UPSC Combined Defence Service CDS II Examination 2023 Apply Online for 349 Post

Important Dates

Application Begin : 17/05/2022
Last Date for Apply Online : 06/06/2023
Last Date for Part II : 06/06/2023
Complete Form Last Date : 06/06/2023
Correction Date : 07-13 June 2023
Exam Date : 03/09/2023
Admit Card Available : Before Exam

Application Fee

General / OBC / EWS : 200/-
SC / ST / Female : 0/-
Pay the Examination Fee Through Debit Card / Credit Card / Net Banking or Pay the Exam Fee Through E Challan

UPSC CDS II Eligibility

For IMA & OTA : Bachelor Degree in Any Stream.
For Naval Academy : Bachelor Degree in Engineering .
For Airforce : Bachelor Degree in Any Stream with Physics & Math in 10+2 Level

CDS 2 Age Limit as on 01/07/2024

Minimum Age : 20 Years
Maximum Age : 24 Years
for Post Wise Details Read Notification.
Age Relaxation Extra as per Rules

UPSC CDS II Recruitment 2023 Vacancy Details Total: 349 Post
Post Name	Total Post	Post Name	Total Post
Indian Military Academy IMA	100	Indian Naval Academy	32
Air Force Academy	32	Officers Training Academy OTA	185

CDS 2 Exam 2023 Vacancy

The fresh vacancies to be recruited through CDS-II 2023 examination for the course commencing in July 2024 will be announced along with the official CDS 2 Notification 2023. This year, through CDS 1 Notification 349 vacancies are announced for Indian Air Force, Indian Military Academy, Indian Naval Academy and Officer’s Training Academy. Have a look at the Vacancy distribution.

CDS 1 2023 Vacancy
Name of the academy	Number of Vacancies
Indian Military Academy, Dehradun	100
Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala	32
Air Force Academy, Hyderabad	32
Officers’ Training Academy, Chennai (Madras) SSC Men	169
Officers Training Academy, Chennai SSC Women	17
Total Vacancies	349

CDS 2 Exam 2023 Selection Procedure

The recruitment of AFA, IMA, INA & Officers Training Academy posts will be conducted on the basis of:

1. Written Exam

2. SSB Interview/Personality Test

3. Document Verification

4. Medical Examination

CDS 2 Exam 2023 Exam Pattern

The candidates have to clear CDS Written Examination to get selected for the interview round. Check the exam pattern for each position below.

• There will be Multiple-Choice Questions in each paper

• The question paper for General Knowledge and Elementary Mathematics will be set in Hindi as well as English

• There will be a penalty of 1/3 marks for a wrong answer

• Duration of each exam is separate i.e. 2 hours.

For Indian Military Academy, Indian Naval Academy and Air Force Academy
SNo	Subject	Maximum Marks	Duration
1	English	120	2 hours
2	General Knowledge	120	2 hours
3	Elementary Mathematics	100	2 hours

For Officers’ Training Academy
SNo	Subject	Maximum Marks	Duration
1	English	100	2 hours
2	General Knowledge	100	2 hours

Note The maximum marks allotted to the written examination and to the interviews will be equal for each course i.e. the maximum marks allotted to the written examination and to the interviews will be 300, 300, 300 and 200 each for admission to the Indian Military Academy, Indian Naval Academy, Air Force Academy and Officers’ Training Academy respectively.

How to Fill CDS II Exam Notification 2023 Online Form

Union Public Service Commission UPSC Are Issued a Combined Defence Academy CDS 2 Recruitment 2023 Notification and Invited Online Application Form for the UPCS CDS II Recruitment 2023 Candidate Can Apply Online for 17 May 2023 to 06 June 2023.
Candidate Read the Notification Before Apply the UPSC CDS II Recruitment Application Form in UPSC Latest Defence Vacancies 2023.
Kindly Check and College the All Documents – Eligibility, ID Proof, Address Details, and Basic Details.
Kindly Ready Scan Document Related to Recruitment Form – Photo, Sign, ID Proof, Etc.
Before Submit the Application Form Must Check the Preview and All Column Carefully.
If Candidate Required to Paying the Application Fee Must Submit. If You have Not the Required Application Fees Your Form is Not Completed.
Take A Print Out of Final Submitted Form.

