UPSC CDS 2 Notification Out 2024-25

UPSC CDS 2 The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) is expected to release soon the Application form for the Combined Defence Services (CDS) Exam-II, 2024. Last year CDS-II Application was released in April. So we are sure if everything goes right the Application will be released soon. The application filling mode will be Online. Interested and Eligible candidates can apply for this application after Opening Registration.

The exact release date for the Application form has not been announced yet, but candidates can keep an eye on the official website of UPSC for updates.

UPSC CDS 2 OVERVIEW:

PARTICULAR / EVENTS	DETAILS
Exam Name /Year	CDS-II, 2024
Conducted by	UPSC
Full Form	Union Public Service Commission
Mode of Examination	Written Examination
No. of Papers	Paper I: General Aptitude Test (GAT)Paper II: Mathematics
Number of questions	General Aptitude Test (GAT): 150Mathematics: 120
Total marks	General Aptitude Test (GAT): 600Mathematics: 300SSB Interview: 900
Negative Marking	General Aptitude Test (GAT): 1.33 marks for each incorrect answerMathematics: 0.83 marks for each incorrect answer
Application process	April/May, 2024
Language of Exam	English, Hindi
UPSC Official Website	www.upsc.gov.in
Total Exam duration	6 hours

UPSC CDS 2 IMPORTANT DATES:

EVENTS	DATES (CDS-II)
Opening date of Online Registration	15-May, 2024
Closing date of Online Registration	04-June, 2024
Exam Date	September, 2024
Admit Card	Will be update
Answer key	Will be update
Result	Will be update

UPSC CDS 2 ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:

Academies	Educational Qualification
Indian Air Force Academy	Candidates must have a degree from a recognized University (with Physics and Mathematics at 10+2 level) or Bachelor of Engineering.
Indian Military Academy & Officers’ Training Academy	Candidates must have a degree or equivalent from a recognized university
Indian Naval Academy	Candidates must have an engineering degree from a recognized university or institute.

UPSC CDS 2 AGE CRITERIA:

• A candidate must be an Indian citizen between 19 to 25 years of age to be eligible to apply for UPSC CDS 2 2024

UPSC CDS 2 MINIMUM QUALIFYING MARKS:

UPSC CDS-II written exam consists of Three papers while candidates appearing for OTA have to give only two Papers. In all three papers, aspirants have to score atleast 20% Marks, which is the minimum cut-off for the CDS exam.

DETAILS MENTIONED AT UPSC CDS 1 THE ADMIT CARD:

The Candidates must check the information written on the Admit card carefully, as it will be printed on the original mark sheet. In case of any incorrect and wrong/discrepant details, they must report it to the concerned authorities.

UPSC CDS 1 Admit Card Details Mentioned:

1. Candidate name, Photo and Signature
2. Father Name, Mother Name
3. Exam date and time
4. Address of Examination Center
5. Exam Day Instructions and Guidelines.
6. Reporting Time

MARKING SCHEME:

1. Multiple-Choice questions in each paper.
2. Negative Marking – 1/3 Marks deducted for Per wrong Answer.

Particulars	Details
English Language	For every correct answer, 0.83 marks will be awardedFor every incorrect/ wrong answer, 0.27 marks will be deducted.
General Knowledge	For every correct answer, 0.83 marks will be awarded. For every incorrect/ wrong answer, 0.27 marks will be deducted.
Elementary Mathematics	For every correct answer, 1 mark will be awarded.For every incorrect/wrong answer, 0.33 marks will be deducted.
SSB Interview Marks	For IMA, INA, and AFA, the CDS SSB interview carries 300 marks, For OTA, 200 marks

UPSC CDS-II, EXAM PATTERN:

SECTION	TOTAL DURATION	MAXIMUM MARKS
General Knowledge	2 hours (120 minutes)	100 marks
Elementary Mathematics	2 hours (120 minutes)	100 marks
English	2 hours (120 minutes)	100 marks

CDS-II, OTA EXAM PATTERN:

SUBJECTS	DURATION	MARKS
English	2 hours (120 minutes)	100 marks
General Knowledge	2 hours (120 minutes)	100 marks

EXAM CENTERS FOR UPSC CDS 1 Admit Card 2024

Agartala, Ghaziabad, Panaji (Goa), Agra, Gorakhpur, Patna, Ajmer, Gurgaon, Port Blair, Ahmedabad, Gwalior, Prayagraj (Allahabad), Aizawl, Hyderabad, Puducherry, Aligarh, Imphal, Pune, Almora (Uttarakhand), Indore, Raipur, Anantapur (Andhra Pradesh), Itanagar, Rajkot, Aurangabad, Jabalpur, Ranchi, Bengaluru, Jaipur, Sambalpur, Bareilly, Jammu, Shillong , Bhopal, Jodhpur, Shimla, Bilaspur, Jorhat, Siliguri, Chandigarh, Kochi, Srinagar, Srinagar (Uttarakhand), Chennai, Kohima, Coimbatore, Kolkata, Thane, Cuttack, Kozhikode, Thiruvananthapuram, Dehradun, Leh, Tiruchirapalli, Delhi, Lucknow, Tirupati, Dharwad, Ludhiana, Udaipur, Dispur, Madurai, Varanasi, Faridabad, Mumbai, Vellore, Gangtok, Mysore, Vijayawada, Gaya, Nagpur, Visakhapatnam, Navi, Gautam Buddh Nagar, Mumbai, Warangal.

UPSC CDS-II SELECTION PROCESS:

1. Written Examination Followed by SSB Interview
2. PFT (Physical Fitness Test)
3. Document Verification
4. Medical Examination

UPSC CDS 2 HOW TO APPLY:

1. First, Open Your Chrom and visit on the official website www.upsc.gov.in

2. Now, click on the ‘RECRUITMENT’ section

3. Find the ‘UPSC CDS -II, 2024’

4. Click on the ‘Apply Online’ link.

5. Now, Fill your name, phone no. etc. for Registration and Registered yourself.

6. After doing so candidates should fill the online application form with all personal information as required in the form.

7. Now, upload all the required Scan documents including Photographs, Signatures, Certificates, etc.

8. pay the application fee via online payment mode.

9. On the completion of all the steps mentioned above, an auto-generated mail will be sent to the candidate’s email ID.

10. After Submission take a printout of your application for future Reference.