CDS Vacancy 2024 has been disclosed on 20 December with the release of official notification. The Union Public Service Commission rolled out the CDS 1 vacancy along with the official recruitment notification PDF. Candidates who are planning to appear for the upcoming exam must have an elucidated knowledge of UPSC CDS vacancy for every defence sector and rank as they impact the entire recruitment process. Candidates are advised to go through the entire post thoroughly to know department-wise CDS vacancy.
CDS Vacancy 2024 was released for the CDS 1 Exam on 20 December 2024, mentioning department-wise vacancies for aspirants who want to serve the nation. A total of 457 CDS vacancies have been released for both male and female candidates. Candidates who fill out the application form must appear for the written examination. Afterwards, the qualified candidates have to appear for the further selection process conducted by the service selection board.
You can also check out all the details related to CDS vacancy, such as the number of post lists and vacancies breakup differences in the Military, Navy, and Air force, along with the previous year's vacancies in the below post.
The table below provides some important exam highlights for the CDS vacancy 2024:
| CDS Vacancy 2024 Highlights | |
Name of the Examination | Combined Defence Services |
Conducting Body | Union Public Service Commission |
Frequency of examination | Twice a year |
Notification for CDS 1 | 20 December 2023 |
Last date to submit the Application form | 09 January 2024 |
Number of CDS 1 Vacancies | 457 |
Examination Date | 21 April 2024 |
CDS vacancy has been released along with the notification. A total of 349 CDS vacancies have been rolled out by the commission, out of which 333 are reserved for male candidates and 16 for females.
Department | Number of CDS Vacancies |
Indian Military Academy (IMA) | 100 |
Indian Naval Academy (INA) | 32 |
Air Force Academy (AFA) | 32 |
Officer Training Academy - Men (OTA) | 169 |
Officer Training Academy - Women (OTA) | 16 |
Total | 349 |
Candidates can check the CDS previous year vacancy trends to get an idea of the number of vacant seats provided as per the recruitment program. Understanding this trend will assist the candidates in analyzing the difficulty level and the competition posed by the exam. Check here the previous year's CDS vacancy as released by the officials twice a year.
Candidates can have a look at CDS 2 vacancy in the below table for your reference.
Department | CDS Vacancy |
Indian Military Academy (IMA) | 100 |
Indian Naval Academy (INA) | 22 |
Air Force Academy (AFA) | 32 |
Officer Training Academy - Men (OTA) | 169 |
Officer Training Academy - Women (OTA) | 16 |
Total | 339 |
CDS 1 2022 vacancies are disclosed along with the notification. CDS post list are released under different Defence Services. Thus, we have updated the latest CDS vacancy as available in the tabular data below.
Department | CDS Vacancy |
Indian Military Academy (IMA) | 100 |
Indian Naval Academy (INA) | 22 |
Air Force Academy (AFA) | 32 |
Officer Training Academy - Men (OTA) | 170 |
Officer Training Academy - Women (OTA) | 17 |
Total | 341 |
A total of 339 posts are available under CDS 2 recruitment which is divided into different defence services listed below:
Post/Defence Academy | CDS Vacancy |
Indian Military Academy | 100 |
Indian Naval Academy | 22 |
Indian Air Force | 32 |
Officers Training Academy (Men) | 169 |
Officers Training Academy (Women) | 16 |
Academy | CDS Vacancy |
Indian Military Academy, Dehradun | 100 |
Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala | 26 |
Air Force Academy, Hyderabad | 32 |
Officers’ Training Academy, Chennai (Madras) SSC Men | 170 |
Officers Training Academy, Chennai SSC Women | 17 |
Total Vacancies | 345 |
Academy Name | CDS Vacancy |
Indian Military Academy (IMA), Dehradun | 100 |
Indian Naval Academy (INA), Ezhimala | 45 |
Air Force Academy (AFA), Hyderabad | 32 |
Officer’s Training Academy (OTA), Chennai (Madras) | 225 |
Officers Training Academy (OTA), Chennai | 16 |
Total | 418 |
Academy | CDS Vacancy |
Indian Military Academy, Dehradun | 100 |
Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala | 26 |
