Combined Defence Services - UPSC
(Last Date for Submission of Applications: 08.09.2017)
COMBINED DEFENCE SERVICES EXAMINATION (II), 2017
[INCLUDING SSC WOMEN (NON-TECHNICAL) COURSE]
(Commission’s Website www.upsc.gov.in)
CANDIDATES TO ENSURE THEIR ELIGIBILITY FOR THE EXAMINATION:
The candidates applying for the examination should ensure that they fulfil all the
eligibility conditions for admission to the Examination. Their admission at all the
stages of the examination will be purely provisional subject to satisfying the
prescribed eligibility conditions.
Mere issue of Admission Certificate to the candidate will not imply that his
candidature has been finally cleared by the Commission.
Verification of eligibility conditions with reference to original documents will be
taken up only after the candidate has qualified for interview/Personality Test.
LAST DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS:
The Online Applications can be filled upto 08th September, 2017 till 6:00 PM
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) for downloading by candidates. No eAdmit
Card will be sent by post. All the applicants are required to provide
valid & active e-mail i.d. while filling up online application form as the
Commission may use electronic mode for contacting them.
PENALITY FOR WRONG ANSWERS:
Candidates should note that there will be penalty (Negative Marking) for wrong
answers marked by a candidate in the Objective Type Question Papers.
For both writing and marking answers in the OMR sheet (Answer Sheet)
candidates must use black ball pen only Pens with any other colour are
prohibited. Do not use Pencil or Ink pen. Candidates should note that any
omission/mistake/discrepancy in encoding/filling of details in the OMR answer
sheet especially with regard to Roll Number and Test Booklet Series Code will
render the answer sheet liable for rejection. Candidates are further advised to
read carefully the “Special Instructions” contained in Appendix-III of the
Notice.
FACILITATION COUNTER FOR GUIDANCE OF CANDIDATES:
In case of any guidance/information/clarification regarding their application,
candidature etc. candidates can contact UPSC’s Facilitation Counter near Gate ‘C’
of its campus in person or over Telephone No.011-23385271/011-23381125/011-
23098543 on working days between 10.00 hrs. to 17.00 hrs.
CANDIDATES ARE REQUIRED TO APPLY ONLINE AT www.upsconline.nic.in
ONLY. NO OTHER MODE IS ALLOWED FOR SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION.
GOVERNMENT STRIVES TO HAVE A WORKFORCE WHICH REFLECTS GENDER
BALANCE AND WOMEN CANDIDATES ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.
No.F.8/2/2017.E.I(B)—A Combined Defence Services Examination will be
conducted by the Union Public Service Commission on 19th November, 2017 for
admission to the under mentioned courses:—
Name of the Course and Approximate No. of Vacancies:
1. Indian Military Academy, Dehradun— 100
145th Course commencing in July 2018
[Including 13 vacancies reserved for
NCC ‘C’ Certificate (Army Wing) holders].
2. Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala—Course 45
commencing in July 2018 Executive
(General Service) [including 06 vacancies
reserved for NCC ‘C’ Certificate holders
(Naval Wing)].
3. Air Force Academy, Hyderabad—(Pre-Flying) 32
Training Course commencing in August, 2018
i.e. No. 204 F(P) Course.
4. Officers’ Training Academy, Chennai—108th
SSC Course (NT) (For Men) commencing in
October, 2018.
225 (including 50
vacancies for NCC
‘C’ certificate
holders for NCC
Spl. Entry)
5. Officers Training Academy, Chennai—22nd 12
SSC Women (Non-Technical) Course
commencing in October, 2018.
NOTE (i) : The date of holding the examination as mentioned above is liable to be
changed at the discretion of the Commission.
NOTE (ii) : The number of vacancies given above is tentative and may be changed
at any stage by Services H. Q.
N.B. (I) (a) : A candidate is required to specify clearly in respective column of the
Online Application the Services for which he/she wishes to be considered in the
order of his/her preference. A male candidate is advised to indicate as many
preferences as he wishes to, subject to the condition given at paras (b) and (c) below,
so that having regard to his rank in the order of merit due consideration can be given
to his preferences when making appointment.
