UPSC CDS Recruitment 2019 - 417 Vacancies (Exam Pattern, Eligibility & Selection Process)

Another exciting job opportunity is here! Union Public Service Commission or UPSC is set to hire eligible graduates for Multiple Posts to fill 417 vacancies. You must apply online on or before 26th November 2018. This is a wonderful opportunity to get a government job and ensure a secured future.

Read further to know about UPSC CDS Important Dates, Vacancies, Eligibility Criteria, Salary, Exam Pattern, How to Apply & Direct Link to Apply and more for UPSC Recruitment 2019.

Exam Overview
Conducting Authority	Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)
Post	Lieutenant, captain, major, etc
Vacancies	417
Selection Procedure	Written exam, Interview and Personality Test

UPSC CDS Recruitment 2019 – Important Dates

Important Events	Important Dates
Start date of Online Application	31st October 2018
Last Date of Online Application	26th November 2018
Last Date for Online payment of fees	26th November 2018
Admit Card Release	To be Announced.
Exam	To be Announced
Result	To be Announced

UPSC CDS Vacancies 2019

Name of the Course	Vacancies
Indian Military Academy, Dehradun	100
Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala	45
Air Force Academy, Hyderabad	32
Officers’ Training Academy, Chennai	225
Officers Training Academy, Chennai	15
Total	417

UPSC CDS Eligibility Criteria 2019

Age Criteria for UPSC CDS Recruitment 2019

For IMA : Candidates born between 2nd January 1996 to 1st January 2001 are eligible.

Minimum Age- 17 Years
Maximum Age- 22 Years

For INA : Candidates born between 2nd January 1996 to 1st January 2001 are eligible.

Minimum Age- 17 Years
Maximum Age- 22 Years

For Air Force Academy : Candidates born between 2nd January 1996 to 1st January 2000 are eligible.

Minimum Age- 18 Years
Maximum Age- 22 Years

For OTA (for men): Candidates born between 2nd January 1995 to 1st January 2001 will be eligible.

Minimum Age- 17 Years
Maximum Age- 23 Years

For OTA (for women) : Candidates born between 2nd January 1995 to 1st January 2001 will be eligible.

Minimum Age- 17 Years
Maximum Age- 23 Years

Educational Qualification UPSC CDS Recruitment 2019

For I.M.A. and Officers’ Training Academy— Degree of a recognised University or equivalent.
For Indian Naval Academy—Degree in Engineering from a recognised University/Institution.
For Air Force Academy—Degree of a recognised University (with Physics and Mathematics at 10+2 level) or Bachelor of Engineering.
In exceptional cases the Commission may treat a candidate, who does not possess any of the qualifications prescribed in this rule as educationally qualified provided that he/she possesses qualifications, the standard of which in the opinion of the Commission, justifies his/her admission to the examination.

Note:

Those who have yet to pass their degree examination will be eligible only if they are studying in the final year of degree examination.

Those who are debarred by the Ministry of Defence from holding any type of commission in the Defence Services shall not be eligible for admission.

Nationality UPSC CDS Recruitment 2019

You 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 01st January 1962 with the intention of permanently setting in India, or
a person of India 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 setting in India.

CDS Exam Pattern & Selection Process 2018

CDS Selection Process comprises of 2 stages:

Written examination
Interview for intelligence and Personality Test

(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
Elementary Mathematics	2 Hours	100
Total	6 Hours	300

(b) For Admission to Officers’ Training Academy —

Subject	Duration	Maximum Marks
English	2 Hours	100
General Knowledge	2 Hours	100
Total	4 Hours	200

Note:

The papers in all the subjects will consist of objective type questions only and the question papers of General Knowledge and Elementary Mathematics will be bilingual in Hindi and English.
There will be negative marking for every wrong answer marked by you.

CDS Recruitment 2019 – Application Fee

General/OBC – Rs. 200/-
SC/ST/Female – Exempted from fees

UPSC Recruitment 2019 – Salary & Pay Scale

Rank	Level	Pay (in Rs.)
Lieutenant	Level 10	56,100 – 1,77,500
Captain	Level 10 B	6,13,00 – 1,93,900
Major	Level 11	6,94,00 – 2,07,200
Lieutenant Colonel	Level 12A	1,21,200 – 2,12400
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)

For more details regarding the pay scale, check the official notification.

How to Apply for UPSC Recruitment for CDS 2019

Direct Link to Apply for UPSC 2019 Recruitment

Click the Direct Link to Apply given above.
Go to New Registration at the top of the page.
Fill your Personal and Educational details and register yourself.
Note down your Registration Number and Password.
Go to Apply Now across the post you want to apply for.
Enter your Registration Number & Password.
Add correct CAPTCHA and click the submit button.
Fill your Personal details carefully.
Claim for Age Relaxation, if you are eligible.
Select the Name of the Post you want to Apply for.
Upload your scanned Photograph, Signature and other prescribe Documents.
Submit the Application Form and take its print out.
Note down the Application Number for future reference.
Alternatively, you can apply from the Official Website of UPSC.
Go to Online Recruitment Application for various Recruitment Posts.
Follow the above steps carefully.

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UPSC CDS Recruitment 2019 - 417 Vacancies (Exam Pattern, Eligibility & Selection Process)