CDS 1 2023 Notification and Exam Date [Apply Now]

The notification for the Combined Defence Services Examination (I) 2023 has been published on 21^st December 2022 according to the Union Public Service Commission calendar. The exam is a national-level examination for the recruitment of candidates into the Indian Military Academy, the Officers’ Training Academy, the Indian Naval Academy and the Indian Air Force Academy.

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The exam is conducted twice a year and can be attempted in Hindi or English. It is an offline, written examination. The CDS 1 2023 exam will be conducted on 16^th April 2023.

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CDS 1 2023 Important Dates:

CDS 1 2023 Important Dates: UPSC will publish the CDS 1 2023 notification and important dates. Let’s have a look at the tentative schedule for CDS 1 2023 exam.

CDS 1 2023 EVENTS	DATES
CDS 1 2023 Exam Online Course	Enroll Now
CDS 1 2023 Application Start Date	21st December 2022
CDS 1 2023 Application Last Date	12 January 2023 (Updated)
CDS 1 2023 Exam Date	16th April 2023 (SUNDAY)
CDS 1 2023 Admit Card Download Date	Before 3 weeks of exam
CDS 1 2023 Result Date (Expected)	May – June 2023
CDS 1 2023 Official Notification	Download PDF

CDS 1 2023 Notification:

The CDS 1 2023 notification will be released by the UPSC on the 21^st of December, 2022, according to the UPSC calendar.

CDS 1 2023 Vacancies:

Combined Defence Services Examination (I), 2023 will be conducted by the Union Public Service Commission on 16th April, 2023 for admission to the under mentioned courses

Academy	Vacancies
IMA	100
INA	22
AFA	32
OTA Chennai Men	170
OTA Chennai Women	17
Total vacancies	341

CDS 1 2023 Application Fee:

Candidates belonging to the General Caste and Other Backward Classes are required to pay an amount of Rs. 200/- as registration fees. Women and other castes are exempted from paying.

CDS 1 2023 Applications:

After the release of the notification, candidates can start applying for the exam by visiting the official UPSC website and clicking on the “CDS 1 2023 Applications”. Fill in the form with accurate details and upload the application form.

CDS 1 2023 Admit Card:

Candidates can download their admit card from the official website two weeks prior to the examination. Carefully check your details and if there are any discrepancies, one can inform the authorities via email. Download and print your admit card and carry it for the exam.

CDS 1 2023 Eligibility Criteria:

Nationality:

1. A Citizen of India
2. A subject of Bhutan or Nepal
3. A Tibetan refugee who came over to India before January 1962, intending to permanently settle in India.
4. 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 intending to permanently settle in India. 

Candidates under points (2), (3), and (4), must have a certificate or proof issued by the Indian Government in favour of their statement.

Candidates who are Gorkha subjects of Nepal are not required to show any kind of certificate of CDS eligibility. 

A candidate in whose case a certificate of CDS eligibility 2022 is necessary may be admitted to the examination provisionally subject to the necessary certificate being given to him or her by the Government before the declaration of the results by the UPSC.

CDS 2023 Educational Qualification:

Military Wing	Educational Qualification
For the Indian Military Academy and Officers’ Training Academy	Graduation from a recognized university.
For the Indian Naval Academy	An engineering degree from a recognized university.
For the Indian Air Force Academy	Bachelor of Engineering or a graduation with physics and mathematics in class 12.

Candidates who are appearing for their final year college exams are also eligible to attempt the CDS Exam. During the time of the SSB interview, an authentic graduation certificate must be provided to the board.

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CDS 2023 Age Limit and Marital Status:

Military Wing	Age Limit	Marital Status
Indian Military Academy	between 19 and 24 years	Unmarried
Indian Naval Academy	between 19 and 22 years	Unmarried
Indian Air Force Academy	above 25 years unmarried and below 25 years married or unmarried
Officers’ Training Academy
SSC Women Non-Technical Course	between 19 to 25 years	Unmarried Women, issueless widows who have not remarried, and issueless divorcees, in possession of divorce documents, who have not remarried are eligible.
SSC Men Course	between 19 to 25 years	Unmarried

Undesired Health Issues:

1. Wax in ears 
2. Deviated Nasal Septum
3. Hydrocele/Varicocele/Phimosis
4. Overweight/Underweight 
5. Piles 
6. Gynaecomastia 

Permanent body tattoos are strictly prohibited anywhere on the body except for the inner face of the forearm i.e., inside of elbow to the wrist and on the reverse side of palm/back, dorsal, side of the hand.

