Hello Aspirant,

Mathematics is not a compulsory subject in CDS OTA, whereas it is a compulsory subject in CDS IMA/ INA/ AFA courses.

If from biology stream you can go for CDS OTA.

For more information about the CDS examination please go through the link below.

https://competition.careers360.com/articles/cds-syllabus

Hope this helps !!

Hello aspirant,

The Combines Defence Services Examination(CDS exam) includes the following and their eligibility ages vary accordingly:

1. Indian Naval Academy (INA)---------->19 to 22 years
2. Air Force Academy----------------------->19 to 23 years
3. Indian Military Academy (IMA)------->19 to 24 years
4. Officer's Training Academy ----------->19 to 25 years

The above mentioned are the caders and their respective age limits.  As you have mentioned your exact day, month and year of your birth, lets see the valid time period within which you could take your CDS examination.  For a candidate who was born on 12 January 2004 the age limits are as follows:

1. Indian Naval Academy (INA)-------->01 Jan 2024 to 01 Jan 2027
2. Air Force Academy--------------------->01 Jan 2024 to 01 Jan 2028
3. Indian Military Academy (IMA)----->01 Jan 2024 to 01 Jan 2029
4. Officer's Training Academy --------->01 Jan 2024 to 01 Jan 2030

The above mentioned are the ranges within which you can take your CDS examination.  Also, double check your eligibility from their official website(upsc.gov.in  -->check in the what's new section of the webpage) before applying for the examination.

To know more details about the examination, to know the important dates, syllabus and for previous year's question paper, visit the following link:

https://competition.careers360.com/articles/cds-application-form

Hope it helps, All the Best for your Examination.

Thanks..!

Hello,

I fear if your eyesight is 6/18 and 6/24, you might not be eligible for CDS because the eyesight must be 6/6 without glasses. It should be under 6/12 if one is wearing glasses. However, candidates with glasses can not join the Air Force branch.

Eye correction surgery could be one option if you are above 20.

You can check more eligibility criterias from the link given: https://competition.careers360.com/user/register?destination=ebook/ajax/download?ebook_id=1005&click_location=free_download&popup=iframe&utm_medium=&utm_source=&utm_campaign=

Hope it helps. Good Luck !!

Hello Aspirant,

By September 2023, you will be of 23 years old and for IMA course the age limit is 19 to 24 years so you will be eligible for IMA course through CDS 2023 examination.

Also note that to pursue IMA through CDS one should have Bachelor's Degree from a recognized University or equivalent institute.

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

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

I hope this information helps you.

Good Luck!!

Dear Aspirant, always get into a college or universities with proper affiliations as recommended by the government. Some of the entrance examination application needs the applicant to be graduated from a recognised university. So go for UGC approved colleges.

If you are 19 now then you must be between 21 or 22 after the completion of your graduation. There is no restrictions in number of attempts you give in CDS exam however age is. A candidate can give the CDS exam in ages ranging from 19 to 25 for different branches.

For IMA, your age should be between 19-24 years. For NA, your age should be between 19-22 years. For AFA your age should be between 19-23 years. For OTA, your age should be between 19-25 years.

The CDS exam helds twice a year so you may give 6-9 attempts after completion of your graduation.

Dear aspirant !!

Hope you are doing great !! You will get the sufficient number of attempts to crack the exam . Please focus on your preparation and work hard . You need to 1 attempt to qualify the exam ,you know very well what I mean . So don't think about these things .

Eligibility of CDS exam is graduation . The minimum educational eligibility for apperaing for CDSE is Graduation. If you are 12th passed, and have age between 16.5yrs -19.5 yrs then you can go for NDA examination , to join defence forces as an officer.

For more information about cds ,visit the link ;-

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://competition.careers360.com/exams/cds/amp&ved=2ahUKEwji4vy3nbf4AhXexjgGHdX4DKcQFnoECBcQAQ&usg=AOvVaw16i9wNpQnvfE44GboBuQA7 .

Hope it helps you !

Thanks

Hello Aspirant,

By 2023 you will be of approx. 23 years old and according to your age you will be eligible for all the CDS 2023 courses including IMA so you can appear for CDS 2 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!!

Hello Aspirant,

As per the CDS eligibility criteria 2022, applicants wanting to appear for CDS exam 2022 should be graduates and between the age group of 19 to 25 years. No CDS age limit relaxation is given to reserved category candidates.

Please find attached the link below to know more about CDS examination.

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

Hope this helps!!