UPSC CDS Recruitment (2018) – 417 Vacancies for Combined Defence Services

 

 

 

Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has released a recruitment notification for 417 posts of Combined Defence Services. Interested candidates may check the vacancy details and apply online from 31-10-2018 to 26-11-2018. More details about UPSC Recruitment (2018), including number of vacancies, eligibility criteria, selection procedure, how to apply and important dates, are given below:

Vacancy Details: •Post Name: Combined Defence Services •No. of Vacancies: 417 •Pay Scale: Rs. 56,100

Job Location: All India

Eligibility Criteria for UPSC Combined Defence Services:

Educational Qualification: Candidates should have passed Graduation Degree in any stream from recognised university/college.

Age Limit: Born between 02-01-1996 and 01-01-2001

Selection Process: Selection of candidates will be made on the basis of Written Examination and Main Examination.

Application Fee: General/OBC candidates have to pay Rs. 200 through online mode using Net-banking/Credit or Debit Card/E-Challan. SC/ST candidates don’t have to pay any fee.

How to Apply: Interested and eligible candidates may apply online through UPSC website – http://upsc.gov.in/ – from 31-10-2018 to 26-11-2018.

Important Dates:  • Starting Date of Online Application: 31-10-2018  • Last Date of Online Application: 26-11-2018  • Date of Examination: 03-02-2019

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Note:- Any Graduate Can Apply.

Note:- Final Year Students Can Apply.

 

CDS Exam Pattern 2019 for OTA, INA, IMA, IAFA

Candidates should note that the CDS exam pattern of IMA (Indian Military Academy), INA (Indian Naval Academy) and IAFA (Indian Air Force Academy) is same and there is a slight change in the CDS exam pattern of OTA (Officers Training Academy).

1. CDS Exam Pattern 2019 for IMA, INA & IAFA:

Name of the Subject	Total Duration	Number of Questions	Maximum Marks
English	2 hours	120	100
General Knowledge	2 hours	120	100
Elementary Mathematics	2 hours	100	100

2. CDS Exam Pattern 2019 for OTA:

Name of the Subject	Total Duration	Number of Questions	Maximum Marks
English	2 hours	120	100
General Knowledge	2 hours	120	100

Important Details of the CDS Exam Pattern:

• The exam of CDS will be offline, i.e. through pen and paper mode.
• The question paper of Mathematics and General Knowledge will be set bilingually, i.e. in Hindi as well as English.
• All the tests will consist of objective type questions only.
• English and General Knowledge sections will comprise of 120 questions each, while the Mathematics section would contain 100 questions.
• There is a penalty for every wrong answer. 1/3rd marks will be deducted for every incorrect answer marked by the candidate.
• The help of scribe will not be permitted to write the answers in the exam under any circumstance.

CDS Syllabus 2019 for OTA, INA, IMA, IAFA

Here is the syllabus of CDS exam for each individual section:

1. English Syllabus for CDS Exam

The aim of this section is to test the understanding of English as well as word usage by the candidates. Questions in this section will be asked from the following topics:

• Fill in the blanks
• Reading Comprehension
• Vocabulary (Synonyms/ Antonyms/ Phrases)
• Sentence Rearrangement (Jumbled sentences)
• Spotting Error
• Sentence Improvement/ Correction

2. General Knowledge Syllabus for CDS Exam

This section aims to check how well the candidates keep up with the current events and how well they understand their surroundings, especially in reference to their scientific aspects.

