UPSC CDS-I Recruitment 2022: Apply for 341 Posts

Dear Candidates,

Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has invited online applications from eligible female and male candidates for Combined Defence Service Exam I 2022 on a total of 341 vacant posts. CDS-Ivacancies will fill in various defense academies. Through the latest UPSC Recruitment 2021, the commission is including the Indian Military Academy (IMA), the Indian Naval Academy (INA), the Indian Air Force Academy (AFA), and the Officers Training Academy (OTA).

For further details, read the blog UPSC CDS-I 2022: -

UPSC CDS I Exam 2022- Important Dates

Every year, the CDS exam is conducted twice by UPSC for those candidates who are interested in Indian defense. However, UPSC has released Combined Defence Service Exam-I for the year 2022 on its official website. 

• The process of online application has started on the official website of UPSC, upsconline.nic.in, on which interested and eligible candidates can apply online.

Eligibility Criteria for UPSC CDS I 2022

Here is some vacancy detail for CDS-I 2022 such as Educational Qualification, Age limit, Application fee, Selection process, etc, that must be ensured by the candidates before submitting the online application.

Age Limit -

(i) For IMA & Indian Naval Academy—Unmarried male candidates born not earlier than 2nd January 1999 and not later than 1st January 2004 only are eligible.

(iii) For Air Force Academy— 20 to 24 years as on 1st January 2023 i.e. born not earlier than 2nd January 1999 and not later than 1st January 2003.

(iv) For Officers' Training Academy—(SSC Course for men & woman) unmarried male candidates born not earlier than 2nd January 1998 and not later than 1st January 2004 only are eligible.

Note: Candidate below 25 years of age must be unmarried. Marriage is not permitted during training.

Selection Process:

The candidate has to go through the following selection process: -

• Written Exam
• Interview for intelligence and personality test

Written Exam Pattern:

• The papers in all the subjects will consist of objective-type questions only.
• 0.33 marks will be deducted for each wrong answer for each question.

(a) For Indian Military Academy, Indian Naval Academy and Air Force Academy

Subjects	No. of Questions	Maximum Marks	Time Duration
English	120	100	2 Hours
General Knowledge	120	100	2 Hours
Mathematics	100	100	2 Hours

(b) For Admission to Officers’ Training Academy

Subjects	No. of Questions	Maximum Marks	Time Duration
English	120	100	2 Hours
General Knowledge	120	100	2 Hours

Application Fee:

• For General/OBC candidates: Rs 200
• For SC/ST/Female Candidates: Free
• Candidates can pay either by depositing cash in any branch of SBI or by using the Net Banking facility of SBI.

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Conclusion:

If you want to join the Indian Army then this is the golden opportunity. However, you can get all the necessary information related to recruitment in this blog, like UPSC CDS I Exam 2022 - important dates, eligibility criteria, selection process, application fee, etc. Apart from this, if you face any problem related to UPSC CDS-I Recruitment 2021, then you can ask us by commenting in the comment box. 

Only unmarried candidates apply for the above recruitment.

All the Best!!