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CDS age limit criteria for candidates
CDS Courses
CDS Age Limit
Marital Status
Indian Military Academy
19 to 24 years
Unmarried
Indian Naval Academy
Air Force Academy
20 to 24 years
Officers' Training Academy (Men)
19 to 25 years
Unmarried & Married
Officers Training Academy (Women, Non-Technical)
Unmarried, Widow & Divorcee
Yes, as you are 19, you can apply for the upcoming cds exam 2022.
The Union Public Service Commission mentions the Combined Defence Services eligibility criteria in the official CDS 2022 notification. Candidates can download the CDS notification from the official UPSC website - upsc.gov.in. As per the CDS eligibility criteria 2022, applicants wanting to appear for CDS exam 2022 should be graduates and between the age group of 19 to 25 years. No CDS age limit relaxation is given to reserved category candidates.
So if you have completed 19 years before the submission of application form then yes you are eligible for the paper
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https://competition.careers360.com/articles/cds-eligibility-criteria
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