Welcome To Sai Defence Academy, Dehradun

Admission open for NDA, CDS, Indian Army, AFCAT, Indian Air Force and Indian Navy.

The Combined Defense Services exam is held twice in a year in the months of February and November. It is conducted by the union public services commissions (UPSC) and enables the aspirants to apply for Indian Army, Indian Air Force, and Naval Academy. The age limit to apply for this exam is 19-25 years. If you are looking for a trustworthy coaching institute, then you have come to the right place. Sai Defence Academy provides a Comprehensive 45 days and 3 months written coaching and has achieved the best success rate.

A candidate can appear for CDS Exam, while he/she is appearing for 3rd year of Graduation. Both Male and Female candidates can apply for CDS Exam. Female candidates can only apply for Short Service Commission i.e. OTA. CDS Exam has three papers i.e. GK, Maths and English for Permanent Commission i.e. IMA, AF & NA and two i.e. English & GK for candidates applying for Short Service Commission i.e. OTA. Candidates with Arts/Commerce background are eligible for ARMY only.

Examination Details

EXAM-CDS (I & II)

· Forms- October & June

· Exam-February & November

· Age Limit 19 to 25 yrs

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION

i) For Indian Military Academy/Officers’ Training Academy:Degree from a recognized university or equivalent
ii) For Indian Naval Academy:Degree in Engineering from a recognized University/Institution
iii) For Air Force Academy:Degree of a recognized University with Physics and Mathematics at 10+2 level or Bachelor of Engineering

MODE OF SELECTION

· Written Examination by UPSC

· SSB Interview

Age Limits, Sex And Marital Status

For IMA -Unmarried male candidates with age between 19 to 24 years only are eligible
For Indian Naval Academy - Unmarried male candidates with age between 19 to 22 years only are eligible
For Air Force Academy - 19 to 23 years (Upper age limit for candidates holding valid and current Commercial Pilot Licence issued by DGCA (India) is relaxable upto 26 years.) only are eligible
For Officers' Training Academy-(SSC Course for men) Male candidates (married or unmarried) having age between 19 to 25 years only are eligible
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 age between 19 to 25 years

Paper Pattern

The CDS examination will be conducted in two phases:

A). For Admission In Indian Military Academy, Indian Navy Academy And Air Force Academy:

Subject	Duration	Maximum Marks	Questions
English	2 Hrs 30 Mins	100	120
General Knowledge	120 Minutes (2 hours)	100	120
Mathematics	120 Minutes (2 hours)	100	100
Total		300

B). For Admission In Officers Training Academy:

Subject	Duration	Maximum Marks	Questions
English	2 Hrs 30 Mins	100	120
General Knowledge	120 Minutes (2 hours)	100	120
Mathematics	120 Minutes (2 hours)	100	100
Total		300

Cut Off

Courses	Minimum qualifying marks in each Subject	Minimum aggregate marks of last qualified candidate	Marks of last recommended candidate
IMA	20 marks (i.e. 20%)	105 marks (i.e. 35%)	227
INA	20 marks (i.e. 20%)	90 marks (i.e. 30%)	225
AFA	20 marks (i.e. 20%)	135 marks (i.e. 45%)	258
OTA (Men)	20 marks (i.e. 20%)	72 marks (i.e. 36%)	157
OTA (Women)	20 marks (i.e. 20%)	72 marks (i.e. 36%)	159

Topic Covered

PAPER-I(ENGLISH)TOPICS COVERED	PAPER-II(G.K)TOPICS COVERED	PAPER-III(MATHEMATICS)TOPICS COVERED
Fill in the blanks questions	Current Affairs of last 6 months	Arithmetic
Sentence Correction questions	Indian Economy	Geometry
Reading Comprehension	Indian Politics	Algebra
Finding errors and omissions etc	History	Trigonometry
	Geography	Mensuration
	Sports	Statistics
	Banking sector
	· Awards & Honors Sports, · Finance Agriculture · Books & Their Authors

UPSC CDS Examination Centers

The CDS exam will be held across 41 cities/towns in the country

ALLAHABAD	DELHI	KOHIMA	SAMBALPUR
AHMEDABAD	DHARWAR	KOLKATA	SHILLONG
AIZWAL	DISPUR	LUCKNOW	SHIMLA
AGARTALA	GANGTOK	MADURAI	SRINAGAR
BANGALORE	HYDRABAD	MUMBAI	THIRUVANPURAM
BARIEILLY	IMPHAL	NAGPUR	TIRUPATI
BHOPAL	ITA NAGAR	PANAJI (GOA)	UDAIPUR
CHANDIGARH	JAIUR	CHANDIGARH	VISHAKHAPATNAM
CHENNAI	JAMMU	PORT BLAIR
CUTTACK	JORHAT	RAIPUR
DEHRADUN	KOCHI	RANCHI