Hi,

The CDS Exam is conducted for recruitment to the Indian Military Academy (IMA), Indian Naval Academy (INA), Air Force Academy (AFA), and Officer Training Academy (OTA). Candidates can apply for CDS, but make sure you are completing your degree before the date of joining.

You are currently in your third year of graduation in chemical engineering. Any student of any engineering branch can appear for CDS exam. ... You can appear for CDS when you are in your final year if the degree, that means if you are in a program of 4 years then you can give paper from 7th semester.

Hope this helps

Wish you luck

Hello,

If you are pursuing graduation in distance mode from a recognized university, then your degree is valid, and you can definitely appear for CDS exam provided you meet other criteria as well as follows-

Indian Military Academy:

• Passed graduation in any discipline from a recognized university
• Age limit to be between 19 to 24 years along with unmarried status

Air Force Academy:

• Passed bachelor's degree in engineering  or bachelor's degree in any discipline from a recognized university with physics and mathematics at 10+2 level
• Age limit to be between 19 to 24 years along with unmarried status.

Indian Naval Academy:

• Passed bachelor's degree in engineering from any recognized university
• Age limit to be between 19 to 24 years along with unmarried status.

Officer's Training Academy(Men):

• Candidates need to pass graduation in any discipline from a recognized university,
• Age limit to be between 19 to 25 years along with unmarried status.

Candidates in their final year of graduation too are eligible to apply provisionally provided there are no backlogs and they can show the proof of the qualifying examination within the prescribed time frame,

hence with BCA you are eligible for IMA/OTA and in case you had studied mathematics at 10+2 level then only for Air Force Academy,

Indian Navy Academy isn't possible as its eligibility criteria is BTech.

to know more details regarding this, visit our page at https://competition.careers360.com/articles/cds-eligibility-criteria

Hello Aspirant,

As per your age, you are eligible for the Officers Training Academy.

The person between the age group of 19-25 years is eligible for CDS OTA. Both men and women share the same eligibility criteria of age 19-25 years. A person born not earlier than 2nd July 1996 and not later than 1st July 2002 only are eligible.

Candidates below 25 years of age must be unmarried.

For CDS examination, there is no limits of attempts although its required that the aspirant must have a age in the limit of 19-25 years. So you can attempt any number of times if your age is within the limit. The examination is conducted twice.

To know more about CDS visit the link below:

https://competition.careers360.com/exams/cds

I hope this answer helps. All the very best for your future endeavors!

Hi,

I hope you are doing well.

Yes, you can apply.

Here is the eligibility criteria for cds.

Hello aspirant

hope you are doing well and safe. With reference to your query,  I would glad inform you that minimum age to give cds exam is 19 years and depends on fields like air force , indian military academy maximum age limit varies around  22 to 24 years . According to your dob ,you will turn 24 in 2027 , so you can expect 2027 will be the last attempt year for cds exam in your case

Hope you found this answer informative. Best wishes for your future

Hi aspirant,

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) will release the CDS 2022 notification on its official website at upsc.gov.in on December 22, 2022. Students can complete the application form by paying fee of Rs 200 while SC/ ST/ PWD and women candidates exempted from the same. Once released, follow the below mentioned steps to complete the application form:

• Visit the official website of Union Public Services Exam or UPSC - upsconline.nic.in. and click on the notification
• Click on new registration and complete the registration process.
• Log in using your registration credential and click on apply now.
• Aspirants need to fill in their personal and educational details in the application form.
• Upload a recent photograph and scanned copy of the signature
• Choose the examination center and proceed with the application form.
• Proceed with the application fee payment process and pay your application fees online through any provided options.

Hope it helps!!

Hello,

Yes, you will still be eligible to appear for Combined Defence Service Examination (CDSE) if you pass in fifth semester after passing in sixth semester. You can apply for CDSE provisionally and appear for the entrance examination but you need pass in all the subjects and obtain the degree certificate on or before the cut off date specified. If you do not obtain the degree certificate then your candidature will gets cancelled even if you qualify in the entrance examination.