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UPSC CDS 2 Salary

Pay scale of Army officers and equivalent rankers in Air Force and Navy is tabulated below:

Rank	Level	Pay (in Rs.)
Lieutenant	Level 10	56,100 -1,77,500
Captain	Level 10 B	61,300- 1,93,900
Major	Level 11	69,400 – 2,07,200
Lieutenant Colonel	Level 12A	1,21,200 – 2,12,400
Colonel	Level 13	1,30,600-2, 15,900
Brigadier	Level 13A	1,39,600-2,17,600
Major General	Level 14	1,44,200-2,18,200
Lieutenant General HAG Scale	Level 15	1,82,200-2,24,100
HAG+Scale	Level 16	2,05,400 – 2,24,400
VCOAS/Army Cdr/ Lieutenant General (NFSG)	Level 17	2,25,000/-(fixed)
COAS	Level 18	2,50,000/-(fixed)

CDS Previous Year Cutoff Marks

Here, we have provided the CDS previous year cut-offs for the famous Combined Defence Services examination for the different branches of the prestigious India Defence Forces, viz. IMA (Indian Military Academy), INA (Indian Naval Academy), AFA (Air Force Academy) and OTA (Officers’ Training Academy).

Category	CDS 1 2022 Written Cut Off	CDS 1 2022 Final Cut Off
IMA	136	258
INA	128	256
AFA	147	269
OTA (Men)	100	181
OTA(Women)	100	184

CDS 2 2021 Cut-Off Marks

Check CDS 2 2021 Cutoff Marks below –

Category	Written Cut Off	Final Cut Off
IMA	138	263
INA	132	256
AFA	148	270
OTA (Men)	102	183
OTA(Women)	102	184

CDS Previous Year Cut-Offs for IMA

Check Previous Year Cutoff Marks for IMA below –

Category	Written Exam Cutoff
CDS 1 2022	136
CDS 2 2021	138
CDS 1 2021	145
CDS 2 2020	139
CDS 1 2020	130
CDS 2 2019	134
CDS 1 2019	116
CDS 2 2018	116
CDS 1 2018	118
CDS 2 2017	120
CDS 1 2017	125
CDS 2 2016	105
CDS 1 2016	72

CDS Previous Year Cut-Offs for INA

Check Previous Year Cutoff Marks for INA below –

Category	Written Exam Cutoff
CDS 1 2022	128
CDS 2 2021	132
CDS 1 2021	136
CDS 2 2020	134
CDS 1 2020	118
CDS 2 2019	122
CDS 1 2019	105
CDS 2 2018	102
CDS 1 2018	98
CDS 2 2017	111
CDS 1 2017	118
CDS 2 2016	90
CDS 1 2016	63

CDS Previous Year Cut-Offs for AFA

Check Previous Year Cutoff Marks for AFA below –

Category	Written Exam Cutoff
CDS 1 2022	147
CDS 2 2021	148
CDS 1 2021	158
CDS 2 2020	152
CDS 1 2020	143
CDS 2 2019	148
CDS 1 2019	129
CDS 2 2018	131
CDS 1 2018	138
CDS 2 2017	135
CDS 1 2017	144
CDS 2 2016	135
CDS 1 2016	123

CDS Previous Year Cut-Offs for OTA

Check Previous Year Cutoff Marks for OTA below –

Category	Written Exam Cutoff
CDS 1 2022	100
CDS 2 2021	102
CDS 1 2021	107
CDS 2 2020	97
CDS 1 2020	93
CDS 2 2019	95
CDS 1 2019	78
CDS 2 2018	80
CDS 1 2018	69
CDS 2 2017	86
CDS 1 2017	82
CDS 2 2016	72
CDS 1 2016	68

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CDS English Syllabus 2023

CDS English Syllabus consists of the following topics. The level of difficulty of questions will be of the secondary school level. Candidates are advised to read newspapers, books, and magazines regularly to improve their reading and writing skills.

Comprehension passages
Synonyms and antonyms
Fill in the blanks
Error spotting
Sentence improvement
Jumbled sentences
Idioms and phrases
Vocabulary
Grammar and usage
Parts of speech
Direct and indirect speech
Active and passive voice
Rearrangement of sentences
Cloze test

To prepare for the English section, we have provided you with the best Test series prepared by professionals. You should solve the practice sets that are available. It will also help you to know where you stand in your preparation. Read the Newspaper daily and note difficult words and find their meaning to improve your vocabulary. Go through the grammar part and learn all the basic rules. It will help you in detecting errors in sentencing and even in sentence completion.

CDS Maths Syllabus 2023

The CDS Mathematics syllabus for CDS (Combined Defence Services) exam, conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) in India for recruitment in the Indian Army, Navy, and Airforce, includes the following topics:

Number System

Natural numbers, Integers, Rational and Real numbers. Fundamental operations, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, Square roots, Decimal fractions. Unitary method, time and distance, time and work, percentages, applications to simple and compound interest, profit and loss, ratio and proportion, variation.

