Hi,

As per your mentioned query, you have only 3 attempts left to write CDS examination. They are -

1. CDS 1 2023

2. CDS 2 2023

3. CDS 1 2024

To know about CDS examination visit the given link - https://competition.careers360.com/exams/cds/amp

Hope this will help you !

Hello Aspirant,

By 2026 you will be of approx. 23 years old and according to your age you will be eligible for all the CDS 2026 courses including that of IMA and apart from it you will be eligible for CDS 2027 for IMA as the maximum age limit is 24 years.

so you can appear for CDS 2026 and 2027 and for your reference the age criteria for different courses is mentioned below :-

>> Indian Military Academy - 19 to 24 years

>> Indian Naval Academy - 19 to 24 years

>> Air Force Academy - 20 to 24 years

>> Officers' Training Academy (Men) - 19 to 25 years

>> Officers Training Academy (Women, Non-Technical) - 19 to 25 years

Apart from the age criteria there are some other parameters upon which your eligibility will be determined like your educational qualification which goes like :-

**Indian Military Academy - Bachelor's Degree from a recognised University or equivalent institute

**Indian Naval Academy - Bachelor's Degree in Engineering from a recognised University/ College

**Air Force Academy - Bachelor's Degree from a recognised University (with Physics and Mathematics at 10+2 level) or Bachelor degree in engineering

**OTA (Men) - Bachelor's Degree from a recognised University or equivalent institute

**OTA (Women - Non-Technical) - Bachelor's Degree from a recognised University or equivalent institute

For detailed eligibility criteria kindly check out the link given below :-

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

I hope this information helps you.

Good Luck!!

Hello Aspirant,

Right now you are approx. 23 years old and according to your age you are eligible for all the CDS 2022 courses including IMA so you can appear for CDS 2022 and for your reference the age criteria for different courses is mentioned below :-

>> Indian Military Academy - 19 to 24 years

>> Indian Naval Academy - 19 to 24 years

>> Air Force Academy - 20 to 24 years

>> Officers' Training Academy (Men) - 19 to 25 years

>> Officers Training Academy (Women, Non-Technical) - 19 to 25 years

Apart from the age criteria there are some other parameters upon which your eligibility will be determined like your educational qualification which goes like :-

**Indian Military Academy - Bachelor's Degree from a recognised University or equivalent institute

**Indian Naval Academy - Bachelor's Degree in Engineering from a recognised University/ College

**Air Force Academy - Bachelor's Degree from a recognised University (with Physics and Mathematics at 10+2 level) or Bachelor degree in engineering

**OTA (Men) - Bachelor's Degree from a recognised University or equivalent institute

**OTA (Women - Non-Technical) - Bachelor's Degree from a recognised University or equivalent institute

For detailed eligibility criteria kindly check out the link given below :-

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

I hope this information helps you.

Good Luck!!

Hello Aspirant,

By April 2023 you will be of approx. 23+ years old and according to your age you will be eligible for all the CDS 2023 courses including IMA (Upper age limit of 24 years) and OTA(Men) (Upper age limit of 25 years) so you can appear for CDS 2023 if you complete your bachelor's degree with clearing all backlogs by July/August 2023.

For your reference the age criteria for different courses is mentioned below :-

>> Indian Military Academy - 19 to 24 years

>> Indian Naval Academy - 19 to 24 years

>> Air Force Academy - 20 to 24 years

>> Officers' Training Academy (Men) - 19 to 25 years

>> Officers Training Academy (Women, Non-Technical) - 19 to 25 years

Apart from the age criteria there are some other parameters upon which your eligibility will be determined like your educational qualification which goes like :-

**Indian Military Academy - Bachelor's Degree from a recognised University or equivalent institute

**Indian Naval Academy - Bachelor's Degree in Engineering from a recognised University/ College

**Air Force Academy - Bachelor's Degree from a recognised University (with Physics and Mathematics at 10+2 level) or Bachelor degree in engineering

**OTA (Men) - Bachelor's Degree from a recognised University or equivalent institute

**OTA (Women - Non-Technical) - Bachelor's Degree from a recognised University or equivalent institute

For detailed eligibility criteria kindly check out the link given below :-

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

I hope this information helps you.

