The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) is soon to close the application window for Combined Defence Services 2019 (CDS I). All the interested candidates must hurry up and apply online at the earliest on upsconline.nic.in. The last date for the application process is November 26, and the withdrawal of applications is also on the same day. CDS II exam for this year is over. The admission will be granted to 417 seats in the Indian Military Academy Dehradun, Indian Naval Academy Ezhimala, Air Force Academy Hyderabad-(Pre-Flying) 32 Training Course, Officers' Training Academy Chennai (Madras)- 111th SSC (Men) Course (NT) and Officers Training Academy Chennai-25th SSC Women (Non-Technical). Civil Services Exams for Group ‘A’ & ‘B’ Posts: UPSC Relaxes Age Limit For Ex-Servicemen Candidates. 

UPSC will conduct the CDS I exam on February 3, 2019, at various test centres across. The recruitment notice states that graduates are eligible to apply for IMA and OTA, engineering graduates for Indian Naval Academy, science and those having bachelor at engineering can apply to Air Force Academy. The application window will remain open till 6:00 pm on November 26.

UPSC CDS I 2019 Admit Cards

The candidates whose applications will match the eligibility criteria as set by UPSC will get the admit cards. Following the tradition, the e-Admit Cards will be available on the UPSC website three weeks before the commencement of the exam. Hence, at the beginning of January, the hall tickets are expected to be published online. UPSC IFS Main Recruitment Exam 2018 Timetable Released! Check Exam Schedule Online. 

UPSC CDS I 2019 Question Paper Pattern

The competitive exam for hiring in the CDS department comprises of written examination and interview for intelligence and personality test. For admission to Indian Military Academy, Indian Naval Academy and Air Force Academy the students will have to appear in English, General Knowledge and Elementary Mathematics. While for admission to Officers’ Training Academy, the students will sit for English and General Knowledge exams. The maximum marks allotted to the written examination and the interviews will be 300, 300, 300 and 200 each for admission to the Indian Military Academy, Indian Naval Academy, Air Force Academy and Officers’ Training Academy respectively. The papers in all the subjects will consist of objective type questions only.

Now as you have the detailed information for UPSC CDS I recruitment exam, it is advisable to fill in the applications as soon as possible and not delaying it any further. During the exam, only use black ball pen to darken the circles. Only those whose entries are circled in black ball pen will be taken into account while evaluating the answer sheets on computerised machines.

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