UPSC Combined Defence Service Exam (1) 2016: Union Public Service Commission has released the employment notification for the
recruitment of 457 vacancies. Where these vacancies are present in different services such as Indian Military Academy, Indian Naval Academy, Air Force Academy and Officers Training Academy. So in order to recruit and fill up all these vacancies with eligible and appropriate candidates.
UPSC has issued the notification and welcoming applications from all interested and eligible candidates. As we know UPSC is going to recruit all these vacancies through Combined Defence Services Examination (I) 2016 (including SSC women (non-technical) course). So all interested candidates those who are willing to participate in this exam are advised to apply through online form 7th November 2015 to 4th December 2015.
After the successful completion of application process candidates are advised to take the filled application for further usage. But before going to register the application candidates have to refer the official notification thoroughly.
Other important details like age limit, educational qualification, selection process, application fee, application process and important dates are given below.
UPSC CDS I 2016 Recruitment Details:
Total number of available Posts: 457 posts
Names of Courses:
Indian Military Academy: 200 Posts
Air Force Academy: 32 Posts
Officers Training Academy (Men): 175 Posts
Indian Naval Academy: 45 Posts
Officers Training Academy (Women, Non-Technical): 05 Posts
Age Limit:
- Indian Military Academy: candidates should not born earlier than 02-01-1993 and not later than 01-01-1998.(Unmarried male candidates).
- Indian Naval Academy: candidates should not born earlier than 02-01-1993 and not later than 01-01-1998.(Unmarried male candidates).
- Air Force Academy: 20 years to 24 years as on the date of 01-01-2017, such as candidates should not born earlier than 02-01-1993 and not later than 01-01-1997. (Unmarried male candidates).
- Officers Training Academy (Men): candidates should not born earlier than 02-01-1992 and not later than 01-01-1998. (Male Candidates (Married or Unmarried)).
- Officers Training Academy (Women, Non-Technical): candidates should not born earlier than 02-01-1992 and not later than 01-01-1998 (Unmarried Women candidates & Issueless widows).
Educational Qualification:
- Officers Training Academy: Candidates must have passed graduation degree from any recognized university or its equivalent qualification
- For Indian Naval Academy: graduation degree in engineering and graduation degree from any recognized university/ institution.
- For Air Force Academy: graduation degree from any recognized university (with Physics and Mathematics at 10+2 level) or Bachelor of Engineering.
Selection Process: UPSC will recruit the candidates based on the performance in the written exam, intelligence test, personality test and personal interview.
Application Fee: General candidates have to pay application fee of Rs. 200/- through cash or online and no application fee for Female/ SC/ ST candidates.
Pay by cash Mode: Candidates have to pay application fee by depositing the amount in any Branch of SBI on or before the last date of 03-12-2015 by 23:59 hrs.
Online Mode: Candidates have to pay application fee by using Visa/ Master Credit/ Debit card on or before the final date of 04-12 by 23:59 hrs.
Net Banking Mode: Candidates have to pay application fee by using net banking facility of SBI (at relevant states).
How to Apply: all interested and eligible candidates those who are willing to apply for these vacancies are advised to register the online application from the official page form www.upsconline.nic.in from 07th November 2015 to 04th December 2015 by 11:59 PM.
Important Dates for UPSC Recruitment 2015:
Starting date for the submission of application form: 7th November 2015
Final date for the submission of application form: 4th December 2015
Date of Combined Defence Services Examination (I), 2016: 14th December 2016.
Apply online applications