UPSC CDS Recruitment Notification 2018 (II):
Q.What are the posts available under this recruitment project for freshers?
The post which will be available in this recruitment project are given below:-
Name of the Course | Approximate No. of Vacancies: |
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Indian Military Academy, Dehradun— 147th (DE) Course commencing in July, 2019 [including 13 vacancies reserved for NCC `C’ Certificate (Army Wing) holders] |
100 |
Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala—Coursecommencing in July, 2019 Executive (General Service)/Hydro [including 06 vacancies reserved for NCC ‘C’ Certificate holders (Naval Wing)]. |
45 |
Air Force Academy, Hyderabad—(Pre-Flying) Training Course commencing in July, 2019 i.e. No. 206 F(P) Course. [03 vacancies are reserved for NCC `C’ Certificate (Air Wing) holders through NCC Spl. Entry] |
32 |
Officers’ Training Academy, Chennai (Madras)— 110th SSC (Men) Course (NT) commencing in October, 2019. (including 50 vacancies for NCC ‘C’ certificate holders for NCC Spl. Entry) |
225 |
Officers Training Academy, Chennai—24th SSC Women (Non-Technical) Course commencing in October, 2019. |
12 |
Q. How many vacancies are there?
Q.What is the age criteria to apply in this common written exam?
(i) For IMA—Unmarried male candidates born not earlier than 2nd July, 1995 and not later than 1st July, 2000 only are eligible.
NOTE: Candidate below 25 years of age must be unmarried. Marriage is not permitted during training. Married candidates above 25 years of age are eligible to apply but during training period they will neither be provided married accommodation nor can they live with family out of the premises.
NOTE : Male divorcee/widower candidates cannot be treated as unmarried male for the purpose of their admission in IMA/INA/AFA courses and accordingly they are not eligible for these courses.
Q. Will the exam be conducted online or offline (OMR Based)?
Q. What is the Structure of Examination?
Selection process consists of 2 stages which are:
S. No. | Exam |
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1. | Written Examination |
2. | Intelligence and Personality Test (SSB) |
Written Exam
Subject | Duration | Maximum Marks |
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English | 2 hours | 100 |
General Knowledge | 2 hours | 100 |
Elementary Mathematics | 2 hours | 100 |
Exam Pattern For Admission to Officers’ Training Academy:—
Subject | Duration | Maximum Marks |
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English | 2 hours | 100 |
General Knowledge | 2 hours | 100 |
Some Important points about Exam:-
- The maximum marks allotted to the written examination and to the interviews will be equal for each course.
- The papers in all the subjects will consist of objective type questions only.
- There will be penalty (Negative Marking,One third (0.33)) for wrong answers marked by a candidate in the Objective Type Question Papers.
- The question papers (Test Booklets) of General Knowledge and Elementary Mathematics will be set bilingually in Hindi as well as English.
- Candidates must write the papers in their own hand. In no circumstances will they be allowed the help of a scribe to write answers for them.
- The Commission have discretion to fix qualifying marks in any or all the subjects of the examination.
- The candidates are not permitted to use calculator for answering objective type papers (Test Booklets). They should not therefore, bring the same inside the Examination Hall.
Intelligence and Personality Test (SSB)
(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.
Q. What is the application Fee?
Last date for submission of application: 04.09.2018 (till 6:00 PM)
Yes there will be negative marking(One third (0.33)) in the written exam.