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Am I eligible for CDS after graduating in engineering?


i m sayan dutta. my date of birth is 01-11-1993. after my 4 years graduation in engineering whether i will be eligible for cds?




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i m sayan dutta. my date of birth is 01-11-1993. after my 4 years graduation in engineering whether i will be eligible for cds?
Combined Defense Service Examination is conducted for all the major defense forces of India and being an engineering graduate, you will be considered eligible for Indian Army, Indian Air Force as well as for Indian Navy. Now, as far as age limit is concerned, the minimum eligible age for all three defense force of India, as mentioned above, is 19 years. However, the maximum age limit for each of them varies and is as follows:

Indian Army: 24 years
Indian Air Force: 23 years
Indian Navy: 22 years


Candidates within the aforementioned age limit and possessing bachelors degree in engineering are considered eligible to write Combined Defense Service Examination for any of the three defense forces of India. However, a graduates in any discipline may write the examination for Indian Army and graduates in any discipline with Physics and Mathematics in the +2 level are considered eligible to write the examination for Indian Air Force.


Combined Defense Service Examination is conducted by Union Public Service Commission and is held twice a year. In order to keep yourself updated, refer to the commissions official website.
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i m sayan dutta. my date of birth is 01-11-1993. after my 4 years graduation in engineering whether i will be eligible for cds?
Hey friend,

Details About CDS :

CDS stands for Combined Defence Service which is one of the Defence Service exam which is conducted for candidates to join in defence forces of India.This exam is conducted every year by UPSC(Union Public Service Commission).You can write this exam if you satisfy the criteria's framed for it and thsi exam is conducted twice as CDS I and CDS II.

Requirements Needed:

~ Candidate should be a citizen of India

~ The candidate must be a unmarried male candidate for IMA, Indian Navy and Air Force.For OTA unmarried/male candidate is also eligible.

~ Education qualification for IMA and Air Force is that the candidate must have completed a degree from a recognized university with a fair percentage.

~ In case of joining in Indian Navy you need to have completed a Engineering Degree.

~ For Air Force you need to have completed a degree with physics and mathematics as subjects with a fair percentage from a recognized university,

Age Limit:

~ The age limit for IMA is that the candidate must have 19-24 years.

~ For Indian Navy it is 19-22 years and for Indian Air Force it is 19-23 years

~ For candidates who wants to join in OTA it is 19-25 years

~ The candidate appearing for the exam must be physically fit.


More Details:

To know more information regarding the CDS exam you can check at the official site at http://www.upsc.gov.in

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i m sayan dutta. my date of birth is 01-11-1993. after my 4 years graduation in engineering whether i will be eligible for cds?
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CDS stands for Combined Defence Services Examination(CDS)

>> It is is conducted two times in a year by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) for recruitment into the Indian Military Academy.

Eligibility Of CDS:::
  1. IMA (Indian Military Academy):
  2. Unmarried male candidates between 19-24 years on 1st January or 1st July of the year succeeding the year of examination.
  3. Naval Academy: Unmarried male candidates between 19-22 years on 1st January or 1st July of the year succeeding; the year of examination.
  4. Air Force Academy: Unmarried male candidates between 19-23 years on 1st January or 1st July of the year succeeding the year of examination.
  5. Officers Training Academy(OTA): Male candidates (married or unmarried) between 19-25 years on 1st January or 1st July of the year succeeding the year of examination.
Educational Qualification "::
Candidates should be Graduate. or appearing last year of Graduation ..

For more details Please Visit:: www.upsc.gov.in
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Yes,after graduation you are eligible for appearing in CDS exam
CDS stands for Combined Defence Service and Final year students in graduation
are also eligible.This exam is conducted every year by Union Public Service Commission.
The age criteria for Indian Navy it is 19-22 years and for Indian Air Force it is 19-23 years.
for updated information kindly visit www.upsc.gov.in
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Yes, you are eligible to apply for CDS after Graduation in Engineering.

COMBINED DEFENCE SERVICE(CDS) entrance exam conducted by UPSC twice every year as CDS-I and CDS-II to join Indian Military Academy, Naval Academy, Air Force Academy and Officer's Training Academy of CDS.

To be eligible for CDS one must be an unmarried Indian National having either appear for Graduation Degree exam or pass in any stream of education or Engneering from a recognised University within the age of 19 to 25 years with good Physical and Mental physique.

The candidate having Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics or Engineering Graduate can apply all the four wings of CDS but the candidate having without the above subject can only be eligible to apply for IMA and OTA.

