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Respected Sir/Madam, I have completed my BCom(H) and I am now looking forward to join Indian Army. I would like to know about the procedure through which I can join Indian Army? Waiting for your response!

Graduates in any discipline can join Indian Army by cracking the CDS (Common Defense Service) examination.

Candidates age must be less than 24 years to apply for CDS examination.

CDS examination is conducted by UPSC twice a year.

For further more information about CDS examination, click the link.
http://www.upsc.gov.in

Bachelor of Commerce candidates can apply for Combined Defence Services examination conducted by UPSC for joining Indian Military Academy. B.Com candidates are eligible for IMA and OTA both. The age criteria for IMA is 20-24 years and that for OTA is 20-25 years.

Unmarried male and female candidates are eligible to apply for this exam. This examination is conducted twice every year. You need to crack written test and Service Selection Board for joining any of the above mentioned academies. In addition to that, you must meet minimum physical requirements for both.

You can appear for CDS examination and after qualifying in the examination, you will become eligible for recruitment as an officer in Indian Army.

The common eligibility to appear for the examination is that candidate must have passed bachelor degree in any discipline. The age limit is 19-25 years.

The examination is conducted in two stages. So, you have to appear and qualify in both stages for final selection.

For more information about the examination visit at www.upsc.gov.in.

UPSC conducts CDS examination. It is conducted twice in a year. The examination is conducted for select in defence service.

The required minimum eligibility to appear for the examination is that candidate must have passed bachelor degree from a recognised university. The age limit is 19-25 years.

So, you can appear for the examination and after qualifying in the examination will become eligible for final selection.

For more information visit at www.upsc.gov.in.

To join Indian Army being a B.Com graduate, you have to appear in UPSC CDS examination. Candidates who have passed Bachelor’s degree course in any discipline from a government recognised college/ university and those who are unmarried male candidates in the age range of 19 to 24 years are eligible to apply for CDS examination. You can apply for UPSC CDS examination through online at the UPSC official website https://www.upsc.gov.in once, the CDS examination notification is released.

Being a B.Com(H) graduate, you are eligible for recruitment as a commissioned officer as well as the JCO (Junior Commissioned Officer) recruitment as per the educational requirement for such entries is concerned.

For recruitment as a commissioned officer, you need to join IMA ( Indian Military Academy ) by qualifying CDS entrance examination. For appearing in the same examination, you need to be an Indian citizen with your age lying within 200 years to 24 years. You should also hold the physical fitness as per the service requirement norms.

While for JCO entries, you need to qualify its respective recruitment rally followed by common entrance examination.

For detailed information regarding different entries in Indian Army, you can refer to the link www.joinindianarmy.nic.in.

You can join Indian Army after qualifying in CDS. It is conducted by UPSC twice in a year.

The examination is conducted in two stages :-

Written.

SSB.

Candidates after qualifying in the examination will become eligible for recruitment as an officer.

The written examination is consists of three paper :- English, General Ability and Mathematics.

So, you need to appear and qualify in it for the selection.

The full form of CDS is Combined Defence Services. You need to fulfill following eligibility criteria to apply for this exam to join Defence:

1. You must have done bachelor's degree in commerce from a recognized university.

2. Age criteria is 20-25 years.

3. You must be unmarried male or female candidate.

There are two stages of this exam:

Written Test.

Service Selection Board.