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The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has announced the Examination Notice No. 11/2024.CDS-II dated 15.05.2024 for the Combined Defence Services Examination (II), 2024, including the SSC Women (Non-Technical) Course. This prestigious examination, set to be held on 01st September 2024, invites eligible candidates to apply online by 04th June 2024. Aspiring candidates must ensure they meet all eligibility criteria before applying. Combined Defence Services Exam II, 2024. This comprehensive guide provides detailed information on eligibility conditions, the application process, important dates, exam centers, and other essential instructions to help candidates successfully navigate the application and examination process. For more details and to apply, candidates should visit the official UPSC website.

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Combined Defence Services Exam II, 2024: Apply by June 4

EXAMINATION NOTICE NO. 11/2024.CDS-II DATED 15.05.2024

Combined Defence Services Exam II, 2024: Apply by June 4

(Last Date for Submission of Applications: 04.06.2024)
COMBINED DEFENCE SERVICES EXAMINATION (II), 2024
[INCLUDING SSC WOMEN (NON-TECHNICAL) COURSE]

Commission’s Website: upsc.gov.in

IMPORTANT

1. Candidates to Ensure Their Eligibility for the Examination:

Candidates applying for the examination should ensure that they fulfil all the eligibility conditions for admission to the Examination. Their admission at all the stages of the examination will be purely provisional subject to satisfying the prescribed eligibility conditions. Mere issue of Admission Certificate to the candidate will not imply that his candidature has been finally cleared by the Commission. Verification of eligibility conditions with reference to original documents will be taken up only after the candidate has qualified for the interview/Personality Test.

2. How to Apply: Combined Defence Services Exam II, 2024: Apply by June 4

Candidates are required to apply online by using the website upsconline.nic.in. It is essential for the applicant to register himself/herself first at the One Time Registration (OTR) platform, available on the Commission’s website, and then proceed for filling up the online application for the examination. OTR has to be registered only once in a lifetime. This can be done anytime throughout the year. If the candidate is already registered, he/she can proceed straightway for filling up the online application for the examination. Combined Defence Services Exam II, 2024.

2.1 Modification in OTR Profile:

In case the candidate wants to effect any change in his/her OTR profile, it shall be allowed only once in the lifetime after the registration at the OTR platform. The option to change in OTR profile data shall be available till the expiry of 7 days from the next day after the closure of the application window of his/her first final application for any Examination of the Commission. In case the candidate, after registration of OTR, applies for the first time in this examination, the last date of modification of OTR would be 11.06.2024.

2.2 Modification in Application Form (Other than OTR Profile):

The Commission has also decided to extend the facility of making corrections in any field of the application form for this examination from the next day of the closure of the application window of this Examination. This window will remain open for 7 days from the date of opening of the same, i.e., from 05.06.2024 to 11.06.2024. In case a candidate wants to carry out any change in his/her OTR profile during this period, then he/she should login to the OTR platform and do the needful accordingly. In other words, no change in the OTR profile can be made by visiting the window for Modification in the application form.

2.3 Withdrawal of Applications:

The candidate will not be allowed to withdraw their applications after the submission of the same.

2.4 Photo ID Card Details:

Candidate should have details of one Photo ID Card viz. Aadhaar Card/Voter Card/PAN Card/Passport/Driving Licence/Any other Photo ID Card issued by the State/Central Government. The details of this Photo ID Card will have to be provided by the candidate while filling up the online application form. The candidates will have to upload a scanned copy of the Photo ID whose details have been provided in the online application by him/her. Combined Defence Services Exam II, 2024.This Photo ID Card will be used for all future references, and the candidate is advised to carry this Photo ID Card while appearing for Examination/Personality Test/SSB.

Brief instructions for filling up the online Application Form have been given in the Appendix-II. Detailed instructions are available on the above-mentioned website.

3. Last Date for Submission of Applications: Combined Defence Services Exam II, 2024: Apply by June 4

The Online Applications can be filled up to 04th June 2024 till 6:00 PM. The eligible candidates shall be issued an e-Admit Card on the last working day of the preceding week of the date of examination. The e-Admit Card will be made available on the UPSC website upsc.gov.in for downloading by candidates. No e-Admit Card will be sent by post. All the applicants are required to provide a valid & active email id while filling up the online application form as the Commission may use electronic mode for contacting them.

