UPSC Combined Defence Services Examination 2019

COMBINED DEFENCE SERVICES EXAMINATION (I), 2019
[INCLUDING SSC WOMEN (NON-TECHNICAL) COURSE]
No.F.8/3/2018.E.I(B) – A

Combined Defence Services Examination will be conducted by the Union Public Service Commission on 3rd February, 2019 for admission to the under mentioned courses

Name of the Course and Approximate No. of Vacancies:
1. Indian Military Academy, Dehradun – 148th (DE) Course commencing in January, 20203
[including 13 vacancies reserved for NCC C Certificate (Army Wing) holders]
No. of Vacancies: 100

2. Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala-Course commencing in January, 2020 Executive
(General Service)/Hydro [including 06 vacancies reserved for NCC C Certificate holders (Naval Wing)].
No. of Vacancies: 45

3. Air Force Academy, Hyderabad-(Pre-Flying) Training Course commencing in January, 2020 i.e. No. 207 F(P) Course.br>[03 vacancies are reserved for NCC C Certificate (Air Wing) holders through NCC Spl. Entry]
No. of Vacancies: 32

4. Officers Training Academy, Chennai (Madras)- 111th SSC (Men) Course (NT) commencing in April, 2020 [(i) 171 vacs for SSC (Men) (NT) UPSC, (ii) 04 vacs for JAG (Men) (NT) April, 2020 Non UPSC and (iii) 50 vacs for NCC Special entry Non UPSC].
No. of Vacancies: 225

5. Officers Training Academy, Chennai-25th 15 SSC Women (Non-Technical) Course _______ commencing in April, 2020.
No. of Vacancies: 417

Eligibility:
(a) Nationality: A candidate must be unmarried and must either be:
(i) a Citizen of India, or
(ii) a subject of Bhutan, or
(iii) a subject of Nepal, or
(iv) a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before the 1st January, 1962 with the
intention of permanently settling in India, or
(v) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka and East African Countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire and Ethiopia or Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.

(b) Age Limits, Sex and Marital Status:
(i) For IMA-Unmarried male candidates born not earlier than 2nd January, 1996 and not later than 1st January, 2001 only are eligible.
(ii) For Indian Naval Academy-Unmarried male candidates born not earlier than 2nd January, 1996 and not later than 1st January, 2001 only are eligible.
(iii) For Air Force Academy- 20 to 24 years as on 1st January, 2020 i.e. born not earlier than 2nd January, 1996 and not later than 1st January, 2000 (Upper age limit for candidates holding valid and current Commercial Pilot Licence issued by DGCA (India) is relaxable upto 26 yrs.
i.e. born not earlier than 2nd January, 1994 and not later than 1st January, 2000) only are eligible.

iv) For Officers Training Academy-(SSC Course for men) unmarried male candidates born not earlier than 2nd January, 1995 and not later than 1st January, 2001 only are eligible.

(v) For Officers Training Academy-(SSC Women Non-Technical Course)
Unmarried women, issueless widows who have not remarried and issueless divorcees (in possession of divorce documents) who have not remarried are eligible.
They should have been born not earlier than 2nd January, 1995 and not later than 1st January, 2001.

How to Apply: Candidates are required to apply online by using the website www.upsconline.nic.in Brief instructions for filling up the online Application Form

The eligible candidates shall be issued an e-Admit Card three weeks before the commencement of the examination. The e-Admit Card will be made available on the UPSC website (www.upsc.gov.in)