Hey!

Yes, all the engineering students can apply for CDS.

You can check the eligibility criteria mentioned here:

Educational Qualifications:

• IMA & OTA Degree of a recognized University Bachelor Degree or equivalent
• Naval Academy B.Sc. with Physics & Mathematics or Bachelor of Engineering
• Air Force Academy B.Sc. with Physics and/or Mathematics or Bachelor of Engineering

Hope this answer helps!

Hi Abhishek,

As per the latest eligibility criteria of CDS 2020, the candidates between 20 to 24 years are eligible to give this exam.

You are 23 now and you are going to be of 24 years on 4 May 2020 so you are eligible for the respective exam in each and every course ranging from IMA to OTA.

You have total 1 attempt remaining.

Feel free to ask doubts in the Comment Section.

You may refer to this article for more information about CDS 2020 Eligibility criteria.

I hope this information helps you.

Good Luck!

Hi!

According to the Criteria of CDA OTA , your age limit must be between 19 to 25 Years.

So as your Date of Birth is 23 OCT 1996 , and your current age is 23 years .

So you have more 2 attempts Left . One attempt in 2020 and other in the next year(I.e 2021)

Hope this Helped!

Hi Kirti,

As per the latest eligibility criteria of CDS 2020, the candidates between 20 to 24 years are eligible to give this exam.

You are 22 now and you are going to be of 24 years on 20 January 2022 so you are eligible for the respective exam in each and every course ranging from IMA to OTA.

You have total 2 attempts remaining.

Feel free to ask doubts in the Comment Section.

You may refer to this article for more information about CDS 2020 Eligibility criteria.

I hope this information helps you.

Good Luck!

Hi Kirti,

As per the latest eligibility criteria of CDS 2020, the candidates between 20 to 24 years are eligible to give this exam.

You are 23 now and you are going to be of 24 years on 21 august this year so you are eligible for the respective exam in each and every course ranging from IMA to OTA.

Feel free to ask doubts in the Comment Section.

You may refer to this article for more information about CDS 2020 Eligibility criteria.

I hope this information helps you.

Good Luck!

Hello sonu,

check for syllabus. if any segment matches between both the exam then you can practice those questions too. the important factor is having clear concept and understanding the ways to solve a question in limited time.if you practice more and more than you will have clear basic concepts and can solve any question given to you.

thanks

Combined Defence Services examination is held twice a year and they have no relationship between them. CDS 1 paper does not correlate to CDS 2 paper. So if you have not applied for CDS 1 Then it does not pop a problem for you for applying for CDS 2 paper. Go ahead

Hi Shuvojit pandey,

CDS (combine defense services ) examination held in month of Feb and October, age limit is from 19–24 yrs for IMA and 20–25 yrs for OTA, minimum eligibility is graduated from a recognized university.

To know more about it, Go though this link:- https://competition.careers360.com/articles/cds-eligibility-criteria

No You won't be able to join even OTA, the official notification for CDS2020 2 us yet to be declared but as per the notification in CDS 2 2019 the candidate should not born before 2 July 1995 SO on a similar patter this year it would be 2nd July 1996 for OTA.

• Each question in CDS exam carries 4 options, out of which only 1 option will be correct  and +1 marks will be awarded to you for each correct option.
• For incorrect answer, 1/3 marks will be deducted
• More than one option marked will be treated as incorrect
• If a question is left unanswered there will be no negative marking