UPSC CDS I Examination 2023: Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) Central Govt Job has released recruitment on 341 vacancies through Combined Defence Services Examination (I), 2023. You can apply online. UPSC CDS I Recruitment 2023 Online Registration has begun on 21st December 2022 and will remain active till 10th January 2023 for 341 vacancies. If you want to get the official advertisement PDF and online application link, then visit the Important Link Section given below. Interested and eligible applicants should apply before the deadline. For more information, please see the details below.

UPSC CDS I Examination 2023 Details

Name of exam: Combined Defence Services Examination (I), 2023
No. of Vacancy: 341

Training Institute-wise vacancy:

> Indian Military Academy, Dehradun: 100

> Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala: 22

> Air Force Academy, Hyderabad: 32

> Officers’ Training Academy, Chennai (Madras): 170

> Officers Training Academy, Chennai (Madras) 17

UPSC CDS Examination Eligibility Criteria

Educational Qualification:

> I.M.A. and Officers’ Training Academy, Chennai: Degree of a recognised University or equivalent.

> Indian Naval Academy: Degree in Engineering from a recognised University/Institution.

> Air Force Academy: Degree of a recognised University (with Physics and Mathematics at 10+2 level) or Bachelor of Engineering.

Nationality: 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.

Age Limits, Sex and Marital Status:

> IMA: Unmarried male candidates born not earlier than 2nd January, 2000 and not later than 1st January, 2005 only are eligible..

> Indian Naval Academy: Unmarried male candidates born not earlier than 2nd January, 2000 and not later than 1st January, 2005 only are eligible.

> Air Force Academy: 20 to 24 years as on 1st January, 2024 i.e. born not earlier than 2nd January, 2000 and not later than 1st January, 2004 (Upper age limit for candidates holding valid and current Commercial Pilot Licence issued by DGCA (India) is relaxable upto 26 yrs.

> Officers’ Training Academy: (SSC Course for men) Unmarried male candidates born not earlier than 2nd January, 1999 and not later than 1st January, 2005 only are eligible.

> 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, 1999 and not later than 1st January, 2005.

How to Apply for UPSC Recruitment 2023?

> Scroll down and go to the Important Links section.

> Click on the “Online Apply Link” and complete the registration process.

> Next stage, click on “Online Apply Link” and Login.

> Enter all your personal and educational details and upload the necessary documents.

> Pay the application fee according to your category and submit the form.

> Take a printout of the application form.

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