UPSC CDS I 2022 Notification released for 341 posts - Exam on 10 April 2022

• Integrity Education, Delhi
• 22, Dec 2021

The Union Public Service Commission has released the notification for COMBINED DEFENCE SERVICES EXAMINATION (I), 2022 [INCLUDING SSC WOMEN (NON-TECHNICAL) COURSE] on its official website - upsc.gov.in for 341 vacancies. The exam is to be held on 10 April 2022. 

Candidates are required to apply online by using the website http://upsconline.nic.in

Important Dates:

• Last Date to Apply Online: 11-01-2022 till 06:00 PM
• Last Date for Fee Payment (Pay by cash): 10-01-2022 at 11:59 pm
• Last Date for Fee Payment (online): 11-01-2022 till 06:00 pm
• Date of Online Application withdrawn: From 18-01-2022 to 24-01-2022 till 6:00 pm
• Date of Exam: 10-04-2022

Application Fee:

• For Others: Rs. 200/-
• For Female/ SC/ ST: NIL
• Candidates can pay either by depositing the money in any Branch of SBI by cash or by using net banking facility of SBI.

Age Limit (as on 01-01-2023):

• Minimum Age: 20 Years
• Maximum Age: 24 Years
• Candidates born not earlier than 02-01-1999 and not later than 01-01-2003

Educational Qualification:

• For I.M.A. and Officers’ Training Academy: Degree of a recognized University or equivalent.
• For Indian Naval Academy: Degree in Engineering from a recognized University/Institution.
• For Air Force Academy: Degree of a recognized University (with Physics and Mathematics at 10+2 level) or Bachelor of Engineering

Total Vacancies - 341

Indian Military Academy, Dehradun— 100

• 154th (DE) Course commencing in January, 2023 [including 13 vacancies reserved for NCC `C’ Certificate (Army Wing) holders]

Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala - 22

• Course commencing in January, 2023 Executive Branch (General Service)/Hydro [including 03 vacancies for NCC ‘C’ Certificate (Naval Wing through NCC Special Entry ) holders.

Air Force Academy, Hyderabad - 32

• (Pre-Flying) Training Course commencing in January, 2023 i.e. No. 213 F(P) Course. [including 03 vacancies are reserved for NCC `C’ Certificate (Air Wing) holders through NCC Spl. Entry]

Officers’ Training Academy, Chennai (Madras) - 170

• 117th SSC (Men) (NT) (UPSC) Course commencing in April, 2023

Officers Training Academy, Chennai (Madras) 17

• 31st SSC Women (NT) (UPSC) Course commencing in April, 2023.

Eligibility:-

Nationality: A candidate must be unmarried and must either be:

• (i) a Citizen of India, or
• (ii) a subject of Nepal, or
• (iii) 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) and (iii) 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.

UPSC CDS Exam Pattern 2022 - Written Test

The papers in all the subjects will consist of objective type questions only. The question papers (Test Booklets) of General Knowledge and Elementary Mathematics will be set bilingually in Hindi as well as English.

For Admission to Indian Military Academy, Indian Naval Academy and Air Force Academy:-

Number of Papers -

• English - 100 Marks - 2 hours
• General Knowledge - 100 Marks - 2 Hours
• Elementary Mathematics - 100 Marks - 2 Hours

For Admission to Officers’ Training Academy:-

Number of Papers -

• English - 100 Marks - 2 Hours
• General Knowledge - 100 Marks - 2 Hours

Marking Scheme:

• 1 mark for each correct answer & 0.33 marks will be deducted for each incorrect answer.
• No penalty in the case of unattempted questions.

The maximum marks allotted to the written examination and to the interviews will be equal for each course i.e. the maximum marks allotted to the written examination and to 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 Union Public Service Commission shall prepare a list of candidates who obtain the minimum qualifying marks in the written examination as fixed by the Commission in their discretion. Candidates who are declared successful in the written exam will be detailed for intelligence and personality test at the Service Selection Board based on their preference by the respective service HQ. CANDIDATES WHO QUALIFY IN THE WRITTEN EXAM AND GIVEN THEIR FIRST CHOICE AS ARMY (IMA/OTA) ARE REQUIRED TO REGISTER THEMSELVES ON THE RECRUITING DIRECTORATE WEBSITE WWW.JOININDIANARMY.NIC.IN IN ORDER TO ENABLE THEM TO RECEIVE CALL UP INFORMATION FOR SSB INTERVIEW. THOSE CANDIDATES WhO HAVE ALREADY REGISTERED ON THE RECRUITING DIRECTORATE WEBSITE ARE ADVISED NOT TO REGISTER AGAIN.

