Dear aspirant !

Hope you are doing great ! CDS and nda both are totally different things ,if you get permanent rejection in nda then you don't need to take any kind of stress , firstly work on your fitness or medical health due to which you got reject in nda ,and then immediately start preparing for CDS OTA ,for that complete your graduation first and then apply and please consult to a doctor so that these problems of medical health would not become barrier in your path of success.

For CDS OTA ,visit the link!

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://competition.careers360.com/exams/cds/amp&ved=2ahUKEwjwu_GkrNr1AhVwzjgGHXhpDkYQFnoECAQQBQ&usg=AOvVaw16i9wNpQnvfE44GboBuQA7 .

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Hello,

The eligibility criteria to join Indian Military Academy (IMA) through Combined Defence Service Examination (CDSE) is that you must have passed Bachelor's Degree in any discipline or must be in the final year of the qualifying examination from a recognized board. So you can apply for CDSE to join IMA when you are in the final year of the qualifying examination.  Only unmarried male candidates are eligible to apply for IMA, INA, AFA and OTA (Men). The age must be in between 19 to 24 years to select IMA. You must be a Citizen of India or Subject of Bhutan or Subject of Nepal or Tibetan refugee who came to India before January 1962, with the intention to permanently settle in India or Person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka & East African Countries with the intention to permanently settle in India.   Candidates who wish to join in INA or AFA must have passed Bacehlor's Degree in Engineering. Female candidates are eligible to apply for OTA (Women). While filling the CDS application you indicate the priority of the wing (for male candidates). Female candidates can only select OTA (women) while filling the application form. To check the eligibility criteria click on the link below

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

Hello, I hope you are doing well

Yes  a humanities stream student can apply for Combined Defense Service(CDS) Exam. The eligibility criteria to give CDS exam is graduation, so it doesn't matter from which college and by which subject you had done your graduation. So, even if you had done your 12 standard in humanities stream and now you are pursuing B.A. it doesn't matter.

The eligibility criteria for CDS is given below:

1. Candidates must be settled in India permanently
2. Candidates must be a graduate or at least in their final year/semester.
3. The minimum age limit is 19 years
4. Women candidates are eligible to apply only for OTA.
5. B. Tech graduates can apply for IMA, INA AFA also.
6. Candidates must meet the physical standards

For particularly IMA, the criteria is males with Bachelor’s degree in any discipline. So, you can appear for the exam. Good Luck for your preparations.

The link for CDS exam is given below, check it out for any information that you need:

https://competition.careers360.com/exams/cds

Hope this helps

Hello,

The merit list that is published after the SSB highlighting the marks are the total marks the candidate has secured after the OTA Examination + Marks secured in SSB Interview.

• SSB Marking System-

------There Are Three Assessors, Wherein Each Will Assess From 300 Marks I.E. Medical Test, GTO (Group Task) And Personal Interview (PI). One has to Score Minimum 90 From Each Assessor. The total marks of SSB Is 900. It Is Further Divided Into 4 Parts ( Psychology, GTO, Interview And Conference Round) I.E 900/4= 225 Marks for each Test Phase. Out Of This 225 marks, You need to get Minimum 90 marks to get A "Yes" from either of the assessors and getting less than 90 marks simply means "No".

------ During First, 4 Days of SSB interview Includes Screening, Psychological Tests, GTO Tasks And Personal Interview. In this way, The minimum marks you would be required to pass Is 90*3= 270 marks. For Example -

1) One Candidate Gets 80 marks In Interview Round, 70 In GTO Round And 75 In Psychology. The Total Comes To 225 marks.

2) Another candidate gets a total of 250 out of minimum of 270 marks required. Thus, Now Comes The Importance of Conference Round. In the event that Your Marks Are More Than 240, Conference round would decide whether you would be recommended or not.

---- Also I must tell you that there isn't any minimum cut off for SSB interview process.

For complete details about preparation tips and strategies, kindly check out the link given below-

https://competition.careers360.com/articles/how-to-prepare-for-cds

I hope you find the answer helpful.

Thank you.

Hi aspirant,

It would not be possible for you to get transferred from Indian army to air force or Navy even after applying for AFCAT or Navy ssr because both of them has physics and mathematics as basic requirement in +2 level. Only NDA gives you an opportunity to join the armed forces directly even you are not from science background.

Hope it helps!!

Hi,

Hope you are doing well!

Yes, a bachelor in hotel management can give cds exam.However, for navy engineering is mandatory and for airforce academy its mandatory to pass class 12 with Physics Chemistry and mathematics. The candidates will be provided admission to INA, IMA, Air Force Academy, and Officers Training Academy through Written Examination, Personality Test and Interview.

According to the eligibility criteria:

Educational qualification-Graduation in any disciple form recognised university

Indian Military Academy Bachelor's Degree- (BA,B.Com,B.Sc,BBA,BCA,B.Techetc.) 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.

There are different eligibility criteria and once you fulfill all all those criteria it is possible for you to give cds exam.

To know more about the eligibility criteria you can also visit this link- https://competition.careers360.com/articles/cds-eligibility-criteria

Hope this helps.

All the best for your future.

Dear Abhinandan,

Hope you are doing great,

As you want to know the attempts you can make for the CDS IMA exam. The age limit for the CDS IMA is 19-24 years and as per your age you can make 3 more attempts taking the age into the consideration.

For more information on CDS IMA exam:

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

For CDS exam 2022:

https://competition.careers360.com/exams/cds

I hope this will help you,

Best of Luck :)

Hi Arya,

As per the CDS eligibility criteria 2022, applicants wanting to appear for CDS 1 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. For CDS courses like Indian Military Academy and Indian Naval Academy, the age limit is 19 to 24 years. For Air Force Academy, it is 20 to 24 years. For Officers' Training Academy(women), it is 19 to 25 years.

For further details about the exam, you may refer to this link:

https://competition.careers360.com/exams/cds/amp

Hope this helps.

Hello Aspirant,

Yes you will be eligible tp join Air force from CDS once you will get graduated in the current bachelor's program because as per the eligiblity criteria the candidate should have Physics and Mathematics at 10+2 level and should be graduated. Also you should check your age because there is age limit as well for CDS.

For  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!!