UPSC CDS Exam 2024- Exam Date, Application Form, Eligibility, & More!
To select commissioning officers for the Indian Naval Academy (INA), Officers Training Academy (OTA), Indian Air Force Academy, and the Indian Military Academy (IMA), the (UPSC) Union Public Service Commission conducts the CDS Examination twice a year.
Applicants who want to apply for the Indian Armed Forces and are interested in serving their country must pass a competitive written exam and SSB interview.
CDS Exam in 2024
For CDS recruitment, UPSC conducts written tests and interviews. The selected applicants are then sent to the Indian Naval Academy in Goa, the Indian Military Academy in Dehradun, the Officer Training Academy in Chennai, and the Air Force Academy in Hyderabad.
Official Notification for CDS 1 Exam 2024
On 21st December 2024, the comprehensive advertisement and official notification for the CDS (I) 2024 Examination will be made available on the authorised website of the UPSC www.upsc.gov.in. This notification will include all the information required for the exam, including the number of openings, the application process, crucial dates, and other information.
An Overview of CDS 1 Exam 2024
The CDS test must be passed to join one of the three Indian Armed Forces. The aspirants who fulfill the eligibility requirements of CDS are considered eligible for the CDS exam even though the eligibility requirement is different for recruitment in the top three Indian Academies. Please see the article below for complete information on the CDS Exam, exam format, eligibility requirements, salary scale, and selection process.
An Overview of CDS Exam 2024
| Name of the Agency | Union Public Service Commission |
| Name of the Examination | Combined Defence Service Examination (I) 2024 |
| CDS 1 Opening | Yet to be announced |
| Mode of Registration | Online |
| Online Application starting date | December 21st, 2024to January 10th, 2024 |
| Selection Criteria | Written Test- Personal Interview- Medical Test |
| Language | Bilingual |
| Mode of Examination | Offline |
| Question Type | MCQs |
| Eligibility Criteria | Unmarried Females & Male |
| CDS Exam Time | 2 hours (each paper) |
| Marking Scheme | 1/3 for each incorrect answer |
| Job Location | All Over India |
| Authorised Website | www.upsc.gov.in |
Exam Pattern of UPSC CDS
Number of Openings in CDS 1 Exam 2024
Along with the official CDS 1 Notification 2024, new positions that will be filled through the CDS-I 2024 test will be released. Last year there was a total of 399 openings for the IMA, IAF, Officer’s Training Academy, and Indian Naval Academy were released by the authority. Check the distribution of vacancies from the previous year 2024.
| CDS 2 Openings in 2024 | |
| Academy | Number of Openings |
| Air Force Academy in Hyderabad | 32 |
| Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala | 22 |
| Officers Training Academy in Chennai SSC Women | 16 |
| IMA in Dehradun | 100 |
| Officers’ Training Academy in Chennai (Madras) SSC Men | 169 |
| Total Openings | 339 |