Male and female defence aspirants who were waiting to join the Officers Training Academy (OTA) Chennai can now apply for the CDS 2 2023 to join the OTA Chennai for the 120th SSC (Men) (NT) and 34th SSC Women (NT) course commencing in October 2024.
UPSC released the CDS 2 2023 Examination notification on 17th May 2023. Candidates can apply for CDS 2 2023 Examination by going to the UPSC Website and the Last Date to apply is 06th June 2023. Notification for the Combined Defence Services Examination (II) 2023 has been released 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.
Finally, CDS 2 2023 Notification has been published by Union Public Service Commission on 17th May 2023 as per the UPSC Examination Calendar 2023 and some important dates are released officially by UPSC. Candidates who are interested to apply for UPSC CDS 2 2023 notification can apply at upsc.gov.in and upsconline.nic.in. As per the latest update on the CDS 2 2023 Exam 2023 notification, candidates can apply for the CDS 2 2023 exam on the official website.
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CDS 2 2023 Important Dates:
CDS 2 2023 Important Dates: UPSC will publish the CDS 2 2023 notification and important dates. Let’s have a look at the tentative schedule for CDS 2 2023 exam.
| CDS 2 2023 EVENTS | DATES |
| CDS 2 2023 Application Start Date | 17 May 2023 |
| CDS 2 2023 Application Last Date | 06 June 2023 |
| CDS 2 2023 Exam Date | 03 September 2023 (SUNDAY) |
| CDS 2 2023 Admit Card Download Date | 3 weeks before the exam |
| CDS 2 2023 Result Date (Expected) | Oct – Nov 2023 |
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| CDS 2 2023 Official Notification | CDS 2 2023 Notification |
CDS 2 2023 Age limit
As compared to educational qualification age limits also play a vital role in the CDS 2 2023 notification because UPSC has kept some cut-off dates for eligibility. So before applying to try to go through the full notification provided by UPSC.
Education Qualification
| 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 2023 Vacancies:
The CDS 2 2023 tentative vacancies are as follows:
| Military Branch | Course | Vacancies |
| Indian Military Academy | 153rd (DE) Course commencing in July 2024 | 100 |
| Indian Naval Academy | Course commencing in July 2024 | 32 |
| Indian Air Force Academy | Pre-Flying Training Course commencing in July 2024 | 32 |
| Officers’ Training Academy – Men | 116th SSC Men Non-Technical Course commencing in October 2024 | 169 |
| Officers’ Training Academy – Women | 30th SSC Women Non-Technical Course commencing in October 2024 | 16 |
For Admission to Officers’ Training Academy:
| SUBJECT | DURATION | MAX. MARKS |
| ENGLISH | 2 HOURS | 100 M |
| GENERAL KNOWLEDGE | 2 HOURS | 100 M |
Cut Off: Students who score more than the cut-off are considered for SSB interviews. Cut Off will be declared by the board based on the applications received and candidates qualified in the first stage of the recruitment process. Now we will look into the expected cut-off marks for all the academies.
| S.No | ACADEMY | EXPECTED CUT OFF |
| 1 | IMA | 140 – 145 |
| 2 | INA | 130 – 135 |
| 3 | AFA | 155 -160 |
| 4 | OTA (MEN) | 105 – 110 |
| 5 | OTA (WOMEN) | 105 – 110 |
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