4. Penalty for Wrong Answers:

Candidates should note that there will be a penalty (Negative Marking) for wrong answers marked by a candidate in the Objective Type Question Papers.

5. Online Question Paper Representation Portal (QPRep):

The Commission has introduced a time frame of 7 days (a week) i.e., from the next day of the Examination Date to 6:00 p.m. of the 7th day is fixed for the candidates to make representations to the Commission on the questions asked in the Papers of the Examination. Such representation must be submitted through the “Online Question Paper Representation Portal (QPRep)” only by accessing the URL upsconline.nic.in/miscellaneous/QPRep. Combined Defence Services Exam II, 2024. No representation by email/post/hand or by any other mode shall be accepted, and the Commission shall not involve itself in any correspondence with the candidates in this regard. No representation shall be accepted under any circumstances after this window of 7 days is over.

6. Use of Black Ball Pen:

For both writing and marking answers in the OMR sheet (Answer Sheet), candidates must use a black ball pen only. Pens with any other colour are prohibited. Do not use Pencil or Ink pen. Candidates should note that any omission/mistake/discrepancy in encoding/filling of details in the OMR answer sheet, especially with regard to Roll Number and Test Booklet Series Code, will render the answer sheet liable for rejection. Candidates are further advised to read carefully the “Special Instructions” contained in Appendix-III of the Notice.

7. Facilitation Counter for Guidance of Candidates:

In case of any guidance/information/clarification regarding their application, candidature, etc., candidates can contact UPSC’s Facilitation Counter near Gate ‘C’ of its campus in person or over Telephone No.011-23385271/011-23381125/011-23098543 on working days between 10:00 hrs. to 17:00 hrs.

8. Mobile Phones Banned:

(a) The use of any mobile phone (even in switched off mode), pager or any electronic equipment or programmable device or storage media like pen drive, smart watches etc. or camera or Bluetooth devices or any other equipment or related accessories either in working or switched off mode capable of being used as a communication device during the examination is strictly prohibited. Any infringement of these instructions shall entail disciplinary action including a ban from future examinations.

(b) Candidates are advised in their own interest not to bring any of the banned items, including mobile phones or any valuable/costly items, to the venue of the examination, as no arrangement for safe-keeping will be made at the venue of the examination. The Commission will not be responsible for any loss in this regard.

9. Instructions in Respect of Uploading of Photograph while Filling up Online Application Form:

(a) The photograph, uploaded by the candidate, should not be more than 10 days old from the start of the online application process (i.e. the application commencement date).

(b) Ensure that the name of the candidate and the date on which the photograph was taken are clearly mentioned on the photograph.

(d) The candidates must ensure that their appearance matches their photograph at the time of Written Examination. For instance, if a candidate uploads a bearded photograph, he must appear with the same look in the Written Examination. The same would be the case with spectacles, moustaches, etc.

10. Exam Venue:

The candidates should reach the venue of the Examination well in time, at least 30 minutes prior to the commencement of each session of the Examination. No late entry will be allowed inside the Exam-venue under any circumstances. Candidates are required to apply online at upsconline.nic.in only. No other mode is allowed for submission of the application. The government strives to have a workforce which reflects gender balance, and women candidates are encouraged to apply. Combined Defence Services Exam II, 2024: Apply by June 4

No.F.8/1/2024 -E.I(B)—Combined Defence Services Exam II, 2024: Apply by June 4

The Combined Defence Services Examination (II), 2024 will be conducted by the Union Public Service Commission on 01st September, 2024, for admission to the under-mentioned courses:—

S. No.	Name of the Course	Approximate No. of Vacancies
1.	Indian Military Academy, Dehradun – 159th (DE) Course commencing in July 2025 [including 13 vacancies reserved for NCC ‘C’ (Army Wing) holders]	100
2.	Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala – Course commencing in July, 2025 Executive Branch (General Service)/Hydro [including 06 vacancies for NCC ‘C’ Certificate (Naval Wing) holders]	32
3.	Air Force Academy, Hyderabad – (Pre-Flying) Training Course commencing in July, 2025 i.e., No. 218 F(P) Course. [including 03 vacancies are reserved for NCC ‘C’ Certificate (Air Wing) holders through NCC Special Entry]	32
4.	Officers’ Training Academy, Chennai (Madras) 122nd SSC (Men) (NT) (UPSC) Course Commencing in October, 2025.	276
5.	Officers’ Training Academy, Chennai (Madras) 36th SSC Women (NT) (UPSC) Course commencing in October, 2025.	19
Total	459

