CDS Vacancy 2023: The Union Public Service Commission released the CDS Vacancy 2023 on its website along with the official notification. The CDS notification 2023 was released on December 21, 2022. The notification was released only for the CDS 1 exam 2023. The notification for the CDS 2 exam will be released on May 17, 2023. Read More: CDS Exam 2023
Candidates should be aware of the CDS Vacancy 2023 because it determines the difficulty level of the CDS written exam and the SSB Interview process. A higher vacancy may also result in a lower cutoff. Also Read: CDS Cutoff 2023
CDS Vacancy 2023
UPSC has released the CDS 2 notification 2023 for a total of 349 vacancies. Interested candidates can check academy-wise vacancies in the snippet below:
CDS 1 Vacancy 2023 was released by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on the official website along with the notification on December 21, 2022. A total of 341 vacancies were made available by the commission, with 187 of those vacancies being at the Officers' Training Academy. Interested candidates can check the table below for academy-wise vacancies:
|
Academy
|
Vacancy
|
|
Indian Military Academy
|
100
|
|
Indian Naval Academy
|
22
|
|
Air Force Academy
|
32
|
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Officers’ Training Academy (Men)
|
170
|
|
Officers’ Training Academy (Women)
|
17
|
|
Total
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341
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CDS 1 Vacancy 2022
The CDS 1 exam 2022 has already been conducted by UPSC. The exam was conducted for 341 vacancies. The vacancies were released for IMA, INA, AFA, and OTA (Both Men & Women). Candidates can check the table below to learn more about academy-wise CDS vacancies 2022:
UPSC has already held the CDS 1 exam 2022. The exam was held to fill 341 vacancies. The vacancies were released for IMA, INA, AFA, and OTA (Both Men & Women). Candidates can learn more about academy-wise CDS vacancies in the table below:
|
Academy
|
CDS 1 Vacancy
|
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Indian Military Academy (IMA)
|
100
|
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Indian Naval Academy (INA)
|
22
|
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Air Force Academy (AFA)
|
32
|
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Officer Training Academy - Men (OTA)
|
170
|
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Officer Training Academy - Women (OTA)
|
17
|
|
Total
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341
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CDS 2 Vacancy 2022
The CDS 2 exam 2022 has also already taken place in September 2022. The UPSC announced 339 CDS 2 exam vacancies, including 16 for women. The table below shows the division of vacancies for IMA, INA, AFA, and OTA:
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Academy
|
CDS 2 Vacancy
|
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Indian Military Academy (IMA)
|
100
|
|
Indian Naval Academy (INA)
|
22
|
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Air Force Academy (AFA)
|
32
|
|
Officer Training Academy - Men (OTA)
|
169
|
|
Officer Training Academy - Women (OTA)
|
16
|
|
Total
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339
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Previous Year CDS Vacancies
Previous year CDS vacancies will help candidates understand the CDS exam's competitiveness. The UPSC CDS exam is held for candidates who have graduated and wish to serve in the Indian Armed Forces. Previous years' CDS vacancies have generally remained above 350, and in some cases have exceeded 400. Candidates can check the detailed CDS vacancy for previous years below:
CDS 1 2021 Vacancy
|
Academy
|
Vacancy
|
|
Indian Military Academy
|
100
|
|
Indian Naval Academy
|
26
|
|
Air Force Academy
|
32
|
|
Officers’ Training Academy (Men)
|
170
|
|
Officers Training Academy (Women)
|
17
|
|
Total Vacancies
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345
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CDS 2 2021 Vacancy
|
Academy
|
Vacancies
|
|
Indian Military Academy
|
100
|
|
Indian Naval Academy
|
22
|
|
Indian Air Force
|
32
|
|
Officers Training Academy (Men)
|
169
|
|
Officers Training Academy (Women)
|
16
|
|
Total
|
339
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CDS 1 2020 Vacancy
|
Academy
|
Vacancy
|
|
Indian Military Academy
|
100
|
|
Indian Naval Academy
|
45
|
|
Air Force Academy
|
32
|
|
Officers’ Training Academy (Men)
|
225
|
|
Officers’ Training Academy (Women)
|
16
|
|
Total
|
418
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CDS 2 2020 Vacancy
|
Academy
|
Vacancy
|
|
Indian Military Academy
|
100
|
|
Indian Naval Academy
|
26
|
|
Air Force Academy
|
32
|
|
Officers’ Training Academy (Men)
|
169
|
|
Officers Training Academy (Women)
|
17
|
|
Total
|
344
|
CDS 1 2019 Vacancy
|
Academy
|
Vacancy
|
|
Indian Military Academy
|
100
|
|
Indian Naval Academy
|
45
|
|
Air Force Academy
|
32
|
|
Officers’ Training Academy (Men)
|
225
|
|
Officers’ Training Academy (Women)
|
15
|
|
Total Vacancies
|
417
|
CDS 2 2019 Vacancy
|
Academy
|
Vacancy
|
|
Indian Military Academy
|
100
|
|
Indian Naval Academy
|
45
|
|
Air Force Academy
|
32
|
|
Officers’ Training Academy (Men)
|
225
|
|
Officers’ Training Academy (Women)
|
15
|
|
Total
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417
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CDS Vacancy 2023: Important Things to Note
- CDS Vacancy may vary every year and is subject to the discretion of concerned authorities.
- NCC 'C' Certificate holders have a few seats reserved in each of the defence academies.
- CDS Vacancy for females are released only for Officers’ Training Academy (Non-Technical)
- The CDS exam is competitive because of limited vacancies. Candidates must do CDS preparation thoroughly.
Conclusion
UPSC will soon announce the CDS Vacancy 2023. The announcement will be made on the official website of UPSC. It is to be noted that there are no caste-based reservations in the CDS selection process.
