Union Public Service Commission means that the UPSC conducts the CDS Examination for graduate candidates twice a year. Candidates who have completed 10 + 2 examination with PCM and completed a bachelor’s degree or are in the final semester of their undergraduate course, they can apply for the CDS 2020 exam or we can say that CDS I 2020. Candidates can fill applications for the CDS 2020 from UPSC’s official website ie upsc.gov.in the direct link of filling the online application form of CDS I 2020. The online application form has been released and the direct link of filling the online application form has been given below on October 30, 2019. Candidates can check there Eligibility and fill their application between October 30, 2019, to November 19, 2019. The CDS I 2020 Exam will be conducted on February 02, 2020. Please read this article carefully for more information on the CDS exam.

CDS I 2020

• Candidates should be Indian citizens of Nepal / Bhutan or Tibetan refugees.
• Candidate should be 18 years of age.
• The candidate should have a bachelor’s degree.

CDS I Schedule 2020

Program	Dates
Date of application form starts	30 October 2019
Last date of application	19 November 2019
Last date to pay Payment for the application form	19 November 2019
Date of examination	02 February 2020
Date of result	March 2020

CDS I Vacancy details 2020

• Indian Military Academy, IMA Dehradun – 100 Posts.
• Indian Naval Academy, INA – 45 Posts
• Air Force Academy Hyderabad – 32 Posts
• Officer Training Academy OTA (Male) – 225 Posts
• Officer Training Academy OTA (Female) – 16 Posts

Salary of CDS 2020

Rank as per rank

Rank	Level	Pe scale
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)

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CDS I Eligibility Criteria 2020

Candidates desiring to apply for the CDS Examination 2020 must meet eligibility criteria.

CDS I Nationality 2020

Should be a candidate;

1. Citizen of India Or
2. One topic of Nepal Or
3. One subject of Bhutan. Or
4. A Tibetan refugee who came to India before January 1, 1962, with the intention of settling in India permanently Or
5. A person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.

CDS I Age range 2020

1. For the Indian Military Academy – Candidates should be unmarried and should be between 19 and 24 years of age.
2. For Indian Naval Academy – Candidate should be unmarried and should be between 19 to 24 years.
3. For the Air Force Academy – Candidates should be between 20 to 24 years, which was not before January 2, 1996 and later on January 1, 2000 (DGCA (India) commercial pilot 26 upper age candidates are valid (current And technical). Current licenses were issued, i.e. before January 2, 1994, and born on January 1, 2000) are eligible only.
4. For Officers’ Training Academy- (SSC Course for Men) Married and unmarried candidates can apply both. Candidate should be between 19 to 25 years.
5. For Officers’ Training Academy – (SSC Women Non-Technical Course) Unmarried women, widows and divorced applicants can apply. Whose age should be between 19 to 25 years

CDS I Educational Qualification 2020

1. For IMA and Officers’ Training Academy- Candidates must be college or equivalent from a recognized university in India.
2. For Indian Naval Academy- Engineering degree from a recognized University / Institute of India
3. For Air Force Academy- Candidates must possess a recognized degree (with physics and mathematics at 10 + 2 level) or Bachelor of Engineering degree.

CDS I Physical Criteria 2020

Height and weight standard for men

Length cm In	Weight (kg. In
18 years	20 years	22 years	24 years
152	44 *	46	47	48
155	46	48	49	50
157	47	49	50	51
160	48	50	51	52
162	50	52	53	54
165	52	53	55	56
168	53	55	57	58
170	55	57	58	59
173	57	59	60	61
175	59	61	62	62
178	61	62	63	63
180	63	64	65	66
183	65	67	67	68
185	67	69	70	71
188	70	71	72	74
190	72	73	74	76
193	74	76	77	78
195	77	78	79	81

Height and Weight Standard (Female)

Length cm In	Weight (kg. In
20 years	25 years	30 years
148	39	41	43
150	40	42	43.5
153	42	43.5	45
155	43	44	46
158	45	46	48
160	46	47	49
163	47	49	51
165	49	51	53
168	50	52	54

CDS I Application Form 2020

Candidates who wish to fill in the CDS I Application Form 2020 can get applications from UPSC official website. The applications for CDS I 2020 has been released from October 30, 2019.

Application fee

• Candidates who are unreserved and OBC category will have to pay 200 / – application fee.
• All-female candidates, SC / ST candidates have been exempted from the application fee.
• Candidates can pay the fee using Net Banking and through Cash / Debit / Credit Card.

Application Form:

• Click here for Part 1 registration
• Click here for Part 2 registration

How to fill the application form of CDS I 2020?

1. First of all, you have to go to UPSC’s official website upsconline.nic.in.
2. Click on the application link “Online application for various examinations of UPSC”
3. Now, you can see the CDS 2020 application link here on this page.
4. You have to register for CDS 2020.
5. Fill in the personal details on the application form and generate an application number.
6. Save this application number for login and other purposes.
7. Pay application fee, upload documents.
8. Submit the application and save it for future reference.

CDS I Recruitment Process 2020

Candidates will have to give written examination and a 5-day interview process (SSB). Those candidates, who qualify both rounds, will call them for a medical test.

CDS I Exam Scheme 2020

• For admission to Indian Military Academy, Indian Naval Academy, and Air Force Academy:

Subject	time	maximum marks
English	2 hours	100
General knowledge	2 hours	100
Elementary Mathematics	2 hours	100

• For Admission to Officers’ Training Academy

Subject	time	maximum marks
English	2 Hours	100
General knowledge	2 Hours	100

CDS 2020 Syllabus

English

• Sentence
• Improvement Reading
• Comprehension
• Synonyms
• Antonyms
• One Word Substitution
• Para-Jumble
• Sentence-Jumble
• Spot the Error
• Cloze Test

General Knowledge

• Latest Current Affairs
• Indian Constitution
• Indian History
• Indian Economy
• Indian Geography
• Indian Politics
• Indian Navy & Military
• Religions
• Books & Authors
• Sports, Awards, etc

Elementary Mathematics

• Arithmetic
• Algebra
• Trigonometry
• Geometry
• Mensuration
• Statistics

CDS Cut Off of the last few years

CDS Cut Off 2017 For CDS I

Academy	CDS I Cut off
IMA	125
INA	118
AFA	144
OTA Men	82
OTA Women	82

CDS Cut Off 2016 For CDS I and CDS II

Academy	CDS I Cut off	CDS II Cut Off
IMA	105	72
INA	90	63
AFA	135	123
OTA Men	72	68
OTA Women	72	68

CDS Cut Off 2015 for CDS I and CDS II

Academy	CDS I Cut off	CDS II Cut Off
IMA	105	102
INA	99	99
AFA	138	129
OTA Men	84	86
OTA Women	84	86

Candidates can download the official notification here for more information about CDS 2019.

• English notification
• Hindi Notifications