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L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-07012026-269140 EXTRAORDINARY PART 1—Section III PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 03] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2025/PAUSHA 10, 1947 MINISTRY OF DEFENCE (Department of Military Affairs) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 10th December, 2025 RULES No.B/59111/CDSE(I)-2026/Rtg CDSE/16(2)/2025-DMA(AG-II)- Combined Defence Services Examination (I), 2026 will be conducted by the Union Public Service Commission on 12th April, 2026. +-------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+ | Name of the Course | Approximate No. of Vacancies | | | (Refer Note-iii) | +=============================================================+==================================================+ | (a) Indian Military Academy, Dehradun - 162nd (DE) | 100 [including 13 vacancies reserved for NCC ‘C’ | | Course Commencing in January 2027. | Certificate (Army Wing) holders]. | +-------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+ | (b) Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala- Course | 26 [including 06 vacancies for NCC‘C’ Certificate (Naval | | Commencing in January 2027 Executive Branch | Wing) holders and 01 for Hydro] | | (General Service)/Hydro. | | +-------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+ | (c) Air Force Academy, Hyderabad-(Pre-Flying) | 32 [including 03 vacancies reserved for NCC ‘C’ | | Training Course Commencing in January 2027 i.e. 221 F | Certificate (Air Wing) holders through NCC Special | | (P) Course. | Entry]. | +-------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+ | (d) Officers’ Training Academy, Chennai (Madras) 125th | 275 | | SSC (Men) (NT) (UPSC) Course Commencing in April | | | 2027 | | +-------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+ | (e) Officers Training Academy, Chennai (Madras) 125th | 18 | | SSC Women (NT) (UPSC) Course Commencing in | | | April 2027 | | +-------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+ NOTE (i) Indian Army publishes vacancies for Men and Women separately for various entries keeping into account the operational and administrative needs of the Force as envisaged in the existing and future scenarios. Though the vacancies for Men and Women categories as per SSC(NT) Courses are being notified through a common Notification and tested through a common written examination for administrative purpose, SSC(NT) Men and SSC(NT) Women are separate entries and the selection for both these categories is done separately but in gender pure manner as per vacancies notified. THE PREPARATION OF WRITTEN RESULTS AND FINAL MERIT LISTS FOR SSC(NT) MEN AND SSC(NT) WOMEN CATEGORIES WILL ALSO BE DONE SEPARATELY AS PER VACANCY NOTIFIED. NOTE (ii): The date of holding the examination as mentioned above may be changed, if so required, at the discretion of the Commission. NOTE (iii): The above number of vacancies is tentative and may be changed at any stage of selection process by Services H.Q. as per organization requirement at that point of time. N.B. (I) (a): Candidates are required to specify clearly in respective column of the Exam Specific Module 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 condition given at paras (b) and (c) below, so that having regard to his rank in the order of merit due consideration can be given to his preferences when making appointment. (b) (i) : If a male candidate is competing for Short Service Commission (Army) only, he should indicate OTA as the one and only choice. However, a male candidate competing for Short Service Commission Course at OTA as well as Permanent Commission course at IMA, Indian Naval Academy and Air Force Academy should indicate OTA as his last preference, otherwise OTA will be deemed to be the last choice even if it is given a higher preference by the candidate. (b) (ii) : Women candidates are being considered only for Short Service Commission at OTA. They should indicate OTA as the only choice. (c) Candidates who desire to join Air Force Academy must indicate AFA as first choice, as they have to be administered Computer Pilot Selection System (CPSS) and/or and AF Medicals at Central Establishment/Institute of Aviation Medicines. Choice exercised for AFA as second/third etc. will be treated as invalid. (d) Candidates should note that, except as provided in N.B. (II) below, they will be considered for appointment to those courses only for which they exercise their preference and for no other course(s). It is mandatory for a candidate to exercise at least one preference to be considered for service allocation. (e) No request for addition/alteration in the preferences already indicated by a candidate in his/her application will be entertained. Second choice will