List of Upcoming Defence Examination 2021: Every year lakhs of defence aspirants appear in the Defence exams to fulfil their dream of doning the uniform of their choice. Defence entrance exams are held twice a year to give more opportunities to young blood to join the Army, Navy, Air Force & Coast Guard.
List of Upcoming Defence Examination 2021
Defence Exams 2021 |
Date of notification release |
Last date to apply online |
Exam Dates |
CDS 2 2021 |
04th August 2021 |
24th August 2021 |
14th November 2021 |
AFCAT 2 2021 |
June 2021 |
July 2021 |
September 2021 |
CAPF (AC) 2021 |
15th April 2021 |
05th May 2021 |
08th August 2021 |
INET |
29th November 2021(Expected) |
19th December 2021 (Expected) |
February 2022 (Expected) |
List of Defence Examination
CDS Exam 2021
Union Public Service Commission conducts the exam of Combined Defence Services (CDS) twice a year for different branches of the Indian Armed Forces including the Air Force, Army and Navy. The exams are usually conducted in the months of February and November. Candidates must be graduates in order to apply for the CDS exam.
Exam Conducting Authority |
Union Public Service Commission, UPSC |
Selection Phase |
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Mode of Exam |
Offline |
CDS Subjects |
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Negative Marking |
1/3 is deducted for every wrong attempt |
Age Limit and Educational Qualification for CDS Exam 2021
Courses |
Age Limit |
Qualification |
Marital Status |
Air Force Academy (AFA) |
20 to 24 years |
Degree of a recognized University (with Physics and Mathematics at 10+2 level) or Bachelor of Engineering |
Unmarried |
Indian Naval Academy (NA) |
19 to 24 years |
Degree in Engineering from a recognized University/Institution |
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Indian Military Academy (IMA) |
Degree of a recognized University or equivalent |
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Officers' Training Academy (OTA - Men) |
19 to 25 years |
Unmarried and Married |
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Officers Training Academy (OTA - Women, Non-Technical) |
Unmarried, Widow and Divorcee |
AFCAT 2021 Exam
Indian Air Force conducts the exam of AFCAT (Air Force Common Admission Test) twice every year (in February & August) to select candidates either Flying Branch (Short Service Commission), or, Technical Branch (Short Service & Permanent Commission), or, Ground Duty Branch (Short Service & Permanent Commission).
Exam Conducting Authority |
Indian Air Force, IAF |
Selection Phase |
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Mode of Exam |
Offline |
AFCAT Subjects |
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EKT Subjects |
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Negative Marking |
1 mark is deducted for every wrong attempt |
UPSC Central Armed Police Forces (Assistant Commandant) Exam
CAPF Assistant Commandant (AC) is conducted by Union Public Service Commission. The candidates selected from the CAPF AC exam are placed in either Border Security Force (BSF)/ Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)/ Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)/ Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)/ Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) from the post of assistant commandant
Exam Conducting Authority |
Union Public Service Commission, UPSC |
Selection Phase |
|
Mode of Exam |
Offline |
CAPF Subjects |
|
Negative Marking |
1/3 mark is deducted for every wrong attempt |
Defence Exam Eligibility
Defence exams offer various job opportunities for the candidates from different standards such as holding 10th, 12th, ITI, diploma, engineering and other graduation qualifications. The basic defence exam eligibility criteria are as follows:
1) Nationality:
- Citizen of India, or
- The subject of Nepal/Bhutan, or
- Tibetan refugee migrated to India before January 01, 1962 with the intention of Permanent Settle, or
- An individual of Indian Origin migrated from Sri Lanka, Burma, Pakistan, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Malawi, Zambia, Zaire & Vietnam for permanent settle purpose in India.