COMBINED DEFENCE SERVICES
EXAMINATION (I), 2013
[INCLUDING
SSC WOMEN (NON-TECHNICAL) COURSE]
No. 8/2/2012-E.I(B)- A Combined Defence Services
Examination will be conducted by the Union Public Service Commission on 17th
February, 2013 for admission to the
undermentioned courses:-
Name of the
Course and Approximate No. of Vacancies.
1. Indian Military
Academy, Dehradun 136th Course
commencing in January, 2014 [including 32 vacancies reserved for NCC ‘C’
Certificate (Army Wing) holders]. – 250
Posts
2. Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala-Course Commencing in
January, 2014 Executive (Hydro/ General Service) (including 06 vacancies reserved
for NCC 'C' Certificate holders (Naval Wing). – 40 Posts
3. Air Force Academy ,
Hyderabad
4. Officers Training
Academy
5. Officers Training
Academy
Note i : The date of holding the examination as mentioned
above is liable to be changed at the discretion of the commission
Note ii : 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
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 preferencesas 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 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
(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 first choice, as they have to be administered pilot aptitude
battery test at one of the AFSB and AF Medical at Central Medical Establishment/Institute
of Aviation Medicines. 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. No change of
choice once exercised will be allowed. Second choice will come for
consideration only when the first choice is not offered to the candidate by
Services HQ. When first choice is offered and a candidate declines the same,
his/hercandidature 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 ServiceCommission 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 :
(i) There is a
shortfall after detailing all the candidates who competed for the SSC
Course; and
(ii) 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.
(iii) Candidates with
Air Force as first and only choice cannot be considered as left over for grant of SSC (OTA) if they fail
in the 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 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 Army HQ/Rtg. 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 Naval HQ DMPR, (IO&R Section),
Room No. 204, ‘C’ Wing, Sena Bhawan, New Delhi-110011 in case of Navy first
choice candidates and PO 3 (A)/Air Headquarters, J Block, Room No. 17, Opp.
Vayu Bhawan, Motilal Nehru Marg, New Delhi-110011 in case of Air Force first
choice candidates by 13th
November, 2013. To be eligible to compete for reserved vacancies the
candidates should have served for not less than two academic years in the
SeniorDivision Army Wing and three academic years in the Senior Division 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 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 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 for 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 GANGTOK PANAJI (GOA )
AHMEDABAD HYDERABAD
PATNA
AIZAWL IMPHAL PORT BLAIR
BAREILY JAMMU
CHENNAI KOHIMA SRINAGAR
DEHRADUN LUCKNOW
DHARWAR MUMBAI VISHAKHAPATNAM
DISPUR NAGPUR
The centres as
mentioned above are liable to be changed at the discretion of the Commission.
Applicants should note that there will
be a ceiling on the number of
candidates allotted
to each of the centres except Chennai, Delhi
and Nagpur
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,
Commission reserve the right to change the Centres at their discretion if the
situation demands." Candidates
admitted to the examination will be informed of the time table 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 either be :
(i) a Citizen of India
(ii) a subject of Bhutan
(iii) a subject of Nepal
(iv) a Tibetan
refugee who came over to India
before the 1st January, 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India
(v) 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), (iii), (iv) and (v)
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
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 declaration of result by UPSC.
(b) Age Limits,
Sex and Marital Status:
(i) For IMA-Unmarried male candidates born not earlier than 2nd
January, 1990 and not later than 1st January, 1995 only are eligible.
(ii) For Indian Naval
Academy-Unmarried male candidates born not earlier than 2nd January,
1992 (2nd January, 1990 in case of NCC Naval Wing ‘C’ Certificate holders) and
not later than 1st January, 1995 only are eligible.
(iii) For Air
Force Academy-Unmarried male candidates born not earlier than 2nd
January, 1991 and not later than 1st January, 1995 only are
eligible.
(iv) For Officers'
Training Academy- (SSC Course for Men) : Male candidates
(married or
unmarried) born not earlier than 2nd January, 1989 and not later than
1st January, 1995
only are eligible.
(v) For Officers Training Academy
They should have been
born not earlier than 2nd January, 1989 and not later than 1st January, 1995.
NOTE: Male
divorcee/widower candidates cannot be treated as unmarried male for the purpose
of their admission in IMA/INA/AFA courses and accordingly they are not eligible
for these courses.
The date of birth
accepted by the Commission is that entered in the Matriculation or Secondary
School Leaving 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 must be certified by the proper
authority of the University or in the Higher Secondary 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/Higher Secondary Examination Certificate in this part of the
instruction includes the alternative certificates mentioned above. Sometimes
the Matriculation/Higher Secondary 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 attested/ certified
copy of Matriculation/Higher Secondary Examination Certificate an attested/certified
copy of a certificate from the Headmaster/Principal of the Institution from
where he/she passsed the Matriculation/Higher Secondary 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/Higher Secondary 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.
