According to the Union Public Service Commission schedule, the Notification for the Combined Defence Services Examination (I) 2024 is released on December 20, 2023. The examination is a national-level examination for admission to the Indian Military Academy, Officers’ Training Academy, Indian Naval Academy, and 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 2024 exam will be conducted on 21st April 2024.

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CDS 1 2024 Important Dates:

CDS 1 2024 Important Dates: UPSC will publish the CDS 1 2024 notification and important dates. Let’s have a look at the tentative schedule for CDS 1 2024 exam.

CDS 1 2024 EVENTS	DATES
CDS 1 2024 Application Start Date	20 December 2023
CDS 1 2024 Application Last Date	09 January 2024
CDS 1 2024 Exam Date	21 April 2024 (SUNDAY)
CDS 1 2024 Admit Card Download Date	3 weeks before the exam
CDS 1 2024 Result Date (Expected)	May – June 2024
CDS 1 2024 Official Notification	TO BE UPDATED

CDS 1 2024 Notification:

The CDS 1 2024 notification will be released by the UPSC on the 20th of December 2023, according to the UPSC calendar.

CDS 1 2024 Application Fee:

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

CDS 1 2024 Applications:

After the release of the notification, candidates can start applying for the exam by visiting the official UPSC website and clicking on “CDS 1 2024 Applications”. Fill in the form with accurate details and upload the application form.

CDS 1 2024 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 2024 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 must have a certificate or proof given by the Indian Government in support of their assertion under points (2), (3), and (4). Candidates who are Gorkha subjects of Nepal are not required to show any form of CDS eligibility certificate. A candidate who requires a certificate of CDS eligibility 2024 may be accepted to the examination provisionally, subject to the Government providing the appropriate certificate before the UPSC declares the results.

CDS 2024 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 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 2024 Age Limit And Marital Status:

CDS 1 2024 Exam AGE LIMIT: Age limit plays a crucial role in this notification. UPSC follows strict rules considering the dates. The dates given by UPSC for CDS 1 2024 are:

ACADEMY	AGE LIMIT	BORN BETWEEN
INDIAN MILITARY ACADEMY	19-24	02 Jan 2001 to 01 Jan 2006
INDIAN NAVAL ACADEMY	19-24	02 Jan 2001 to 01 Jan 2006
AIR FORCE ACADEMY	20-24	02 Jan 2001 to 01 Jan 2005
OFFICERS’ TRAINING ACADEMY (MEN)	19-25	02 Jan 2000 to 01 Jan 2006
OFFICERS’ TRAINING ACADEMY (WOMEN)	19-25	02 Jan 2000 to 01 Jan 2006

Military Wing	Age Limit	Marital Status
Indian Military Academy	between 19 and 24 years	Unmarried
Indian Naval Academy	between 19 and 24 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:

• Wax in ears 
• Deviated Nasal Septum
• Hydrocele/Varicocele/Phimosis
• Overweight/Underweight 
• Piles 
• Gynaecomastia 

Permanent body tattoos are completely forbidden anywhere on the body except on the inside face of the forearm (from the elbow to the wrist) and on the reverse side of the palm/back, dorsal, and side of the hand. Candidates with tattoos of specific tribes on their faces or bodies, as per their current customs and traditions, will be authorised in some situations.

CDS 1 2024 Vacancies:

The CDS 1 2024 tentative vacancies are as follows:

Military Branch	Course	Vacancies
Indian Military Academy	158th (DE) Course commencing in January 2025	100 (TENTATIVE)
Indian Naval Academy	Course commencing in January 2025	26(TENTATIVE)
Indian Air Force Academy	Pre-Flying Training Course commencing in January 2025	32(TENTATIVE)
Officers’ Training Academy – Men	121th SSC Men Non-Technical Course commencing in April 2025	170(TENTATIVE)
Officers’ Training Academy – Women	35th SSC Women Non-Technical Course commencing in April 2025	17(TENTATIVE)

CDS 1 2024 Exam Pattern And Syllabus:

Exam Syllabus:

English, General Knowledge, and Elementary Mathematics are required studies for admission to the Indian Military Academy, Indian Naval Academy, and Indian Air Force Academy. Entry into the Officers’ Training Academy needs simply the completion of two subjects: 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 2024 Exam Pattern For OTA:

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

CDS 2024 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 Sports Biology Cultural Knowledge
Elementary Mathematics	Algebra Trigonometry Geometry MensurationStatistics Arithmetic

CDS 1 2024 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 2024 Results:

The CDS 1 2024 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

CDS 1 2024 Expected Cut-Off:

Military Institution	Written Exam Cut-Off	Final Cut-Off
Indian Military Academy	135-145	245-254
Indian Naval Academy	125-135	232-252
Air Force Academy	155-165	266-272
Officers Training Academy (Men)	105-115	164-170
Officers Training Academy (Women)	105-115	162-172

CDS 1 2024 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 the 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 2024 Answer Key:

The answer key will be made available on the official website near the time of the results announcement. The answer key is available on the official website for candidates to review. After talking with their students who took the exam, coaching institutions share the solution key sooner. The solution key can be found on the website of any tutoring institution.

CDS 1 2024 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 2024 Roles:

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

LAST DATE FOR SUBMISSION AND WITHDRAWAL OF APPLICATIONS: 09th JANUARY 2024

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