UPSC has published the official CDS 2 2021 cut-off marks for the written exam and the total marks scored by the last recommended candidates. After the final merit list of CDS 2 2021 OTA was published, candidates can now check the official cut-off marks of CDS 2 2021.
For OTA (men and women) has 102 marks i.e. 51%, AFA cut-off is 148 marks i.e. 49.33%, IMA has 138 marks i.e. 46%, INA has 132 marks i.e. 44%. The minimum qualifying marks in each subject is 20 marks i.e. 20%.
Let us understand the marking system for CDS 2 2021 exam before we talk about the marks you need to score to clear the CDS Exam.
CDS 2 2021 Cut-Off Marks [Official]
Course
Minimum qualifying marks in each Subject
Minimum aggregate marks of last qualified candidate
Marks of last recommended candidate
IMA
20 marks (i.e. 20%)
138 marks (i.e. 46%)
263
INA
20 marks (i.e. 20%)
132 marks (i.e. 44%)
256
AFA
20 marks (i.e. 20%)
148 marks (i.e. 49.33%)
270
OTA (Men)
20 marks (i.e. 20%)
102 marks (i.e. 51%)
183
OTA (Women)
20 marks (i.e. 20%)
102 marks (i.e. 51%)
184
S.No
Academy
Cut Off
1
OTA (Women)
102
2
OTA (Men)
102
3
IMA
138
4
INA
132
5
AFA
148
For IMA AFA INA (Indian Military Academy, Air Force Academy, Indian Naval Academy)
SECTION
No.of questions
Marks
1. English
120
100
2. General Knowledge
120
100
3. Elementary Mathematics
100
100
Total marks 300
For OTA (Officer Training Academy), there is no mathematics.
The UPSC CDS 2 Result 2021 for OTA has been released by the Union Public Service Commission. On the UPSC website, upsc.gov.in, candidates can access their Combined Defence Service examination results.
A total of 214 candidates are recommended for the CDS 2 2021 OTA and will be joining the 116th Short Service Commission Course (NT) (for Men) at the Officers Training Academy in Chennai and the 30th Short Service Commission Women (Non-Technical) Course at the same institution, both of which will start in October 2022.
In 1947, the custom of awarding medals, which are given out every 25 years, was established. When India commemorated 50 years of independence on August 15, 1997, a similar medal was last given out. The ribbon and medal’s design is made public.
As part of the ongoing Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav marking the 75th anniversary of Independence, the government has approved awarding a medal to members of the defence and central armed police forces.
The ribbon and medal’s design has not yet been made public. The medals awarded in the past had a circular shape, a diameter of 35mm, were made of cupro-nickel, and were attached to a simple horizontal bar using standard fittings.
75th Independence Anniversary Medal75th Independence Anniversary Medal
To commemorate historic occasion of 75 years of Independence, Government of India has instituted 75th Independence Anniversary Medal through Presidential Notification for all Armed Forces personnel borne on strength on 15 Aug 2022.
Let’s know about the Independence medals that were awarded earlier:
75th Independence anniversary medal: According to the sources the Medal ribbon has a blue color with the Indian flag colours stripe in between. The medal has Ashoka chakra one side and Ashok stambh on another. 75th Anniversary of Independence is written on the medal with 1947 – 2022.
source: SSBCrack
50th Independence anniversary medal: On the obverse, the Red Fort was embossed, and along the rim, it read in English, “50th Anniversary of Independence 1947-1997.” Its reverse featured a circled map of the Union of India.
25th Independence anniversary medal: The phrase and the words “25th Independence Anniversary Medal” were imprinted beneath the State Emblem on the reverse of the medal. Its reverse featured a replica of the Ashoka Chakra in the centre, surrounded by the dates 1947 and 1972.
Independence Medal 1947: On August 15, 1947, it was distributed to all male and female Indian citizens and Nepalese Gurkhas serving in the Indian armed forces. Additionally, it was awarded to all princes of states in power who had joined the Dominion of India as well as anybody serving in such state forces on August 15, 1947. In addition to Indians and Nepalese, this medal was also given to Britons.
In a terrorist attack 25 km from Rajouri, two terrorists carried out a suicide attack on an Army company operating base. Both terrorists have been killed while three own troops have lost their lives. Operations in progress.
Subedar Rajendra Prasad, Rifleman Manoj Kumar & Rifleman Lakshmanan D succumbed to their injuries making the supreme sacrifice while neutralising 2 terrorists on a suicide attack in Rajouri during an operation.
