Combined Defence Services Examination (I), 2018 declared; check upsc.gov.in

CDS 1 2018 written exam results have been declared.

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New Delhi: UPSC has declared the results of CDS 1 2018 written exam on the official website - upsc.gov.in. 8261 candidates have qualified for SSB interview, the registration for which must be done within the next two weeks at - joinindianarmy.nic.in. The successful candidates would then be allotted selection centres and dates of SSB interview which shall be communicated on the registered e-mail ID.

Any candidate who has already registered earlier on the site will not be required to do so. In case of any query/login problem, an email will be forwarded to - dir-recruiting6-mod@nic.in.  

As pe the official notification, "On the basis of the results of the combined defence services examination (I), 2018 held by the Union Public Service Commission on 4th February 2018, 8261 candidates have qualified to be interviewed by the Service Selection Board of the Ministry of Defence, for admission to (i) Indian Military Academy, Dehradun 146th course commencing in January, 2019, (ii) Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala, Kerala, course commencing in January, 2019, (iii) Air Force Academy, Hyderabad (pre-flying) training course (205 F(P)) commencing in February, 2019, (iv) Officers Training Academy, Chennai 109th SSC course (NT) (for men) commencing in April, 2019 and (v) Officers Training Academy, Chennai, 23rd SSC women (non-technical) course commencing in April, 2019."

The notification further says, "The candidature of all the candidates, whose roll numbers are shown in the list is provisional. In accordance with the conditions of the admission to the examination, they are required to submit the original certificates in support of age (date of birth), educational qualifications, NCC (C) (Army wing/senior division Air wing/Naval wing) etc claimed by them along with self-attested copies thereof, to Army headquarters, AG’s branch/rtg/CDSE entry section for males and SSC women entry section for women candidates, west block-III, ground floor, wing 1, RK Puram, New Delhi - 110066 in case of IMA/SSC as their first choice and to IHQ of MoD (Navy), DMPR (OI and R Section), room number 204, ‘C’ - wing, Sena Bhawan, New Delhi - 110011 in case of Navy as their first choice and to PO 3 (A) Air headquarters, ‘J’ block, room number 17, Opposite Vayu Bhawan, Motilal Nehru Marg, New Delhi - 110011 in case of Air Force as their first choice. The original certificates are to be submitted within two weeks of completion of the SSB interview and not later than 13th November 2018 for AFA and not later than 1st January 2019 for IMA and not later than 01st January 2019 for admission to NA (1st April, 2019 in case of SSC only). The candidates must not send the original certificates to UPSC."

The UPSC has a facilitation counter near examination hall building in its campus. Candidates may obtain any information/clarification regarding this examination on working days between 10.00 am to 5.00 pm in person or over telephone - 011-23385271, 011- 23381125 and 011-23098543 - from the facilitation counter. Candidates can also obtain information regarding their result by accessing UPSC website - upsc.gov.in.