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I have completed 12 from PCM. I want to go for army or air force or IAS AFTER GRADUATION Please TELL ME RIGHT GRADUATION COURSE.

To become IAS Officer, you can take any subject in graduation. To join defense service you must have passed graduation with science background.

IAS exam Eligibility:

Graduation from a recognized university, Appearing in final candidates are also eligible.

Age limit is 21-30 years. Age relaxation is given to reserved category candidates.

You must be citizen of India.

You can join defense service through CDS exam which stands for Combined Defense service.

Education qualification:

Graduation in science subject with mathematics to join Indian navy and air force.

Any stream for Indian army

Your age should be between 19-24 years.

You must be physically as well as mentally fit.

Selection Process:

Written exam

SSB Interview

Physical and Medical Test

There is No specific Course for Indian Air Force . But there are many job posts available in the field of Indian Defense sector.

For the fact, through Engineering courses you will have number of opportunities available in Defense sector. Especially in the wing of Indian Air Force you will have various opportunities as per ranking.

So take your own decision to chose the course in graduation. There by you can achieve your goals. For IAS exams there is No specific courses to chose in graduation.

>> B.E/B.Tech

>> B.Com

>> B.Sc

>> B.A

>> B.Pharmacy

>> M.B.B.S

>> LLB etc.,

If you are interested to become Indian Administrative Services officer, you need to go for the Civil Services examination conducted by the Union Public Service Commission.

Civil Services examination is conducted in three stages:

1. Preliminary examination.

2. Main examination.

3. Personal interview.

Minimum educational qualification required to appear for this exam is bachelor's degree in any discipline from a recognized university. Final year candidates can also apply for the exam.

The age limit for candidates of general category is 21-32 years and upper age relaxation in age applicable to OBC and SC/ST.

You can pursue your bachelor's degree in any discipline in which you are interested keeping in mind that you can select the same subject for optional paper in Civil Services examination.

For joining different wings of defense, you can appear for the Combined Defense services examination conducted by the UPSC twice every year.

For Indian Airforce, Air Force Common Admission test is conducted by Airforce.

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I have completed 12 from PCM. I want to go for army or air force or IAS AFTER GRADUATION Please TELL ME RIGHT GRADUATION COURSE.

After completion of graduation degree, you can apply for Indian Army, Indian Air Force through CDS exam. You can also apply for IAS exam.

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

To enter the Indian Military Academy you need to have a bachelor's degree in any discipline from a recognized university and your age should be in between 19 to 23 years.

To enter the Air Force Academy you need to get a B.Sc degree with physics or mathematics or a bachelor's degree in engineering/technology and your age should be in between 19 to 23 years.

To enter the Naval Academy you need to have a B.E./B.Tech degree in engineering or technology or a bachelor's degree in science with physics or mathematics and your age should be in between 19 to 22 years.

To enter the Officer's Training Academy you need to complete your graduation in any discipline from a recognized university and your age should be in between 19 to 25 years.

IAS stands for Indian Administrative Services. IAS exam is conducted by Union Public Service Commission. IAS exam is conducted one time in a year.

If you have completed graduation in any discipline from a recognized university then you are eligible for IAS exam.

Age Criteria:

For General: 21 to 30 years
For OBC: 21 to 33 years
For SC/ST: 21 to 35 years

No. of Attempts:

For General: 3
For OBC: 7
For SC/ST: No Restriction

Yes, you are eligible for the Army or Air Force after the 10+2 from the PCM but you need to qualify in the NDA entrance examination.

The examination is conducted by the UPSC twice every year in the month of April and September. The eligibility to appear for the examination is :-
* Candidate must have passed the 10+2 from the recognised board.
* Candidate age must be between 16.5-19 years.

The examination is conducted in two stages as the Written and the SSB. The candidate after qualifying in the written are eligible for the SSB.

But to qualify for the IAS entrance examination conducted by the UPSC as the civil services examination.

The eligibility to appear for the examination is candidate must have passed the graduation in any discipline from the recognised university. Candidate age must be between 21-30 years and relaxation in the age for the other category candidate.

So go for the NDA examination now and continue your preparation for the civil services preparation.

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

You can pursue any course in Graduation of your interest if you are interested to join in Indian Defence Services or if your aim is to become a IAS officer. To join in Defence Services or to become an IAS, you need to appear in CDS (for Defence Services) and Civil Services (for IAS) examination. Candidates who have completed Graduation degree in any discipline from a recognised university are eligible to join in Defence Services or IAS by qualifying in the respective examinations. So, you can choose any course of your interest in Graduation to join in Indian Defence Services or to become an IAS officer.

As you are interested to became a IAS officer for this you have to be a graduate in any discipline But there is a eligibility criteria which has to be full fill to get it in to :

The candidates should be a graduate in any discipline from a recognize university.
The candidates age limit is 21 - 30 years, There is a age relaxation for reserved candidates.
The final year students can also apply for this post.

To Apply for IAS exam you have to appear Civil Service Exam which is conducted thorugh UPSC every year.


If you are interested to join in AIR FORCE then you have to be a Aeronautical Engineer & then you have to appear AFCAT exam.

-->You have enough qualification to join Army/Navy like in Defence.
-->You also have some opportunities as an Engineer in Defense.
-CDS is conducted twice in a year for the posts like Executive, Engineers etc to join defense.

->UPSC conducts many exams like Civil Service(IAS/ IPS/ IFS etc.) for Civil service aspirants.
-->You can do courses related to History/ Geography/ Economics/ Law etc. which is all 3 years course and this also gives you ample time to prepare parallelly for Civil service exam during your graduation.
-->If you going to pursue engineering , you may also try for
-IES is the one of the exam conducted by UPSC every year for the post of Engineers for the superior posts.



-->Eligibility
-Citizen of India
-Should be a Graduate
-Age Limit - 21-30 yrs
-Some post require Physical qualifications.

-->Examination Process
-Preliminary Exam
-Main Written Exam
-Interview