NOTE (i): The Indian Army publishes vacancies for Men and Women separately for various entries keeping into account the operational and administrative needs of the Force as envisaged in the existing and future scenarios. Though the vacancies for Men and Women categories for SSC(NT) Courses are being notified through a common Notification, the selection for both these categories is done in a gender pure manner wherein Men & Women are tested separately. The preparation of final merit lists for both these categories is also done separately and in a gender pure manner.

NOTE (ii): The date of holding the examination as mentioned above is liable to be changed at the discretion of the Commission.

NOTE (iii): The number of vacancies given above is tentative and may be changed at any stage by Services H.Q.

N.B. (I) (a): A candidate is required to specify clearly in the respective column of the Online Application the Services for which he/she wishes to be considered in the order of his/her preference. A male candidate is advised to indicate as many preferences as he wishes to, subject to the condition given at paras (b) and (c) below, so that having regard to his rank in the order of merit, due consideration can be given to his preferences when making an appointment. Since women candidates are eligible for OTA only, they should give OTA as their first and only preference.

(b) (i): If a male candidate is competing for Short Service Commission (Army) only, he should indicate OTA as the one and only choice. However, a male candidate competing for Short Service Commission Course at OTA as well as Permanent Commission course at IMA, Indian Naval Academy, and Air Force Academy should indicate OTA as his last preference; otherwise, OTA will be deemed to be the last choice even if it is given a higher preference by the candidate.

(b) (ii): Women candidates are being considered only for Short Service Commission at OTA. They should indicate OTA as the only choice.

(c): Candidates who desire to join Air Force Academy must indicate AFA as the first choice, as they have to be administered Computer Pilot Selection System (CPSS) and/or AF Medicals at Central Establishment/Institute of Aviation Medicines. The choice exercised for AFA as second/third, etc., will be treated as invalid.

(d): Candidates should note that, except as provided in N.B. (II) below, they will be considered for appointment to those courses only for which they exercise their preference and for no other course(s).

(e): No request for addition/alteration in the preferences already indicated by a candidate in his/her application will be entertained by the Commission. Nonetheless, the Commission has decided to extend the facility of making corrections in any field of the application form for this examination after 7 days of the closure of the application window of this Examination. This window will remain open for 7 days from the date of opening of the same, i.e., from 05.06.2024 to 11.06.2024. In case a candidate wants to carry out any change in his/her OTR profile during this period, then he/she should log into the OTR platform and do the needful accordingly. In other words, no change in the OTR profile can be made by visiting the window for Modification in the application form. Thereafter, no change of choice will be allowed. The second choice will come for consideration only when the first choice is not offered to the candidate by Services HQ. When the first choice is offered and a candidate declines the same, his/her candidature will be cancelled for all other choices for regular Commission.

N.B. (II): The left-over candidates of IMA/Indian Naval Academy/Air Force Academy courses, viz., those who have been recommended by the Union Public Service Commission for grant of Permanent Commission on the basis of the final results of this Examination, but who could not be inducted on these courses for any reason whatsoever, may be considered for grant of SSC even if they have not indicated their choice for this course in their applications if they are subsequently willing to be considered for this course subject to the following conditions:

There is a shortfall after detailing all the candidates who competed for the SSC Course.
The candidates who are detailed for training even though they have not expressed their preference for SSC will be placed in the order of Merit List after the last candidate who had opted for this Course, as these candidates will be getting admission to the Course to which they are not entitled according to the preference expressed by them.
Candidates with Air Force as the first and only choice cannot be considered as left-over for grant of SSC (OTA) if they fail in Computer Pilot Selection System (CPSS) and/or Pilot Aptitude Battery Test. Such candidates, if they desire to be considered for SSC (OTA), should exercise their option for OTA also.