Elementary Number Theory

Division algorithm. Prime and composite numbers. Tests of divisibility by 2, 3, 4, 5, 9 and 11. Multiples and factors. Factorisation Theorem. H.C.F. and L.C.M. Euclidean algorithm. Logarithms to base 10, laws of logarithms, use of logarithmic tables.

Algebra

Basic Operations, simple factors, Remainder Theorem, H.C.F., L.C.M., Theory of polynomials, solutions of quadratic equations, relation between its roots and coefficients (Only real roots to be considered). Simultaneous linear equations in two unknowns—analytical and graphical solutions. Simultaneous linear inequations in two variables and their solutions. Practical problems leading to two simultaneous linear equations or inequations in two variables or quadratic equations in one variable & their solutions. Set language and set notation, Rational expressions and conditional identities, Laws of indices.

Trignometry

Sine ×, cosine ×, Tangent × when 0° < × < 90° Values of sin ×, cos × and tan ×, for ×= 0°, 30°, 45°, 60° and 90° Simple trigonometric identities. Use of trigonometric tables. Simple cases of heights and distances.

Geometry

Lines and angles, Plane and plane figures, Theorems on (i) Properties of angles at a point, (ii) Parallel lines, (iii) Sides and angles of a triangle, (iv) Congruency of triangles, (v) Similar triangles, (vi) Concurrence of medians and altitudes, (vii) Properties of angles, sides and diagonals of a Parallelogram, rectangle and square, (viii) Circles and its properties including tangents and normals, (ix) Loci.

Mensuration

Areas of squares, rectangles, parallelograms, triangle and circle. Areas of figures which can be split up into these figures (Field Book), Surface area and volume of cuboids, lateral surface and volume of right circular cones and cylinders, surface area and volume of spheres.

Statistics

Collection and tabulation of statistical data, Graphical representation frequency polygons, histograms, bar charts, pie charts etc. Measures of central tendency.

CDS General Knowledge Syllabus 2023

General Knowledge including knowledge of current events and of such matters of everyday observation and experience in their scientific aspects as may be expected of an educated person who has not made a special study of any scientific subject. The paper will also include questions on the History of India and the Geography of a nature which candidates should be able to answer without special study.

Current Affairs: Events of national and international importance, sports, awards and honours, books and authors, and major developments in the fields of politics, economics, and social issues.
History: Ancient, medieval, and modern Indian history, Indian national movement, and the growth of nationalism.
Geography: Physical, social, and economic aspects of geography, including Indian geography and world geography.
Indian Polity and Governance: Constitution of India, political system, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights Issues, etc.
Economic and Social Development: Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion, Demographics, Social Sector Initiatives, etc.
Science and Technology: Developments in the field of science and technology, including space technology, biotechnology, and computer technology.
Environmental Ecology and Biodiversity: Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment, and climate change.
Defence and Security Issues: Current events related to national security, internal and external threats, and role of Armed Forces.

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CDS OTA Syllabus

The CDS OTA Syllabus is the same as the syllabus for the other two academies, namely Indian Military Academy (IMA) and Indian Naval Academy (INA) except for one Mathematics paper. CDS Official Training Academy(OTA) syllabus has only two papers English and General knowledge. Check CDS OTA Subject-wise Syllabus below.

CDS OTA English Syllabus

To crack the English section you just need to learn some basic grammar rules and practice as many previous year questions as possible of various types.

Sentence arrangement

Spotting Error

Selecting words

Synonyms and Antonyms

Comprehension

Ordering of Sentence

Ordering of words

Idioms and Phrases

Fill up the blanks

CDS OTA General Ability Test Syllabus

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Current Affairs

Physics

Chemistry

Biology

Geography

History

Politics

Sociology

Economics

Defence Related Awards

Sports and Culture

Environmental Science

CDS Exam Pattern 2023

The CDS 2 2023 Written examination will be conducted in offline mode only. Candidates will be given OMR sheet in which they have to fill in their responses. All the papers will be objective-type, multiple-choice questions. The written examination consists of the below subjects:

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

Subject	Duration	Maximum Marks
English	2 Hours	100
General Knowledge	2 Hours	100
Mathematics	2 Hours	100
SSB Test/Interview	5 Days	300

B) For Admission to the Officers’ Training Academy:

Subject	Duration	Maximum Marks
English	2 Hours	100
General Knowledge	2 Hours	100
SSB Test/Interview	5 Days	300