come for consideration only when the first choice is not offered to the candidate by Services HQ. When first choice is offered and a candidate declines the same, his/her candidature will be cancelled for all other choices for regular Commission. N.B. (II) All Left over Finally Qualified candidates of IMA/INA/AFA courses who could not be inducted for the said course due to the lack of vacancies, will be considered for SSC(NT), even if they have not indicated their choice for this course, subject to the following conditions:- i) Vacancies are available after issuing the Joining Letters to those candidates who had applied and qualified for SSC(NT) ii) Left over finally qualified candidates are willing to join SSC(NT) iii) Such left over finally qualified and willing candidates will be placed in order of merit after the last candidate who had opted SSC(NT), subject to number of vacancies available for SSC(NT). Accordingly, such Left over candidates will be issued Joining Letter in order of merit. NOTE 1 : NCC ‘C’ Certificate (Army Wing (Senior Division)/ Air Wing/Naval Wing) holders may also compete for the vacancies in the Short Service Commission Course but since there is no reservation of vacancies for them in this course, they will be treated as general candidates for the purpose of filling up vacancies in this course. Candidates who have yet to pass NCC ‘C’ Certificate (Army Wing(Senior Division)/Air Wing/Naval Wing) examination, but are otherwise eligible to compete for the reserved vacancies, may also also apply but they will be required to submit the proof of passing the NCC ‘C’ Certificate (Army Wing(Senior Division)/Air Wing/Naval Wing) examination to reach the IHQ of MoD (Army)/Dte Gen of Rtg (Rtg A)CDSE Entry for SSC male candidates and SSC women entry for female candidates West Block III, R. K. Puram, New Delhi-110066 in case of IMA/SSC first choice candidates and IHQ of MOD (Navy) DMPR, (OI&R Section), Room No. 204, ‘C’ Wing, Sena Bhawan, New Delhi-110 011 in case of Navy first choice candidates and Dte of Personnel (Offrs), Kasturba Gandhi Marg, New Delhi-110001. Phone No. 23010231 Extn. 7645/7646/7610in case of Air Force first choice candidates by 13th November, 2026. To be eligible to compete for reserved vacancies the candidates should have served for not less than 3 academic years in the Senior Division Army Wing/ Air Wing/Naval Wing of National Cadet Corps and should not have been discharged from the NCC for more than 24 months for IMA/Indian Naval Academy/Air Force Academy courses on the last date of receipt of Application in the Commission’s Office. NOTE2: In the event of sufficient number of qualified NCC ‘C’ Certificate (Army Wing (Senior Division)/Air Wing/Naval Wing) holders not becoming available on the results of the examination to fill all the vacancies reserved for them in the Indian Military Academy Course/Air Force Academy Course/Indian Naval Academy Course, the unfilled reserved vacancies shall be treated as unreserved and filled by general candidates. Admission to the above courses will be made on the results of the written examination to be conducted by the Commission followed by intelligence and personality test by the Services Selection Board of candidates who qualify in the written examination. The details regarding the (a) scheme, standard, syllabus of the examination, (b) Guidelines with regard to physical standards for admission to the Academy and (c) Brief particulars of services etc. for candidates joining the Indian Military Academy, Indian Naval Academy, Air Force Academy and Officers’ Training Academy are given in Appendices I, II and III respectively. 2. CONDITIONS OF ELIGIBILITY: (a) Nationality: A candidate must either be:- (i) a Citizen of India, or (ii) a subject of Nepal, or (iii) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka and East African Countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire and Ethiopia or Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India. Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (ii) and (iii) above shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India. Certificate of eligibility will, however, not be necessary in the case of candidates who are Gorkha subjects of Nepal. A candidate in whose case a certificate of eligibility is necessary, may be admitted to the examination provisionally subject to the necessary certificate being given to him/her by the Govt. before declaration of result by UPSC. (b) Age Limits, Sex and Marital Status: (i) For IMA—Unmarried male candidates born not earlier than 2nd January, 2003 and not later than 1st January, 2008 only are eligible. (ii) For Indian Naval Academy—Unmarried male candidates born not earlier than 2nd January, 2003 and not later than 1st January, 2008 only are eligible. (iii) For Air Force Academy— Age:20 to 24 