Age as specified for CDS:-

IMA-19 to 24 years
INA-19 to 22 years
IAF-19 to 23 years
OTA-19 to 25 years

For more information you may log on to http://www.upsc.gov.in
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sir, i'm mukesh sharma, persuing in be 3 year (6 sem), my que is that can i appear next cds exam
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sir, i'm mukesh sharma persuing in BE-3 year (6 sem) can i appear next cds exam.
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i m sayan dutta. my date of birth is 01-11-1993. after my 4 years graduation in engineering whether i will be eligible for cds?
Yes of course. After completing graduation you will be eligible to sit for the CDS Exam. To know in details about this exam please read the information below.

CDSE stands for Combined Defence Services Examination. The CDSE Examination is conducted by the Union Public Service Commission. By giving this exam you will get the chance of entering the following academies:
  • Indian Military Academy
  • Air Force Academy
  • Naval Academy
  • Officers' Training Academy

Educational Qualification:-

Indian Military Academy:- You need to be a graduate in any disicpline from a recognized university.

Air Force Academy:- You can complete your graduation in engineering or technology or you can do B.Sc degree with physics or mathematics.

Naval Academy:- You need to have a bachelor's degree in science with physics or mathematics or you can do B.E./B.Tech in engineering or technology.

Officer's Training Academy:- You need to have a bachelor's degree in any discipline from a recognized university or institution.

Age Criteria:-

Indian Military Academy:- Your age should be between 19 and 24 years.

Air Force Academy:- Your age should be between 19 and 23 years.

Naval Academy:- Your age should be between 19 and 22 years.

Officer's Training Academy:- Your age should be between 19 and 25 years.


Selection Procedure:- You need to go through the following hurdles or stages to get finally selected: Written Examination, Personality Test and Medical Test by SSB.

The personal interview session is quite long and tedious and you will be made to do a lot of activities. There will be a situation reaction test where you will be given a situation and you have to react accordingly.

In Thematic Apperception Test you will be asked to write a story based on a picture given to you. In Word Association Test you will be asked to make sentences. And lastly the group test will comprise of almost 10 candidates approximately and this group will be asked to take part in group discussion, group planning and other outdoor tasks.

Exam Pattern At A Glance:-





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Combined Defence Service.

CDS exam conducted by the UPSC(Union Public Service Commission) two times in a year.

Eligibility for IMA:-

The candidate should be complete bachelor's degree in any stream from a recognised university.
The age limits are 19 years to 24 years.
No age relaxation.


Eligibility for NA:-

The candidate should be complete Bachelor's degree in engineering from a recognised university.
Percentage is not required.
The age limits are 19 years to 22 years.
No relaxation in age.


Eligibility for IAF:-

Candidate should have to complete bachelor's degree in Engineering from any recognised university.
Applicant's age should be in between 19 years to 23 years.
No upper age relaxation.


Eligibility for OTA

The applicant should be complete degree in any stream from a recognised university.
The applicant's age should be in between 19 years to 25 years.
There is no upper age relaxation.


Selection process:

Written exam,
Personal interview,
Medical test.


Syllabus:

English,
General knowledge,
mathematics.


For more details visit

www.upsc.gov.in
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15th September 2013, 09:51 AM
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Dear friend yes you are eligible to apply CDS exam after completed Graduation degree from a recognized University.

CDS stand for Combined Defence Service.

CDS exam conducted by the UPSC(Union Public Service Commission) two times in a year.

CDS exam is conducts for following wings:-

Indian Military Academy :-

Candidate should be complete Bachelor's degree in any stream from a recognised university.

Age should be between 19 years to 24 years.


Indian Naval Academy:-

Candidate should be complete a Graduation degree with studied maths,phyaics,chemistry in b.tech or equivalent from a recignised University.

Age should be between 19 years to 22 years.


Indian Airforce:-

Candidate should be complete a Graduation degree with PCM sujects in b.tech or equivalent from a recognised University.

Age should be between 19 years to 23 years.


Officer's Training Academy:-

Candidate should be complete Bachelor's degree in any stream from a recognised university.

Age should be between 19 years to 25 years.

There is no age relaxation for CDS exam.

Candidate should be an Indian Citizen.


Selection process:-

- Written exam,

- Personal interview,

- Medical test.

Best of luck.........
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16th September 2013, 01:19 AM
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i m sayan dutta. my date of birth is 01-11-1993. after my 4 years graduation in engineering whether i will be eligible for cds?

CDS stands COMBINED DEFENCE SERVICE

CDS stands for Combined Defence Service . UPSC Conduct CDS Examination for twice in a year in CDS I and CDS II .

