UPSC CDS - Career Counselling

COMBINED DEFENCE SERVICES (CDS): UPSC
EXAMINATION IS CONDUCTED BY THE UNION PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION (UPSC)

EXAM CONDUCTED FOR:

· The Indian Military Academy

· Officers Training Academy

· Indian Naval Academy

· Indian Air Force Academy.

EXAM (NOTIFICATION)	EXAM CONDUCTED
AUGUST & MARCH	FEBRUARY & AUGUST

COMBINED DEFENCE SERVICES (CDS): RANKS AND PAY SCALE

RANK LEVEL (PAY IN RS.) LIEUTENANT	LEVEL 10	56,100 – 1,77,500
Captain	Level 10 B	6,13,00-1,93,900
Major	Level 11	6,94,00 – 2,07,200
Lieutenant Colonel	Level 12A	1,21,200 – 2,12400
Colonel	Level 13	1,30,600-2, 15,900
Brigadier	Level 13A	1,39,600-2,17,600
Major General	Level 14	1,44,200-2,18,200
Lieutenant General HAG Scale	Level 15	1, 82, 200-2,24,100
HAG+Scale	Level 16	2,05,400 – 2,24,400
VCOAS/Army Cdr/ Lieutenant General (NFSG)	Level 17	2,25,000/-(fixed)
COAS	Level 18	2,50,000/-(fixed)

EXAM CONDUCTED FOR:	AGE	QUALIFICATION
The Indian Military Academy	19-24 Years	Degree Of A Recognized University Or Equivalent
Officers Training Academy	19-25 Years	Degree Of A Recognized University Or Equivalent
Indian Naval Academy	19-22 Years	B.Sc. With Physics & Mathematics Or Bachelor Of Engineering
Indian Air Force Academy.	19-23 Years	B.Sc. With Physics And/Or Mathematics Or Bachelor Of Engineering

COMBINED DEFENCE SERVICES (CDS)
SCHEME OF EXAMINATION FOR COMBINED DEFENCE SERVICES (CDS)

For Indian Military Academy Naval Academy and Air Force Academy

Subject	Duration	Maximum Marks
English (Objective type)	2 Hours	100
General Knowledge (Objective type)	2 Hours	100
Elementary Mathematics (Objective type)	2 Hours	100