Appendix

1. Candidates must use only the form supplied with the information Brochure purchased from any of the designated Head Post Offices/Post Offices listed in Appendix III. Form should be purchased from designated post offices only and not from any other agency. Candidates must use the form supplied with the Information Brochure only and they should in no case use photocopy/reproduction/unauthorisedly printed copy of the Form. The form will NOT be supplied by the Commission’s office.

2. The application form must be filled in by the candidates in their own hand. Since this form will be processed on computerised machines, candidates should exercise due care in handling and filling up the application form. They should use HB pencil only to darken the circles. For writing in the boxes, they should use blue or black pen.

Since the entries made by the candidates by darkening the circles will be taken into account while processing the applications on computerised machines, they should make these entries very carefully and accurately. Entries in the boxes are meant for confirmatory purposes and these should also, therefore, be made correctly. There should be no variation between the entries made by the candidate by darkening the circles and those written in the accompanying boxes.

In case of any variation between the entries made by the candidates in the boxes and the accompanying circles the entries in the boxes will be treated as authentic and final.

3. Candidates should ensure that the signatures appended by them in all the places viz. in their application form, Attendance List etc. and in all the correspondence with the Commission, should be identical and there should be no variation of any kind. If any variation is found in the signature appended by him at different places, his candidature will be liable to be cancelled by the Commission.

4. No change in the entries made in original application form will be allowed under any circumstances.

5. The candidates are advised in their own interest to ensure that the applications reach the Commission’s Office on or before the closing date. Applications received in the Commission’s Office after the closing date will not be considered.

6. While filling in his application form, the candidate should carefully decide about his choice for the centre for the examination. More than one application from a candidate giving different centres will not be accepted in any case. Even if a candidate sends more than one completed application, the Commission will accept only one application at their discretion and the Commission’s decision in the matter shall be final.

7. On the Acknowledgement Card, the candidates should write their application form No. (as printed below the bar code on the form) and the name of examination viz. “Combined Defence Services Examination (I), 2009”. They should also write clearly and legibly their mailing address on the Acknowledgement Card. A postage stamp of Rs. 6/- (Rupees Six) should be affixed on the card. The Acknowledgement Card should not be stapled or pinned or tagged or pasted with the Application Form.

Eligibility Conditions (in brief)

(a) Age limits, Sex and Marital Status

(i) For IMA-Unmarried male candidates born not earlier than 2nd January, 1986 and not later than 1st January, 1991 only are eligible.

(ii) For Naval Academy-Unmarried male candidates born not earlier than 2nd January, 1988 (2nd January, 1986 in case of NCC/Naval Wing 'C' Certificate holders) and not later than 1st January, 1991 only are eligible.

(iii) For Air Force Academy-Unmarried male candidates born not earlier than 2nd January, 1987 and not later than 1st January, 1991 only are eligible.

(iv) For Officers’ Training Academy- (SSC Course for Men): Male candidates (married or unmarried born not earlier than 2nd January, 1985 and not later than 1st January, 1991 only are eligible.
(v) For Officers' Training Academy - (SSC Women Non-Technical Course)
Unmarried Women are eligible. They should have been born not earlier than 2nd January, 1985 and not later than 1st January, 1991.

(b) Educational Qualifications :

(i) For I.M.A. and Officers' Training Academy : Degree of a recognised University or equivalent.

(ii) For Naval Academy : B.Sc. (with Physics and Mathematics) or Bachelor of Engineering.

(iii) For Air Force Academy : Degree of a Recognized University (with Physics and Mathematics at 10+2 level) or Bachelor of Engineering.

Darken the circle against “CDS I”, in the box pertaining to Name of examination, write CDS I starting from the first box on the left. Also write 2009 in the boxes meant for year of examination. Candidates are advised to ensure that the name of Examination viz. CDS I is correctly written by them in the box. Any error in this regard may result in rejection of their application form.

If you have paid the requisite fee of Rs. 100/- (Rupees one hundred only), darken circle 1 and write 1 in the box; or

If you have not paid the fee and are claiming fee remission as SC/ ST, darken circle 2 and write 2 in the box.

N.B. : Fee is payable only in the form of Central Recruitment Fee Stamp, as per instructions against column 12.

As physically handicapped candidates are not eligible for Combined Defence Services Examination, this column is not required to filled by the candidates for this examination. You should therefore, leave this column blank.

If you belong to General Category (Others), darken circle 4 and write 4 in the box.

Note : Candidates belonging to neither SC, ST, nor OBC communities, should write Code No. 4 (General Category) against the Column for Community and not leave it blank.

male candidates should darken circle 1 and write '1' in the box. Female candidates should darken circle 2 and write '2' in the box

For filling up this column, first write in the boxes your full name (in English) in capital letters exactly as recorded in your Matriculation/High School/Secondary or equivalent examination certificate. Write a single letter in a box. Leave a box blank between any two parts of the name. Then darken the corresponding circle below each letter. Do not darken a circle below a blank box. Do not overshoot the boxes. Abbreviate name only if necessary. Do not use any prefix such as Shri, Dr. etc. with your name.

Darken the appropriate circles for the day, month and year of your birth as recorded in your Matriculation/High School/Secondary or equivalent examination certificate. Then write in the boxes using numerals 01 to 31 for day; numerals 01 to 12 for month and the last two digits for the year of birth.

Write your father’s name (in English) in capital letters. Write a single letter in each box. Leave a box blank between any two parts of the name. Do not use any prefix such as Shri, Dr. etc.

Write your complete mailing address including your name in English capital letters or Hindi within the box provided for the purpose. Also write the PIN Code therein. Write with blue or black ball pen only. Do not write outside the box. Please note that this address will be photocopied as such in all letters to be sent to you and therefore, it should be very clearly and legibly written. If you make any mistake in writing the address, cover the whole box with an exact sized white paper slip and rewrite your address on that.

Paste firmly in the space provided your recent photograph of 4 cm. x 5 cm. size (preferably in black & white). Do not staple the photograph. Photograph should neither be signed by you nor it should be got attested.

Fee to be paid for the Combined Defence Services Examination is Rs. 100/- (Rupees One hundred only). SC/ST candidates are not required to pay any fee. No fee exemption is however, available to OBC candidates and they are required to pay the full prescribed fee.

Fee is payable only through Central Recruitment Fee Stamp (Not postage stamps). No other mode of payment is acceptable. Obtain only one single CRF Stamp of Rs. 100/- denomination from the post office and paste it firmly within the box. After pasting the CRF Stamp on the form, get it cancelled from the post office of purchase in the space provided. Do not staple the CRF Stamp.

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