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-Degree of
a recognised University or equivalent.
(ii) For Indian Naval
Academy
(iii) For Air Force
Academy
Candidates who are
studying in the final year Degree course and have yet to pass the final year degree examination can also
apply but they will be required to submit proof of passing the degree
examination to reach the Army HQ/Rtg. 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 and
PO3(A)/Air Headquarters,‘J’ Block, Room No. 17, Opp. Vayu Bhawan, Motilal Nehru
Marg, New Delhi-110011 in case of Air Force first choice candidates by the
following dates failing which their candidature will stand cancelled :
(i) For admission to
IMA, Indian Naval
Academy and Air Force Academy
(ii) For admission to
Officer’s Training
Academy
Candidates possessing
professional and technical qualifications which are recognised by 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 1 : 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.
NOTE 2: 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 3 : In the event of Air Force candidates being suspended
from Flying Training for failure to
learn flying, they would be absorbed in
the Navigation Branch of the IAF. This will be subject to availability of
vacancies and fulfilling the
laid down qualitative
requirements (including 60% in graduation).
(d) Physical Standards:
Candidates must be
physically fit according to physical standards for admission to Combined Defence Services Examination
(I), 2013 as per guidelines given in Appendix-IV.
4. FEE:
Candidates (excepting Female/SC/ST candidates who are
exempted from payment of fee) are required to pay a fee of Rs. 200/- (Rupees Two Hundred Only) either by depositing the money
in any Branch of SBI by cash, or by using net banking facility of SBI, State
Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur/State Bank of Hyderabad/State Bank of Mysore/State
Bank of Patiala/State Bank of Travancore
or by using Visa/Master Credit/Debit Card.
Note: 1. 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: 2. 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: 3. 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 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:
Candidates are
required to apply On-line using the link www.upsconline.nic.in
Detailed instructions for filling up Online Applications are available on the
above mentioned website.
The applicants are advised to submit only single
application; however if due to any unavoidable situation, if he/she submits
another/multiple applications, then he/she must ensure that application with
the higher RID (Registration ID) is complete in all respects like applicants’ details, examination centre, photograph,
signature, fee etc. The applicants who are submitting multiple applications
should note that only the applications with higher RID (Registration ID) shall
be entertained by the Commission and fee paid against one RID shall not be
adjusted against any other RID.
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
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 ntertained
under any
circumstances. Candidates are not required to submit alongwith 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
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 May, 2013 for
submission to the Army HQ/Naval HQ/Air HQ as the case may be :
(1) Matric/Higher
Secondary School Certificate or its equivalent showing date of birth. (2)
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 SSB interview will carry their original
Matric/Higher Secondary School certificate as also their Degree/provisional Degree certificate/ marks
sheet with them while going to the Services Selection Centres for SSB
interview. Candidates who have not yet qualified 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
nonsubmission 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.
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:
(i) obtaining support
for his/her candidature by any means, or
(ii) impersonating,
or
(iii) procuring
impersonation by any person,
or
(iv) submitting
fabricated documents or documents which have been tampered
with, or
(v) making statements
which are incorrect or false or suppressing material information, or
(vi) resorting to any
other irregular or improper means in connection with his/ her candidature for
the examination,
or
(vii) using unfair
means during the examination, or
(viii) writing
irrelevant matter, including obscene languages or pornographic matter, in the
script (s), or
(ix) Misbehaving in
any other manner in the examination hall, or
(x) Harassing or
doing bodily harm to the Staff employed by the Commission for the conduct of
their examination, or
(xi) being in
possession of or using mobile phone, pager or any electronic equipment or
device or any other equipment capable of being used as a communication device during
the examination, or
(xii) violating any of the instructions issued
to candidates along with their Admission Certificates permitting them to take
the examination, or
(xiii) attempting to
commit or as the case may be abetting the commission of all or any of the acts specified in the foregoing
clauses, may in addition to rendering himself/herself liable to criminal
prosecution be liable
(a) to be
disqualified by the Commission from the examination for which he/she is a
candidate and/or
(b) to be debarred
either permanently or for a specified period
(i)by the Commission
from any examination or selection held by them;
(ii) by the Central
Government from any employment under them; and
(c) if he/she is
already in service under Government to disciplinary action under the appropriate rules.
Provided that no
penalty under this rule shall be imposed except after,
(i) giving the
candidate an opportunity of making such
representation, in writing as he/she may wish to make in that behalf; and
(ii) taking the
representation, if any, submitted by the candidate within the period allowed to
him/her into consideration.
6. LAST DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS:
The Online
Applications can be filled upto 10th December, 2012 till 11.59 PM after which
the link will be disabled.
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