Under the GK section, students need to study the following topics thoroughly:

• Latest Current Affairs
  Cover news of important international and national summits/ conferences, awards, sports-related news, books, and authors etc.
• Indian Polity
  Important facts of the Indian constitution, fundamental rights, and directive principles, powers of the president and prime minister, constitutional bodies, Indian judiciary etc.
• History of India
  Questions may be asked from Ancient, Medieval and Modern India.
• Indian Geography
  Prepare important facts of Indian as well as world geography.
• Economy of India
  Prepare topics like Budget, Five-year plan, foreign trade etc.
• General Science
  1. Questions in this section will be asked from Physics, Chemistry, and Biology.
  2. In Physics, focus on topics like optics, motion, force, units, heat, electricity, temperature etc.
  3. In Chemistry, prepare important topics of organic, inorganic, physical and general chemistry.
  4. In Biology, focus on the topics of important diseases, botany, zoology as well as human biology.
• Defense-related news
  Questions in this section may be asked from important defence related topics like Army Day, Navy Day, recent developments etc.
• International Organisations
  Prepare important facts of IMF, WHO, World Bank, UN, BRICS, SAARC etc.

3. Elementary Mathematics Syllabus for CDS Exam

Questions in the mathematics section will be asked from Arithmetic, Algebra, Trigonometry, Geometry, Mensuration, and Statistics. Here are the details of the topics which will be covered under these sub-sections:

(a) Arithmetic
Number System (natural, integers, rational & real numbers), Fundamental operations (subtraction, addition, division, multiplication), Unitary method, Percentages, Time & Work, Simple & Compound Interest, Time & distance, Ratio & proportion, Profit & loss, Elementary number theory, Composite & prime numbers, Divisibility tests, Theorem of factorisation, Factors & multiples, Euclidean algorithm, laws of algorithm & algorithmic tables.

(b) Algebra
Basic operations, Remainder theorem, L.C.M. & H.C.F., Polynomial theories, Quadratic equations (relation between roots & its coefficients), Linear equations in 2 variables, Set language and set notation, Laws of indices, Conditional identities, Rational Expressions.

(c) Trigonometry
All about Sine a, Cos a, Tan a when 0° < a < 90°, Sin, Cos and Tan values of important angles like 0°, 30°, 45°, 60° and 90°, Simple trigonometric identities, Trigonometric tables, Cases of heights and distance.

(d) Geometry
Plane & plane figures, Lines, and angles, Important theorems (like angle property based, parallel lines, congruency of triangles, medians & altitudes, Similar triangles, Parallelogram, circles, rectangle, square etc.

(e) Mensuration
Areas of circles, triangles, rectangles, squares, parallelograms etc, Volume and Surface area of cuboids, cones, cylinders, spheres.

(f) Statistics
Tabulation of statistical data, the graphical representation of frequency polygons, bar graphs, histograms, pie charts, measures of central tendency.

All the best for your exams,

 

 

CDS 2018 Cutoff (Expected)

CDS 2018 Cutoff is subject to difficulty level of the examination, total appeared students and average marks scored in the paper. CDS 2018 Expected Cutoff as devised by experts is listed below.

UPSC CDS caters more than 200,000 students every session for total seats of around 400 spread across IMA, INA, AFA and OTA. This reduces the success ratio to a meagre 0.2%. However, with right preparation and positive approach, you can ace the exam easily. Let’s look at the previous year cutoff and other factors that affect CDS 2018 Cutoff.

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CDS 1 2017 Cutoff

UPSC conducted CDS on February 4, 2018 this year. The level of written was moderate and will be followed by intense 5-day Psycho-physical test at Service Selection Boards spread across the country. To determine the cut off for this year, we must rely on the previous years’ cut off as well. Here, in the table given below, find the cut off for CDS 1 2017 as released by UPSC. The Cutoff varied with each training academy. Data for UPSC CDS 2017 Cutoff is archived on UPSC official website and same is reflected on Collegedunia.com

*Subject to a minimum of 20% marks in each paper.

 

 

Salary Structure

 

 

 

 

Grade Pay

In addition to pay, Grade Pay will also be given

 

Lt.	Rs  5400
Capt	Rs  6100
Major	Rs  6600
Lt. Col	Rs  8000
Col	Rs  8700
Brig.	Rs  8900
Major. Gen	Rs  10000

 

• • Due to restructuring of Officers cadre on recommendation of AVS committee, promotion period has been reduced and time scale promotions  has been  increased upto the rank of Col (equivalent) and rank of Lt. Col (TS) has been abolished Col (TS) (equivalent) is entitled to Grade pay of Rs 8700/-

 

• A fixed sum of Rs 6000/- is also payable as Military Service (MSP) to officers from LT. to Brig.

