Hey there!

As per the Union public service commission, the candidates should meet the eligibility requirements to apply for CDS exam. It is conducted twice in a year.

Your D.O.B. is 17-10-1998, so, your age as on January 2023 would be 24 years and 3 months.

Following are the age limit to appear for CDS exam:

1. For IMA- 19-24 years
2. INA/ AIR FORCE ACADEMY- 19-23 years
3. Officer's training academy- 19-25 years

I'm not considering the date of exam, but if your age criteria fulfils the above mentioned age limit, then you are eligible for CDS 1 2023 in the respective fields.

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Hi student,

Firstly there is no limit on the number of attempts for CDS (OTA). Secondly, there is a requirement that your degree must have been completed when you'll be commencing your CDA (OTA)'s course. Meanwhile, you can apply for the exam while in the final year of your graduation.

The age limit for your course, that is, CDS (OTA)  is 19-25 years, inclusive of both. Also, it conducts 2 exams per year.

So according to this, you can apply in your final year, two times a year and even after finishing your degree, you will be still left with 2 more attempts as per your age limit.

In totality, you have 2 attempts till 2026, but you can still pull up to 2 more attempts because of your age.

Hope this helped.

Yes, you are eligible for CDS 1 & 2 examinations that will be conducted in the month of April( CDS 1). Although there are other eligibility criteria as well that you should know such as:

1. You should be Indian

2. You should be unmarried and aged between 20-24

3. You should also hold a graduation degree.

Hello,

If you want to further your career by passing the CDS test, the BA will be a better choice than the BCom.

Due to the fact that UPSC organises three distinct tests.

EXAM-I Elementary mathematics ; EXAM-II English ; EXAM-III General studies

Therefore, if you choose to pursue a BA as your degree, you will benefit from the opportunity to study for your third test concurrently with graduation.

However, you should pick your exam subjects carefully because sociology and other topics won't help you reach your goals.

I assure you that the CDS's general knowledge questions are challenging.

Thank You

Hello Aspirant,

Yes you will be eligible for CDS but not for all courses because for Air Force Academy, Physics and Mathematics is compulsory at 10+2 level but you are eligible for all other courses even with humanities in 10+2.

Eligibility criteria for different courses :-

**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

Also 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

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!!

Dear Aspirant,

As per your date of birth you are eligible for few academies but not all of them considering the age limits. Here are the age limits along with born between dates and academy.

Indian Military academy, Age - 19 to 24, born between - 2nd Jan 2000 to 1 jan 2005

Indian naval academy, age - 19 to 24, born between - 2nd Jan 2000 to 1 jan 2005

Air force academy, age - 20 to 24, born between 2nd Jan 2000 to 1 jan 2004

Officers training academy (MEN), age - 19 to 25, born between - 2nd Jan 1999 to 1 jan 2005

Officers training academy (WOMEN), age - 19 to 25, born between - 2nd Jan 1999 to 1 jan 2005

So, according to your age, you are eligible to sit for Officers training academy as you are born on 26th March 1999.

Hello User,

Hope you are doing well.

Specifically there is no requirement of choosing any particular subject for CDS in graduation Beacuse it is conducted by UPSC so you need to have all your basics till 12th clear . Afterall you need to focus on all the subjects equally in order to clear the exam. Maths and english should be given more emphasis for CDS exams because these two subjects have more weightage.

As per me the best graduation stream can be arts.

The paper consist of 3 parts.

English (easy)

General knowledge (tough) and

Maths (moderate needs fast calculation speed)

And the subjects you can choose to study should be:-

• Political science
• History , geography , economic
• Apart from this having a science background in 12th is a benefit cause question from maths,phy,chem & bio are asked .
• And have a reading habit of english literature.

Hope this will help you...Good Luck!

Hello User,

The General Knowledge section of CDS (https://www.shiksha.com/exams/cds-exam) comprises a total of 120 questions. The total marks of the test are 100. For wrong answers in this subject, 1/3 marks will be deducted as a penalty.

The General Knowledge paper is mandatory for all candidates in CDS exam. The syllabus of the General Knowlege section is quite vast and comprises History, Geography, Science, Polity, Economics, Current Affairs . There are a total of 120 questions.

You can study the following topics for GK section of CDSE -

• Physical Geography
• Indian and World Geography
• Indian and World History
• International Organizations
• Everyday Science
• Awards and Honors
• Indian Economy
• Indian Polity

Hope this will help you...Good Luck!

Hello User,

hope you are doing well.

Yes,by giving CDS you can  go directly to OTA.

You can apply for IMA and OTA through the CDS exam. While filling the form you will be asked to give preferences of your choice of academies mentioned there (IMA/ INA/AFA/OTA). Preference once given cannot be changed under any circumstances.

IMA/INA/AFA has 3 exams namely- English,GK, Maths &
OTA has 2 exams - English & GK.

If you clear the cut off of the most preferred academy then you will be given a call letter for SSB for the same. If you happen to not clear Maths exam in the CDSE then you will be directly given OTA (provided you clear the cut off of OTA).

Hope this will clear your query...Good Luck!

hello aspirant,

You can prepare for your CDS exam for Elementary mathematics by following these below mentioned preparation tips :

1. Practice your Speed and accuracy for the exam .
2. Make a list of important formulas and theorems from the topics.
3. Make a note of important topics from the CDS syllabus by analysing the previous years' question papers.
4. Time Management is another key factor in performing good marks in the exam.

Further, to know more about the Preparation tips and strategies for the CDS Mathematics Preparation, you can follow the below mentioned link to know more : https://competition.careers360.com/articles/how-to-prepare-for-cds

I hope that this will help.