UPSC has published the CDS 2 2022 Admit Card on 10th August 2022. The last date to download the CDS 2 2022 admit card and hall ticket is 4th Sep 2022. The Combined Defence Services Examination CDS 2 2022 is going to be conducted on 4th Sep 2022 (SUNDAY). Candidates are advised to download the admit card and follow the instructions as mentioned below.
Candidates who have applied for CDS 2 2022 can download it from the official website i.e. upsc.nic.in. Candidates need to enter either the registration number or roll number to download the NDA admit card successfully.
Union Public Service Commission has released UPSC CDS 2 Admit Card 2022 on August 10, 2022.
Candidates who will appear for CDS exam can download the admit card through the official site of UPSC on upsc.gov.in. The admit card can also be downloaded from upsconline.nic.in.
How To Download CDS 2 2022 Admit Card
To download the admit card, candidates can follow these simple steps given below.
Visit the official site of UPSC on upsc.gov.in.
Click on UPSC CDS 2 Admit Card 2022 link available on the home page.
Candidates can now download the NDA 2 2022 admit card from the official website of UPSC. NDA Exam Admit Card 2022 for (II) exams is available to download now.
Candidates who have applied for NDA 2 2022 can download it from the official website i.e. upsc.nic.in. Candidates need to enter either the registration number or roll number to download the NDA admit card successfully.
Union Public Service Commission has released UPSC NDA 2 Admit Card 2022 on August 10, 2022.
Candidates who will appear for NDA and CDS exam can download the admit card through the official site of UPSC on upsc.gov.in. The admit card can also be downloaded from upsconline.nic.in.
How To Download NDA 2 2022 Admit Card
To download the admit card, candidates can follow these simple steps given below.
Visit the official site of UPSC on upsc.gov.in.
Click on UPSC NDA 2 Admit Card 2022 link available on the home page.
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has now released the admit card for the upcoming Air Force Common Admission Test or AFCAT 02/2022. Registered applicants are encouraged to log in and download their physical admit card at https://afcat.cdac.in.
The IAF AFCAT 2 2022 exam will be conducted on August 26, 27 and 28, for flying and ground duties.
The AFCAT exam will be held on in two shifts — 9.45 AM to 11.45 AM and 2.45 PM to 4.45 PM.
Candidates are required to carry a printed copy of their admit card and a photocopy of at least one mandatory document that is listed on the admit card to the exam center on the given date and time.
Official Statement: Admit Card for AFCAT 02/2022 is available for download through Candidate Login from 10 Aug 2022 (11:00 AM) onward. Please verify the details, read the instructions which are to be strictly adhered to, and carry a printout copy of the Admit Card along with other mandatory documents to the allotted exam centre as per the scheduled date and time, as given in the Admit Card.
How to download IAF AFCAT admit card 2022:
Visit the official website afcat.cdac.in/AFCAT/
On the homepage, click on “AFCAT 02/2022 – CYCLE” under the candidate’s Login tab.
Key in your login details and submit.
Check and download the admit card.
Take a printout for future reference
About IAF AFCAT Exam
AFCAT is an exam that can give you wings! All of you who have the dream of working between the sprawling jets can turn this dream into reality through this exam. Air Force Common Admission Test is a written exam conducted by Indian Air Force twice every year to induct officers in the IAF. The written exam is followed by Air Force Selection Board Interview for shortlisted candidates.
Through AFCAT you can apply for all the three branches of the IAF which are Flying Branch, Technical Branch and Ground Duty Branches. The eligibility criteria for different branches vary. Both men and women can apply for all the three branches. While for women there is short service commission only in all the three branches, for men there is Permanent as well as Short Service Commission for men. However for Flying Branch only Short Service Commission is there through AFCAT. Thus if you clear the written exam and then clear the AFSB also then you have a chance of joining the Air Force Academy.
AFCAT exam details
AFCAT exam was started in 2011 as an OMR sheet based paper. In 2019, AFCAT exam went online and many candidates attempted the AFCAT online across the country. The written exam is an exam of 2 hour duration. It consists of 100 questions and each question carries 3 marks. Thus for every correct answer a candidate gets 3 marks, for every wrong answer one mark is deducted and there is no marking for any question left blank. The paper consists a mix of variety of fields. There are questions from Current Affairs, Math, Reasoning, English, History, Geography, Science, Polity, Economics etc. After the written exam the results are declared and a cut off is fixed. Candidates scoring above the cutoff are called for AFSB interview. This interview is a personality test conducted for duration of 6 days. This personality test is conducted in two stages and consists of tests like Intelligence test, Psychological Tests, Group Tasks and personal interview. Further details on AFSB are beyond the scope here and you can always follow of our SSBCrack for further details on AFSB and SSB.
