Combined Defence Services Examination
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The Combined Defence Services Examination is a national-level competitive exam in India for recruiting officers into the Army, Navy, and Air Force through the Indian Military Academy, Naval Academy, Air Force Academy, and Officers’ Training Academy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Combined Defence Services Examination canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1106845 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Combined Defence Services Examination Context triple: [Union Public Service Commission, conductsExam, Combined Defence Services Examination]
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Union Public Service Commission
The Union Public Service Commission is India’s central agency responsible for conducting examinations and selecting candidates for top civil services and other key government posts.
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B.
DMRC
DMRC is the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, the organization responsible for planning, constructing, and operating the Delhi Metro system.
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Ministry of Defence (India)
The Ministry of Defence (India) is the central government ministry responsible for formulating defence policy, overseeing the Indian Armed Forces, and managing national security and defence-related administration.
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Defence Infrastructure Organisation
The Defence Infrastructure Organisation is a UK government body responsible for managing and developing the military estate and infrastructure for the Ministry of Defence.
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E.
Indian Administrative Service
The Indian Administrative Service is India’s premier civil service, whose officers hold key administrative and policy-making positions at the Union, state, and district levels.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Combined Defence Services Examination Target entity description: The Combined Defence Services Examination is a national-level competitive exam in India for recruiting officers into the Army, Navy, and Air Force through the Indian Military Academy, Naval Academy, Air Force Academy, and Officers’ Training Academy.
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A.
Union Public Service Commission
The Union Public Service Commission is India’s central agency responsible for conducting examinations and selecting candidates for top civil services and other key government posts.
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B.
DMRC
DMRC is the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, the organization responsible for planning, constructing, and operating the Delhi Metro system.
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C.
Ministry of Defence (India)
The Ministry of Defence (India) is the central government ministry responsible for formulating defence policy, overseeing the Indian Armed Forces, and managing national security and defence-related administration.
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D.
Defence Infrastructure Organisation
The Defence Infrastructure Organisation is a UK government body responsible for managing and developing the military estate and infrastructure for the Ministry of Defence.
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E.
Indian Administrative Service
The Indian Administrative Service is India’s premier civil service, whose officers hold key administrative and policy-making positions at the Union, state, and district levels.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
competitive examination
ⓘ
defence services recruitment examination ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Union Public Service Commission ⓘ |
| ageLimitVariesFor |
Air Force Academy
ⓘ
Indian Military Academy, Dehradun ⓘ
surface form:
Indian Military Academy
Indian Naval Academy ⓘ Officers Training Academy ⓘ
surface form:
Officers’ Training Academy
|
| applicableForGender |
female
ⓘ
male ⓘ |
| conductedBy | Union Public Service Commission ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| eligibility |
Indian citizens and certain categories of subjects of other countries
ⓘ
graduate degree ⓘ unmarried candidates ⓘ |
| entryThrough |
Air Force Academy
ⓘ
Indian Military Academy, Dehradun ⓘ
surface form:
Indian Military Academy
Indian Naval Academy ⓘ Officers Training Academy ⓘ
surface form:
Officers’ Training Academy
|
| examPattern | objective-type questions ⓘ |
| examType | written examination ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Service Selection Board interview
ⓘ
medical examination ⓘ |
| frequency | twice a year ⓘ |
| governedBy | Union Public Service Commission examination rules ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Ministry of Defence (India)
ⓘ
surface form:
Ministry of Defence, Government of India
|
| includesSubjects |
Elementary Mathematics
ⓘ
English ⓘ General Knowledge ⓘ |
| languageOfQuestionPapers |
English
ⓘ
Hindi ⓘ |
| level | national-level ⓘ |
| negativeMarking | yes, for wrong answers ⓘ |
| purpose | recruitment of officers for Indian Armed Forces ⓘ |
| recruitsFor |
Indian Air Force
ⓘ
Indian Army ⓘ Indian Navy ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Examination
ⓘ
surface form:
National Defence Academy Examination
Officers Training Academy ⓘ
surface form:
Officers’ Training Academy
|
| selectionProcessIncludes | merit based on written exam and SSB interview ⓘ |
| serviceType |
permanent commission
ⓘ
short service commission ⓘ |
| shortName | CDS ⓘ |
| targetCandidates | graduates aspiring to join defence services as officers ⓘ |
| trainingLocationForAirForce |
Air Force Academy Dundigal
ⓘ
surface form:
Air Force Academy, Dundigal
|
| trainingLocationForArmy | Indian Military Academy, Dehradun ⓘ |
| trainingLocationForNavy |
Indian Naval Academy
ⓘ
surface form:
Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala
|
| trainingLocationForOTA | Officers’ Training Academy, Chennai ⓘ |
| typicalMonthsOfConduct |
February
ⓘ
September ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Combined Defence Services Examination Description of subject: The Combined Defence Services Examination is a national-level competitive exam in India for recruiting officers into the Army, Navy, and Air Force through the Indian Military Academy, Naval Academy, Air Force Academy, and Officers’ Training Academy.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Indian Military Academy