Since women candidates are eligible for OTA only, they should give OTA as their
first and only preference.
(b) (i) : If a male candidate is competing for Short Service Commission (Army) only,
he should indicate OTA as the one and only choice. However, a male candidate
competing for Short Service Commission Course at OTA as well as Permanent
Commission course at IMA, Indian Naval Academy and Air Force Academy should
indicate OTA as his last preference; otherwise OTA will be deemed to be the last
choice even if it is given a higher preference by the candidate.
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(b) (ii) : Women candidates are being considered only for Short Service
Commission at OTA. They should indicate OTA as the only choice.
(c) Candidates who desire to join Air Force Academy must indicate AFA as first
choice, as they have to be administered Computer Pilot Selection System (CPSS)
and/or Pilot Aptitude Battery Test at one of the AFSBs and AF Medicals at Central
Establishment/Institute of Aviation Medicines. Choice exercised for AFA as
second/third etc. will be treated as invalid.
(d) Candidates should note that, except as provided in N.B. (II) below, they will be
considered for appointment to those courses only for which they exercise their
preference and for no other course(s).
(e) No request for addition/alteration in the preferences already indicated by a
candidate in his/her application will be entertained by the Commission. No change
of choice once exercised will be allowed. Second choice will come for consideration
only when the first choice is not offered to the candidate by Services HQ. When first
choice is offered and a candidate declines the same, his/her candidature will be
cancelled for all other choices for regular Commission.
N.B. (II) The left-over candidates of IMA/Indian Naval Academy/Air Force
Academy courses viz., those who have been recommended by the Union Public
Service Commission for grant of Permanent Commission on the basis of the final
results of this Examination, but who could not be inducted on these courses for any
reason whatsoever may be considered for grant of SSC even if they have not
indicated their choice for this course in their applications, if they are subsequently
willing to be considered for this course subject to the following conditions :
(i) There is a shortfall after detailing all the candidates who competed for the SSC
Course; and
(ii) The candidates who are detailed for training even though they have not
expressed their preference for SSC will be placed in the order of Merit List after the
last candidate who had opted for this Course, as these candidates will be getting
admission to the Course to which they are not entitled according to the preference
expressed by them.
(iii) Candidates with Air Force as first and only choice cannot be considered as
left-over for grant of SSC (OTA) if they fail in Computer Pilot Selection System
(CPSS) and/or Pilot Aptitude Battery Test. Such candidates, if they desire to be
considered for SSC (OTA) should exercise their option for OTA also.
CONDITIONS OF ELIGIBILITY:
(a) Nationality: A candidate 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.
Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) above shall
be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the
Government of India.
Certificate of eligibility will, however, not be necessary in the case of candidates
who are Gorkha subjects of Nepal.
A candidate in whose case a certificate of eligibility is necessary, may be admitted
to the examination provisionally subject to the necessary certificate being given to
him/her by the Govt. before declaration of result by UPSC.
(b) Age Limits, Sex and Marital Status :
(i) For IMA—Unmarried male candidates born not earlier than 2nd July, 1994 and
not later than 1st July, 1999 only are eligible.
(ii) For Indian Naval Academy—Unmarried male candidates born not earlier than
2
nd July, 1994 and not later than 1st July, 1999 only are eligible.
(iii) For Air Force Academy—
20 to 24 years as on 1st July 2018 i.e. born not earlier than 2nd July, 1994 and not
later than 1st July, 1998 (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 July, 1992 and not later than 1st July, 1998) only are eligible.
Note: Candidate below 25 years of age must be unmarried. Marriage is not
permitted during training. Married candidates above 25 years of age are eligible to
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apply but during training period they will neither be provided married
accommodation nor can they live with family out of the premises.