Eligibility Criteria
Flying Branch –Age should lay between to 23 years at the time of course commencement. The candidate must be a Graduate (Minimum three year degree course) in any discipline from a recognized University who have attained minimum 60% marks in aggregate in all papers put together and have passed Maths and Physics at 10+2 level OR BE / B Tech degree (Four year course) from a recognized University with minimum 60% marks in aggregate in all papers put together.
Technical Branch- The age must lay between 18 to 28 years at the time of course commencement. For details on education candidates can refer to the advertisement.
Ground Duty Branch-The age must lie between 20-23 years for Graduates, 20-25 years for Post Graduates, 20-26 years for LLB (Three year course after graduation) and 20-27 years for M.Ed/PhD/CA/ICWA. For details on education qualification you can refer to the official advertisement.
The Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, officially called the XXII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as the Birmingham 2022, is currently taking place in Birmingham.
As the Commonwealth Games 2022 enters its last day, the Indian contingent is doing everything it can to make India proud.
India has won 18 Gold medals at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. This sheer number of gold medals is praiseworthy, but it doesn’t tell the full story. India has been practicing regularly in preparation for these games and also received great support from people back home to help them take on competitors from all over the world.
The 2022 Commonwealth Games opened on July 28 and will close on August 8. The CWG 2022 started on July 28. Events from various sports, however, began only the following day, July 29, 2022.
India is been seen with the eyes of the world, thanks to its incredible performance at the 2020 Commonwealth Games. As we laugh and celebrate their achievements, here are our very own gold medalists who won a medal in CWG 2022 in their respective events.
List of Indian Gold Medal winners in Commonwealth Games2022
1. Mirabai Chanu
2. Jeremy Lalrinnunga
3. Anchita Sheuli
4. Indian Women Lawn Bowls Team
5. Men’s Table Tennis team
6. Sudhir
7. Sakshi Malik
8. Deepak Punia
9. Vinesh Phogat
10. Naveen
11. Bhavina Patel
12. Ravi Kumar Dahiya
13. Nitu Ghanghas
14. Amit Panghal
15. Eldhose Paul
16. Nikhat Zareen
17. Table Tennis Mixed Team
18. PV Sindhu
19. Bajrang Punia
20. Sharath Kamal Achanta
21.Lakshya Sen
22. Men’s Double Badminton
List of Indian Gold Medalists Commonwealth Games 2022:
Fighter planes are fixed-wing military planes that are primarily used for air-to-air combat. The role of fighter aircraft in armed conflict is to establish air superiority over the battlespace. Bombers and attack planes can bomb enemy targets tactically and strategically if they have control of the airspace above a conflict.
A fighter’s essential performance characteristics include not only its weaponry but also its fast speed and manoeuvrability about the target aircraft. The competence of a combatant’s pilots, the tactical soundness of its doctrine for deploying its fighters, and the numbers and performance of those fighters all play a role in whether a combatant’s efforts to acquire air superiority succeed or fail.
Many modern fighter aircraft have secondary capabilities such as a ground attack, and other types, such as fighter-bombers, are built from the ground up to perform multiple missions. Other fighter designs, such as the interceptor, heavy fighter, and night fighter, are highly specialized while still fulfilling the primary duty of air superiority.
The Indian Air Force has many fighter aircraft such as Sukhoi 30Mk-I, MiG 29, Mirage, 2000, MiG 27, Rafale etc. Since the Indian Air Force has many fighter aircraft, some being modern and technologically advanced whereas some are old and technologically not so advanced.
So Here, we are going to discuss the IAF Rafale and Sukhoi 30 and compare both the fighter aircraft to know which one is more superior in which context.
IAF Rafale
Origin of Rafale Jet
The French military was aiming to replace their present fleets of aircraft during the final decades of the Cold War in the 1970s. France inked partnerships with the United Kingdom, Germany, and Italy to construct the Euro fighter Typhoon, a multirole fighter jet, to reduce development costs and earn a large profit.
Multiple issues over intellectual property rights, work share, and requirement differences caused France to abandon the agreement and start its own aircraft development programme.
The French government issued a tender in which major defence contractors were asked to showcase their technology. Dassault was granted the contract in July 1986 as part of an eight-year flight-test programme that laid the foundation for the Rafale combat jet project.