In certain cases, candidates with tattoos of specific tribes on their faces or bodies as per their existing customs and traditions will be permitted.

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CDS 1 2023 Vacancies:

The CDS 1 2023 tentative vacancies are as follows:

Military Branch	Course	Vacancies
Indian Military Academy	156th (DE) Course commencing in January, 2024	100
Indian Naval Academy	Course commencing in January, 2024	26
Indian Air Force Academy	Pre-Flying Training Course commencing in January, 2024	32
Officers’ Training Academy – Men	119th SSC Men Non-Technical Course commencing in April, 2024	170
Officers’ Training Academy – Women	33rd SSC Women Non-Technical Course commencing in April, 2024	17

CDS 1 2023 Exam Pattern and Syllabus:

Exam Syllabus:

Entrance into the Indian Military Academy, Indian Naval Academy and the Indian Air Force Academy requires you to clear three subject which are English, General Knowledge and Elementary Mathematics.

Entrance into the Officers’ Training Academy requires clearance of only two subjects which are English and General Knowledge.

CDS Exam Pattern for IMA, INA, AFA:

Subject	Time	Marks
English	2 hours	100
General Knowledge	2 hours	100
Elementary Mathematics	2 hours	100

CDS 2023 Exam Pattern for OTA:

Subject	Time	Marks
English	2 hours	100
General Knowledge	2 hours	100

CDS 2023 Exam Syllabus:

Topic	Syllabus
English	Spotting Errors Sentence Arrangement Synonyms Antonyms Selecting Words Ordering of Sentence Comprehension Questions
General Knowledge	Physics Current Affairs Politics Chemistry History Defence Related Awards Geography Sport Biology Cultural Knowledge
Elementary Mathematics	Algebra Trigonometry Geometry MensurationStatistics Arithmetic

CDS 1 2023 Exam Centres:

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

CDS 1 2023 Results:

The CDS 1 2023 results will be announced approximately a month after the commencement of the exam. Candidates can visit the official website to check their results. If they have cleared the cut-off, they will be called for the SSB Interview.

Last Official CDS Exam Cut Off

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CDS 1 2023 Expected Cut-off:

Military Institution	Written Exam Cut-Off	Final Cut-Off
Indian Military Academy	122-130	245-254
Indian Naval Academy	106-122	232-252
Air Force Academy	146-150	266-272
Officers Training Academy (Men)	75-84	164-170
Officers Training Academy (Women)	76-86	162-172

CDS 1 2023 Selection Process:

Step 1: Written Examination

• The first step is the written exam.
• The question pattern of the written exam for the Indian Naval Academy (INA), Indian Military Academy (IMA), and Air Force Academy (AFA) is divided into three sections which are English, Maths, and GK.
• The question pattern of the written exam for Officers’ Training Academy (OTA) consists of English and General Knowledge.

Step 2: SSB Interview

• Aspirants who clear the written exam are eligible for the SSB Interview which includes the Personality Test/Interview.
• The Personality Test/Interview includes two steps to test the aspirants’ efficiency, that is their personality and psychology.
• The first part is an intelligence and personality test.
• The second step is a psychology test which consists of an interview, group discussion, and conference round.

Step 3: Medical Test

• Aspirants who clear both interview and document verification rounds are eligible for the last step which is the medical tests.

CDS 1 2023 Answer Key:

The answer key will be released on the official website close to the date of the announcement of the results. Candidates can check the answer key on the official website.

Coaching institutions release the answer key sooner after consulting with their students who have given the exam. Candidates can refer to any coaching institutions’ website for the answer key.

CDS 1 2023 Salary:

Once selected for training, cadets get a fixed stipend of Rs. 56,100/- per month. Once a commissioned officer, your salary increases gradually with each promotion.

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

CDS 1 2023 Roles:

1. One must be willing to be completely dedicated to their line of work. Country always comes first.
2. CDS working environment can be difficult and will vary from Army, Navy to Air Force.
3. The job requires to be mentally and physically fit and to be extremely discipline.

I hope this article was informative about the CDS 1 2023 examination.

All the best to all aspiring candidates.

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LAST DATE FOR SUBMISSION AND WITHDRAWAL OF APPLICATIONS:
(i) The Online Applications can be filled upto 12 January 2023 (Updated) till 6:00 PM.
(ii) The online Applications can be withdrawn from 18.01.2023 to 24.01.2023 till 6.00 PM.

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