Air Force Academy, Hyderabad | 32 |
Officers’ Training Academy, Chennai (Madras) SSC Men | 169 |
Officers Training Academy, Chennai SSC Women | 17 |
Total | 344 |
Name of Academy | CDS Vacancy | Name of Course |
Indian Military Academy, Dehradun | 100 | 149th (DE) Course commencing in July, 2020 |
Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala | 45 | Course commencing in July, 2020 |
Air Force Academy, Hyderabad | 32 | (Pre-Flying) Training Course commencing in July, 2020 i.e. No. 208 F(P) Course. |
Officer’s Training Academy, Chennai (Madras) | 225 | 112th SSC (Men) Course (NT) commencing in October, 2020 |
Officers Training Academy, Chennai | 15 | 26th SSC Women (Non-Technical) Course commencing in October, 2020 |
Total Vacancies | 417 |
Academy Name | CDS Vacancy |
Indian Military Academy (IMA), Dehradun | 100 [including 13 vacancies reserved for NCC `C’ Certificate (Army Wing) holders] |
Indian Naval Academy (INA), Ezhimala | 45 [including 06 vacancies reserved for NCC ‘C’ Certificate holders (Naval Wing)] |
Air Force Academy (AFA), Hyderabad | 32 (03 vacancies are reserved for NCC `C’ Certificate (Air Wing) holders through NCC Spl. Entry) |
Officer’s Training Academy (OTA), Chennai (Madras) | 225 [(i) 171 vacs for SSC (Men) (NT) UPSC, (ii) 04 vacs for JAG (Men) (NT) October, 2020 Non UPSC and (iii) 50 vacs for NCC Special entry Non UPSC] |
Officers Training Academy (OTA), Chennai | 15 |
Total | 417 |
Name of the Academy | CDS Vacancy |
Indian Military Academy, Dehradun | 100 |
Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala | 45 |
Air Force Academy, Hyderabad | 32 |
Officers’ Training Academy, Chennai(Men) | 225 |
Officers Training Academy, Chennai(Women) | 12 |
Name of Academy | CDS Vacancy | Name of Course |
Indian Military Academy, Dehradun | 100 | 147th (DE) Course commencing in July 2019 |
Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala | 45 | Course 45 commencing in July 2019 Executive (General Service)/Hydro |
Air Force Academy, Hyderabad | 32 | (Pre-Flying) 32 Training Course commencing in July 2019 |
Officer’s Training Academy, Chennai (Madras) | 225 | SSC (Men) Course (NT) commencing in October 2019 |
Officers Training Academy, Chennai | 12 | 24th SSC Women (Non-Technical) Course commencing in October 2019. |
Academy Name | CDS Vacancy |
Indian Military Academy (IMA), Dehradun | 150 |
Indian Naval Academy (INA), Ezhimala | 45 |
Air Force Academy (AFA), Hyderabad | 32 |
Officer’s Training Academy (OTA), Chennai (Madras) | 225 |
Officers Training Academy (OTA), Chennai | 11 |
Total | 463 |
Academy Name | Vacancy |
Indian Military Academy (IMA), Dehradun | 100 |
Indian Naval Academy (INA), Ezhimala | 45 |
Air Force Academy (AFA), Hyderabad | 32 |
Officer’s Training Academy (OTA), Chennai (Madras) | 225 |
Officers Training Academy (OTA), Chennai | 12 |
Total | 414 |
Checking out these CDS post lists will give candidates a good idea about the level of competition.
Applicants who are going to sit for the upcoming exam need to be well-versed about the UPSC CDS vacancy. Some important points regarding CDS vacancy are as follows:
Also, check:
As per the latest updates, the Union Public Service Commission released the CDS 1 Vacancy 2023 on 20 December, along with the official recruitment notification. We have provided you with a direct link to check the CDS Vacancy for every defence services department.
Female candidates can apply for Officer Training Academy under CDS vacancy. If they satisfy the eligibility parameters.
The CDS 1 Vacancy was released on the official website of the Union Public Service Commission on 20 December 2023. We have tabulated the department-wise CDS Vacancy in this post.
CDS 1 Vacancy have been announced. The commission will announce several vacancies that will be filled through this recruitment department, and both male and female candidates can apply for them. You can check the CDS Vacancy department-wise once released by the officials.
Checking CDS Vacancy helps the candidates in getting an idea about the expected cut-off, exam difficulty level etc. You can estimate the upcoming CDS Vacancy by checking the Previous Year Vacancy trends.
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