Hello,

In Part 1 application of Combined Defence Service Examination you need to fill Educational Qualification Details. As you have passed B.E Mechanical you need to select passed/Appeared/Appearing the final year of Engineering degree examination that is option two. Option one is for those candidates who have passed/Appeared/Appearing in the final year degree (any discipline) or equivalent examination with Physics and Mathematics at 10+2 level. Option is for those candidates who have Passed/Appeared/Appearing the final year degree or equivalent examination with any subjects/disciplines other than the above mentioned degree.

Hello Aspirant,
Right now you are 20+ years old and according to your age you are eligible for all the CDS 2022 courses so you can appear for CDS 2 2022 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,

Right now you are approx. 23 years old and according to your age you will be eligible for :-

>>>>> CDS 2022

>>>>> CDS 2023

>>>>> CDS 2024 ( only for OTA course)

So in 2024 you will be having your last attempt of CDS .

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!!

For the examination of CDS 1 & 2, a student need to have graduated in any stream from an recognized university.. The age limit for the CDS examination is provided below for different CDS courses-

So yeah! You are eligible for the CDS 1&2.

For more information regarding CDS eligibility criteria consider the link provided below:

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

I hope this helps. Wish you a great eve!

Hello Aspirant,

By 2023 you will be of approx. 25 years old and according to your age you will only be eligible for Officers Training Academy (Women, Non-Technical) through CDS 2023 so you can appear for CDS 2023 for aforesaid course 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!!

Yes , absolutely yes it is valid.

UPSC conducts CDS examination and UPSC allows its candidates to give the examination by doing single sitting graduation. The exam just requires a bachelors degree and age criteria.

So yes, one sitting degree is eligible for CDS examination.

Hi

In 2027 , you will become 24 years old with your date of birth in 2003and so you will be eligible for CDS provided you fulfill rest of the eligibility criteria

For your reference,

CDS eligibility criteria is given below:-

-------------------) Educational qualifications

††††† Those who are in final year of graduation are also eligible.

-------------------) Age limit & Marital status:-

-------------) Nationality

To get the complete eligibility criteria go through the link given below:-

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

Thank you

Hello Aspirant,

By 2023 you will be of approx. 25+ years old and according to your age you will not be eligible for any of the CDS courses because maximum age is 25 for CDS courses and you will definitely exceed that even for CDS 1 2023 by the time of shortlisting so you will not be eligible for it.

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,

NO, you are not eligible for CDS 2 exam. As by 2022 your age will be 26 which exceeds the maximum age limit mentioned in the Age limit eligibility criteria in CDS examination. The Age limit eligibility criteria for CDS exam says that the candidate's age must be between 20 to 24 years. This means a candidate must born not earlier than 2nd January, 1999 and not later than 1st January, 2003 (Upper age limit for candidates holding valid and current Commercial Pilot Licence issued by DGCA (India) is relaxable upto 26 yrs.

Furthermore, to know more about the eligibility criteria for CDS Examination in detail, you can follow the below mentioned link to know more about it : https://competition.careers360.com/articles/cds-eligibility-criteria

I hope that this will help.