Dear student,

Union Public Service Commission ( UPSC ) conducts the exam for the Combined Defence Services (CDS) examination. And the eligibility criteria is also decided by upsc.

Now, for cds there is a particular age limit for different courses. Also note that there is no age relaxation for reserved candidates for cds examination.

Now, if you are applying for OFFICER'S TRAINING ACADEMY ( OTA ) exam then yes you are eligible to give this exam as you pass the age eligibility criteria.

For CDS OTA the age limit is 19 yrs to 25 yrs for married and unmarried both.
And as your Date of birth is 1st january 2000, so your age currently is 20 years. So, definitely you can give cds ota exam with ease.

Also check out the following link to know more about cds examination :-
https://competition.careers360.com/articles/cds-eligibility-criteria/amp

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