CDS 2 Exam 2023 - CDS 2 Application form (Released), Syllabus, Admit card, Exam Dates

UPSC CDS 2023 -  UPSC will close CDS 2 2023 application form on June 6, 2023 at upsc.gov.in. Union Public Service Commission already released the UPSC CDS 2 notification 2023 online on May 17, 2023. Along with the notification, the exam authorities also released the UPSC CDS 2 application form 2023. The authorities will activate the UPSC CDS 2 application correction and withdrawal link 2023 from June 7 to June 13, 2023 on the official website. CDS 2023 exam is conducted for candidates who wish to pursue their career as commissioned officers in the Navy, Air Force and Army after graduation or candidates appearing in their final year. CDS exam 2023 is conducted twice a year. 

Candidates who are between 20 to 24 years and fulfill other CDS 2023 eligibility criteria are eligible for CDS. There are two stages in the CDS exam 2023 written exam followed by the SSB interview. Candidates who qualify written CDS exam 2023 are eligible for Services Selection Board (SSB) Interview which includes Personality cum Psychometric tests and Intelligence interviews. 

Candidates who clear the CDS 2023 selection process will have to undergo training programmes as per their merit and preference for Army, Navy and Air Force jobs. The training of selected candidates will be done at Indian Military Academy (IMA Dehradun), Indian Naval Academy (INA Ezhimala), Air Force Academy (Hyderabad), and Officers’ Training Academy (OTA Chennai). 

Candidates must check the CDS eligibility criteria like age limit, educational qualification, marital status to be eligible for CDS exam 2023.

Nationality

Candidates applying for CDS exam 2023 must be

• an Indian citizen, or
• a Tibetan refugee (before January 1962), or
• a subject to Nepal or Bhutan, or
• Migrants from Pakistan, Burma, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, and Ethiopia or Vietnam Sri Lanka and East African Countries of Kenya, Uganda, with the intention of permanently settling in India

Age

Candidates must be 20 to 24 years.

Educational Qualification martial status as per courses

Mode of Application : Online

Mode of Payment : Net Banking | Credit Card | Debit Card | Other

UPSC has released the CDS 2 2023 application form online on May 17, 2023. The CDS 2 2023 application form is released at upsc.gov.in. UPSC will provide a correction and facility to withdraw the CDS 2 application form 2023 from June 7 to June 13, 2023. 

Candidates who wish to make corrections in their CDS 2 2023 application forms can use this facility in online mode. Candidates have to complete the One Time Registration and then proceed to apply for the UPSC CDS exam 2023.

Documents required while filling CDS Application Form 

• Active email – ID
• Matriculation certificate
• Scanned signature
• Scanned photograph
• One photo identity proof like Aadhar card/ Voter card/ PAN card/ Passport/ Driving license

Steps to fill UPSC CDS Application Form

• Open the UPSC official website - upsc.gov.in.

• Click on the ‘Apply Online link’ available on the web page.

• Online One-Time Registration (OTR)- If the applicants are not completed the One Time Registration, They have to complete it by providing some basic details such as personal and contact details.

• Login by using valid login credentials Email ID and OTP/Password or Mobile number and  OTP/Password or OTR ID and OTP/Password.

• Candidates have to fill out the UPSC CDS 2023 application form in two parts which include filling in other details, fee payment, uploading of scanned documents, signature, photo identity card document and selection of preferred exam centre.

• Check all the details furnished in the UPSC CDS application form 2023 thoroughly and edit the details if needed. 

• Once submitted, Applicants will not able to make changes in their UPSC CDS application form 2023.

• After submission, a registration number will be generated. Candidates have to download it as a pdf file and take a printout for future reference.

CDS Application Fee

How to Fill UPSC CDS Application Form 2023? - Video

Application Fees

To score well in the written exam of CDS, candidates must know the preparation tips and strategies. Candidates must know the importance of solving the previous years’ question papers, timely revision, time management, etc. which are the key elements of preparation.

UPSC prescribes the CDS exam pattern. There are two stages in CDS exam 2023- written and SSB interviews. The written CDS exam 2023 is conducted in pen and paper mode. As per the CDS exam pattern, candidates who apply for Indian Naval Academy, Air Force Academy and Indian Military Academy courses have to appear for three subjects - English, General Knowledge, and Elementary Mathematics while candidates who have opted for Officers' Training Academy have to appear for two subjects – English and General Knowledge.

CDS Exam Pattern – Written Exam

Structure of CDS exam pattern for admission to Indian Naval Academy, Air Force Academy, and Indian Military Academy.

Structure of exam pattern for admission to Officers’ Training Academy

CDS Exam Pattern – SSB Interview

Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)  will issue the UPSC CDS 2 2023 admit card in online mode on the official website at upsc.go.in. Candidates can download the CDS exam admit card till the date of examination.

In order to download the CDS admit card 2023, candidates can either log in through roll number or registration number. The admit card of the CDS exam is available for candidates who have successfully filled and submitted the application form.

Details on CDS Admit Card

• Candidate’s name
• Scanned signature and colour photograph
• Registration number
• Candidate’s category
• Examination date
• Reporting time
• Address of examination centre
• Examination timing

UPSC will release the official answer key of CDS 2 2023 exam. CDS 2 answer key 2023 will be available subject wise for all test booklets. Candidates can check the number of correct and incorrect answers marked by them with the help of answer key. There are some coaching institutes who release the unofficial answer key after the completion of the CDS exam 2023 on the same day.

Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) will declare the result of CDS 2 2023 in PDF format on the official website. The CDS 2 2023 result for the CDS written exam and final CDS result are declared separately. Candidates have to secure qualifying marks as prescribed by UPSC to qualify the written exam. Candidates who qualify for the written exam will be eligible to appear for an SSB interview. The final result of CDS is calculated by adding the marks secured by candidates in written as well as SSB Interview.

Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) will release the cut off of CDS exam 2023 separately for the written exam and final. Candidates who score equal or more than cutoff released by UPSC for written exam are eligible SSB Interview. The CDS cut off marks of written test for is calculated out of the total score of 300 for INA, IFA  and IMA, and 200 for OTA (Men & Women). The final cut off will be released in by UPSC later. 

The selection process of CDS exam 2023 is of two stages - written exam and SSB interview. In the first stage - CDS written exam, candidates are required to appear in three papers for admission in the Indian Army, Navy and Air Force and two papers for admission in Officers’ Training Academy.