(iv) For Officers' Training Academy—(SSC Course for men) Male candidates
(married or unmarried) born not earlier than 2nd July, 1993 and not later than 1st July,
1999 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 July, 1993 and not later than 1st July,
1999.
NOTE : Male divorcee/widower candidates cannot be treated as unmarried male
for the purpose of their admission in IMA/INA/AFA courses and accordingly they
are not eligible for these courses.
Educational Qualifications :
(i) For I.M.A. and Officers’ Training Academy— Degree of a recognised University
or equivalent.
(ii) For Indian Naval Academy—Degree in Engineering from a recognised
University/Institution.
(iii) For Air Force Academy—Degree of a recognised University (with Physics and
Mathematics at 10+2 level) or Bachelor of Engineering.
Graduates with first choice as Army/Navy/Air Force are to submit proof of
graduation provisional certificates on the date of commencement of the SSB
Interview at the SSB.
Candidates who are studying in the final year/semester Degree course and have
yet to pass the final year degree examination can also apply provided candidate
should not have any present backlog upto the last semester / year for which results
have been declared upto the time of submission of application and they will be
required to submit proof of passing the degree examination at the time of
commencement of course to reach the Army HQ/Rtg. CDSE Entry, West Block III,
R. K. Puram, New Delhi-110066 in case of IMA/SSC first choice candidates and
Naval HQ “DMPR” (OI & R Section), Room No. 204, ‘C’ Wing, Sena Bhawan, New
Delhi-110011 in case of Navy first choice candidates and PO3(A)/Air Headquarters,
‘J’ Block, Room No. 17, Opp. Vayu Bhawan, Motilal Nehru Marg, New Delhi-110 106
in case of Air Force first choice candidates by the following dates failing which their
candidature will stand cancelled :
(i) For admission to IMA on or before 1st July, 2018, Indian Naval Academy on or
before 1st July, 2018 and Air Force Academy on or before 13th May, 2018.
(ii) For admission to Officers' Training Academy, Chennai on or before 1st October,
2018.
Candidates possessing professional and technical qualifications which are
recognised by government as equivalent to professional and technical degrees
would also be eligible for admission to the examination.
In exceptional cases the Commission may treat a candidate, who does not possess
any of the qualifications prescribed in this rule as educationally qualified provided
that he/she possesses qualifications, the standard of which in the opinion of the
Commission, justifies his/her admission to the examination.
NOTE I : Candidates, who have yet to pass their degree examination will be eligible only
if they are studying in the final year of degree examination. Those candidates who have yet to
qualify in the final year Degree Examination and are allowed to appear in the UPSC
Examination should note that this is only a special concession given to them. They are
required to submit proof of passing the Degree Examination by the prescribed date and no
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request for extending this date will be entertained on the grounds of late conduct of basic
qualifying University Examination, delay in declaration of results or any other ground
whatsoever. Candidates who are studying in the final year/semester degree course are
required to submit at the time of SSB interview a bonafide certificate issued by
University/College stating that they will be able to submit their proof of passing the
graduation degree examination by the specified date, failing which their candidature will be
cancelled.
NOTE II : Candidates who are debarred by the Ministry of Defence from holding
any type of commission in the Defence Services shall not be eligible for admission to
the examination and if admitted, their candidature will be cancelled.
NOTE III : In the event of Air Force candidates being suspended from Flying
training for failure to learn flying, they would be absorbed in the Navigation Branch
of the IAF. This will be subject to availability of vacancies and fulfilling the laid
down qualitative requirements (including 60% in graduation).
FEE :
Candidates (excepting Female/SC/ST candidates who are exempted from
payment of fee) are required to pay a fee of Rs. 200/- (Rupees Two Hundred Only)
either by depositing the money in any Branch of SBI by cash, or by using net banking
facility of SBI, State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur/State Bank of Hyderabad/State Bank
of Mysore/State Bank of Patiala/State Bank of Travancore or by using Visa/Master
Credit/Debit Card.
LAST DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS:
The Online Applications can be filled upto 08th September, 2017 till 6:00 PM.
