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.

Hello Priyansh,

CDS Exam (Combined Defense Services) is scheduled twice a year by UPSC.Candidates should fulfil different parameters of eligibility criteria such as nationality, educational qualification, age, marital status, and physical conditions. Candidates appearing for the CDS Exam (https://prepp.in/cds-exam) must have completed their graduation or at least be appearing for the final exam of the degree. Also, the minimum and maximum age to give IMA exam vary from 19-24 years.

NATIONALITY CRITERIA:

1. A Citizen of India,
2. A subject of Bhutan or Nepal
3. A Tibetan refugee who came over to India before January 1962 intending to permanently settle in India,
4. A person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, and East African Countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, and Ethiopia or Vietnam intending to permanently settle in India.