years as on 1st January, 2027 i.e. born not earlier than 2nd January 2003 and not later than 1st January 2007. Upper age limit for candidates holding valid and current Commercial Pilot Licence issued by DGCA (India) is relaxable upto 26 yrs. i.e. born not earlier than 02 January 2001 and not later than 1st January 2007 only are eligible. Note : Candidate below 25 years of age must be unmarried. Marriage is not permitted during training. Married candidates aged 25 years or above are eligible to apply but during training period they will neither be provided married accommodation nor can they live with family out of the premises. (iv) For Officers' Training Academy—(SSC Course for men) Unmarried male candidate born not earlier than 2nd January 2002 and not later than 1st January 2008 only are eligible. (v) For Officers' Training Academy—(SSC Women Non-Technical Course) Unmarried women, issueless widows who have not remarried and issueless divorcees (in possession of divorce documents) who have not remarried are eligible. They should have been born not earlier than 2nd January 2002 and not later than 1st January 2008. NOTE: Male divorcee/widower candidates cannot be treated as unmarried male for the purpose of their admission in IMA/INA/AFA/OTA, Chennai courses and accordingly they are not eligible for these courses. The date of birth accepted by the Commission is that entered in the Matriculation/Secondary School Examination certificate or in a certificate recognised by an Indian University as equivalent to Matriculation or in an extract from a Register of Matriculates maintained by a University, which extract must be certified by the proper authority of the University or in the Matriculation/Secondary School Examination certificate or an equivalent examination certificate. No other document relating to age like horoscopes, affidavits, birth extracts from Municipal Corporation, service records and the like will be accepted. The expression Matriculation/Secondary School Examination Certificate in this part of the instruction includes the alternative certificates mentioned above. Sometimes the Matriculation/Secondary School Examination Certificate does not show the date of birth, or only shows the age by completed years or completed years and months. In such cases a candidate must send in addition to the self-attested/certified copy of Matriculation/Secondary School Examination Certificate a self-attested/certified copy of a certificate from the Headmaster/Principal of the Institution from where he/she passed the Matriculation/Secondary School Examination showing the date of his/her birth or exact age as recorded in the Admission Register of the Institution. NOTE-1 : Candidates should note that only the Date of Birth as recorded in the Matriculation/Secondary School Examination Certificate or an equivalent certificate on the date of submission of applications will be accepted by the Commission and no subsequent request for its change will be considered or granted. NOTE-2 : Candidates should also note that once a Date of Birth has been claimed by them in the Online Application Form and entered in the records of the Commission for the purpose of admission to an Examination, no change will be allowed subsequently or at a subsequent examination on any ground whatsoever. NOTE-3 : The candidates should exercise due care while entering their date of birth in the respective column of the Universal Registration Number (URN) profile for the Examination. If on verification at any subsequent stage any variation is found in their date of birth from the one entered in their Matriculation or equivalent examination certificate, disciplinary action will be taken against them by the Commission under the Rules. (c) Educational Qualifications: (i) For I.M.A. and Officers’ Training Academy, Chennai - Degree of a recognised University or equivalent. (ii) For Indian Naval Academy—Degree in Engineering from recognized University/Institution. (iii) For Air Force Academy—Degree of a recognised University (with Physics and Mathematics at 10+2 level) or Bachelor of Engineering. Graduates with first choice as Army/Navy/Air Force are to submit proof of Graduation/ provisional certificates on the date of commencement of the SSB Interview at the SSB. Candidates who are studying in the final year/semester Degree course and have yet to pass the final year degree examination can also apply and they will be required to submit proof of passing the degree examination at the time of commencement of course to reach the IHQ of MoD (Army), Rtg ‘A’,CDSE Entry, West Block III, R. K. Puram, New Delhi-110066 in case of IMA/SSC first choice candidates, Naval HQ ‘DMPR’ (OI & R Section), Room No. 204, ‘C’ Wing, Sena Bhawan, New Delhi-110011 in case of Navy first choice candidates and Dte of Personnel (Offrs), Kasturba