How many vacancies are released under CDS Notification 2023?

Total number of 349 vacancies is released under CDS 2 2023 Examination.

Is CDS 2 2023 Notification released?

CDS 2 2023 Notification is released on 17th May 2023

What is the level of Maths in the CDS exam?

The level of Maths paper is up to 10th standard only.

Can a final year student apply for CDS 2 2023 exam?

Yes, final year candidates can apply for CDS, but you should complete your degree before the date of joining.

What is the last day to apply for CDS 2 2023 Notification?

06 June 2023 is the last date to apply for CDS 2 2023 Notification

Why is the CDS notification released?

UPSC releases the CDS Notification twice a year to select candidates for Indian Military Academy, Indian Naval Academy, Air Force Academy, and Officers Training Academy.

CDS Notification 2023: UPSC CDS 2 Result Date

CDS Notification 2023: UPSC has released the Official Notification for CDS 2 2023 Examination on 17th May 2023. UPSC conducts the CDS Exam twice a year. CDS exam is very important for candidates who want to be admitted to the Indian Armed Forces. As the CDS 2023 Notification has been published on upsc.gov.in, we have provided the direct link to download the CDS Notification 2023 in this article. Last Date to Apply for CDS 2 2023 Notification is 6th June 2023. Combined Defense Service Examination is organized by UPSC for the recruitment of officers in the Indian Army, Air Force and Navy.

CDS Exam 2023 is completed in the first week of the September 2023 after releasing the admit card. After the examination, the students have also seen their answer key with help of released by the various coaching institutes. Now the Students are waiting for the CDS Result 2023, which is expected to be released in the end of this month.

CDS Notification 2023: Highlights

CDS Notification 2023: The examination of CDS is the examination for recruitment in one of the three Indian Armed Forces. Although there is a different eligibility criterion for recruitment in the three Indian Academies and the candidate who completes all CDS eligibility criteria, the same candidate is considered to be eligible for the CDS 2 exam.

UPSC organizes written examinations and interviews for CDS recruitment after which the successful candidates are sent to the Indian Military Academy (Dehradun), Indian Naval Academy (Goa), Air Force Academy (Hyderabad) and Officer Training Academy (Chennai). The work of UPSC is to organize the examination and recruit candidates for the academies.

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CDS Notification 2023: Overview

CDS Notification 2023 Overview: You can check the article below to know complete details about CDS Exam, Eligibility Criteria, Exam Pattern, Salary Structure, and Selection Process.

Organization	Union Public Service Commission
Exam Name	CDS 2 2023
Vacancies	349
CDS 2 2023 Notification	17th May 2023
Last Date to Apply	6th June 2023
Mode of Application	Online
Selection Process	Written Test- Interview- Medical Examination
Language of Written Exam	Bilingual
Mode of Examination	Offline
Type of Questions	MCQ
CDS 2 Exam Duration	2 hours (Each Paper)
Marking Scheme	1/3 for Each Incorrect Answer
Job Location	All Over India
Official Website	upsc.gov.in

UPSC CDS 2 2023 Notification PDF

UPSC CDS 2 2023 Notification PDF has been released by the UPSC on 17th May 2023. Click on the link below to read the full CDS 2 2023 notification. The UPSC issues the CDS Notification 2023, which includes many vacancies, including OTA, for women candidates who want to join the Indian Armed Forces.

Download CDS 2 2023 Official Notification PDF

CDS 2 2023 Apply Online

The CDS 2 2023 exam provides an opportunity for individuals to join the Indian Military Academy (IMA), Indian Naval Academy (INA), Air Force Academy (AFA), and Officers’ Training Academy (OTA). To apply for the CDS 2 2023 exam, candidates can visit the official website of the UPSC. The CDS 2 2023 online application process involves filling out the required details, uploading necessary documents such as photographs and signatures, and paying the application fee.

Direct Link to Apply for CDS 2 2023 Examination

CDS 2 2023 Notification Important Dates

CDS is a very prestigious exam and lakhs of students appear for this exam every year. This is a great opportunity for those candidates who want to serve the country by joining the army. The applications form for CDS 2 2023 Notification has been released. Candidates can apply online.

Event	Date
Starting Date to Apply	17 May 2023
Last Date to Apply	06 June 2023
Modification in Application Form	07 June 2023 to 13 June 2023

UPSC CDS Exam Date 2023

This year candidates must leave no stone unturned in the preparation of CDS because every year the challenge is increasing among the candidates. It is expected that the candidates will apply for the exam according to the CDS eligibility criteria.

