Combined Defence Services Examination (I) (CDS) - 2014
No. 8/2/2013-E.I(B)- A Combined Defence Services Examination will be conducted by the Union Public Service Commission on 9th February, 2014 for admission to the undermentioned courses:-
| Name of the Course | Approximate No. of Vacancies. |
| Indian Military Academy, Dehradun 138th Course commencing in
January, 2015 [including 32 vacancies reserved for NCC ‘C’ Certificate
(Army Wing) holders].
| 250 |
| Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala-Course Commencing in January, 2015
Executive (Hydro/ General Service) (including 06 vacancies reserved for NCC 'C' Certificate holders (Naval Wing). | 40 |
| Air Force Academy, Hyderabad (Pre-Flying) Training Course commencing in January, 2015 i.e. No.197th F(P) Course | 25 |
| Officers Training Academy, Chennai, 99th SSC Course (for Men) commencing in April, 2015. | 175 |
| Officers Training Academy, Chennai 15th SSC Women (Non- Technical) Course commencing in April, 2015 | 12 |
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 January, 1991 and not later than 1st January, 1996 only are eligible.