Engineering

Hi,
The Union Public Service Commission recruits the Commissioned Officers in the Armed Forces by conducting mainly the below three all India Competitive Examinations.
I. National Defence Academy NDA the UPSC holds entrance examination twice a year for entry into the NDA and Naval Academy. Candidates on completion of 10+2 examination or while in the 12th standard are eligible to compete.
II. II. Combined Defence Service Examination - University graduates or those in final year of graduation are eligible to appear in the examination. Successful candidates join the Indian Military Academy/Air Force Academy and Naval Academy for Permanent Commission and Officers Training Academy (OTA) for Short Service Commission.
III. III. Short Service Commission (Technical) Entry - The Short Service Commission (Technical) Entry Scheme provides avenues to eligible technical graduates/post graduates for recruitment in Technical Arms. After SSB and Medical Board, the selected candidates are required to undergo approximately 49 weeks pre-commission training at OTA, Chennai.