 

Training Stipend

All the candidates who gets commissioned through CDS exam will get stipend during the training days. You will get 21000 as fixed Stipend which includes 15,600/- as pay in Pay Band plus Grade Pay of 5,400/- for the entire duration of training.

 

Qualification Pay and Grant

Officers possessing certain prescribed qualifications are entitled to lumpsum Qualification Grant of 6,000/-, 9,000/-, 15,000/- or 20,000/- based on the qualification held by them.

 

The Indian Army Aviators (Pilots ) serving in Army Aviation Corps are entitled to the Qualification Pay, based on the Qualification held by them as under :

1. 1. Master Aviation Instructor                                 Rs 500/- p.m.

 

1. 1. Senior Aviation Instructor Class I               Rs 400/- p.m.

 

1. 1. Senior Aviation Instructor Class II              Rs 280/- p.m.

 

1. 1. Aviators holding Master Green Card           Rs 400/- p.m.

 

1. Aviators holding Green Card                       Rs 280/- p.m.

 

The Indian Army Aviators ( Pilots ) serving in the Army Aviation Corps are entitled to flying allowance as under :

Brig. and above                         10500/-

Maj to Col                                 14000/-

Capt and Equivalent                 11000/-

Lt and Equivalent                     9000/-

 

CDS Allowances:

• • Dearness Allowances are admissible at the same rates and under the same conditions as are applicable to the Civilian Gazetted Officers from time to time.

 

• • A kit maintenance allowance of Rs 400/- p.m.

 

• • . Depending upon rank and area of posting, officers posted to Field Areas will be eligible for compensatory Highly active Field Area Allowance at the rate of Rs 6,780/- to Rs 8,400/- p.m., Compensatory Field Area Allowance at the rate of Rs 4,200/- to Rs 5,200/- p.m. and Compensatory Modified Field Area Allowance at the rate of Rs 1,600/- to Rs 2,000/- p.m.

 

• • In addition to the Compensatory Field Area Allowance, officers posted to areas situated at a height of 9,000 ft and above are entitled for High Altitude Allowance in the range of Rs 1,060/- PM to  Rs 11,200/- PM depending upon rank of the officer and place of posting.

 

• • Siachen Allowance at the rate of Rs 14,000/- per month will be admissible in addition to Compensatory Field Area allowance to officers of all ranks. This allowance is, however, not admissible in conjunction with High Altitude / Uncongenial climate allowance.
  • Uniform Allowance: Initial allowance for a one time kit @ Rs 14,000/- and Rs 3,000/- for every three years.

 

• • Free rations are provided to all officers

 

• • Transport Allowance: Transport allowance @ Rs 3,200/- + DA thereon per month in A-1 / A Class cities and Rs 1,600/- + DA thereon per month at other places shall be admissible to officers.

 

• • Children Education Allowance

 

• • In the case of allowances specific to Defence Forces, the rates of these allowances have been further enhanced by 50% as Dearness Allowances has gone up by 100%.

 

• State Govt. of Sikkim has approved a cash incentive of 1.5 lac ( Rupees One lakh fifty thousand only ) to successful candidates of Sikkim for all Officers entry scheme.

 

There are about different types of facilities, benefits and allowances that are applicable to Army in general. In fact if one were to work out the remuneration of a service officer vis a vis a comparable job in the private sector, on the basis of ‘Cost To Company’ (CTC) you would be astounded to find the returns of an Army man very attractive.

 

 

Important Dates: 
• Starting Date of Online Application: 31-10-2018 
• Last Date of Online Application: 26-11-2018 
• Date of Examination: 03-02-2019

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