Site icon Knower Nikhil

[Last Date] UPSC CDS Recruitment (2019) – 417 Vacancies for Combined Defence Services

UPSC CDS Recruitment (2019) – 417 Vacancies for Combined Defence Services

 

 

ATTEMPT FREE UPSC CDS MOCK TEST

 

 

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 12-06-2019 to 08-07-2019.
More details about UPSC Recruitment (2019), 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 02-07-1996 and 01-07-2001
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/Female 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 12-06-2019 to 08-07-2019.
 

Important Dates: 

• Starting Date of Online Application: 12-06-2019

• Last Date of Online Application: 08-07-2019  

• Date of Examination: 08-09-2019

 

Important Links:

Detail Advertisement Link 

Apply Online 

 

Vacancy

CDS 2 2019 Vacancy

For CDS 2 2019 exam the vacancy has been released. Check the CDS 2 2019 vacancy below:

CDS Course Total Vacancies
Indian Military Academy, Dehradun 100
Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala 45
Indian Air Force Academy, Hyderabad 32
Officers Training Academy, Chennai (Men) 225
Officers Training Academy, Chennai (Women) 15

CDS 2 Application Form

The online Application for UPSC CDS 2 2019 exam is now active. The last date for submitting the online application is 8th July 2019. Below are the general instructions that a CDS candidate should follow for the ease in form submission.

 

 

CDS Exam Pattern For Written Exam

CDS exam pattern for the Written Examination for admission to Indian Naval Academy, Indian Military Academy and Air Force Academy will include three subjects, namely, Elementary Mathematics, English and General Knowledge. However, admission to Officer’s Training Academy will only have two subjects namely English and General Knowledge. Elementary Mathematics is not included in the CDS exam pattern of OTA.

Mode of Examination: CDS 2 is conducted in the offline mode, which means the candidates must fill the provided OMR sheet using black ball pen.

Type of Questions: The questions are of objective type, which means each question will come with choices and candidates will have to select the right one.

Total Marks: Each section contains 100 marks and since IMA, INA  and AFA has three subjects the totals marks for them is 300. OTA contains only 2 sections, so the maximum marks for Officer’s Training Academy are 200.

Time duration: The total time duration for each section is 2 hours.

Negative Marking: Each question in the CDS Written Exam carries 1 mark. There is negative marking of 1/3 for every wrong answer.

CDS exam pattern for INA, IMA, AFA is tabulated below:

Subjects Number of Questions / Maximum Marks Time Duration
English 120 / 100 2 hours
Elementary Mathematics 100 / 100 2 hours
General Knowledge (GK) 120 / 100 2 hours
Total 340 / 300 6 hours

CDS exam pattern for OTA is tabulated below:

Subjects Number of Questions / Maximum Marks Time Duration
English 120 / 100 2 hours
General Knowledge (GK) 120 / 100 2 hours
Total 240 / 200 4 hours

ATTEMPT FREE UPSC CDS MOCK TEST

 

 

CDS Exam Pattern: SSB Interview

Shortlisted candidates who qualify in the CDS 2019 Written Exam will be called for the next phase of the selection process – SSB Interview (Intelligence and Personality Test). In order to receive a call up for the SSB Interview candidates must register themselves on the recruiting directorate website at joinindianarmy.nic.in. This phase will be conducted by the Service Selection Board (SSB). The SSB Interview for INA, IMA, and AFA will be conducted for 300 marks whereas, for OTA, the total marks is 200. The SSB Interview will most likely be conducted in allocated SSB centres (will be mentioned in SSB Interview call letter) for over a period of 5 days. Candidates will have to appear in any one of the centres for the SSB Interview.

CDS 2019 Exam Pattern For SSB Interview Stage 1

Officer Intelligence Rating (OIR) will be conducted on the day of the SSB Interview. This will involve a Picture Perception and Description Test (PP & DT) wherein candidates will be shown a picture for 30 seconds. Post 30 seconds, candidates will be given 4 minutes to write about the picture. Then several groups of 15 members will be formed to discuss and arrive at a conclusion regarding the picture. Based on the discussion and conclusion, the officer will rate your intelligence skills. Only those who clear this round will be eligible to appear for Stage 2.

