Combined Defence Services Examination (II)

Combined Defence Services Examination -II

Eligibility : BSc, BE/B.Tech

Location : Anywhere in India

Last Date : 12 Aug 2016

Hiring Process : Written-test

Combined Defence Services Examination (II), 2016 [Including SSC Women (Non-Technical) Course] conducts Union Public Service Commission

1. Indian Military Academy, Dehradun  143rd Course commencing in July, 2017 [Including 19 vacancies reserved for NCC ‘C’ Certificate (Army Wing) holders].

No. of Vacancy : 150

2. Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala—Course commencing in July, 2017 Executive (General Service) [including 06 vacancies reserved for NCC ‘C’ Certificate holders (Naval Wing)].

No. of Vacancy : 453

3. Air Force Academy, Hyderabad—(Pre-Flying) Training Course commencing in July, 2017 i.e. No. 202/16F/PC.

No. of Vacancy : 32

4. Officers’ Training Academy, Chennai—106th SSC Course (for Men) commencing in October, 2017.

No. of Vacancy : 175

5. Officers Training Academy, Chennai—20th SSC Women (Non-Technical) Course commencing in October, 2017

No. of Vacancy : 11

Educational Qualifications :

(i) For I.M.A. and Officers’ Training Academy— 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.

Note I : 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 SSB to reach the Army HQ/Rtg

Note II : Candidates, who have yet to pass their degree examination will be eligible only if they are studying in the final year of degree examination. Those candidates who have yet to qualify in the final year Degree Examination and are allowed to appear in the UPSC Examination should note that this is only a special concession given to them. They are required to submit proof of passing the Degree Examination by the prescribed date and no request for extending this date will be entertained on the grounds of late conduct of basic qualifying University Examination, delay in declaration of results or any other ground whatsoever.

Note III : Candidates who are debarred by the Ministry of Defence from holding any type of commission in the Defence Services shall not be eligible for admission to the examination and if admitted, their candidature will be cancelled.

Note IV : In the event of Air Force candidates being suspended from Flying training for failure to learn flying, they would be absorbed in the Navigation Branch of the IAF. This will be subject to availability of vacancies and fulfilling the laid down qualitative requirements (including 60% in graduation).

Age : 20 to 24 years as on 1st July 2017 i.e. born not earlier than 02nd July, 1993 and not later than 01st July, 1997 (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 nd July, 1991 and not later than 01st July, 1997) only are eligible.

Fee : Candidates (excepting Female/SC/ST candidates who are exempted from payment of fee) are required to pay a fee of Rs. 200/- (Rupees Two Hundred Only) either by depositing the money in any Branch of SBI by cash, or by using net banking facility of SBI, State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur/State Bank of Hyderabad/State Bank of Mysore/State Bank of Patiala/State Bank of Travancore or by using Visa/Master Credit/Debit Card.

Physical Standards : Candidates must be physically fit according to physical standards for admission to Combined Defence Services Examination (II), 2016

Scheme of Examination :

1.The Competitive examination comprises: 

 (a) Written examination. 

 (b) Interview for intelligence and personality test (vide Part ‘B’ of this Appendix) of such candidates as may be called for interview at one of the Services Selection Centres.

2. The subjects of the written examination

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

     1. English 2 Hours 100 Marks 

     2. General Knowledge 2 Hours 100 Marks 

     3. Elementary Mathematics 2 Hours   Marks 

 (b) For Admission to Officers’ Training Academy :—

    1. English 2 Hours 100 Marks 

    2. General Knowledge 2 Hours 100 Marks

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

Candidates are required to apply Online. The Online Applications can be filled upto 12th August, 2016 till 11.59 PM after which the link will be disabled.