Gandhi Marg, New Delhi-110001. Phone No. 23010231 Extn. 7645/7646/7610in case of Air Force first choice candidates by the following dates failing which their candidature will stand cancelled: (i) For admission to IMA on or before 1st January 2027 Indian Naval Academy on or before 1st January 2027 and Air Force Academy on or before 13th November 2026. (ii) For admission to Officers' Training Academy, Chennai on or before 1st April 2027. Candidates possessing professional and technical qualifications which are recognised by government as equivalent to professional and technical degrees would also be eligible for admission to the examination. In exceptional cases the Commission may treat a candidate, who does not possess any of the qualifications prescribed in this rule as educationally qualified provided that he/she possesses qualifications, the standard of which in the opinion of the Commission, justifies his/her admission to the examination. NOTE I: Candidates, who have yet to pass their degree examination will be eligible only if they are studying in the final year of degree examination. Those candidates who have yet to qualify in the final year Degree Examination and are allowed to appear in the UPSC Examination should note that this is only a special concession given to them. They are required to submit proof of passing the Degree Examination by the prescribed date and no request for extending this date will be entertained on the grounds of late conduct of basic qualifying University Examination, delay in declaration of results or any other ground whatsoever. Candidates who are studying in the final year/semester degree course are required to submit at the time of SSB interview a bonafide certificate issued by University/College stating that they will be able to submit their proof of passing the graduation degree examination by the specified date, failing which their candidature will be cancelled. Note II: Universal Registration Number (URN), Common Application Form (CAF) and Examination Specific Section: A candidate who is willing to apply for Combined Defence Services Examination shall be required to apply on-line and submit the requisite information and supporting documents towards various claims, such as date of birth, educational qualification, etc. as may be sought by the Commission alongwith Universal Registration Number (URN), Common Application Form (CAF) and the fourth module i.e. Examination Specific module (including fees and center etc.). For detailed instructions for filling up the form, the Notice for Combined Defence Services Examination (I), 2026 may be referred. The failure to provide the required information/documents alongwith the Common Application Form (CAF) will entail cancellation of candidature for the examination. NOTE III: Candidates who are debarred by the Ministry of Defence from holding any type of commission in the Defence Services shall not be eligible for admission to the examination and if admitted, their candidature will be cancelled. NOTE IV: In the event of Air Force candidates being suspended from Flying training for failure to learn flying, they would be absorbed in the Navigation/Ground Duty (Non Tech) Branches of the IAF. This will be subject to availability of vacancies and fulfilling the laid down qualitative requirements. (d) Physical Standards: Candidates must be physically fit according to physical standards for admission to Combined Defence Services Examination (I), 2026 as per guidelines given in Appendix-II. 3. FEE : Candidates (excepting Female/SC/ST candidates who are exempted from payment of fee) are required to pay a fee as prescribed in the Commission’s Examination Notice. 4. All candidates whether already in Government Service including candidates serving in the Armed Forces, Government owned industrial undertakings or other similar organizations or in private employment should submit their applications online direct to the Commission. N.B.I: Persons already in Government Service, whether in permanent or temporary capacity or as work charged employees other than casual or daily rated employees or those serving under the Public Enterprises are, however, required to inform their Head of Office/Department in writing that they have applied for the Examination. N.B.II: Candidates serving in the Armed Forces are required to inform their Commanding Officer in writing that they have applied for this examination. They are also required to submit NOC in this regard at the time of SSB interview. Candidates should note that in case a communication is received from their employer by the Commission withholding permission to the candidates applying for/appearing at the examination, their applications will be liable to be rejected/candidatures will be liable to be cancelled. 