CDS Eligibility Criteria 2020

CDS Eligibility Criteria 2020 - Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has defined eligibility criteria of CDS for all aspiring candidates. CDS eligibility criteria 2020 have the set of norms in terms of age, nationality and educational qualification. According to CDS eligibility criteria, candidates applying for the exam must be 20 to 24 years. Candidates who have passed graduation or appearing for their final year are eligible to apply for CDS exam provided they submit a relevant certificate of passing the examination at the time of commencement of course. The detailed CDS 2020 eligibility criteria is provided on this page. Candidates can check CDS eligibility criteria before filling the application form. Read this article for more details on CDS eligibility criteria 2020.

Latest: UPSC has released CDS Application Form 2020 in online mode on October 30, 2019

CDS 2020 exam is slated to be conducted on February 2, 2019 for the total of 418 vacancies.

Highlights of CDS Eligibility Criteria 2020

Nationality:

• Candidates applying for UPSC CDS I exam 2020 must be the citizen of India, or

• Candidates from Nepal, Bhutan and Tibetan refugee, Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka and East African Countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire and Ethiopia or Vietnam are also eligible but only after subject to fulfilment eligibility criteria as the rule of Government of India.

Age Limit, educational qualification, sex, and marital status

Physical standard required for UPSC CDS 2020

Candidates can check below the physical standard in order to be eligible for CDS 2020 exam.

• Candidates must be physically fit as per the prescribed physical standard by UPSC.

• Candidate must be in good physical and sound mental health and free from any disease/disability that can interfere with the efficient performance of duties.

• There should be no evidence of weak constitution, bodily defects or overweight.

• The minimum acceptable height for male candidates is 157.5 cm. for Army, 157 cm for Navy and 162.5 cms for Air Force.

• The minimum height of women candidates’ should be 152 cm.

• For candidates belonging to Gorkhas and hills of North-Eastern region of India, Garhwali and Kumaon, the minimum acceptable height will be 5 cm less. In case of candidates from Lakshadweep, the minimum acceptable height can be reduced by 2 cms.

• For women candidates, if pregnancy is detected at any stage after selection at SSB or during training will debar the candidates from the grant of commission and cost recovered from the date of joining OTA till the date of debarring on confirmation of pregnancy from Military Hospital Authorities.

• Candidates should have a sufficient number of natural and sound teeth. A minimum of 14 dental points will be acceptable. When 32 teeth are present, the total dental points are 22.

• Internal examination of the eye will be done by means of ophthalmologist to rule out any disease of the eye. A candidate must have good binocular vision. The colour vision standard will be CP-II for Army. A candidate should be able to recognize red and green colors.

Visual Standards for Air Force

Visual Standards for Navy

• Uncorrected without glass - 6/12

• Corrected with glass - 6/6

• Limits of Myopia - 1.5

• Limits of Hypermetropia +1.5

UPSC CDS Eligibility Criteria 2020 - Important Points

• For IMA, candidates born earlier than January 2, 1997 and not later than January 1, 2002 are only eligible.

• Candidates born not earlier than January 2, 1997 and not later than January 1, 2002only are eligible for Indian Naval Academy.

• For Air Force Academy, candidates must born not earlier than January 2, 1997 and not later than January 1, 2001.

• To be eligible for For Officers' Training Academy courses, candidates must be born not earlier than January 2, 1996 and not later than January 1, 2002.

• The age of candidates should be as recorded in matriculation/secondary school examination.

• Candidates who are studying in the final year or are yet to pass the final year examination can apply provided they do not have any back up to the last semester at the time of submission of application. They are required to submit proof of passing the examination at the time of commencement of course.

CDS Application Form 2020

The exam conducting body has released the CDS 1 2020 application form on October 30, 2019, in online mode. All the eligible candidates can fill the CDS application form 2020 till November 19. They need to fill the application form in two parts. Part 1 includes filling up of basic details like name, qualification, parents’ name etc whereas in part 2 candidates have to upload their photographs, signature, pay the requisite application fees, selection of exam centres and signing of the declaration form.