NOTE 1: NCC ‘C’ Certificate (Army Wing (Senior Division)/ Air Wing/Naval Wing) holders may also compete for the vacancies in the Short Service Commission Course but since there is no reservation of vacancies for them in this course, they will be treated as general candidates for the purpose of filling up vacancies in this course. Candidates who have yet to pass the NCC ‘C’ Certificate (Army Wing (Senior Division)/ Air Wing/Naval Wing) examination, but are otherwise eligible to compete for the reserved vacancies, may also apply, but they will be required to submit the proof of passing the NCC ‘C’ Certificate (Army Wing (Senior Division)/ Air Wing/Naval Wing) examination to reach the IHQ of MoD (Army) / Dte Gen of Rtg (Rtg A) CDSE Entry for SSC male candidates and SSC women entry for female candidates West Block III, R. K. Puram, New Delhi-110066 in case of IMA/SSC first choice candidates and IHQ of MOD (Navy) DMPR, (OI&R Section), Room No. 204, ‘C’ Wing, Sena Bhawan, New Delhi-110011 in case of Navy first choice candidates and Dte of Personnel (Offrs), Kasturba Gandhi Marg, New Delhi-110001. Phone No. 23010231 Extn. 7645/7646/7610 in case of Air Force first choice candidates by 13th May, 2025. To be eligible to compete for reserved vacancies, the candidates should have served for not less than 3 academic years in the Senior Division Army Wing Air Wing/Naval Wing of National Cadet Corps and should not have been discharged from the NCC for more than 24 months for IMA/Indian Naval Academy/Air Force Academy courses on the last date of receipt of Application in the Commission’s Office.

NOTE 2: In the event of a sufficient number of qualified NCC ‘C’ Certificate (Army Wing (Senior Division)/ Air Wing/Naval Wing) holders not becoming available on the results of the examination to fill all the vacancies reserved for them in the Indian Military Academy Course/Air Force Academy Course/Indian Naval Academy Course, the unfilled reserved vacancies shall be treated as unreserved and filled by general candidates. Admission to the above courses will be made on the results of the written examination to be conducted by the Commission followed by an intelligence and personality test by the Services Selection Board of candidates who qualify in the written examination. The details regarding the (a) scheme, standard, syllabus of the examination, (b) Instructions to candidates for filling up the Online Application Form (c) Special instructions to candidates to objective type tests (d) Guidelines with regard to physical standards for admission to the Academy and (e) Brief particulars of services etc. for candidates joining the Indian Military Academy, Indian Naval Academy, Air Force Academy and Officers’ Training Academy are given in Appendices I, II, III, IV and V respectively.

2. Centres of Examination:

The Examination will be held at the following Centres:

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

Applicants should note that there will be a ceiling on the number of candidates allotted to each of the centres except Chennai, Dispur, Kolkata, and Nagpur. Allotment of Centres will be on a first-apply-first-allot basis and once the capacity of a particular centre is attained, the same will be frozen. Applicants who cannot get a centre of their choice due to the ceiling will be required to choose a Centre from the remaining ones. Applicants are, thus, advised that they may apply early so that they could get a Centre of their choice.

NB: Notwithstanding the aforesaid provision, the Commission reserves the right to change the Centres at their discretion if the situation demands.

Candidates admitted to the examination will be informed of the timetable and place or places of examination. Candidates should note that no request for change of centre will be granted.

NOTE: While filling in his/her online Application form, the candidates should carefully decide about his/her choice for the centre for the examination. If any candidate appears at a Centre/Paper other than the one indicated by the Commission in his/her Admission Certificate, the papers of such a candidate will not be valued, and his/her candidature will be liable to cancellation.

3. Conditions of Eligibility:

(a) Nationality:

A candidate must be unmarried and must either be:

(i) a Citizen of India, or
(ii) a subject of Nepal, or
(iii) 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 with the intention of permanently settling in India.

Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (ii) and (iii) above shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India. Certificate of eligibility will, however, not be necessary in the case of candidates who are Gorkha subjects of Nepal. Combined Defence Services Exam II, 2024: Apply by June 4. A candidate in whose case a certificate of eligibility is necessary may be admitted to the examination provisionally subject to the necessary certificate being given to him/her by the Govt. before the declaration of results by UPSC.