CDS 2019 Exam Pattern For SSB Interview Stage 2

This stage will be organized for four days followed by stage-1 selection. Stage II Comprises of Interview, Group Testing Officer Tasks, Psychology Tests and the Conference. A variety of tests and activities are conducted in this round through which the personality of the candidates is judged. Three different officials namely Interviewing Officer (IO), a Group Testing Officer (GTO) and a Psychologist will be rating you based on your performance in the tests held. Additionally, marks for Conference are allotted based on the candidate’s initial performance in the three techniques and decision of the Board.

 

 

Syllabus and Exam Pattern

The aspirants who are preparing for UPSC CDS 2 2019 exam should be aware of the latest CDS exam pattern and Syllabus. Analysis of the pattern and proper understanding of the important topics of the syllabus will help students score better in this exam.

1. CDS Exam Pattern

The exam pattern of CDS II 2019 is divided into two sections:

The exam pattern of CDS 2 examination is different for Officer Training Academy and Indian Naval Academy/Indian Military Academy/Indian Air Force.

1.1 CDS Exam Pattern for NAVY/ ARMY/ AIR FORCE

The exam of Indian Naval Academy/Indian Military Academy/Indian Air Force comprises of 3 papers, which carry a total of 300 marks. The total duration of each exam is 2 hours.

Subjects Marks Duration
English 100 2 hours
General Knowledge 100 2 hours
Elementary Mathematics 100 2 hours

1.2 CDS Exam Pattern for Officer Training Academy (OTA)

The exam of Officer Training Academy (OTA) consists of 2 subjects with a total of 200 Marks. The duration of the two exams is 4 hours (2 hours for each exam).

Subjects Marks Duration
English 100 2 hours
General Knowledge 100 2 hours

2. CDS Syllabus

Candidates should be aware of the subjects of CDS syllabus (II) along with important topics. Candidates are required to check the entire syllabus of CDS 2019 Exam for its thorough preparation.

General Knowledge
  • Current affairs of the last 4-5 months from the examination date.
  • History
  • Physics
  • Biology
  • Geography
  • Political Science
English
  • Basic Grammar
  • Synonyms
  • Antonyms
  • Comprehension Solving
  • Error Spotting
  • Para Jumbles
Elementary Math
  • Natural numbers
  • Integers
  • Percentages
  • Rational and Real numbers
  • Time & work
  • Time & distance
  • Profit & loss
  • Ratio & proportion
  • Prime and composite numbers
  • Simple and compound interest
  • HCF and LCM
  • Euclidean algorithm
  • Geometry
  • Logarithms
  • Trigonometry
  • Statistics
  • Mensuration

Admit Card

 

 

ATTEMPT FREE UPSC CDS MOCK TEST

 

 

USPC CDS EXAM PATTERN

 

 

CDS QUANT PATTERN

 

 

 

CDS GK PATTERN

 

 

 

 

CDS ENGLISH PATTERN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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.

CDS 2018 Levels CDS II 2018 Cutoff (Expected) CDS II 2018 Final Cutoff (Expected)
IMA 130 255
OTA (Men) 85 170
OTA (Women) 85 170
AFA 150 270
INA 120 245

 

 

Previous Year CDS Cutoff For Written Exam

Candidates can refer the previous year CDS Cutoff from the below.

Official CDS Cut Off I 2017

 

Academy CDS I Cut off 2017
IMA 125
INA 118
AFA 144
OTA for Men 82
OTA for Women 82

Official CDS Cut Off II 2016

 

Academy CDS II Cut off 2016
IMA 105
INA 90
AFA 135
OTA for Men 72
OTA for Women 72

 

Official CDS Cut Off I 2016

 

Academy CDS I Cut off 2016
IMA 72
INA 63
AFA 123
OTA for Men 68
OTA for Women 68

 

 

ATTEMPT FREE UPSC CDS MOCK TEST

 

Exit mobile version