CDS (Combined Defence Services) Exam-2013
One of the prominent exams conducted by
UPSC (Union Public service Commission) is combined defence services examination
for the different areas of defence courses. For updates visit
sarkarinaukridetails.com. This is much awaited exam for those candidates who
wish to make their career in defence areas.
The detailed information regarding name
of the courses, number of vacancies, Educational requirements and age
limit is given in below table:
|
Name of the course
|
No. of vacancies
|
Educational requirements
|
Age limit
|
|
Indian Military Academy(IMA)
|
250
|
Graduation degree from recognized
University
|
Candidate’s DOB must be later than
Jul 2, 1990 & earlier to Jul 1, 1995.
|
|
Indian Naval Academy(INA)
|
40
|
Engineering degree from any
recognized University
|
Same as above
|
|
Air force Academy(AFA)
|
32
|
Engineering degree or degree
from recognized University with Physics & Mathematics at Intermediate
level
|
Same as above
|
|
Officers Training Academy (for men)
(OTA)
|
175
|
Graduation degree from any recognized
University
|
Same as above
|
|
Officers Training Academy (women)
(OTA)
|
12
|
Graduation degree from recognized
University
|
Same as above
|
Other important eligibility
requirements:
1. Candidate
must be citizen of India or can be a subject of Bhutan, Nepal or
Tibetan refugee.
2. Candidate must not be married applying for above courses.
2. Candidate must not be married applying for above courses.
Mode of applying to Exam:
Candidates can apply for the exam through
online mode. Only single application will be allowed.
Fee structure:
Candidate has to pay Rs.200/, although,
SC/ST and female candidates are free from this fee, or they are exempted from
this. Applicants can either deposit this fee in cash to any branch of SBI or
through net banking facility provided by SBI or its affiliated banks.
Selection procedure for the exam:
The selection procedure comprises of
written test and personality test and interview for intelligence.
Examination syllabus and duration:
|
For
IMA,INA & AFA exams
|
Paper’s
section Name
|
Time
allotted
|
Total
marks
|
|
Elementary
Mathematics
|
2hrs.
|
300
|
|
|
English
language
|
2hrs.
|
||
|
General
knowledge & awareness
|
2hrs.
|
For OTA, Elementary
mathematics section will not be there and everything remains the same as above.
There is a provision of negative
marking for the objective type’s questions.
The candidate selected in phase1 will
be called for interview which has different tasks to be accomplished.
The final selection will be based on
complete marks obtained in phase1 & phase2.
Topics covered under different sections:
Elementary Mathematics: Topics regarding
Geometry, Arithmetic and Algebra Mensuration, Statistics and trigonometry are
of major importance. The difficulty level of questions will be of class Xth
level.
English language: candidate must have
knowledge of basic rules of grammar and have good vocabulary. Comprehension
type’s questions are equally important.
General knowledge &
Awareness: It
is expected that the candidates should be aware about their surroundings or
happening around the world & current news. Questions related to geography
& history can also be asked.
Dates for CDS exam- 2013
Commencement of online registration: 25may 2013
Closing date of online registration: 26june 2013
Examination date: 8september 2013
At last, one word is for all those
applicants that there admission to this courses is purely provisional and can
be cancelled if any discrepancies are noticed by UPSC.
Candidates are advised to follow the
official link given below for further information www.upse.gov.in
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