Combined Defense Services Examination (II) 2011

Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) conducts Combined Defense Services Examination (II) 2011 for selecting eligible candidates in Indian Military Academy, Indian Naval Academy, Air force Academy, and Officers training Academy. This entrance examination held twice a year i.e. in February and August. Both males and females can apply for this exam.

Name of the Course and No. of vacancies available:

• Indian Military Academy- 250
• Indian Naval Academy- 40
• Air Force Academy, Hyderabad- 32
• Officers Training Academy- 175
• Officers Training Academy- 25

Educational Qualifications required for the exam:

For I.M.A. and Officers Training Academy - Degree of a recognized University or equivalent.

For Indian Naval Academy: B.Sc. with Physics & Mathematics or Bachelor of Engineering

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

Age Limits, Sex, and Marital Status:

For IMA - Unmarried male candidates born not earlier than 2nd July, 1988 and not later than 1st July, 1993 only are eligible.

For Indian Naval Academy - Unmarried male candidates born not earlier than 2nd July, 1990 (2nd July, 1988 in case of NCC Naval Wing ‘C' Certificate holders) and not later than 1st July, 1993 only are eligible.

For Air Force Academy - Unmarried male candidates born not earlier than 2nd July, 1989 and not later than 1st July, 1993 only are eligible.

For Officers' Training Academy - (SSC Course for Men): Male candidates (married or unmarried) born not earlier than 2nd July, 1987 and not later than 1st July, 1993 only are eligible

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, 1987 and not later than 1st July, 1993.

Scheme of the Examination:

This exam is divided into two parts:

• Written examination
• Interview for intelligence and personality test

Marks and time allotted to each subject will be as follows:

a) For Admission to Indian Military Academy, Indian Naval Academy and Air Force Academy

b) For Admission to Officers' Training Academy

Good Luck for the exam and perform well...

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Source: Richha Bhatnagar (Shiksha Team)
Date: 2nd September, 2011