Hello Aspirant,

Yes you will be eligible for CDS 1 2023 examination because at the time of application you must be in your 6th semester which will be the last semester for your course and as per the current eligibility criteria, candidates studying in final year/semester are eligible to apply for CDS examination provided they don't have any active backlog till the date of application. And the degree program must get completed before admission because you will have to submit proof of passing the degree examination at the time of commencement of course to reach the IHQ of MoD (Army) .

Eligibility criteria for all the courses is described below along wth the age criteria :-

**Indian Military Academy - Bachelor's Degree from a recognised University or equivalent institute

**Indian Naval Academy - Bachelor's Degree in Engineering from a recognised University/ College

**Air Force Academy - Bachelor's Degree from a recognised University (with Physics and Mathematics at 10+2 level) or Bachelor degree in engineering

**OTA (Men) - Bachelor's Degree from a recognised University or equivalent institute

**OTA (Women - Non-Technical) - Bachelor's Degree from a recognised University or equivalent institute

Age criteria :-

>> Indian Military Academy - 19 to 24 years

>> Indian Naval Academy - 19 to 24 years

>> Air Force Academy - 20 to 24 years

>> Officers' Training Academy (Men) - 19 to 25 years

>> Officers Training Academy (Women, Non-Technical) - 19 to 25 years

For detailed eligibility criteria kindly check out the link given below :-

https://competition.careers360.com/articles/cds-eligibility-criteria

I hope this information helps you.

Good Luck!!

Dear Aspirant,

Madhya Pradesh Bhoj University is open university,Yes you can apply for UPSC CDS examination after completing your graduate degree in any stream and also there is not any percentage bar to apply.

For  Army any Graduate

For Air Force 10+2 with Physics and Mathematics + Graduation in Any stream

For Navy B.E/B.Tech Only

Hope It Helps,

Thank You.

Hello Kaustubh,

Hope you are doing well.

Yes you are eligible -

An Unmarried male who is born between January 1994 to January 1998 ( aged between 20 to 24 years as on January 2023) is eligible to apply for the CDS 2023 Examination for gaining entry into the Indian Air Force Academy.

The Indian Military applies the age limit as 19 to 24 years as of January 2023.

For the Officers, Training Academy, unmarried or widowed male/female candidates must not be older than 25 years and younger than 19 years of age, as in January 2023.

For the CDS II examination, the candidate must be born between July 1997 to July 2002.

The educational qualifications required for, candidates interested in the Indian Military and the Air Force is a degree (10+2) from any recognized university.

For the Indian Navy, an engineering degree from a recognized university is sought.

For age, relaxation norms refer to the notifications for the CDS I and II examinations.

Hope this will help you.

Good Luck!

Dear Aspirant,

Madhya Pradesh Bhoj University is open university,Yes you can apply for UPSC CDS examination after completing your graduate degree in any stream and also there is not any percentage bar to apply.

For  Army any Graduate

For Air Force 10+2 with Physics and Mathematics + Graduation in Any stream

For Navy B.E/B.Tech Only

Hope It Helps,

Thank You.

Hello,

The eligibility criteria for both UPSC and CDS is Bachelor's Degree in any discipline from a recognised university,(few of the posts have seperate eligibility like having maths and physics to opt for Air force  etc) and in both these exams people from diverse backgrounds appear and qualify, now coming from Maths Background will help you in CDS ( Quantitative aptitude )  and even in UPSC you can have it as optional subject in Mains which is the second stage of UPSC Civil Service Exam. Of course there are other subjects involve too, which you have to study, the syllabus of UPSC is comparatively extensive to that of CDS.

Hope this will help you !

All the best !

Hi,

According to the eligibility criteria for CDS exam attempters in certain domains, these are the age guidelines -

- For IMA – Unmarried male candidates born not earlier than 2nd January, 1999 and not later than 1st January, 2004 only are eligible.

- Officers' Training Academy (Men's SSC Course) - Only unmarried male candidates born between January 2nd, 1998 and January 1st, 2004 are eligible.

Therefore, you are eligible for both of the posts according to your current age.

To decide between the two, you should check out more criteria mentioned in the official notification regarding the candidate's age:

- Candidates under the age of 25 must be unmarried. During training, marriage is not permitted. Married candidates over the age of 25 are eligible to apply, but they will not be provided with married housing and will not be permitted to live with family outside of the premises during the training period.

- Candidates should be aware that the Commission will only accept the Date of Birth as recorded in the Matriculation/Secondary School Examination Certificate or an equivalent certificate on the date of application submission, and no subsequent request for its change will be considered or granted.

To get more information regarding the CDS exam (2022) such as eligibility criteria, dates, exam syllabus, procedure etc., you may check the following link-

https://www.google.com/amp/s/competition.careers360.com/exams/cds/amp

Good luck!

Hello Aspirant,

By January 2023 you will complete your 24 years of age and according to your age you will be eligible only for the OTA course of CDS 01 2023, because age limit for OTA is till 25 years so you can appear for CDS 1 2023 and for your reference the age criteria for different courses is mentioned below :-

>> Indian Military Academy - 19 to 24 years

>> Indian Naval Academy - 19 to 24 years

>> Air Force Academy - 20 to 24 years

>> Officers' Training Academy (Men) - 19 to 25 years

>> Officers Training Academy (Women, Non-Technical) - 19 to 25 years

Apart from the age criteria there are some other parameters upon which your eligibility will be determined like your educational qualification which goes like :-

**Indian Military Academy - Bachelor's Degree from a recognised University or equivalent institute

**Indian Naval Academy - Bachelor's Degree in Engineering from a recognised University/ College

**Air Force Academy - Bachelor's Degree from a recognised University (with Physics and Mathematics at 10+2 level) or Bachelor degree in engineering

**OTA (Men) - Bachelor's Degree from a recognised University or equivalent institute

**OTA (Women - Non-Technical) - Bachelor's Degree from a recognised University or equivalent institute

For detailed eligibility criteria kindly check out the link given below :-

https://competition.careers360.com/articles/cds-eligibility-criteria

I hope this information helps you.

Good Luck!!

Hi,

For AFCAT, there is no such requirement of an overall percentage but you must have scored above 60% aggregate in Physics and Mathematics individually.

When it comes to CDS, there is no lower limit for your score in 12th grade but you must have Mathematics and Physics as subjects at 10 + 2 level.

For INET, candidates need to have a score of 60% in their 10th and 12th grade examinations to be able to apply for the exam.

Hope this cleared your doubt.

Hello,

The eligibility criteria of CDS for various posts in Indian Defence Services has been mentioned below;

Indian Military Academy:

• Passed graduation in any discipline from a recognized university
• Age limit to be between 19 to 24 years along with unmarried status

Air Force Academy:

• Passed bachelor's degree in engineering  or bachelor's degree in any discipline from a recognized university with physics and mathematics at 10+2 level
• Age limit to be between 19 to 24 years along with unmarried status.

Indian Naval Academy:

• Passed bachelor's degree in engineering from any recognized university
• Age limit to be between 19 to 24 years along with unmarried status.

Officer's Training Academy(Men):

• Candidates need to pass graduation in any discipline from a recognized university,
• Age limit to be between 19 to 25 years along with unmarried status.

It doesn't matter whether you have a general degree course or a specialized course at graduation level, if you fall within the age bracket of the post then you're eligible for IMA and OTA, for the other two posts the requirements in terms of educational qualifications are different which you don't fulfill, hence not eligible to apply for the same, explore more detailed information regarding this by visiting our page at https://competition.careers360.com/articles/cds-eligibility-criteria