CDS 2020: Application Form (Out), Exam Date, Eligibility Criteria

UPSC will be conducting CDS 2020 examination to select the eligible candidates for Indian army, navy, air force and officer’s training academies. The exam will be held twice a year on 2nd February 2020 and 8th November 2020. Candidates will be able to apply for the exam in online mode from 30th Oct 2019 and 5th August 2020 for February and November exam respectively. The exam will be conducted in pen and paper mode and the qualifying candidates will be shortlisted for interview. Qualifying the interview will make the candidates eligible for selection in Indian Military Academy (IMA), Indian Naval Academy (INA), Air Force Academy (AFA) and Officer’s Training Academy (OTA).

Major Highlights

• The candidates applying for the examination should ensure that they fulfill all the eligibility conditions to appear for the examination.
• All the applicants are required to provide valid & active e-mail id in application form as the Commission may contact the candidates through them.
• In case of any query regarding application, candidature etc. the candidates can contact UPSC’s Facilitation Counter.
• Except Indian national candidates, a certificate of eligibility is a must to hold by other candidates.
• All the documents such as application form, admit card, result, etc should be kept safe till the process of selection is over.
• All communications to the Commission should contain name & year of the exam, roll number (if received), registration id, candidate’s full name (block letters), postal address as in application & telephone number, if any.
• In case of multiple applications, the one with the higher RID (Registration ID) will be considered.
• Once applications are submitted, candidature cannot be withdrawn under any circumstances.

  Important Dates

  The official dates for CDS I and II examinations are given below:

  Events	Related Dates
  	For CDS I	For CDS II
  Online application form release	30th October 2019	5th August 2020
  Last date to submit the application	19th November 2019	25th August 2020
  Issue of admit cards	January 2020, 3rd week	October 2020, last week
  Date of exam	2nd February 2020	8th November 2020
  Result announcement	May 2020	December 2020
  Availability of interview call letter	August 2020, 4th week (for IMA) November 2020, 4th week (for OTA)	To be announced
  Final result declaration	To be announced	To be announced

  Exam Pattern

  Check here the pattern for the CDS examination:

   
  • Mode of exam: Offline
  • Type of questions: Objective type
  • Medium of test: Hindi & English both, except for English section
  • Negative marking: 1/3^rd marks will be deducted for each incorrect answer

  For IMA, INA and AFA:

  Subject	Maximum Marks	Duration
  Elementary Mathematics	100	2 hours
  General Knowledge	100	2 hours
  English	100	2 hours

  For OTA:

  Subject	Maximum Marks	Duration
  General Knowledge	100	2 hours
  English	100	2 hours

  Syllabus

  The  syllabus for the CDS 2020 exam is given as:

  • English: Questions will be asked to test candidates’ understanding of English and workmanlike use of words
  • General Knowledge: Knowledge Of Current Events, Scientific Aspects, History Of India, Geography, etc
  • Elementary Mathematics: Elementary Number Theory, Algebra, Mensuration, Trigonometry, Statistics and Geometry For more information kindly visit:https://www.upsc.gov.in/examinations/Combined%20Defence%20Services%20Examination%20%28I%29%2C%202020