5. The decision of the Commission as to the eligibility or otherwise of a candidate for admission to the examination shall be final. The candidates applying for the examination should ensure that they fulfill all the eligibility conditions for admission to the examination. Their admission to all the stages of the examination will be purely provisional subject to their satisfying the prescribed eligibility conditions. If on verification at any time before or after any stage of the examination, it is found that they do not fulfill any of the eligibility conditions their candidature will be cancelled by the Commission. Candidates are advised to keep ready the following documents in original alongwith their self- attested copies soon after the declaration of the result of the written part of the examination which is likely to be declared in the month of May, 2026 for submission to the Army HQ/Naval HQ/Air HQ as the case may be: (1) Matriculation/Secondary School Examination Certificate or its equivalent showing date of birth (2) Degree/Provisional Degree Certificate/Marks sheet showing clearly having passed degree examination and eligible for award of degree. In the first instance all qualified candidates eligible for SSB interview will carry their original Matriculation/Secondary School Examination Certificate as also their Degree/Provisional Degree Certificate/Marks sheet with them while going to the Services Selection Centres for SSB interview. Candidates who have not yet qualified the final year Degree examination must carry with them a certificate in original from the Principal of the College/Institution stating that the candidate has appeared/is appearing at the final year Degree examination. Candidates who do not carry the above certificates with them while going to the Services Selection Centres shall not be allowed to appear for the SSB interview. No relaxation for production of the above certificates in original at the selection Centre is allowed, and candidates who do not carry with them any of these certificates in original will not be permitted to appear for their SSB test and interview and they will be sent back home at their own expense. 6. No candidate will be admitted to the examination unless he holds a certificate of admission for the examination. 7. (1) If any of their claims is found to be incorrect/false/fraud/fabricated they may render themselves liable to disciplinary action by the Commission in terms of the following provisions: A candidate who is or has been declared by the Commission to be guilty of:— (a) Obtaining support for candidature by the following means, namely :— (i) offering illegal gratification to; or (ii) applying pressure on; or (iii) blackmailing, or threatening to blackmail any person connected with the conduct of the examination; or (b) impersonation; or (c) procuring impersonation by any person; or (d) submitting fabricated/incorrect documents or documents which have been tampered with; or (e) uploading irrelevant or incorrect photos/signature in the application form in place of actual photo/signature. (f) making statements which are incorrect or false or suppressing material information; or (g) resorting to the following means in connection with the candidature for the examination, namely :- (i) obtaining copy of question paper through improper means; (ii) finding out the particulars of the persons connected with secret work relating to the examination; (iii) influencing the examiners; or (h) being in possession of or using unfair means during the examination; or (i) writing obscene matter or drawing obscene sketches or irrelevant matter in the scripts; or (j) misbehaving in the examination hall including tearing of the scripts, provoking fellow examinees to boycott examination, creating a disorderly scene and the like; or (k) harassing, threatening or doing bodily harm to the staff employed by the Commission for the conduct of the examination; or (l) being in possession of or using any mobile phone, (even in switched-off mode),pager or any electronic equipment or programmable device or storage media like pen drive, smart watches etc. or camera or Bluetooth devices or any other equipment or related accessories (either in working or switched off mode) capable of being used as a communication device during the examination; or (m) violating any of the instructions issued to candidates along with their admission certificates permitting them to take the examination; or (n) attempting to commit or, as the case may be, abetting the commission of all or any of the acts specified in the foregoing clauses; in addition to being liable to criminal prosecution, shall be disqualified by the Commission from the Examination held under these Rules; and/or shall be liable to be debarred either permanently or for a specified period :- (i) by the Commission, from any examination or selection