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Sir, when are the cds written exam results announced by upsc.
What is the expected time taken to announce and how many months??
I can't find that anywhere..

CDS stands for Combined Defense Services and CDS examination is held by Union Public Service Commission for the recruitment in defense services and are commonly called as CDS I & CDS II.

CDS has four wings which are as here under :-

I) Naval Academy ( NA ).

II) Indian Air Force Academy ( IAA ).

III) Indian Military Academy ( IMA ).

IV) Officer's Training Academy ( OTA ).

The eligibility for appearing in this examination are as here under :-

* You must be an Indian citizen.

* You must be physically and mentally tough as per the service norms.

* Your lower age for each wing of CDS is 19 years but the upper age limit are as 22 years for NA, 23 years for AFA, 24 year for IMA and 25 years for OTA.

* You must have a bachelor degree with any stream from a recognized university for IMA & OTA. But for NA & AFA the degree must be with Physics or Mathematics or any other engineering course.

The examination is held in two stages which are called as Written examination and Service selection board interview respectively. Once you qualify the stage one you will be called for interview.

The notification for CDS I & CDS II are released in August & March and the examination is held in February & August respectively. The period for which application form are available is 4 weeks.

For more information regarding the same examination log on to the official link of www.upsc.gov.in.