Good Luck!!

Hello Aspirant,

Right now you are approx. 23 years old and according to your age you are eligible for all the CDS 2022 courses so you can appear for CDS 2 2022 for IMA/AFA/OTA course and for your reference the age criteria for different courses is mentioned below :-

>> Indian Military Academy - 19 to 24 years

>> Indian Naval Academy - 19 to 24 years

>> Air Force Academy - 20 to 24 years

>> Officers' Training Academy (Men) - 19 to 25 years

>> Officers Training Academy (Women, Non-Technical) - 19 to 25 years

Apart from the age criteria there are some other parameters upon which your eligibility will be determined like your educational qualification which goes like :-

**Indian Military Academy - Bachelor's Degree from a recognised University or equivalent institute

**Indian Naval Academy - Bachelor's Degree in Engineering from a recognised University/ College

**Air Force Academy - Bachelor's Degree from a recognised University (with Physics and Mathematics at 10+2 level) or Bachelor degree in engineering

**OTA (Men) - Bachelor's Degree from a recognised University or equivalent institute

**OTA (Women - Non-Technical) - Bachelor's Degree from a recognised University or equivalent institute

For detailed eligibility criteria kindly check out the link given below :-

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

I hope this information helps you.

Good Luck!!

Hi

No, you are not eligible for CDS -1, 2023 for IMA with you mentioned date of birth in 1999.

This is because,

To be eligible for IMA CDS-1, 2023 , one should not be born earlier than 2nd January, 2000 and not later than 1st January, 2005 .

CDS eligibility criteria is given below:-

-------------------) Educational qualifications

††††† Those who are in final year of graduation are also eligible.

-------------------) Age limit & Marital status:-

-------------) Nationality

To get the complete eligibility criteria go through the link given below:-

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

Thank you

Dear aspirant,

The union public service commission releases the combined defense services eligibility criteria in the official CDS 1 2022 notification on December 22, 2021.

The age limit was of CDS1 was from 19 years of age to 25 years of age.

For IMA the age should be between 19 and 24 years of age. For IMA you should have bachelor degree like B.A, B.com,B.tech,BCA.

Candidates should also be careful regarding their fitness and should not be having any disease or overweight. The minimum height should be 157.5 cms for army and 162 for air force.

For more information you can check out the link given below-

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

Hi!!!

Hope you doing well.

Yes, you are eligible for specific IMA in the last year of your MBBS.

There are four main entries to get into IMA. In your final year of Graduation, you need to pass the Combined Defence Service Exams, clear the SSB, be medically fit and join IMA as a Direct Entry if you come in merit.

Hope you are clear now. Feel free to ask if you have any other queries. All The Best!!!

Hello,

The eligibility criteria to join Indian Military Academy (IMA) through Combined Defence Service Examination (CDSE) is that you must have passed Bachelor's Degree in any discipline or must be in the final year of the qualifying examination from a recognized board. So you can apply for CDSE to join IMA when you are in the final year of the qualifying examination.  Only unmarried male candidates are eligible to apply for IMA, INA, AFA and OTA (Men). The age must be in between 19 to 24 years to select IMA. You must be a Citizen of India or Subject of Bhutan or Subject of Nepal or Tibetan refugee who came to India before January 1962, with the intention to permanently settle in India or Person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka & East African Countries with the intention to permanently settle in India.   Candidates who wish to join in INA or AFA must have passed Bacehlor's Degree in Engineering. Female candidates are eligible to apply for OTA (Women). While filling the CDS application you indicate the priority of the wing (for male candidates). Female candidates can only select OTA (women) while filling the application form. To check the eligibility criteria click on the link below

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

Dear Abhinandan,

Hope you are doing great,

As you want to know the attempts you can make for the CDS IMA exam. The age limit for the CDS IMA is 19-24 years and as per your age you can make 3 more attempts taking the age into the consideration.

For more information on CDS IMA exam:

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

For CDS exam 2022:

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

I hope this will help you,

Best of Luck :)