CDS 2018 Overview

ExamType	Format	Language
National Level	Online/CBT, Offline/PBT	English

The Combined Defence Services (CDS) exam is conducted by Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) to helps candidates get admission in Indian Naval Academy, Officers' Training Academy, Air Force Academy and Indian Military Academy. The exam also helps in recruitment of Army, Navy and Air Force officers. CDS is conducted twice a year, once in February (CDS I) and once in September (CDS II), the application form for which is released in November and August respectively.

Qualification to appear for the exam for various posts is different. However, the minimum qualification is common, which is graduation from a recognized university. Candidates interested in joining Defence Services should take this national level entrance exam. Check all the details about CDS 2018 including exam notification, exam dates, application form, eligibility criteria, exam pattern, admit card and syllabus to apply for the exam.

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CDS 2018 Eligibility Criteria

Candidates who wish to apply for CDS 2018 exam should first check the eligibility criteria and make sure that they meet every condition. Admission to the examination at every stage will be purely subject to meeting the given eligibility conditions.

Nationality

(I) A Citizen of India

(II) A subject of Bhutan

(III) A subject of Nepal

(IV) A Tibetan refugee who came over to India before the 1st January 1962

(V) A person of Indian origin who has shifted base from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka and East African Countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire and Ethiopia

Educational Qualification:

Indian Military Academy:

The candidate must have a degree from a recognised university, preferably Engineering and/or Physics and Mathematics at 10+2 level.

Indian Naval Academy:

Candidate should have completed B.Sc. with Physics & Mathematics as subjects or Bachelor of Engineering from a recognised university.

Air Force Academy:

Applicants should have B.Sc. Degree with Physics and/or Mathematics as subjects or Bachelor of Engineering Degree from a recognised university.

Age Limitations:

The applicant should be minimum 19 years of age to apply for the UPSC Exams, and the maximum age limit is as per the Academy. The candidate must be unmarried.

Age Bar	Forces
20-24 Years	Indian Military Academy
20-22 Years	Naval Academy
20-23 Years	Air Force Academy
20-25 Years	Officers’ Training Academy

CDS 2018 Application Details

CDS 2018 application process is completely online where candidates need to fill the application form by visiting the official website of UPSC. Make sure to read Appendix-II to understand the process of filling up the online Application Form. Though multiple applications are allowed, candidates should try to fill only one application form to avoid any chances of cancellation of application due to confusion.

The online registration process for CDS 2018 exam has been divided into two parts: Part I and Part II. To successfully submit the application form, candidates should fill all the details carefully.

CDS 2018 Important Dates

Events	Schedule for CDS 1	Schedule for CDS 2
Announcement of official notice	November 8, 2020	August 8, 2018
Commencement of online application process	November 8, 2020	August 8, 2018
Last date for application	December 4, 2020	September 3, 2018
Admit card issuance	January- February 2018	November 18, 2018
Entrance exam	February 4, 2018	November 2018
Result announcement	May 2018	Will be notified later

Application fees detail

Candidates except Female/SC/ST are required to pay a fee of Rs. 200. Applicants can make payment either by depositing the fee direct in any Branch of SBI in cash or by using net banking facility or by Debit/Credit card.

Applicants who opt for cash payment need to get a printout of the system generated Pay in-slip during Part-II registration and deposit the fees in the SBI branch on next working day.

Fee once paid can neither be refunded nor can be reserved for any other government entrance exam

(Note: Female candidates and applicants belonging to SC/ ST/ Physically Handicapped categories are NOT required to pay the exam fee.)

Exam Pattern

CDS Exam Pattern

CDS 2018 Counselling/Interview

Candidates will be shortlisted for the next phase of selection process after CDS exam 2018 result. Selected candidates need to face SSB/Interview followed by medical examination. Document verification will also a part of CDS 2018 counselling process.

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CDS 2018 Exam Syllabus

The Union Public Service Commission will set CDS 2018 syllabus. The question paper includes questions from English, General Knowledge and Elementary Mathematics. The questions in section Elementary Mathematics will be of Matriculation level. Sections based on other subjects will contain questions of graduate level from Indian universities. The English section will comprise questions of basic understanding of English and workmanlike use of words.

English	General Knowledge
Elementary Mathematics
Arithmetic	Algebra
Trigonometry	Geometry
Mensuration	Statistics

For detailed information on UPSC CDS 2020 Exam Syllabus, read more.

CDS 2018 Exam Centers

CDS exam 2018 will be held at 41 centres across India. There will be an upper limit on the number of candidates allotted to the CDS 2018 exam centers except for Chennai, Delhi, Dispur, Kolkatta, and Nagpur. The examination authorities will allot centres on the first-apply-first-allot basis and those you don’t get a centre of choice need to choose a different centre from the remaining options. To get a centre of choice, candidates should apply for CDS 2018 as early as possible.

CDS 2018 Test Centres
Ahmedabad	Dispur	Lucknow	Srinagar
Aizawl	Gangtok	Mumbai	Tirupati
Allahabad	Hyderabad	Nagpur	Udaipur
Bengaluru	Imphal	Panaji (Goa)	Agartala
Bhopal	Itanagar	Patna	Bareilly
Chandigarh	Jammu	Port Blair	Delhi
Chennai	Jorhat	Raipur	Jaipur
Cuttack	Kochi	Sambalpur	Madurai
Dehradun	Kohima	Shillong	Ranchi
Dharwad	Kolkata	Shimla	Visakhapatnam
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CDS 2018 Contact Details

UPSC’s Facilitation Counter near Gate ‘C’

Union Public Service Commission
Dholpur House, Shahjahan Road,
New Delhi - 110069

Ph: 011-23098543 / 23385271 / 23381125 / 23098591

Email: feedback-upsc@gov.in