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.
To know more you can visit the link given below:-
https://competition.careers360.com/exams/cds
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Hi
Yes, with BA degree from an Open University you are eligible for CDS for IMA provided your University is a recognised open university like IGNOU etc
For your reference,
CDS eligibility criteria is given below:-
-------------------) Educational qualifications
CDS Courses
CDS Educational Qualification
***** Indian Military Academy
---------) A bachelor's degree from a recognised Institution /university in any discipline like BA /BCOM/BSC/Btech or any other graduation degree .
***** Indian Naval Academy
---------) You need Bachelor's Degree in Engineering
***** Air Force Academy
---------)Bachelor degree in engineering
OR
---------)Bachelor's Degree in any discipline with Physics and Mathematics in your 10+2 level
***** OTA (Men)
---------) Bachelor's Degree from a recognised institution/university in any discipline
***** OTA (Women - Non-Technical)
---------) Bachelor's Degree from a recognised institution/university any discipline
††††† Those who are in final year of graduation are also eligible.
-------------------) Age limit & Marital status:-
CDS Age Limit
Marital Status
19 to 24 years
Unmarried
20 to 24 years
19 to 25 years
Unmarried & Married
***** OTA (Women, Non-Technical)
Unmarried, Widow & Divorcee
-------------) Nationality
NATIONALITY
You should be citizen of India
Or should be citizen of
-----) Nepal
-----) Bhutan
-----) or you need to be a Tibetan refugee, who came before 1st January 1962 to permanently settle here in India
or you should be Indian origin person migrated to permanently settle in India from :
------) Burma
-----)Pakistan
-----)Sri Lanka
-----) East African countries i. e
Uganda
Kenya
Tanzania
Malawi
Zambia
Zaire
Ethiopia
Vietnam.
To get the complete eligibility criteria go through the link given below:-
https://competition.careers360.com/articles/cds-eligibility-criteria
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