UPSC has published the CDS 2 2022 official notification today 18 May 2022. Check the notification PDF below. Check the complete details related to CDS 2 2022 notification, exam date, cut-off, application form, age limits, and more. The Combined Defence Services Examination is conducted by the Union Public Service Commission for the recruitment of Commissioned Officers in the Indian Military Academy, Officers Training Academy, Indian Naval Academy, and Indian Air force Academy. The Combined Defence Services Exam is conducted twice a year. It can be attempted in Hindi or English. The second CDS 2022 2 Exam will be held on 4th September 2022. The application form will be available from 18th May 2022. The last day to register will be 7th June 2022. The exam will be held in an offline mode. Candidates who are aspiring to join the armed forces and an officer can check the latest details related to CDS 2 2022 notification.
| CDS 2 2022 EVENTS | IMPORTANT DATES |
| Notification Release date | 18 May 2022 |
| CDS 2 2022 Application Start | 18 May 2022 |
| CDS 2 2022 Apply Last Date | 7 June 2022 |
| Release of Admit card | 2 Weeks before Exam |
| CDS 2 2022 Exam date | 04 September 2022 (SUNDAY) |
| Declaration of result | Nov– Dec 2022 |
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Click Here to Fill Form Part II
Here is some important information regarding the CDS II 2022 Exam:
CDS 2 2022 Eligibility Criteria:
Nationality:
- A Citizen of India
- A subject of Bhutan or Nepal
- A Tibetan refugee who came over to India before January 1962, intending to permanently settle in India.
- 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 intending to permanently settle in India.
Candidates under points (2), (3), and (4), must have a certificate or proof issued by the Indian Government in favour of their statement. Candidates who are Gorkha subjects of Nepal are not required to show any kind of certificate of CDS eligibility.
A candidate in whose case a certificate of CDS eligibility 2022 is necessary may be admitted to the examination provisionally subject to the necessary certificate being given to him or her by the Government before the declaration of the results by the UPSC.
CDS 2 2022 Educational Qualification:
- For the Indian Military Academy and Officers’ Training Academy: Graduation from a recognized university.
- For the Indian Naval Academy: An engineering degree from a recognized university.
- For the Indian Air Force Academy: Bachelor of Engineering or a graduation with physics and mathematics in class 12.
Candidates who are appearing for their final year college exams are also eligible to attempt the CDS Exam. During the time of the SSB interview, an authentic graduation certificate must be provided to the board.
CDS 2 2022 Vacancies:
| Academy | Vacancies |
| IMA | 100 |
| INA | 22 |
| AFA | 32 |
| OTA Chennai Men | 169 |
| OTA Chennai Women | 16 |
CDS 2 2022 Age Limit and Marital Status:
- Indian Military Academy: Unmarried male candidates born not earlier than 2nd July, 1999 and not later than 1st July, 2004 only are eligible.
- Indian Naval Academy: Unmarried male candidates born not earlier than 2nd July, 1999 and not later than 1st July, 2004 only are eligible.
- Indian Air Force Academy: 20 to 24 years as on 1st July, 2023 i.e. born not earlier than 2nd July, 1999 and not later than 1st July, 2003 (Upper age limit for candidates holding valid and current Commercial Pilot Licence issued by DGCA (India) is relaxable upto 26 yrs. i.e. born not earlier than 2nd July, 1997 and not later than 1st July, 2003 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 July, 1998 and not later than 1st July, 2004
- SSC Men Course: unmarried male candidates born not earlier than 2nd July, 1998 and not later than 1st July, 2004 only are eligible.
CDS 2 2022 Exam Syllabus:
Entrance into the Indian Military Academy, Indian Naval Academy and the Indian Air Force Academy requires you to clear three subject which are English, General Knowledge and Elementary Mathematics.
Entrance into the Officers’ Training Academy requires clearance of only two subjects which are English and General Knowledge.
CDS Exam Pattern for IMA, INA, AFA:
| Subject | Time | Marks |
| English | 2 hours | 100 |
| General Knowledge | 2 hours | 100 |
| Elementary Mathematics | 2 hours | 100 |
CDS 2 2022 Pattern for OTA:
| Subject | Time | Marks |
| English | 2 hours | 100 |
| General Knowledge | 2 hours | 100 |
CDS 2 2022 Exam Syllabus:
English
- Spotting Errors
- Sentence Arrangement
- Synonyms
- Antonyms
- Selecting Words
- Ordering of Sentence
- Comprehension Questions
- Ordering of words in a sentence
- Fill-in-the-blanks questions
- Idioms and Phrases
General Knowledge:
- Economics
- Physics
- Current Affairs
- Politics
- Chemistry
- History
- Defence Related Awards
- Geography
- Sport
- Biology
- Cultural Knowledge
Elementary Mathematics:
- Algebra
- Trigonometry
- Geometry
- Mensuration
- Statistics
- Arithmetic
