UPSC has announced the final results of Combined Defence Services Examination (I), 2009. A total of 197 candidates have finally qualified. Of these 158 have qualified for admission to the Officers’ Training Academy, Chennai for 91st Short Service Commission Course (for Men); and 39 have qualified for 5th Short Service Commission Women (Non-Technical) Course, commencing in April, 2010. The list of 91st Short Service Commission Course (for Men) also includes the names of the candidates who were recommended earlier on the basis of the result of the same examination for admission to the Indian Military Academy-Dehradun/Naval Academy, Ezhimala, Kerala and Air Force Academy, Hyderabad (Pre-Flying) Training Course(s). The number of vacancies as intimated by the Government for 91st Short Service Commission Course (for Men) is 175 and for 5th Short Service Commission Women (Non-Technical) course is 10.
The result of Medical Examination of candidates has not been taken into account in preparing the merit list. The candidature of all the candidates is provisional.
Source:http://pib.nic.in
The Cabinet Committee on Security has finally approved opening of a Second Officers Training Academy (OTA) at Gaya. The approval has been given in a meeting of the committee today. fachcha.com reported on 01-12-2009 that the government was seriously considering to open another OTA to fill available vacancies of Army Officers. On OTA is already existing in Chennai. The proposed new OTA will provide training for 250 officers annually. Later on it will be upgraded to its full capacity to train 750 officers.
The OTA provides training to those candidates who are selected for the Short Service Commission (SSC) in the armed forces through Combined Defence Services (CDS) examination, conducted by UPSC.
Though the National Defence Academy had attracted bigger number of candidates than the number of seats available in the NDA but on the contrary, OTA had witnessed a downfall in the number of candidates against the available number of seat. The data, made available by the Ministry of Defence, says that except 2008 the NDA has attracted more candidates against its seat 390. In 2009 it has reached to 500 against 390. But OTA has been getting lesser candidates against available seats in the Academy in the last four years. In 2009, only 315 candidates joined the OTA against the available 700 seats. This is just 45% of the total number of available seats in the Academy.
The government is considering to open another Officers Training Academy (OTA) to fill the available vacancies of Army officers. The OTA provides training to those candidates who are selected for the Short Service Commission (SSC) in the armed forces through Combined Defence Services (CDS) examination, conducted by UPSC.
Though the National Defence Academy has attracted bigger number of candidates than the number of seats available in the NDA but on the contrary, OTA has witnessed a downfall in the number of candidates against the available number of seat. The data, made available by the Ministry of Defence, says that except 2008 the NDA has attracted more candidates against its seat 390. In 2009 it has reached to 500 against 390. But OTA has been getting lesser candidates against available seats in the Academy in the last four years. In 2009, only 315 candidates joined the OTA against the available 700 seats. This is just 45% of the total number of available seats in the Academy.
According to the Defence Minister A K Antony government has launched several measures to make Short Service Commission popular among the youth. The Defence Ministry has also planned to go to the universities and various institutions to attract target youths for the SSC.