(b) Age Limits, Sex and Marital Status:

(i) For IMA—Unmarried male candidates born not earlier than 02nd July 2001 and not later than 1st July 2006 only are eligible.
(ii) For Indian Naval Academy—Unmarried male candidates born not earlier than 02nd July 2001 and not later than 1st July 2006 only are eligible.
(iii) For Air Force Academy— Age: 20 to 24 years as on 1st July 2025 i.e., born not earlier than 2nd July 2001 and not later than 1st July 2005 (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 1999 and not later than 1st July 2005 only are eligible. Note: Candidate below 25 years of age must be unmarried. Marriage is not permitted during training. Married candidates above 25 years of age are eligible to apply but during the training period they will neither be provided married accommodation nor can they live with family out of the premises.
(iv) For Officers’ Training Academy—(SSC Course for men) unmarried male candidates born not earlier than 2nd July 2000 and not later than 1st July 2006 only are eligible.
(v) For 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 2000 and not later than 1st July 2006.

NOTE: Male divorcee/widower candidates cannot be treated as unmarried males for the purpose of their admission to IMA/INA/AFA/OTA, Chennai courses, and accordingly, they are not eligible for these courses.

The date of birth accepted by the Commission is that entered in the Matriculation/Secondary School Examination Certificate or in a certificate recognised by an Indian University as equivalent to Matriculation or in an extract from a Register of Matriculates maintained by a University, which extract must be certified by the proper authority of the University or in the Matriculation/Secondary School Examination or an equivalent examination certificate. These certificates are required to be submitted only after the declaration of the result of the written part of the examination. No other document relating to age like horoscopes, affidavits, birth extracts from Municipal Corporation, service records, and the like will be accepted. The expression Matriculation/Secondary School Examination Certificate in this part of the instruction includes the alternative certificates mentioned above.

Sometimes the Matriculation/Secondary School Examination Certificate does not show the date of birth, or only shows the age by completed years or completed years and months. In such cases, a candidate must send in addition to the self-attested/certified copy of Matriculation/Secondary School Examination Certificate a self-attested/certified copy of a certificate from the Headmaster/Principal of the Institution from where he/she passed the Matriculation/Secondary School Examination showing the date of his/her birth or exact age as recorded in the Admission Register of the Institution.

NOTE 1: Candidates should note that only the Date of Birth as recorded in the Matriculation/Secondary School Examination Certificate or an equivalent certificate on the date of submission of applications will be accepted by the Commission, and no subsequent request for its change will be considered or granted.

NOTE 2: Candidates should also note that once a Date of Birth has been claimed by them and entered in the records of the Commission for the purpose of admission to an Examination, no change will be allowed subsequently or at a subsequent examination on any ground whatsoever. Provided that in the case of an inadvertent/unintentional/typographical error committed by a candidate in indicating the date of birth in the Online Application Form, the candidate may make a request to the Commission for subsequent rectification along with supporting documents, as specified in Rule 2 (b) of the Examination Rules, and the request may be considered by the Commission if the same is made latest by the date of the Combined Defence Services Examination (II), 2024, which is 01.09.2024.

All communication in this regard should contain the following particulars:

NAME AND YEAR OF THE EXAMINATION.
REGISTRATION I.D. (RID.).
ROLL NUMBER (IF RECEIVED)
NAME OF CANDIDATE (IN FULL AND IN BLOCK LETTERS).
COMPLETE POSTAL ADDRESS AS GIVEN IN THE APPLICATION.
VALID AND ACTIVE EMAIL ID.

NOTE 3: The candidates should exercise due care while entering their date of birth. If on verification at any subsequent stage any variation is found in their date of birth from the one entered in their Matriculation or equivalent examination certificate, disciplinary action will be taken against them by the Commission under the Rules.

(c) Educational Qualifications:

(i) For I.M.A. and Officers’ Training Academy, Chennai — Degree of a recognised University or equivalent.
(ii) For Indian Naval Academy— Degree in Engineering from a recognised University/Institution.
(iii) For Air Force Academy—Degree of a recognised University (with Physics and Mathematics at 10+2 level) or Bachelor of Engineering.

