Hello aspirant,

The university offers undergraduate and graduate programmes. Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University offers 12 undergraduate and seven graduate courses. Except for M.C.A. and B.Lib.I.Sc., the varsity provides all of its courses online. Candidates can apply for B.Com, B.Sc., B.B.A, M.Sc., M.A., M.B.A, and other YCMOU Nashik courses. The university offers three Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) programmes: Computer System Administration, Industrial Science, and Media Graphics and Animation.

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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.

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Dear Aspirant,

Yes of course you can apply for UPSC CDS exam being an arts graduate with any graduation degree you are eligible for cds and upsc exam but there some posts and departments that need only specialized stream graduate like in cds Navy only B.Tech graduates are eligible etc.

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.

Hello Amar,

The official notification for CDS 1 exam which will be announced on December 21, 2022. It will be held on April 06, 2023 in 70 cities.

Since your query is regarding the age limit and your eligibility for the same, we need to look at the Age Criteria mentioned in the official criteria, that is -

Age Limit for Indian Military Academy\ Indian Navy Army\Officers’ Training Academy is - Male applicants must be unmarried and have a birthdate between January 1, 2004, and January 1, 1999, respectively.

Since your date of birth is 1/10/1998, you are unfortunately not eligible to appear for the CDS (OTA) 1 to be held in 2023 according to the guidelines.

yes completed graduation in ba open university so you can apply for cds exam exam.

Hello Aspirant,

See you will only be eligible for CDS 1 2023 examination if you would have got your marksheet of 5th sem. by the time of application and at the time of application you must be in your 6th semester which will be the last semester for your course and as per the current eligibility criteria, candidates studying in final year/semester are eligible to apply for CDS examination provided they don't have any active backlog till the date of application. And the degree program must get completed before admission because you will have to submit proof of passing the degree examination at the time of commencement of course to reach the IHQ of MoD (Army) .

However as per the tentative dates it is expected that application process for CDS 1 2023 would commence by December 2022 so by this time you must not have completed your 5th semester so you will not be eligible for CDS 1 2023.

Eligibility criteria for all the courses is described below along wth the age criteria :-

**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

Age criteria :-

>> 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.

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Hello Aspirant,

Yes you will be eligible for CDS 1 2023 examination because at the time of application you must be in your 6th semester which will be the last semester for your course and as per the current eligibility criteria, candidates studying in final year/semester are eligible to apply for CDS examination provided they don't have any active backlog till the date of application. And the degree program must get completed before admission because you will have to submit proof of passing the degree examination at the time of commencement of course to reach the IHQ of MoD (Army) .

Eligibility criteria for all the courses is described below along wth the age criteria :-

**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

Age criteria :-

>> 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,

Madhya Pradesh Bhoj University is open university,Yes 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

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Hello Kaustubh,

Hope you are doing well.

Yes you are eligible -

An Unmarried male who is born between January 1994 to January 1998 ( aged between 20 to 24 years as on January 2023) is eligible to apply for the CDS 2023 Examination for gaining entry into the Indian Air Force Academy.

The Indian Military applies the age limit as 19 to 24 years as of January 2023.

For the Officers, Training Academy, unmarried or widowed male/female candidates must not be older than 25 years and younger than 19 years of age, as in January 2023.

For the CDS II examination, the candidate must be born between July 1997 to July 2002.

The educational qualifications required for, candidates interested in the Indian Military and the Air Force is a degree (10+2) from any recognized university.

For the Indian Navy, an engineering degree from a recognized university is sought.

For age, relaxation norms refer to the notifications for the CDS I and II examinations.

Hope this will help you.

Good Luck!