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Well I am reading in school now and i want admission in indian military academy so can you please tell me the procedure of admission and about the forms?

# In order to join Indian Military Academy (IMA) one has to crack the Combined Defence
Service (CDS) Examination conducted by UPSC two times in a year.


# The prescribed age limit for CDS Examination is as follows:

* 19-22 years for Naval Academy (NA)
* 19-23 years for Air Force Academy (AFA)
* 19-24 years for Indian Military Academy (IMA)
* 19-25 years for Officer Training Academy (OTA)


# Required educational qualification for CDS Examination:

* Any graduate degree.
* Just passing marks required. No need of any fixed percentage marks.


# Others required eligibility conditions are:

* Must be unmarried.
* Must be only MALE.
* Must be citizen of India.
* Must be physically fit.


# Best books for the preparation of CDS Examination are:

* Quantitative Aptitude by R.S. Aggrawal
* Quicker Maths by M. Tyra
* Arihant's Objective English
* Pearson Guide to English
* Reasoning Ability by R.S. Aggrawal
* Arihant's General Studies

Sir now iam doing 11th science and i want to join indian army at colonel post after 12th science