Hi,

The CDS Exam is conducted for recruitment to the Indian Military Academy (IMA), Indian Naval Academy (INA), Air Force Academy (AFA), and Officer Training Academy (OTA). Candidates can apply for CDS, but make sure you are completing your degree before the date of joining.

You are currently in your third year of graduation in chemical engineering. Any student of any engineering branch can appear for CDS exam. ... You can appear for CDS when you are in your final year if the degree, that means if you are in a program of 4 years then you can give paper from 7th semester.

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Candidates can download admit cards of CDS 1 2023 by using the registration number and date of birth.

Hello,

If you are pursuing graduation in distance mode from a recognized university, then your degree is valid, and you can definitely appear for CDS exam provided you meet other criteria as well as follows-

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.

Candidates in their final year of graduation too are eligible to apply provisionally provided there are no backlogs and they can show the proof of the qualifying examination within the prescribed time frame,

hence with BCA you are eligible for IMA/OTA and in case you had studied mathematics at 10+2 level then only for Air Force Academy,

Indian Navy Academy isn't possible as its eligibility criteria is BTech.

to know more details regarding this, visit our page at https://competition.careers360.com/articles/cds-eligibility-criteria

Hello Aspirant,

As per your age, you are eligible for the Officers Training Academy.

The person between the age group of 19-25 years is eligible for CDS OTA. Both men and women share the same eligibility criteria of age 19-25 years. A person born not earlier than 2nd July 1996 and not later than 1st July 2002 only are eligible.

Candidates below 25 years of age must be unmarried.

For CDS examination, there is no limits of attempts although its required that the aspirant must have a age in the limit of 19-25 years. So you can attempt any number of times if your age is within the limit. The examination is conducted twice.

To know more about CDS visit the link below:

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

I hope this answer helps. All the very best for your future endeavors!

Hi,

I hope you are doing well.

Yes, you can apply.

Here is the eligibility criteria for cds.

Hello aspirant

hope you are doing well and safe. With reference to your query,  I would glad inform you that minimum age to give cds exam is 19 years and depends on fields like air force , indian military academy maximum age limit varies around  22 to 24 years . According to your dob ,you will turn 24 in 2027 , so you can expect 2027 will be the last attempt year for cds exam in your case

Hope you found this answer informative. Best wishes for your future