CDS 2022 EVENTS	CDS 1 2023	CDS 2 2023
Application Start Date	21st December 2022	17th May 2023
Application Last Date	12th January 2023	6th June 2023
Exam Date	16th April 2023	3rd September 2023
Admit Card Download Date	—	3 weeks before the commencement of the examination
Result Date	Declared	To be notified

CDS Vacancy 2023

CDS Vacancy 2023: A total of 349 vacancies of all the categories have been released under CDS 2 2023 Notification. You can check the bifurcation of CDS Vacancies 2023 below.

Name of the Army	No. of Posts
Indian Military Academy, Dehradun	100
Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala	32
Air Force Academy, Hyderabad	32
Officers Training Academy, Chennai, (SSC Men)	169
Officers Training Academy, Chennai, (SSC Women)	16
Total Vacancies	349

CDS 2 2023 Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible for CDS 2 2023 Exam, a candidate must be unmarried and must either be:

A Citizen of India, or
A Subject of Bhutan, or
A Subject of Nepal, or
A Tibetan refugee who came over to India before the 1st January, 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India, or
A person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka and East African Countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire and Ethiopia or Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.

CDS 2 Exam 2023 Educational Qualifications

Candidates should be well-known with the education qualifications before applying for the examination. Here we have provided the complete details of the educational qualifications required for the CDS 2 2023 Examination.

Academy	Educational Qualification
Indian Military Academy	Graduation Degree
Indian Naval Academy	B.E/B.Tech (10+2 with Physics & Maths)
Air Force Academy	Graduation, B.E/B.Tech (10+2 with Physics & Maths)
Officers’ Training Academy (Men)	Graduation Degree
Officers’ Training Academy (Women)	Graduation Degree

CDS 2 Exam 2023 Age limit

Here we have provided you with the age limit for the CDS 2 2023 Exam. So before applying to try to go through the full CDS Notification 2023 provided by UPSC.

Academy	Age Limit
Indian Military Academy	19-24 Years
Indian Naval Academy	19-24 Years
Air Force Academy	20-24 Years
Officers’ Training Academy (Men)	19-25 Years
Officers’ Training Academy (Women)	19-25 Years

(i) For IMA—Unmarried male candidates born not earlier than 2nd July 2000 and not later than 1st July, 2005 only are eligible.

(ii) For Indian Naval Academy—Unmarried male candidates born not earlier than 2nd July, 2000 and not later than 1st July 2005 only are eligible.

(iii) For Air Force Academy— Age: 20 to 24 years as on 1st July 2024 i.e. born not earlier than 2nd July, 2000 and not later than 1st July 2004 (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 2nd July, 1998 and not later than 1st July, 2004 only are eligible.

Note: Candidates 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.
(iv) For Officers’ Training Academy—(SSC Course for men) unmarried male candidates born not earlier than 2nd July, 1999 and not later than 1st July, 2005 only are eligible.
(v) For Officers’ Training Academy—(SSC Women Non-Technical Course) Unmarried women, issueless widows who have not remarried and issueless divorcees (in possession of divorce documents) who have not remarried are eligible. They should have been born not earlier than 2nd July, 1999 and not later than 1st July, 2005.

CDS 2 Exam 2023 Application Procedure

Check the Application Procedure to fill the CDS 2 2023 form below –

Visit the official website — upsc.gov.in or upsconline.nic.in
Click on the UPSC CDS 2 2023 link.
In part – I of the registration, submit your basic information.
In part II, fill the payment details and choice of exam centre, upload your photo and sign as per guidelines.
Save and submit it and take a printout for further reference.

Check CDS 2 2023 Detailed Application Process

CDS 2 Exam 2023 Admit Card

UPSC will release the Admit Card for CDS Examination 3 weeks before the exam date. You can download the Written Examination Call Letter from the link given below.

Release of CDS 2 2023 Admit Card

August 2023

CDS 2 2023 Exam Centers

The CDS exam centres are mentioned by UPSC (Union Public Service Commission) in the CDS 2023 Notification. CDS 2 2023 will be held in 75 cities in offline mode. Candidates were advised to arrive at their examination site at least one day ahead of time and to familiarize themselves with the itinerary in order to avoid last-minute hassle. Candidates can view the table below for more information on CDS Exam Center 2023.

