COMBINED DEFENCE SERVICES EXAMINATION CDSE II Eligibility For The Exam.

It is the responsibility of the applicants to make sure they meet all requirements in order to be admitted to the examination. Their admittance will be strictly provisional at all exam levels, contingent on meeting the required qualifying requirements.

The candidate’s admission certificate alone does not indicate that his

The Commission has ultimately cleared the candidature.

Only after the candidate has been selected for an interview or personality test will the eligibility requirements be verified with reference to the original papers.

(a) Nationality:

A candidate must be unmarried and must either be:

(i) a Citizen of India, or

(ii) a subject of Nepal, or

(iii) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka and East African Countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire and Ethiopia or Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.

Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (ii) and (iii)-above shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India.

Certificate of eligibility will, however, not be necessary in the case of candidates who are Gorkha subjects of Nepal.

A candidate in whose case a certificate of eligibility is necessary, may be admitted to the examination provisionally subject to the necessary certificate being given to him/her by the Govt. before declaration of result by UPSC.

(b) Age Limits, Sex and Marital Status For COMBINED DEFENCE SERVICES EXAMINATION CDSE II Exam :

(i) For IMA-Unmarried male candidates born not earlier than 2 (nd) July, 2001 and not later than 1st July, 2006 only are eligible.

(ii) For Indian Naval Academy-Unmarried male candidates born not earlier than 2 (nd) July, 2001 and not later than 1st July, 2006 only are eligible.

(iii) For Air Force Academy-

Age: 20 to 24 years as on 1st July, 2025 i.e. born not earlier than 2 (nd) July, 2001 and not later than 1 (st) July, 2005 (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 2 (nd) July, 1999 and not later than 1 (st) July, 2005 only are eligible.

Note: Candidate below 25 years of age must be unmarried. Marriage is not permitted during training. Married candidates above 25 years of age are eligible to apply but during training period they will neither be provided married accommodation nor can they live with family out of the premises.

(iv) For Officers’ Training Academy-(SSC Course for men) unmarried male candidates born not earlier than 2 (nd) July, 2000 and not later than 1st July, 2006 only are eligible.

(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 2 (nd) July, 2000 and not later than 1 (st) July, 2006.

(c) Educational Qualifications For COMBINED DEFENCE SERVICES EXAMINATION CDSE II Exam:

(i) For I.M.A. and Officers’ Training Academy, Chennai Degree of a recognised University or equivalent.

(ii) For Indian Naval Academy- Degree in Engineering from a recognised University/Institution

(iii) For Air Force Academy-Degree of a recognised University (with Physics and Mathematics at 10 + 2 level) or Bachelor of Engineering.

Graduates with first choice as Army/Navy/Air Force are to submit proof of Graduation/provisional certificates on the date of commencement of the SSB Interview at the SSB.

Candidates who are studying in the final year/semester Degree course and have yet to pass the final year degree examination can also apply provided candidate should not have any present backlog upto the last semester / year for which results have been declared upto the time of submission of application and they will be required to submit proof of passing the degree examination at the time of commencement of course to reach the IHQ of MoD (Army), Rtg ‘A’, CDSE Entry, West Block III, R. K. Puram, New Delhi-110066.

In case of IMA/SSC first choice candidates and Naval HQ “DMPR” (ΟΙ & R Section), Room No. 204, ‘C’ Wing, Sena Bhawan, New Delhi-110011.

In case of Navy first choice candidates Dte of Personnel (Offrs), Kasturba Gandhi Marg, New Delhi- 110001. Phone No. 23010231 Extn. (7645/7646) / 7610 in case of Air Force first choice candidates by the following dates failing which their candidature will stand cancelled:

LAST DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS For COMBINED DEFENCE SERVICES EXAMINATION CDSE II Exam:

The Online Applications can be filled upto 4 (th) June, 2024 till 6:00 PM.

Name Of Course And Approximate Vancancies

NOTE (i): The Indian Army publishes vacancies for Men and Women separately for various entries keeping into account the operational and administrative needs of the Force as envisaged in the existing and future scenarios. Though the vacancies for Men and Women categories for SSC(NT) Courses are being notified through a common Notification, the selection for both these categories are done in a gender pure manner wherein Men & Women are tested separately. The preparation of final merit lists for both these categories are also done separately and in a gender pure manner.

Instruction in respect of uploading of Photograph while filling up online application form:-

(a) The photograph, uploaded by candidate should not be more than 10 days old from the start of the online application process (i.e. the application commencement date).

(b) Ensure that the name of candidate and the date on which the photograph was taken are clearly mentioned on the photograph.

(d) The candidates must ensure that their appearance must match with their photograph at the time of Written Examination. For instance, if a candidate uploads a bearded photograph, he must appear with the same look in the Written Examination. Same would be the case with spectacles, moustaches, etc.

The candidates should reach the venue of the Examination well in time at least 30 minutes prior to the commencement of each session of the Examination. No late entry will be allowed inside the Exam-venue under any circumstances.

CANDIDATES ARE REQUIRED TO APPLY ONLINE AT http://upsconline.nic.in ONLY.
NO OTHER MODE IS ALLOWED FOR SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION. GOVERNMENT STRIVES TO HAVE A WORKFORCE WHICH REFLECTS GENDER BALANCE AND WOMEN CANDIDATES ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.

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