The educational qualification and age criteria for CDS exam is given below-

Indian Military Academy:- You need to be a graduate in any discipline from a recognized university.

Your age should be between 19 and 24 years.

Air Force Academy:- You need to have a bachelor's degree in science with physics or mathematics or you can do B.E./B.Tech in engineering or technology.

Your age should be between 19 and 23 years.

Naval Academy:- You need to complete your graduation in engineering or technology or you can do B.Sc degree with physics or mathematics.

Your age should be between 19 and 23 years.

Officer's Training Academy:- You need to have a bachelor's degree in any discipline from a recognized university or institution.

Your age should be between 19 and 25 years.

Code:
Your age is now 20 years old so you are applicable for CDS exam in 2014
Pattern for CDS exam -



I have listed some books name you should prepare well these books then definitely you will cracked the written exam.


CDS Exam Guide: Combined Defence Services Exam (Paperback)
Author: Datason Rp
Publisher: New Light Publishers




Study Package for CDS 1st Edition (Paperback)
Author: Atul Bhardwaj
Publisher: Tata Mcgraw Hill Education



CDS Exam Guide 1st Edition (Paperback)
Author: RPH Editorial Board
Publisher: Ramesh Publishing House

I have attached the syllabus and Question Papers of CDS exam so please check it out.This attachment are really helpful for you .

For more details about CDS exam and Application process , you can visit to http://www.upsc.gov.in
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CDS stands for Combined Defense Service.

This exam Conducted by Union Public Service Commission.

UPSC CDS is a competitive examination that comprises of : Written exams, interview for intelligence and personality test.

Age limit

Indian Military Academy : Minimum 19 & Maximum 24 Years

Air Force Academy : Minimum 19 & Maximum 24 Years

Naval Academy : Minimum 19 & Maximum 22 Years

Officers’ Training Academy :Minimum 19 & Maximum 25 Years


Education Qualification

A candidate should have completed their graduation with atleast 50% from Recognized Universities


Nationality

Citizenship of INDIA.


Syllabus





Exam Pattern

English (Question for 120 & Duration for 2 Hrs. & 100 MarskF

General Knowledge (Question for 120 & Duration for 2 Hrs. & 100 Marsk

Elementary Mathematics (Question for 120 & Duration for 2 Hrs. & 100 Marsk)


Selection Procedure

Written Exam

Interview/ Intelligence Test/ Personality Test

Document Verification

Medical Examination


Best Books for CDS Exam



Pathfinder CDS: Combined Defence Services Entrance Examination 1st Edition
by: Sanjeev Jain, Amit Rastogi, Atul Sharma, Digvijay Singh, Preeti Gupta, Prashant Kumar, Balmukud Singh
Rs. 400


Study Package for CDS 1st Edition (Paperback)
by Atul Bhardwaj
Rs. 382

CDS Exam Guide: Combined Defence Services Exam
by: Datason Rp
Rs. 343


Study Package for CDS 1st Edition
By: Atul Bhardwaj
Rs. 367


CDS Chapterwise - Sectionwise Solved...
by Arihant Experts
Rs. 261


CDS Mathematics (Paperback)
by Upkar Prakashan
Rs. 180

CDS Combined Defence Services Examination: 10 Practice Sets 1st Edition (Paperback)
by Expert Compilations
Rs. 250
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19th September 2013, 09:29 PM
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YES, you can give the UPSC conducted CDS exams

Eligibilty to apply for the CDS Exams:

Education:
Indian Military Academy (IMA) - Graduation Pass in any Stream
Officers Training Academy (OTA) - Graduation Pass in any Stream
Indian Airforce- Graduation Pass with Physics and Mathematics as subjects in class 12th or BE/BTECH
Indian Navy - BE/BTECH


AGE LIMITS-
IMA- Between 19- 24 years
OTA Between 19- 25 years
NAVY - Between 19- 22 years
AIR FORCE - Between 19- 23 years

CDS 2014 Exams dates:
Exam date- 9th Feb 2014
Notification would come out on 2nd Nov 2013

Exam date- 26th October 2014
Notification would come out on 19th July 2014
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Hi Friend......................

There are some eligibility criteria which are given below is important for appearing the CDS exam.

CDS stands for Combined defense services. this exam is conduct by UPSC twice in a year.

