The final results for the UPSC Combined Defence Services Exam (CDS) II 2016 has been released by the Union Public Service Commission.
Why was UPSC CDS II 2016 held?
- UPSC CDS II 2016 was held for giving admission to selected candidates to the 143rd Course of Indian Military Academy, Dehradun
- Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala, Kerala
- Air Force Academy, Hyderabad (Pre-Flying)
The code of the training course is No. 202/16F/PC Course. There are 265 candidates in the merit list released by the Commission.
UPSC NDA & NA Exam II 2017: Notification Released
Selection process
Candidates have been selected on the basis of their performance in the written test and the SSB interviews.
Candidates list
A total of 7194 candidates were selected for the written test. The Commission has not taken the results of medical examination into account while preparing the merit list.
What does the official notification read?
'The number of vacancies, as intimated by the Government is 150 for Indian Military Academy [including 19 vacancies reserved for NCC 'C' certificates (Army Wing) holders], 45 for Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala, Kerala Executive(General Service) [including 06 vacancies reserved for NCC 'C' Certificate holders (Naval Wing)] and 32 for Air Force Academy, Hyderabad.'
Also, the annual exam calendar for the coming year has been released with the dates for the 2018 exam.
UPSC CDS II 2018 exam dates
Online registration for CDS (I) exam 2018 will begin towards the later part of this year. Candidates can apply from 8 November till 4 December. The exam will be held on 4 February 2018.
The Commission has scheduled CDS II 2018 exam on 18 November. Online registration will be held in the months of August- September.