held by them; (ii) by the Central Government from any employment under them; and shall be liable to face disciplinary action under the appropriate rules if already in service under Government. Provided that no penalty under this rule shall be imposed except after:— (i) giving the candidate an opportunity of making such representation in writing as the candidate may wish to make in that behalf; and (ii) taking the representation, if any, submitted by the candidate within the period allowed for this purpose, into consideration. (2) Any person who is found by the Commission to be guilty of colluding with a candidate(s) in committing or abetting the commission of any of the misdeeds listed at Clauses (a) to (m) above will be liable to action in terms of the Clause (n). 8. The courses to which the candidates are admitted will be according to their eligibility as per age and educational qualifications for different courses and the preferences given by the candidates. The candidates should note that their admission to the examination will be purely provisional based on the information given by them in the Application Form. This will be subject to verification of all the eligibility conditions. Candidates must ensure that their e-mail IDs given in their applications are valid and active. 9. CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE ARMY/NAVAL/AIR HEAD QUARTERS. All communications to the Army Headquarters should invariably contain the following particulars. 1. Name and year of the examination. 2. Application ID 3. Roll Number (if received) 4. Name of candidate (in full and in block letters) 5. Complete Postal Address as given in the application with telephone number, if any. 6. VALID AND ACTIVE registered E-MAIL ID/ registered Mobile Number N.B. (i) Communications not containing the above particulars may not be attended to. N.B. (ii) If a letter/communication is received from a candidate after an examination has been held and it does not give his/her full name and Roll number, it will be ignored and no action will be taken thereon. N.B. (iii) Candidates recommended by the Commission for interview by the Services Selection Board who have changed their addresses subsequent to the submission of their application for the examination should immediately after announcement of the result of the written part of the examination notify the changed address, along with an unstamped self-addressed envelope, also to IHQ of MoD (Army)/Dte Gen of Rtg (Rtg A)CDSE Entry Section for males and SSC Women Entry Section for women candidates, West Block-III, Ground Floor, Wing 1, Rama Krishna Puram, New Delhi-110066 in case of IMA/SSC first choice candidates and IHQ of MOD(Navy) DMPR (OI&R Section), Room No. 204, 'C' Wing, Sena Bhawan, New Delhi-110011 in case of Navy first choice candidates, and Dte of Personnel (Offrs), Kasturba Gandhi Marg, New Delhi-110001. Phone No. 23010231 Extn. 7645/7646/7610in case of Air Force first choice candidates. Failure to comply with this instruction will deprive the candidate of any claim to consideration in the event of his/her not receiving the summon letter for interview by the Services Selection Board. For all queries regarding allotment of centres, date of SSB interview, merit list, Joining Instructions, and any other relevant information regarding selection process, please visit website www.joinindianarmy.nic.in in case of candidates having IMA or OTA as their first choice, IHQ of MOD (NAVY)DMPR (OI&R Section), Room No. 204, 'C' Wing, Sena Bhawan, New Delhi-110011 in the case of candidates having Navy as first choice and Dte of Personnel (Offrs), Kasturba Gandhi Marg, New Delhi-110001. Phone No. 23010231 Extn. 7645/7646/7610in the case of candidates having Air Force as first choice. Candidates are requested to report for SSB interview on the date intimated to them in the call up letter for interview. Requests for postponing interview will only be considered in very genuine circumstances and that too if it is administratively convenient for which Army headquarters/Naval HQ /Air Headquarter will be the sole deciding authority. Such requests should be sent to Selection Centre/SSB from where the call for SSB has been received. Navy candidates can download their call letters from the naval website www.joinindiannavy.gov.in or send email at officer@navy.gov.inthree weeks after publication of results. N.B. In case a candidate does not get the interview call for SSB interview for IMA by 2nd week of July 2026 and by 2nd week of October 2026 for OTA, he/she should write to IHQ of MoD(Army)/Rtg. CDSE Entry/SSC Women Entry for Officers Training Academy, West Block-III, Ramakrishna Puram, New Delhi-110066 regarding non-receipt of the call-up letter. For similar query by the Navy/Air Force candidates, having first choice as given ibid, should write to Naval Hqrs. or Air Hqrs. as mentioned in N.B. III (in case of non-receipt of call by 4th week of August 2026). 10. ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE RESULTS OF THE WRITTEN EXAMINATION, INTERVIEW OF QUALIFIED CANDIDATES, ANNOUNCEMENT OF FINAL RESULTS AND ADMISSION TO THE TRAINING COURSES OF THE FINALLY QUALIFIED CANDIDATES. The Union Public Service Commission shall prepare a list of candidates who obtain the minimum qualifying marks in the written examination as fixed by the Commission in their discretion. Candidates who are declared successful in the written exam will be detailed for intelligence and personality test at the Service Selection Board based on their preference by the respective service HQ. CANDIDATES WHO QUALIFY IN THE WRITTEN EXAM AND GIVEN THEIR FIRST CHOICE AS ARMY (IMA/OTA) ARE REQUIRED TO REGISTER THEMSELVES ON THE RECRUITING DIRECTORATE WEBSITE WWW.JOININDIANARMY.NIC.IN IN ORDER TO ENABLE THEM TO RECEIVE CALL UP INFORMATION FOR SSB INTERVIEW.THOSE CANDIDATES WHO HAVE ALREADY REGISTERED ON THE RECRUITING DIRECTORATE WEBSITE ARE ADVISED NOT TO REGISTER AGAIN. The email ID registered with DG Recruiting website i.e.www.joinindianarmy.nic.in and that given to UPSC must be same and unique to the applicant. Results of the test conducted by Service Selection Board will hold good for all the courses [i.e. Indian Military Academy (DE) Course, Dehradun, Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala Course, Air Force Academy (Pre-Flying) Course, Hyderabad and SSC (NT) Course at OTA, Chennai] for which the candidate has qualified in the written exam, irrespective of the service HQ conducting it. Two-stage selection procedure based on Psychological Aptitude Test and intelligence Test has been introduced at Service Selection Boards. All the candidates will be put to stage one test on first day of reporting at Selection Centres. Only those candidates who qualify at stage one will be admitted to the second stage/remaining tests and all those who fail to pass stage one, will be returned. Only those candidate who qualify at stage two will be required to submit photocopy each of:-(i) Matriculation pass certificate or equivalent in support of date of birth, (ii)Bachelors Degree/Provisional Degree alongwith mark sheets of all the years/semesters in support of educational qualification. Candidates will appear before the Services Selection Board and undergo the test there at their own risk and will not be entitled to claim any compensation or other relief from Government in respect of any injury which they may sustain in the course of or as a result of any of the tests given to them at the Services Selection Board whether due to the negligence of any person or otherwise. Candidates will be required to sign a certificate to this effect on the form appended to the application. To be acceptable, candidates should secure the minimum qualifying marks separately in (i) written examination and (ii) SSB test as fixed by the Commission and Service Selection Board respectively in their discretion. The candidates will be placed in the order of merit on the basis of the total marks secured by them in the written examination and in the SSB tests. The form and manner of communication of the result of the examination to individual candidates shall be decided by the Commission in their discretion and the Commission will not enter into correspondence with them regarding the result. Success at the examination confers no right of admission to the Indian Military Academy, Indian Naval Academy, Air Force Academy or the Officers' Training Academy as the case may be. The final selection will be made in order of merit subject to medical fitness and suitability in all other respects and number of vacancies available. NOTE 1: Every candidate for the Air Force and Naval Aviation is given Pilot Aptitude Test only once. The Grade secured by him at the first test (CPSS and/or PABT) will therefore hold good for every subsequent interview at the Air Force Selection Board. Those who have failed Indian Navy Selection Board/Computer Pilot Selection System (CPSS) and/or Pilot Aptitude Battery Test earlier and those who habitually wear spectacles are not eligible for Air Force. TEST/INTERVIEW AT AIR FORCE SELECTION BOARDS FOR THOSE CANDIDATES WHO APPLY FOR AIR FORCE THROUGH MORE THAN ONE SOURCE:- There are three modes of entry in F(P) course CDSE/NCC/AFCAT. Candidates who fail in Computer Pilot Selection System (CPSS) will be considered for other preferred services only if it is found that they have applied through CDS Exam. Candidates who qualify in the written examination for IMA(D.E) Course and/or Navy (S.E) Course and / or Air Force Academy course irrespective of whether they have also qualified for SSC Course or not will be detailed for SSB test in August-September 2026 and candidates who qualify for SSC Course only will be detailed for SSB tests in October-December 2026. 