Graduates with the first choice as Army/Navy/Air Force are to submit proof of Graduation/provisional certificates on the date of commencement of the SSB Interview at the SSB. Candidates who are studying in the final year/semester Degree course and have yet to pass the final year degree examination can also apply provided the candidate should not have any present backlog up to the last semester/year for which results have been declared up to the time of submission of the application and they will be required to submit proof of passing the degree examination at the time of commencement of the course to reach the IHQ of MoD (Army), Rtg ‘A’, CDSE Entry, West Block III, R. K. Puram, New Delhi-110066 in case of IMA/SSC first choice candidates and Naval HQ “DMPR” (OI & R Section), Room No. 204, ‘C’ Wing, Sena Bhawan, New Delhi-110011 in case of Navy first choice candidates Dte of Personnel (Offrs), Kasturba Gandhi Marg, New Delhi-110001. Phone No. 23010231 Extn. 7645/7646/7610 in case of Air Force first choice candidates by the following dates failing which their candidature will stand cancelled:

(i) For admission to IMA on or before 1st July, 2025, Indian Naval Academy on or before 1st July, 2025, and Air Force Academy on or before 13th May, 2025.
(ii) For admission to Officers’ Training Academy, Chennai on or before 1st October, 2025.

Candidates possessing professional and technical qualifications which are recognised by the government as equivalent to professional and technical degrees would also be eligible for admission to the examination. In exceptional cases, the Commission may treat a candidate, who does not possess any of the qualifications prescribed in this rule as educationally qualified provided that he/she possesses qualifications, the standard of which, in the opinion of the Commission, justifies his/her admission to the examination.

NOTE I: Candidates who have yet to pass their degree examination will be eligible only if they are studying in the final year of degree examination. Those candidates who have yet to qualify in the final year Degree Examination and are allowed to appear in the UPSC Examination should note that this is only a special concession given to them. They are required to submit proof of passing the Degree Examination by the prescribed date, and no request for extending this date will be entertained on the grounds of late conduct of basic qualifying University Examination, delay in declaration of results, or any other ground whatsoever. Candidates who are studying in the final year/semester degree course are required to submit at the time of SSB interview a bonafide certificate issued by the University/College stating that they will be able to submit their proof of passing the graduation degree examination by the specified date, failing which their candidature will be cancelled.

NOTE II: Candidates who are debarred by the Ministry of Defence from holding any type of commission in the Defence Services shall not be eligible for admission to the examination, and if admitted, their candidature will be cancelled.

NOTE III: In the event of Air Force candidates being suspended from Flying training for failure to learn flying, they would be absorbed in the Navigation/Ground Duty (Non-Tech) Branches of the IAF. This will be subject to availability of vacancies and fulfilling the laid down qualitative requirements.

(d) Physical Standards:

Candidates must be physically fit according to physical standards for admission to Combined Defence Services Examination (II), 2024, as per guidelines given in Appendix-IV.

4. Fee:

Candidates (excepting Female/SC/ST candidates who are exempted from payment of the fee) are required to pay a fee of Rs. 200/- (Rupees Two Hundred Only) either by remitting the money in any Branch of SBI by cash, or by using Visa/Master/Rupay Credit/Debit Card/UPI Payment, or by using internet banking facility of any Bank.

NOTE 1: Applicants who opt for “Pay by Cash” mode should print the system-generated Pay-in-slip during Part-II registration and deposit the fee at the counter of SBI Branch on the next working day only. “Pay by Cash” mode option will be deactivated at 11:59 PM on 03.06.2024 i.e., one day before the closing date. However, applicants who have generated their Pay-in slip before it is de-activated may pay at the counter of SBI Branch during banking hours on the closing date. Such applicants who are unable to pay by cash on the closing date i.e., during banking hours at SBI Branch, for reason whatsoever, even if holding a valid Pay-in-Slip will have no other offline option but to opt for online Debit/Credit Card/UPI Payment or internet Banking Payment mode on the closing date i.e., till 6:00 PM on 04.06.2024.

NOTE 2: Candidates should note that payment of examination fee can be made only through the modes prescribed above. Payment of fee through any other mode is neither valid nor acceptable. Applications submitted without the prescribed fee/mode (unless remission of fee is claimed) shall be summarily rejected.

NOTE 3: Fee once paid shall not be refunded under any circumstances nor can the fee be held in reserve for any other examination or selection.

NOTE 4: For the applicants in whose case payments details have not been received from the bank, they will be treated as fictitious payment cases and their applications will be rejected in the first instance. A list of all such applicants shall be made available on the Commission website within two weeks after the last day of submission of the online application. The applicants shall be required to submit the proof of their fee payment within 10 days from the date of such communication either by hand or by speed post to the Commission. On receipt of documentary proof, genuine fee payment cases will be considered and their applications will be revived if they are otherwise eligible.