Eligibility Criteria For CDS is

>> Candidate should be graduate from recognized university

>> Candidate who want to join air force should be completed graduation with subject
MATHS and PHYSICS,

>> Candidate who are appearing final year exam are also eligible

Age Limit

For IMA 19 to 24

For OTA 19 to 25

For NA 19 to 22

For AFA 19 to 23

Male and female both candidate are eligible for CDS exam

>> Candidate should be indian.

for detail info visit the official site of UPSC www.upsc.gov.in
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i m sayan dutta. my date of birth is 01-11-1993. after my 4 years graduation in engineering whether i will be eligible for cds?

Dear Friend,



Yes , off course you are eligible for CDS exam in 2014....



CDS stands for Combined Defense Service

This exam is conducted by the Union Public Service Commission....

CDS conduct for the following Post:-
  • Indian Military
  • Indian Naval Academy
  • Indian Air Force
  • Officer's Training


Eligibility and criteria for CDS exam :-



Indian Military Academy : Graduation degree in any field from recognized university....

Officers’ Training Academy : Graduation degree in any field from recognized university....

Air Force Academy : Bachelor degree in mechanical engineering Or aeronautical engineering from recognized university....

Naval Academy : Bachelor degree in an Engineering Field from recognized university....

Final year graduation degree students also eligible for this exam....

There is no any percentages criteria....

A candidate must be Physically as well Mentally Strong Enough for applying this exam....

A candidate must be an Indian....


Age Limit for CDS Exam :-


Indian Military Academy : 19-24 Years..

Air Force Academy : 19-23 Years..

Naval Academy : 19-22 Years..

Officers’ Training Academy :19-25 Years..


Exam Stages:-
  • Written Examination
  • SSB Interview
  • Medical Examination


For Indian Military Academy ,Naval Academy and Air Force Academy :-

1. English (Objective type)-100 Marks

2. General Knowledge -100 Marks

3. Elementary Mathematics (Objective type) -100 Marks

Total 300 Marks

For Officers’ Training Academy :-

1. English (Objective type) -100 Marks

2. General Knowledge (Objective type) -100 Marks

Total -200 Marks

Marks for SSB Interviews :-

IMA, NA and AFA - 300 marks

OTA -200 Marks


List of Top Books For CDS Exam :-




CDS EXAM Previous years papers
Author: Student Aid Publications
Publisher: Student Aid Publications (2012)
Price: Rs. 188

CDS Exam Guide 1st Edition
Author: RPH Editorial Board
Publisher: Ramesh Publishing House (2012)
Price: Rs. 280

CDS Exam Guide: Combined Defence Services Exam
Author: Datason Rp
Publisher: New Light Publishers (2008)
Price: Rs. 343

CDS Chapterwise - Sectionwise Solved Papers 1st Edition
Author: Arihant Experts
Publisher: Arihant (2012)
Price: Rs. 261

All the best.....

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CDS stand for Combined Defence Service.

CDS exam conducted by the UPSC(Union Public Service Commission) two times in a year.

CDS exam is conducts for following wings:-

Indian Military Academy :-

Candidate should be complete Bachelor's degree in any stream from a recognised university.

Age should be between 19 years to 24 years.


Indian Naval Academy:-

Candidate should be complete a Graduation degree with studied maths,phyaics,chemistry in b.tech or equivalent from a recignised University.

Age should be between 19 years to 22 years.


Indian Airforce:-

Candidate should be complete a Graduation degree with PCM sujects in b.tech or equivalent from a recognised University.

Age should be between 19 years to 23 years.


Officer's Training Academy:-

Candidate should be complete Bachelor's degree in any stream from a recognised university.

Age should be between 19 years to 25 years.

There is no age relaxation for CDS exam.

Candidate should be an Indian Citizen.

Selection process:-

Written exam

Personal interview

Medical test
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i m sayan dutta. my date of birth is 01-11-1993. after my 4 years graduation in engineering whether i will be eligible for cds?
CDS stands for COMBINED DEFENCE SERVICES, it is conducted by upsc for graduates for entry in defence,

cds is conducted for entry in following sector of defence :

INDIAN NAVY

INDIAN AIR FORCE

INDIAN MILITARY ACADEMY

OFFICER'S TRAINING ACADEMY

eligibility for cds :

Indian air force :

must be graduate from a recognized college

must have studied physics,maths in graduation

age limit is 19-23 years

Indian navy :

must be graduate from a recognized college

must have studied physics,maths in graduation

age limit is 19-22 years

Indian military academy :

must be graduate from a recognized college

age limit is 19-24 years

officer's training academy :

must be graduate from a recognized college

age limit is 19-25 years

girls and boys both aspirants are eligible for cds exam,

good luck
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