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Defence Exams (DE)

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The career in Indian militia is undoubtedly highly revered in India. Every year, lakhs of students appear for various defence exams of the country to urge an opportunity to be a part of those elite forces.


The Defence Exams (DE) The career in Indian militia is undoubtedly highly revered in India. Every year, lakhs of students appear for various defence exams of the country to urge an opportunity to be a part of those elite forces.

we are visiting discuss the assorted Defence recruitment exams in India and their scope.

The National Defence Academy (NDA) is the joint defence service training institute of the Indian Armed Forces, where cadets of the three services i.e. the Indian Army , the Indian Navy and the Indian Air Force train together before they go on to respective service academy for further pre-commission training. The NDA is located in Khadakwasla, Pune, Maharashtra. It is the first tri-service academy in the world.

The nature of job responsibilities varies with the diverse range of activities in the defence services. Every citizen of India, irrespective of class, caste, religion and community is eligible to appear for defence exams provided they meet the criteria such as physical standard, age and educational qualification.

Every year, lakhs of candidates appear in defence exams to fulfill their dream of being the part of these elite forces. Candidates get the opportunity to join the Indian Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard through the defence exams in India such as CDS, NDA, AFCAT and Indian Coast Guard. Most of the defence exams are conducted by Union Public Service Commission. Besides, the individual organisations also conduct their own exams to fill up various vacancies. In this article, we have discussed in details regarding defence exams in India.

NOTE : The NDA Exam notification was released on 17 May 2023 on the official website. The written exam will be conducted on 03 September 2023. NDA is a national-level entrance examination conducted by UPSC twice a year to recruit eligible candidates for the Army, Navy, and Air Force wings of the National Defence Academy.

National Defence Academy

Motto

sēvā paramō dharma

Motto in English

Service Before Self

Type

Defence Service training institute

Established

7 December 1954; 66 years ago

Commandant

Lt. Gen. Asit Mistry

Location

Khadakwasla Pune

, Maharashtra

India

Campus

7,015 acres (28.39 km2)

Colors

Maroon
 

Website

nda.nic.in

 

History

At the end of the World War II, Field Marshal Claude Auchinleck, then Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army, drawing on experiences of the army during the war, led a committee around the world and submitted a report to the Government of India in December 1946. The committee recommended the establishment of a Joint Services Military Academy, with training modelled on the United States Military Academy at West Point.

After the independence of India in August 1947, the Chiefs of Staff Committee immediately implemented the recommendations of the Auchinleck report. The committee initiated an action plan in late 1947 to commission a permanent defence academy and began the search for a suitable site. It also decided to set up an interim training academy, known as the Joint Services Wing (JSW), which was commissioned on 1 January 1949 at the Armed Forces Academy (now known as the Indian Military Academy) in Dehradun.

 

Upcoming Defence Exams 2023: Complete schedule

The important dates of upcoming Defence exams 2023 are as follows-

Defence Exam Dates 2023

Defence Exams

 

Exam Dates

NDA

 

NDA 1 –16/04/2023

NDA 2- September 03, 2023.1

CDS

 

CDS 1- April 06, 2023. 

CDS 2- 3rd september 2023

CAPF

 

August 6th 2023

AFCAT

 

August 25, 26 and 27, 2023.


 

Upcoming Defence Exams 2023: Complete schedule

Candidates can check below defence exam 2020 calendar. This will help candidates to track events such as the release of notification, application, exam dates, etc. 

 

Candidates check below the details regarding the popular defence exams.

NDA: NDA is conducted for admission to the army, navy and air force wings of NDA and Indian Naval Academy Course (INAC). The exam is conducted offline twice a year. The exam comprises two stages: written exam and SSB Interview.

CDS: Combined Defence Services (CDS) Examination is conducted by Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) twice a year for admission to Indian Military Academy, Dehradun, Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala, Air Force Academy, Hyderabad, Officers’ Training Academy, Chennai (Madras). Selection of candidates is done based on written exam and SSB Interview.

AFCAT: The Air Force Common Admission Test (AFCAT) is conducted by the Indian Air Force. The exam is held twice a year in February and August/September respectively, to select Class-I Gazetted Officers in Flying and Ground Duties (Technical and Non-Technical). Candidates are selected based on their performance in online exam and Air Force Selection Board (AFSB) Interview. Candidates opting for Ground Duty (Technical) branch are required to appear in both AFCAT and Engineering Knowledge Test (EKT).

UPSC CAPF: The Central Armed Police Forces (Assistant Commandants) Examination is conducted by Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). The exam is held for recruitment of recruitment of Assistant Commandants (Group A) in the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) such as Border Security Force (BSF), Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Central Industrial Security Force(CISF), Indo‐Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) and Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB). The selection process includes written exam, Physical Standards/Physical Efficiency Tests and Medical Standards Tests and Interview/Personality Test.

Indian Coast Guard: Indian Coast Guard is conducted for recruitment of Navik, Yantrik and Assistant Commandant. The selection process of Yantrik and Navik includes a written exam, physical fitness test and medical exam. The selection process of Assistant Commandant includes preliminary selection (PSB), final selection board and medical examination.

Territorial Army: The Territorial Army (TA) selects candidates as Jawan and Officers. The recruitment to the Officers is done for Civilians and Ex-Servicemen. The selection process differs as per the posts.

Indian Air Force (IAF) Group X & Y: The 10+2 level exam is held every year for the selection as Airmen in Group X & Y, which is conducted by Indian Air Force.

Indian Navy Sailors (AA, SS, MR ): Applicants who have passed their 10+2 examination with 60% or more in aggregate with Maths & Physics and at least one of these subjects:- Chemistry/ Biology/ Computer Science from the Boards of School Education recognized by MHRD, Govt. of India are eligible for these Indian Navy AA and SSR (Sailor) posts. There is a vacancy in the Indian called MR (matrix Recruits). All the candidate who has passed class 10th and having an age of 18 years old or more than that are eligible to apply for the Post.

 

List of Defence Exams After Graduation

Combined Defence Services Examination, CDS

Indian Army TGC

Indian Army SSC Technical

Indian Air Force Airmen

Indian Army Jag

Indian Army Junior Commissioned Officer, JCO

Indian Army Teacher

Indian Army NCC

 

List of Defence Exams for Females in India

Combined Defence Services Examination, CDS

Short Service Commission (Technical)

NCC (SPL) Entry Women

Joint Advocate General (JAG) SCWW