10.1 Rounding off Marks and Tie Breaking Principle The provisions relating to the rounding off of marks, wherever applicable, and the principles for resolving cases of tie in scores shall be as prescribed below:- (A) Rounding off Marks: Marks obtained by the candidates shall be rounded off up to two decimal digits, at all stage(s) of the examination, by applying the standard rounding off principle, wherever applicable. Accordingly, while applying the tie-breaking principles, the rounded-off marks upto two decimal digits shall be considered for resolving all tie cases. (B) Tie Breaking Principle: (i) For IMA/INA/AFA : If the marks in aggregate (Final Marks) are equal, the candidate securing more marks in written total (“Paper-I : English, Paper-II : General Knowledge and Paper – III : Elementary Mathematics” put together ) will be ranked higher; For OTA : If the marks in aggregate (Final Marks) are equal, the candidate securing more marks in written total (“Paper-I : English and Paper-II : General Knowledge” put together) will be ranked higher; (ii) If the marks at (i) above are equal, the candidate securing more marks in “Paper-II : General Knowledge” will be ranked higher; and (iii) If the marks at (i) and (ii) above are also equal, the candidate senior in age will be ranked higher. (iv) In cases where a tie persists even after applying the above tie-breaking principles, it will be resolved at the discretion of the Commission. 11. DISQUALIFICATION FOR ADMISSION TO THE TRAINING COURSE: Candidates who were admitted to an earlier course at the National Defence Academy, Indian Military Academy, Air Force Academy, Indian Naval Academy, Officers’ Training Academy, Chennai but were removed there from on disciplinary ground will not be considered for admission to the Indian Military Academy, Indian Naval Academy, Air Force Academy or for grant of Short Service Commission in the Army. Candidates who were previously withdrawn from the Indian Military Academy for lack of Officer-like qualities will not be admitted to the Indian Military Academy. Candidates who were previously selected as Special Entry Naval Cadets but were withdrawn from the National Defence Academy or from Naval Training Establishments for lack of Officer-like qualities will not be eligible for admission to the Indian Navy. Candidates who were withdrawn from Indian Military Academy, Officers’ Training Academy, NCC and Graduate course for lack of Officer-like qualities will not be considered for grant of Short Service Commission in the Army. Candidates who were previously withdrawn from the NCC and Graduates’ course for lack of Officer-like qualities will not be admitted to the Indian Military Academy. 12. RESTRICTIONS ON MARRIAGE DURING TRAINING IN THE INDIAN MILITARY ACADEMY OR IN THE INDIAN NAVAL ACADEMY OR IN THE AIR FORCE ACADEMY OR OFFICERS TRAINING ACADEMY, CHENNAI: Candidates for the Indian Military Academy Course or Naval Academy Course or Indian Air Force Academy Course or Officers' Training Academy, Chennai must undertake not to marry until they complete their full training. A candidate who marries subsequent to the date of his/her application though successful at this or any subsequent examination will not be selected for training. A candidate who marries during training shall be discharged and will be liable to refund all expenditure incurred on him/her by the Government. Candidate must undertake not to marry until they complete their full training. A candidate who marries subsequent to the date of his application, though successful at the written examination or Service Selection Board interview of medical examination will not be eligible for training. A candidate, who marries during his period, shall be discharged and will be liable to refund all expenditure incurred on him by the Government. 13. OTHER RESTRICTIONS DURING TRAINING IN THE INDIAN MILITARY ACADEMY OR IN THE INDIAN NAVAL ACADEMY OR IN THE AIR FORCE ACADEMY: After admission to the Indian Military Academy or the Indian Naval Academy or the Air Force Academy, candidates will not be considered for any other commission. They will also not be permitted to appear for any interview or examination after they have been finally selected for training in the Indian Military Academy or the Indian Naval Academy or the Air Force Academy. MAJOR GENERAL G. S. CHOUDHARY, Jt. Secy. (Army & TA) APPENDIX-I The scheme, standard and syllabus of the examination A. SCHEME OF EXAMINATION 1. The Competitive examination comprises: (a) Written examination as shown in para 2 below. (b) Interview for intelligence and personality test (vide Part ‘B’ of this Appendix) of such candidates as may be called for interview at one of the Services Selection Centres. 2. The subjects