CDS Academic Qualification For I.M.A. and Officers Training Academy graduate in any discipline from any recognised university or equivalent. For Indian Naval Academy: Degree in Engineering from an Institution/University recognized by the central government.
For Air Force Academy: Graduation degree from any recognized university (with physics and mathematics compulsory at

You can only apply for Officers’ Training Academy (OTA SSC Women Non-Technical Course) under CDS as the eligibility criteria mentioned below - Age: Must be born not before July 2, 1992 and not later than July, 1998

Sex: Unmarried women and issueless widows

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Hi Ashish,

In CDS  examination English and GK is same for those who those who have opted for IMA as well as for OTA.

Those who have applied for OTA mathematics exam is not for them rest everything remains same including SSB interview after you clear written examination.

Hope this

Mechanical engineering students

If you want to crack CDS exam you should be attentive and determined to crack your exam. 

Yes, there is sectional cut off in CDS exam. It is omportant to clear it.

You can follow below strategies to crack your exam

English

1- To prepare for English, one can develop

There are 2 entries after 12th. One is NDA and the other is TES. For NDA there will be a written test first and for TES  there will be direct interview on the basis of 12th cutoff.

NDA eligibility:

The educational qualification: you should be passed 10+2(with physics and

Here are some of the important tips you can follow for CDS exam preparation.

• First of all, you need to go through previous year papers to understand the standard of  question and plan accordingly.
• You have to first pick those topics in which you are comfortable and start practice on