Hello Aspirant,

Yes you will be eligible for CDS but not for all courses because for Air Force Academy, Physics and Mathematics is compulsory at 10+2 level but you are eligible for all other courses even with humanities in 10+2.

Eligibility criteria for different courses :-

**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

Also 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

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,

As per your date of birth you are eligible for few academies but not all of them considering the age limits. Here are the age limits along with born between dates and academy.

Indian Military academy, Age - 19 to 24, born between - 2nd Jan 2000 to 1 jan 2005

Indian naval academy, age - 19 to 24, born between - 2nd Jan 2000 to 1 jan 2005

Air force academy, age - 20 to 24, born between 2nd Jan 2000 to 1 jan 2004

Officers training academy (MEN), age - 19 to 25, born between - 2nd Jan 1999 to 1 jan 2005

Officers training academy (WOMEN), age - 19 to 25, born between - 2nd Jan 1999 to 1 jan 2005

So, according to your age, you are eligible to sit for Officers training academy as you are born on 26th March 1999.

Hello User,

Hope you are doing well.

Specifically there is no requirement of choosing any particular subject for CDS in graduation Beacuse it is conducted by UPSC so you need to have all your basics till 12th clear . Afterall you need to focus on all the subjects equally in order to clear the exam. Maths and english should be given more emphasis for CDS exams because these two subjects have more weightage.

As per me the best graduation stream can be arts.

The paper consist of 3 parts.

English (easy)

General knowledge (tough) and

Maths (moderate needs fast calculation speed)

And the subjects you can choose to study should be:-

• Political science
• History , geography , economic
• Apart from this having a science background in 12th is a benefit cause question from maths,phy,chem & bio are asked .
• And have a reading habit of english literature.

Hope this will help you...Good Luck!

Hello User,

The General Knowledge section of CDS (https://www.shiksha.com/exams/cds-exam) comprises a total of 120 questions. The total marks of the test are 100. For wrong answers in this subject, 1/3 marks will be deducted as a penalty.

The General Knowledge paper is mandatory for all candidates in CDS exam. The syllabus of the General Knowlege section is quite vast and comprises History, Geography, Science, Polity, Economics, Current Affairs . There are a total of 120 questions.

You can study the following topics for GK section of CDSE -

• Physical Geography
• Indian and World Geography
• Indian and World History
• International Organizations
• Everyday Science
• Awards and Honors
• Indian Economy
• Indian Polity

Hope this will help you...Good Luck!

Hello User,

hope you are doing well.

Yes,by giving CDS you can  go directly to OTA.

You can apply for IMA and OTA through the CDS exam. While filling the form you will be asked to give preferences of your choice of academies mentioned there (IMA/ INA/AFA/OTA). Preference once given cannot be changed under any circumstances.

IMA/INA/AFA has 3 exams namely- English,GK, Maths &
OTA has 2 exams - English & GK.

If you clear the cut off of the most preferred academy then you will be given a call letter for SSB for the same. If you happen to not clear Maths exam in the CDSE then you will be directly given OTA (provided you clear the cut off of OTA).

Hope this will clear your query...Good Luck!

hello aspirant,

You can prepare for your CDS exam for Elementary mathematics by following these below mentioned preparation tips :

1. Practice your Speed and accuracy for the exam .
2. Make a list of important formulas and theorems from the topics.
3. Make a note of important topics from the CDS syllabus by analysing the previous years' question papers.
4. Time Management is another key factor in performing good marks in the exam.

Further, to know more about the Preparation tips and strategies for the CDS Mathematics Preparation, you can follow the below mentioned link to know more : https://competition.careers360.com/articles/how-to-prepare-for-cds

I hope that this will help.

Hi there.

The UPSC schedules the CDS Exam (Combined Defence Services) twice a year. Candidates must meet a variety of qualifying requirements, including those related to their country, level of education, age, marital status, and physical health. Candidates taking the CDS Exam must have earned their diploma or at the very least be taking the degree's final exam.

Graduation, which can be in any area, is required for CDS eligibility. Your stream of graduation will definitely influence your choice of force, but you can still apply.

Because physics and math are required for admission to the Indian Air Force and Indian Navy, respectively, a commerce student cannot apply to either service, but that is not the same with army , hence a commerce student can apply.

Hello Aspirant,

Of Course, you are eligible for UPSC CDS examination 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

To know more about UPSC CDS examination visit link given below

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwin1-LdrM35AhViupUCHQ3jDBsQFnoECAcQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcompetition.careers360.com%2Farticles%2Fcds-eligibility-criteria&usg=AOvVaw2HKd5dmM9CZCmRBR48Licq

Hope It Helps,

Thank You.

Hi Sunny

Its a great honor and pride to serve your nation as a uniformed personnel or a military man kudos to your choice. As you might be already aware that CDS OTA examination is for the recruitment for officers into Indian Army for Short Service Commission and thereafter you can get extension of 4 years and if you want to serve more then you can opt for permanent commission too.

Now considering you eligibility and attempts there is a good news that there are no number of fixed attempts for CDS examination and all you need to have is just your graduation and you age should not be less than 19 and more than 25 and you are good to go. CDS is conducted twice a year and if your current age as you mentioned here is almost 20 then you are eligible given you have a degree from UGC recognised university and there are no fixed attempts for CDS examination you can give it as many times you wish given you are not above 25.

I hope this answer helps and best of luck!!

Dear Aspirant,

Definitely YES, any degree obtained from an UGC approved University is enough to apply for CDSE exam conducted by UPSC wheather it is regular of distance it does not matter.

Hope it Helps,

Thank You.