CDS Examination on 18th September, 2011

The Union Public Service Commission will hold the Combined Defence Services Examination (II), 2011 on 18th September, 2011 at Agartala, Gangtok, Panaji (Goa), Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Patna, Aizwal, Imphal, Port Blair, Allahabad, Itanagar, Raipur, Bangalore, Jaipur, Ranchi, Bareilly, Jammu, Sambalpur, Bhopal, Jorhat, Shillong, Chandigarh, Kochi, Shimla, Chennai, Kohima, Srinagar, Cuttack, Kolkata, Thiruvananthapuram, Dehradun, Lucknow, Delhi, Madurai, Tirupati, Dharwad, Mumbai, Udaipur, Dispur, Nagpur and Vishakhapatnam.
The examination is for admission to the various courses listed below leading to a career in the Defence Services .
(i) 250 seats in the 133rd Course at Indian Military Academy, Dehradun, commencing in July, 2012 which includes 32 vacancies reserved for NCC ‘C’ Certificate (Army Wing) holders
(ii) 40 seats including the 6 vacancies reserved for NCC 'C' Certificate holders (Naval Wing), in the Executive (General Service) course at Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala, for the course Commencing in July, 2012
(iii) 32 seats at the 192nd Pre-Flying Training Course commencing in July, 2012 at Air Force Academy, Hyderabad
(iv) 175 seats at Officers Training Academy, Chennai for the 96th SSC Course (for Men) commencing in October, 2012
(v) 25 seats at the Officers Training Academy, Chennai for the 10th SSC Women (Non- Technical) Course commencing in October, 2012.
The vacancies announced now are tentative and may be changed at any stage by Service H.Q.
A candidate is required to specify clearly in respective column of the Application Form 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 various conditions specified in the detailed notification available at http://upsconline.nic.in/CDSII2011-E.pdf
Women candidates are eligible for OTA only. So they should give OTA as their first and only preference.
Applicants must be Indian Citizens. More details are there in the detailed Notification.