INTELLIGENCE AND PERSONALITY TEST (SSB Interview)

The SSB procedure consists of two stage Selection process - stage I and stage II. Only those candidates who clear the stage I are permitted to appear for stage II. The details are:

(a) Stage I comprises of Officer Intelligence Rating (OIR) tests are Picture Perception* Description Test (PP&DT). The candidates will be shortlisted based on combination of performance in OIR Test and PP&DT.

(b) Stage II Comprises of Interview, Group Testing Officer Tasks, Psychology Tests and the Conference. These tests are conducted over 4 days. The details of these tests are given on the website www.joinindianarmy.nic.in.

The personality of a candidate is assessed by three different assessors viz. The Interviewing Officer (IO), Group Testing Officer (GTO) and the Psychologist. There are no separate weightage for each test. The marks are allotted by assessors only after taking into consideration the performance of the candidate holistically in all the test. In addition, marks for Conference are also allotted based on the initial performance of the Candidate in the three techniques and decision of the Board. All these have equal weightage.

The various tests of IO, GTO and Psych are designed to bring out the presence/absence of Officer Like Qualities and their trainability in a candidate. Accordingly candidates are Recommended or Not Recommended at the SSB.

SYLLABUS:-

ENGLISH

The question paper will be designed to test the candidates’ understanding of English and workmanlike use of words.

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

General Knowledge including knowledge of current events and of such matters of everyday observation and experience in their scientific aspects as may be expected of an educated person who has not made a special study of any scientific subject. The paper will also include questions on History of India and Geography of a nature which candidate should be able to answer without special study.

ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS

ARITHMETIC - Number System—Natural numbers, Integers, Rational and Real numbers. Fundamental operations, addition, substraction, multiplication, division, Square roots, Decimal fractions. Unitary method, time and distance, time and work, percentages, applications to simple and compound interest, profit and loss, ratio and proportion, variation

Elementary Number Theory—Division algorithm. Prime and composite numbers. Tests of divisibility by 2, 3, 4, 5, 9 and 11. Multiples and factors. Factorisation Theorem. H.C.F. and L.C.M. Euclidean algorithm. Logarithms to base 10, laws of logarithms, use of logarithmic tables.

ALGEBRA - Basic Operations, simple factors, Remainder Theorem, H.C.F., L.C.M., Theory of polynomials, solutions of quadratic equations, relation between its roots and coefficients (Only real roots to be considered). Simultaneous linear equations in two unknowns—analytical and graphical solutions. Simultaneous linear inequations in two variables and their solutions. Practical problems leading to two simultaneous linear equations or inequations in two variables or quadratic equations in one variable & their solutions. Set language and set notation, Rational expressions and conditional identities, Laws of indices.

TRIGONOMETRY - Sine ×, cosine ×, Tangent × when 0° < × < 90° Values of sin ×, cos × and tan ×, for × = 0°, 30°, 45°, 60° and 90°. Simple trigonometric identities. Use of trigonometric tables. Simple cases of heights and distances.

GEOMETRY - Lines and angles, Plane and plane figures, Theorems on (i) Properties of angles at a point, (ii) Parallel lines, (iii) Sides and angles of a triangle, (iv) Congruency of triangles, (v) Similar triangles, (vi) Concurrence of medians and altitudes, (vii) Properties of angles, sides and diagonals of a parallelogram, rectangle and square, (viii) Circles and its properties including tangents and normals, (ix) Loci.

MENSURATION - Areas of squares, rectangles, parallelograms, triangle and circle. Areas of figures which can be split up into these figures (Field Book), Surface area and volume of cuboids, lateral surface and volume of right circular cones and cylinders, surface area and volume of spheres.

STATISTICS - Collection and tabulation of statistical data, Graphical representation frequency polygons, histograms, bar charts, pie charts etc. Measures of central tendency.