Hello Aspirant,

Yes, CDS provides an opportunity to Short service commission as well as permanent commission. Cadets passing out from Indian Military Academy, Airforce Academy and Naval Academy gets permanent commission in Indian Army, IAF and Indian Navy.

For more details about CDS exam you should refer to the link given below :-

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

I hope this information helps you.

Good Luck!!

Hey Anish

The Service Commision depends on which branch you choose in the Defense Services. While applying for CDS you are given choice of priority between, Indian Army, Indian Nay, Indian Air Force and Officers Training Academy (OTA). Depending on your choice, further after completing training you would be recruited. Where in:

• IMA, INA and AFA are Permanent Commission Authorities
• Officers Training Commission offers Short Service Commision to the qualifying candidates

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Hello Aspirant,

CDS stands for Combined Defense Services. This exam is conducted by UPSC twice a year for those candidates who want to pursue their career as a commissioned officer in Indian Navy, Army or in Air force after completing their graduation.

For more details about CDS exam you should refer to the link given below :-

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

UPSC has released the eligibility notification of CDS 2020. UPSC Combined Defence Service 2020 eligibility criteria consist of age limit, nationality and educational qualification.

As per the CDS exam eligibility 2020, Indian nationals having an age between 19- 25 years are eligible for the exam. Moreover, candidates who have passed graduation or appearing for their final year are eligible to apply for CDS exam.

Note that only eligible candidates will be able to fill the CDS application form.

The detailed UPSC CDS 2020 eligibility criteria is given in the link below, do visit this :-

https://competition.careers360.com/articles/cds-eligibility-criteria

I hope this information helps you.

Good Luck!!

A graduate degree in any stream technical/nontech/engineer) with 10+2 with Physics and Maths for IAF (AFA) only for boys. Just a graduate degree (any) for Indian Army (IMA) only for boys. Just a graduate degree (any) for Indian Army (OTA) for boys and girls.(ssc) Engineering degree (any branch) for Indian Navy (INA) only for boys.

All  the best!!

Hello,

You have four attempts left that is CDS-2 2020, CDS-1 2021, CDS-2 2021, CDS-1 2022. For IMA in CDS 2-2020 the age eligibility is that candidate must not born not earlier than 2nd July, 1997 and not later than 1st , 2002 only are eligible. For  CDS 1-2021 the age eligibility will be that candidate must not born not earlier than 2nd January, 1998 and not later than 1st January, 2003 only are eligible.For  CDS 2-2021 the age eligibility will be that candidate must not born not earlier than 2nd July, 1998 and not later than 1st July, 2003 only are eligible.  For  CDS 1-2022 the age eligibility will be that candidate must not born not earlier than 2nd January, 1999 and not later than 1st January, 2004 only are eligible.

For CDS 2-2022 the age eligibility will be that candidate must not born not earlier than 2nd July, 1999 and not later than 1st January, 2004 only are eligible. You will not fulfill the eligibility criteria for CDS-2 2022. Thus you have four chances left.

Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) will release the CDS 2 2020 exam notification of August 5, 2020. UPSC CDS 2 Exam 2020 is scheduled to be held on November 8, 2020. UPSC will release the application form of Combined Defence Services II 2020 on its official website- upsc.gov.in.

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For IMA: You should not have been born before January 2nd 1997 and after January 1st, 2002: So you are not eligible here

For Indian Naval Academy: You should not have been born before January 2nd 1997 and after January 1st, 2002: So you are not eligible here

For Airforce Academy: You should not have been born before January 2nd 1997 and after January 1st, 2001: So you are not eligible here

For SSC: You should not have been born before January 2nd 1997 and after January 1st, 2002: So you are not eligible here

Mugdha, female Candidates can only apply officers Training Academy. For that, you should not have been born before January 2nd 1995 and not after January 1st, 2001. So if you were born on 16th November 1995, you are eligible for CDS II 2020. You should be single and should not have been married. Unmarried women and Issuless Divorcees are only eligible for this.

Hello!

CDS Exam 2020 will be conducted by UPSC for the recruitment of the following posts:

Indian Military Academy,

Indian Naval Academy,

Air Force Academy and

Officers Training Academy (male & female).

CDS exam date 2020 is announced by UPSC and as per the calendar, the CDS 2 2020 exam will be conducted on 8th November 2020 for English, General Knowledge, and Maths papers.

The registration for UPSC  will start from 5th August 2020 at the UPSC official website.(upsc.gov.in)

Hope it helps!

Thankyou!