Dear Aspirant,
Yes of course you can apply for UPSC CDS exam being an arts graduate with any graduation degree you are eligible for cds and upsc exam but there some posts and departments that need only specialized stream graduate like in cds Navy only B.Tech graduates are eligible etc.
UPSC CDS examination is conducted to recruit officers in 3 armed forces of india Army,Navy & Air Force.CDS examination is conducted twice a year i.e. CDS I in the month of February and CDS II in the month of November.
To apply for it you can wait for UPSC to release it's official notification then after you can apply through the website link upsconlin.nic.in
During application process you are asked to fill your force Academy preference accordingly i.e Army,Navy,Air Force & OTA.Base on your rank in all india merit you will get your desired force academy.
Hope it Helps,
Thank You.
Hi
Yes, , you are eligible for CDS even if you are an arts student i. e you have a BA degree but only for Indian Military Academy and OTA . ( also eligible for Air Force Academy but only if you have physics and mathematics in your 10+2 level).
For your reference,
CDS eligibility criteria is given below:-
-------------------) Educational qualifications
CDS Courses
CDS Educational Qualification
***** Indian Military Academy
---------) A bachelor's degree from a recognised Institution /university in any discipline like BA/BCOM/BSC/Btech or any other graduation degree .
***** Indian Naval Academy
---------) You need Bachelor's Degree in Engineering
***** Air Force Academy
---------)Bachelor degree in engineering
OR
---------)Bachelor's Degree in any discipline with Physics and Mathematics in your 10+2 level
***** OTA (Men)
---------) Bachelor's Degree from a recognised institution/university in any discipline
***** OTA (Women - Non-Technical)
---------) Bachelor's Degree from a recognised institution/university any discipline
††††† Those who are in final year of graduation are also eligible.
-------------------) Age limit & Marital status:-
CDS Age Limit
Marital Status
19 to 24 years
Unmarried
20 to 24 years
19 to 25 years
Unmarried & Married
***** OTA (Women, Non-Technical)
Unmarried, Widow & Divorcee
-------------) Nationality
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NATIONALITY
You should be citizen of India
Or should be citizen of
-----) Nepal
-----) Bhutan
-----) or you need to be a Tibetan refugee, who came before 1st January 1962 to permanently settle here in India
or you should be Indian origin person migrated to permanently settle in India from :
------) Burma
-----)Pakistan
-----)Sri Lanka
-----) East African countries i. e
Uganda
Kenya
Tanzania
Malawi
Zambia
Zaire
Ethiopia
Vietnam.
To get the complete eligibility criteria go through the link given below:-
https://competition.careers360.com/articles/cds-eligibility-criteria
Thank you
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