Agartala	Ghaziabad	Panaji – Goa
Agra	Gorakhpur	Patna
Ajmer	Gurgaon	Port Blair
Ahmedabad	Prayagraj – Allahabad	Gwalior
Aizawl	Hyderabad	Puducherry
Aligarh	Imphal	Pune
Almora – Uttarakhand	Indore	Raipur
Anantapur – Andhra Pradesh	Itanagar	Rajkot
Aurangabad	Jabalpur	Ranchi
Bengaluru	Jaipur	Sambalpur
Bareilly	Jammu	Shillong
Bhopal	Jodhpur	Shimla
Bilaspur	Jorhat	Siliguri
Chandigarh	Kochi	Srinagar
Chennai	Kohima	Srinagar – Uttarakhand
Coimbatore	Kolkata	Thane
Cuttack	Kozhikode – Calicut	Thiruvananthapuram
Dehradun	Leh	Tiruchirapalli
Delhi	Lucknow	Tirupati
Dharwad	Ludhiana	Udaipur
Dispur	Madurai	Varanasi
Faridabad	Mumbai	Vellore
Gangtok	Mysore	Vijayawada
Gaya	Nagpur	Visakhapatnam
Gautam Buddh Nagar	Navi Mumbai	Warangal

CDS 2 2023 Selection Procedure

The Combined Defense Services Examination is conducted in two phases- the first stage is the written examination and the second is the interview. This examination comes under UPSC and the examination of all the three forces is under this. If the candidate is successful in the written test then he/she is called for SSB interview. After that, the candidate is sent to different places for training. Now we will tell you about the CDS Exam Pattern.

CDS follows a three-stage recruitment process consisting of the –

Written Test
SSB Interview
Medical Examination
Merit List

CDS 2 2023 Exam Pattern

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

CDS 2 2023 SSB Interview involves 2 stages:

Stage 1 consists of officer intelligence rating, picture perception, and description test.
Stage 2 involves a psychology test, interview, group testing officer task, and conference.

CDS Exam Syllabus 2023

Candidates who are looking for the CDS Syllabus of each subject in detail can check from here.

CDS English Syllabus

The level of English papers will be such as to test the knowledge of English language and comprehension of words in English language of the candidates. The syllabus covers various aspects like: Grammar and usage, vocabulary, comprehension and cohesion in extended text to test the candidate’s proficiency in English. Under this Parts of Speech, Tense, Articles, Identifying Wrong or Famous Idioms and proverbs of English can be asked from the candidates.

Check: Download English Previous Year Papers Here

CDS General Knowledge Syllabus

Physics	Chemistry	Biology
Current Events	Polity	History
Geography	Defence Knowledge	Economics

Under General Knowledge, candidates can be asked questions about current affairs like sportspersons, awards, important people, the economy, conferences etc. Apart from this, questions will also be asked about the history, geography etc. of India. CDS GK Previous Year Papers will be of utmost importance while preparing for this section. This will give you an idea of the important topics from where questions are asked.

CDS Mathematics Syllabus (Applicable only for IMA, AFA, INA)

Arithmetic	Algebra	Trigonometry
Geometry	Mensuration	Statistics

Study Material for CDS Exam

Subject	Sources
English	Click Here
General Knowledge	Click Here
Mathematics	Click Here

CDS 2 Exam Result 2023

CDS 2 2023 written examination result is declared within one month of the written examination.

Declaration of CDS 2 2023 Result	September 2023
Declaration of Final Result	–

CDS 2 Expected Cutoff 2023

Check the CDS Expected Cut-Off for the upcoming CDS Examination.

Academy	Written Exam	Final Exam
Indian Military Academy	120 – 130	245 – 255
Indian Naval Academy	105 – 120	233 – 245
Air Force Academy	145 – 150	268 – 270
Officers’ Training Academy men	73 – 85	162 – 170
Officers’ Training Academy women	74 – 85	164 – 170

CDS Salary Structure

The salary structure for candidates selected through the Combined Defence Services (CDS) examination varies based on the rank and the branch they are commissioned into. Here is a general overview of the CDS salary structure:

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

In addition to the basic pay, CDS officers are entitled to various allowances, such as Dearness Allowance (DA), House Rent Allowance (HRA), Transport Allowance (TA), and other benefits like medical facilities, accommodation, and pension.

Check: Check Detailed Salary Structure, Training Stipend Here

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