Hello,

Yes, there are universities like University of Hyderabad, Guru Nanak Dev University(Amritsar) which offers an exit option after completion of bachelor's degree while pursuing integrated MSc course and candidates are accordingly awarded the bachelor's degree only, so prior to applying for any university you must check out the eligibility criteria, if the eligibility criteria of any competitive exams specifies to have passed bachelor's degree then definitely you will be eligible to apply for the same after completion of graduation, however the subject stream or combinations may differ as in case of CDS, for OTA/IMA any bachelor's degree from a recognized university is accepted however for INA BTech or BE is required and for AFA bachelor's degree in any discipline but having maths and physics at 10+2 level or BTech/BE is applicable, also if you're so eager to appear for these competitive exams then you should consider pursuing graduate degree only, if you don't want to go for higher  studies after bachelor's degree then there is no point in pursuing integrated MSc course, anyway it's completely your own decision as I said prior to applying for any university go through the eligibility criteria and accordingly decide what you want to do, in case you want to keep more options available then go for the complete duration of integrated MSc Course, you will be eligible for all competitive exams based on the eligibility criteria of graduation, and also if you have interest to pursue a career in research/academia then you may appear for CSIR NET to qualify JRF or lectureship, or you can appear for SETs at state level to become assistant professor, many PSUs also recruit based on qualifying CSIR NET.

Hello Aspirant,

As per the current eligibility criteria released by UPSC for CDS 2021 the candidate should be between the age of 20-24 years , so according to this eligibility criteria for CDS 2021 you are eligible for CDS 2021 because now you are 24 years old and this will be the very last year for which you will be eligible for CDS.

The applying candidate should be between the age of 20-24 years and you were born on May 2nd 1997 so according to your DoB your age will be around 18 years at the time off application for CDS 2021.

Apart from the age criteria there are some other eligibility criteria which needs to be cleared :-

> Applying candidate should be an Indian citizen/a Tibetan refugee (before January 1962)/a subject to Nepal or Bhutan/Migrants from Pakistan, Burma, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, and Ethiopia or Vietnam Sri Lanka and East African Countries of Kenya, Uganda, with the intention of permanently settling in India

> Candidate must be unmarried because married candidates are only allowed for Officers Training Academy course.

> You should be graduated at least with Bachelor's degree.

You can check out complete details about CDS eligibility criteria from the link given below :-

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

I hope this information helps you.

Good Luck!!

Hey,

You can surely sit for government examS like CDS , UPSC . There is no such thing mentioned that students of integrated master degree cannot sit for government exams.

The only thing that matters is your age  if yor age falls under the eligibility age provided by the exam authority you are good to go. If you course is not mentioned then you can do like above you have mentioned.

Hope that helps.

Thank you

Hi Arijit,

The course - wise qualifications required to give UPSC CDS 2020 exam are as follows:-

• Indian Military Academy (IMA) - Degree of a recognized University or equivalent
• Indian Naval Academy (NA) - Degree in Engineering from a recognized University/Institution
• Air Force Academy (AFA) - Degree of a recognized University (with Physics and Mathematics at 10+2 level) or Bachelor of Engineering
• Officers' Training Academy (OTA - Men) - Degree of a recognized University or equivalent
• Officers Training Academy (OTA - Women, Non-Technical) - Degree of a recognized University or equivalent

Refer here for more info - https://competition.careers360.com/articles/cds-eligibility-criteria

Feel free to ask doubts in the Comment Section.

I hope this information helps you.

Good Luck!

Hello,

You need to prepare particularly for UPSC CDS to join in Officer's Training Academy.Eligibility is that a candidate must have passed graduation from a recognized board.Age must be in between 19-25 years.UPSC CSE is a Civil Services Entrance Exam and the candidates who qualify will be commissioned in various civil services like IAS, IPS, IRS etc.If you have passed graduation you can appear in both.But you can join either in civil services or in defence.