CDS 2020
Combined Defence Services (CDS) Examination is conducted by the Union
Public Service Commission (UPSC) biannually i.e. two times each year for the
enrollment into the Indian Military Academy, Officers Training Academy, Indian
Naval Academy and Indian Air Force Academy. The examination for CDS is
conducted in offline mode, followed by SSB interview round.
CDA I exam will be conducted around February 2020 while CDS II exam will
be conducted around September 2020. The online registration will be initiated
from October 2019 for CDS I exam and in June 2020 for the CDS II exam.
CDS 2020 Highlights
Specification
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Overview
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Exam Name
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Combined Defence
Services Exam
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Commonly Known As
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CDS Exam
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Conducting Body
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Union Public Service Commission
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Examination Level
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National Level
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Frequency
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Vacancy Based
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Languages
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English and Hindi
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Exam Mode
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Offline
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Mode of Application
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Online
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CDS 2020 Important Dates
Exam Events
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For CDS I
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For CDS II
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Online Registration/Application Form filling
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October 2019
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June 2020
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Last Date for Registration
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November 2019
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July 2020
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CDS Admit Card Issuance
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January 2020
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3 weeks before the exam
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Date of CDS Written Examination
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February 2020
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September 2020
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Declaration of CDS Result
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March 2020
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October 2020
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CDS 2020 Eligibility Criteria
Fields
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Eligibility Conditions
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Nationality
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Indian Citizens
Subject of Bhutan/Nepal
Tibetan refugee who is for all time settled in India preceding to January
1, 1962
Individual of Indian origin who has moved from either Pakistan, Sri
Lanka, Burma, Vietnam, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, Zaire, or Zambia
with the aim of living permanently in India.
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Academic Qualification
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Indian Military Academy (IMA) &Officers Training Academy (OTA) –
Bachelor’s degree from any recognized University.
Air Force Academy (AFA)- Any Bachelor's degree (with Physics and
Mathematics at 10+2 level) or Bachelor of Engineering (B.Tech.)
Indian Naval Academy (INA) - Engineering degree from a recognized
University
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Age Limit
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Female candidates
are eligible for OTA only.
Married applicants can apply only for Air Force Academy (AFA) and OTA.
For Indian Military Academy (IMA): 19- 24 years
For Indian Naval Academy (INA): 19- 22 Years
For Air Force Academy: 19- 23 Years
For Officers’ Training Academy (SSC Course for Men): 19- 25 years
For Officers’ Training Academy (SSC Women Non-Technical Course): 19- 25
Years
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CDS 2020 Physical Criteria
Candidates to be applying for the Defence services, the vital and the most
important criteria are to be physically
and mentally fit. It is a category on which the aspirants can look forward to
serve its country in a committed way.
It is a necessary eligibility criterion for a CDS 2020 aspirants. Aspirants
should have good mental along with physical health. It is advisable for the
candidates to get oneself medically examined and checked before filling the
registration form. On off all the chance that at all the candidates who might
be unfit may apply for Appeal Medical Board (AMB) to be finished inside 42 days
of SMB.
CDS 2020 Application Form
1.
Aspirants can access the application form of CDS 2020 by visiting the
official website of
is non-refundable.
1. UPSC. They can apply online
and not through any other mode.
2. Aspirants will see two parts
of the registration process. They have required too complete both the steps.
Part I- Fill in the information such as basic details, mobile number and valid
email id given in the form carefully, as no changes will be allowed thereafter
once submitted. After completion of the first step, aspirants will receive a valid
registration id.
3. The second part of the
registration includes uploading all the necessary documents such as scanned copies
of the aspirant's photograph, thumb impression, and signature which should be
accessible while registering for the test.
4. Re-check all the information
before making the final submission.
5. Aspirants can complete the
registration process by initiating the fee payment which can be done via online
mode (VISA/Master/Debit Card and Net banking) or via offline mode (through
e-challan at any branch of SBI Bank).
6. On successful completion of the process, aspirants must take the print
out of the application form along with generated e-receipt.
The application fee is Rs. 200 only for all the candidates. SC/ST
candidates and all the female candidates are not required to pay any
application fee. Application fee for the CDS exam
CDS 2020 Admit Card
The official notification release of CDA 2020 admit cards will be available
and issued for the candidates online 3 weeks prior to the exam.
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Candidates have to visit the official UPSC website and click on the link to
download the CDS 2020 hall ticket. Candidates will furthermore be notified via
registered Email or SMS.
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To download the hall ticket, candidates have to enter their registration
number and password for the same.
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The call letter will consist of details such as aspirants name, roll
number, exam center, exam date, timing etc.
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Without the admit card and valid id proof, candidates will not be allowed
to appear for the examination.
CDS 2020 Exam Pattern
The CDS 2020 exam will be conducted in pen and paper (offline) mode. CDA
exam will be conducted both in the morning and forenoon.
The exam comprises of objective type questions which candidates need to be
attempted in 2 hours with the total marks allotment of 300 along with the provision
of negative marking for wrong answers. Medium of the exam is English and Hindi.
Section-Wise distribution of questions:
Subjects
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No. of Questions
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Maximum Marks
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Duration
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General Knowledge
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120
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100
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120 minutes
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English Language
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120
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100
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Elementary Mathematics
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100
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100
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CDS 2020 Recommended Books
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Objective General - S. P. Bakshi.
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Word Power Made Easy - Normen Lewis.
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Grammar basics - Wren and Martin's.
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Quantitative Aptitude - R. S. Aggarwal.
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Geography & History - NCERT (Std 6th-12th)
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Magazines such as Pratiyogita Darpan, Competition Success Review (CSR), and
Yojana
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General Awareness - Manohar Panday
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Pathfinder for CDS - Arihant
CDS 2020 Result
Declaration of the CDS 2020 result will be on the official UPSC website.
The result of the written examination will be a month later after the
examination. Aspirants qualifying the written examination will then be called
for the SSB interview and the final selection will be declared thereafter.