Specifications of the Rafale Fighter Jet
Wingspan
10.90 m
Length
15.30 m
Height
5.30 m
Overall empty weight
10 t
Max takeoff weight
24.5 t
Internal Fuel
4.7 t
External Fuel
Up to 6.7 t
Max Thrust
2 x 7.5 t
Max Speed
M = 1.8 / 750 knots
Acquisition by the Indian Air force
Following a technology demonstration in April 2011, the Indian Air Force made orders for Rafale planes in order to improve its air superiority metrics. Following many rounds of negotiations between the French and Indian governments, Indian Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar and his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian signed an agreement on September 23, 2016. The deal called for 36 Rafales to be delivered to the Indian Air Force for €7.8 billion, with an option for another 18 Rafales to be provided.
The Indian government wants the Rafale fighter to replace their Mig-21 fleet in order to counter the latest models of Pakistani F-16s. A ceremony for the first formal handover of the Rafale was held at Dassault’s manufacturing facility in Bordeaux ahead of the Indian Air Force Day on October 8, 2019. The tail number “RB-001” was assigned to the plane to commemorate the contribution of IAF chief-designate Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria in the 2016 agreement.
IAF Sukhoi 30
The Sukhoi Su-30MKI is a twinjet multirole air superiority fighter. It has been developed by Russia’s Sukhoi and built under licence by India’s Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for the Indian Air Force (IAF). A variant of the Sukhoi Su-30, it is a heavy, all-weather, long-range fighter. Its NATO reporting name is Flanker-H.
The Rafale is a European fighter aircraft, whereas the Sukhoi 30 is a Russian creation.
The speed of the Sukhoi 30 is Mach 2 whereas Rafale has a speed of Mach 1.8.
It can carry 9,500 kg of bombs and munitions. This is more than the Sukhoi 30 MK1, which can carry loads of up to 8,000 kg.
Rafale is considered as the 4.5 generation fighter aircraft, whereas the Sukhoi 30 is the fourth-generation fighter aircraft.
Rafale can be fully used from places of higher altitude like Leh, which safeguards India from two unpeaceful countries.
Overall, every fighter aircraft has its specifications. The Rafale and Sukhoi 30 will, altogether with the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile, will be a game-changer for Indian air defence and national security as a whole. The different characteristics of both fighter aircraft will protect India from all the dimensions. Jai Hind!
Vanshika Pandey of Rajnandgaon city of Chhattisgarh has become the first woman lieutenant of Chhattisgarh in the Indian Army. On arrival in Rajnandgaon city, people welcomed Vanshika Pandey.
Vanshika Pandey, who grew up in Rajnandgaon, was awarded the rank of lieutenant on July 30 at the passing out parade of the training academy in Chennai. At the same time, on arrival in Rajnandgaon city, people welcomed Vanshika Pandey. Vanshika Pandey has become the first woman lieutenant of Chhattisgarh.
Vanshika Pandey of Rajnandgaon has got the distinction of becoming the first woman lieutenant of Rajnandgaon in the Indian Army. Vanshika, who grew up in Rajnandgaon, has been awarded the rank of lieutenant at the passing out parade of the training academy in Chennai on July 30.
Vanshika did her schooling from class I to class IX at Bal Bharti Public School in Rajnandgaon. After this, he studied from class X to class XII from Yugantar Public School. And studied engineering from Gyan Ganga Engineering College, Jabalpur, after that Rajiv Gandhi Industrial University, Bhopal stood first in the merit list.
How did she decide to join the Indian Army?
Vanshika was good at studying from the beginning. We are pleased to inform you that she has won 1st place in the Merit List of Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology, Bhopal. Other than that, Vanshika finished 3rd nationally in the engineering category. Talking to the media, Vanshika told that, she studied engineering in Jabalpur and there is army training after going there she talked to some officers. After this she expressed her desire to join the army.
All about her SSB Interview and OTA Training
After getting into the final merit and recommended in the SSB exam, the officers went to Chennai for training. Vanshika passed the march in the presence of senior army officers at the passing out parade at the Officers Training Academy, Chennai. She has now received the rank of lieutenant after 11 months of top training in the army.
Vanshika successfully completed the entire training test at Officers Academy Chennai. He got the rank of lieutenant in the passing out parade on 30 July. It is a matter of pride for the city that Vanshika Pandey will be the first woman lieutenant in Chhattisgarh.
Vanshika Pandey, who lives in Junihatari of Rajnandgaon city, has given the rank of lieutenant in the Indian Army, illuminating the name of the district. On the other hand, Vanshika Pandey has achieved the distinction of becoming the first woman lieutenant of Chhattisgarh.
Vanshika Pandey, a meritorious student from the very beginning, after clearing the SSB interview, she has now become a lieutenant after 11 months of OTA training in the army. On the other hand, Vanshika Pandey, who reached the city after the pass out parade, was welcomed by the common people including the family.
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