All female candidates and candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes are not required to pay any fee. No fee exemption is, however, available to OBC candidates and they are required to pay the full prescribed fee.

5. How to Apply:

(i) Modification in OTR Profile:

(ii) Modification in Application Form (Other than OTR Profile):

(iii) Withdrawal of Applications:

The candidates will not be allowed to withdraw their applications after the submission of the same.

Detailed instructions for filling up Online Applications are available on the above-mentioned website. No queries, representations, etc., shall be entertained by the Commission in respect of correcting details that are required to be filled up by the candidates by exercising due diligence and caution as the timely completion of the examination process is of paramount importance.

All candidates whether already in Government Service including candidates serving in the Armed Forces, Government-owned industrial undertakings or other similar organizations, or in private employment should submit their applications online direct to the Commission.

N.B.I: Persons already in Government Service, whether in permanent or temporary capacity or as work charged employees other than casual or daily rated employees or those serving under the Public Enterprises are, however, required to inform their Head of Office/Department in writing that they have applied for the Examination.

N.B.II: Candidates serving in the Armed Forces are required to inform their Commanding Officer in writing that they have applied for this examination. They are also required to submit NOC in this regard at the time of the SSB interview.

Candidates should note that in case a communication is received from their employer by the Commission withholding permission to the candidates applying for/appearing at the examination, their applications will be liable to be rejected/candidatures will be liable to be cancelled.

NOTE: APPLICATIONS WITHOUT THE PRESCRIBED FEE (UNLESS REMISSION OF FEE IS CLAIMED AS IN PARA 4 ABOVE) OR INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS SHALL BE SUMMARILY REJECTED. No representation or correspondence regarding such rejection shall be entertained under any circumstances. Candidates are not required to submit along with their applications any certificate in support of their claims regarding age, educational qualifications, Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe/OBC and fee remission, etc.

The candidates applying for the examination should ensure that they fulfil all the eligibility conditions for admission to the examination. Their admission at all the stages of examination for which they are admitted by the Commission viz. written examination and interview test will be purely provisional, subject to their satisfying the prescribed eligibility conditions. If on verification at any time before or after the written examination or Interview Test, it is found that they do not fulfil any of the eligibility conditions, their candidature for the examination will be cancelled by the Commission.

Candidates are advised to keep ready the following documents in original along with their self-attested copies soon after the declaration of the result of the written part of the examination which is likely to be declared in the month of October 2024 for submission to the Army HQ/Naval HQ/Air HQ as the case may be:

Matriculation/Secondary School Examination Certificate or its equivalent showing date of birth.
Degree/Provisional Degree Certificate/Marks sheet showing clearly having passed degree examination and eligible for award of degree.

In the first instance, all qualified candidates eligible for the SSB interview will carry their original Matriculation/Secondary School Examination Certificate as also their Degree/Provisional Degree Certificate/Marks sheet with them while going to the Services Selection Centres for the SSB interview. Candidates who have not yet qualified for the final year Degree examination must carry with them a certificate in original from the Principal of the College/Institution stating that the candidate has appeared/is appearing at the final year Degree examination. Candidates who do not carry the above certificates with them while going to the Services Selection Centres shall not be allowed to appear for the SSB interview. No relaxation for the production of the above certificates in original at the selection centre is allowed, and candidates who do not carry with them any of these certificates in original will not be permitted to appear for their SSB test and interview, and they will be sent back home at their own expense.

1. Disciplinary Action:

If any of their claims is found to be incorrect/false/fraud/fabricated, they may render themselves liable to disciplinary action by the Commission in terms of the following provisions:

A candidate who is or has been declared by the Commission to be guilty of:

(a) Obtaining support for candidature by the following means, namely:
- (i) offering illegal gratification to; or
- (ii) applying pressure on; or
- (iii) blackmailing, or threatening to blackmail any person connected with the conduct of the examination; or
(b) impersonation; or
(c) procuring impersonation by any person; or
(d) submitting fabricated/incorrect documents or documents which have been tampered with; or
(e) uploading irrelevant or incorrect photos/signature in the application form in place of the actual photo/signature.
(f) making statements which are incorrect or false or suppressing material information; or
(g) resorting to the following means in connection with the candidature for the examination, namely:
- (i) obtaining a copy of the question paper through improper means;
- (ii) finding out the particulars of the persons connected with secret work relating to the examination;
- (iii) influencing the examiners; or
(h) being in possession of or using unfair means during the examination; or
(i) writing obscene matter or drawing obscene sketches or irrelevant matter in the scripts; or
(j) misbehaving in the examination hall including tearing of the scripts, provoking fellow examinees to boycott examination, creating a disorderly scene and the like; or
(k) harassing, threatening, or doing bodily harm to the staff employed by the Commission for the conduct of the examination; or
(l) being in possession of or using any mobile phone, (even in switched-off mode), pager or any electronic equipment or programmable device or storage media like pen drive, smartwatches, etc. or camera or Bluetooth devices or any other equipment or related accessories (either in working or switched-off mode) capable of being used as a communication device during the examination; or
(m)violating any of the instructions issued to candidates along with their admission certificates permitting them to take the examination; or
(n) attempting to commit or, as the case may be, abetting the commission of all or any of the acts specified in the foregoing clauses;

In addition to being liable to criminal prosecution, shall be disqualified by the Commission from the Examination held under these Rules; and/or shall be liable to be debarred either permanently or for a specified period:

by the Commission, from any examination or selection held by them;
by the Central Government from any employment under them;
and shall be liable to face disciplinary action under the appropriate rules if already in service under Government.

Provided that no penalty under this rule shall be imposed except after:

giving the candidate an opportunity of making such representation in writing as the candidate may wish to make in that behalf; and
taking the representation, if any, submitted by the candidate within the period allowed for this purpose, into consideration.

2. Guilty of Colluding:

Any person who is found by the Commission to be guilty of colluding with a candidate(s) in committing or abetting the commission of any of the misdeeds listed at Clauses (a) to (m) above will be liable to action in terms of Clause (n).

Note: If a candidate is found to be in possession or using unfair means, they may not be allowed to continue in the said exam as soon as the incident comes to the notice of the Examination functionaries, and action against the candidates may be taken in consultation with the Commission. Further, the candidate may also not be allowed in any of the subsequent papers of the said examination.

6. Last Date for Submission of Applications:

The Online Applications can be filled up to 04th June 2024 till 6:00 PM.

7. Correspondence with the Commission/Army/Naval/Air Headquarters:

The Commission will not enter into any correspondence with the candidates about their candidature except in the following cases:

(i) The eligible candidates shall be issued an e-Admit Card Seven Days before the commencement of the examination. The e-Admit Card will be made available on the UPSC website upsc.gov.in for downloading by candidates. No Admit Card will be sent by post. For downloading the e-Admit Card, the candidate must have his/her vital parameters like RID & Date of Birth or Roll No. (if received) & date of birth or name, Father’s name & Date of Birth available with him/her.
(ii) If a candidate does not receive his/her e-Admit Card or any other communication regarding his/her candidature for the examination Seven Days before the commencement of the examination, he/she should at once contact the Commission. Information in this regard can also be obtained from the Facilitation Counter located in the Commission’s Office either in person or over phone Nos. 011-23381125/011-23385271/011-23098543. In case no communication is received in the Commission’s Office from the candidate regarding non-receipt of his/her e-Admit Card at least Seven Days before the examination, he/she himself/herself will be solely responsible for non-receipt of his/her e-Admit Card. No candidate will ordinarily be allowed to take the examination unless he/she holds an e-Admit Card for the examination. On downloading the Admit Card, check it carefully and bring discrepancies/errors, if any, to the notice of UPSC immediately. The courses to which the candidates are admitted will be according to their eligibility as per age and educational qualifications for different courses and the preferences given by the candidates. The candidates should note that their admission to the examination will be purely provisional based on the information given by them in the Application Form. This will be subject to verification of all the eligibility conditions.
(iii) The decision of the Commission as to the acceptance of the application of a candidate and his/her eligibility or otherwise for admission to the Examination shall be final.
(iv) Candidates should note that the name in the e-Admit Card in some cases, may be abbreviated due to technical reasons.
(v) Candidates must ensure that their e-mail IDs given in their applications are valid and active.

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