hello , my concern is regarding my age for IMA and OTA , as on 2023 april my degree ll be cleared as i have backlogs , i was born on 4jan 2000 , with respect to my age am i eligible for ima or ota ? please guide

Hello Aspirant,

By April 2023 you will be of approx. 23+ years old and according to your age you will be eligible for all the CDS 2023 courses including IMA (Upper age limit of 24 years) and OTA(Men) (Upper age limit of 25 years) so you can appear for CDS 2023 if you complete your bachelor's degree with clearing all backlogs by July/August 2023.

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!!