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Respected Sir/Madam, I am studying BA Honours. After completing my Graduation I want to join Indian Military Academy. Kindly let me know about the percentage which is required in Graduation for joining IMA?

There are various ways for a graduate candidate to join Indian Military.

If the candidate has completed or in final year of B.Tech course then University Entry Scheme or TGC(Technical Graduate Course) entry will be best option.

For Permanent Commission, only male candidate can opt for TGC if his age is between 20-27 years and for Short Service Commission, both male and female candidate between 19-25 years of age can apply.
For University Entry Scheme, only male candidate between 18-24 years of age can apply.
Notification for TGC comes twice in a year in month of April and October while that for University Entry Scheme once a year in month of August.

NCC candidates need not to apply for written examination. They only have to go for SSB interview through Special Entry.

Other way to join Indian Army is through CDS(Combined Defence Service).
UPSC(Union Public Service Commission) conducts CDSE for recruitment in Indian Military Academy(IMA), Indain Naval Academy(INA), Officers Training Academ(OTA) or Air Force Academy(AFA).
CDSE is conducted twice in a year.
Female candidate can only opt for OTA.
Candidate must be of age 19-25 years.
Only male candidate who has completed graduation with Physics and Mathematics in Higher Secondary are eligible for Air Force Academy.
There is no minimum percentage required to apply for CDS.

To join Indian Military Academy, you have to appear and qualify in CDS examination. It is conducted twice in a year by UPSC.

The eligibility to appear in examination is that candidate must have passed bachelor degree from a recognised university.

There is no minimum required aggregate to appear in examination. The age limit is 19-25 years. You have to appear and qualify in written and SSB for final selection. More information is available at www.upsc.gov.in.

You should be an engineering graduate or final year of engineering in order to join Indian military academy through TGC else you have the chance to get selected there through NDA or CDSE as it requires intermediate as minimum academic qualification.

Recruitment to Indian Military academy is done through Combined Defence Services examination.

Eligibility criteria:

Graduation in any stream from a recognized university. Final year graduation candidates can also apply.

The age criteria for CDS exam is 19-24 years.

Minimum of passing percentage of marks in bachelor's degree required.

IMA stands for ( Indian Military Academy ) and to join the same you need to qualify CDS ( Combined Defense Services ) examination held by UPSC twice every year.

Further, the minimum education required to appearing in CDS entrance examination to join IMA is a bachelor's degree in any discipline from a recognized university. Marks and subjects at any academic degree level is not considered to decide the eligibility for the same examination.

For more details regarding the CDS entrance examination, you can refer to the link www.upsc.gov.in.

CDS is Combined Defence Service. The examination is conducted by UPSC twice in a year.

The examination is conducted for selection in defence services. The educational qualification is that candidate must have passed bachelor degree from a recognised university.

There is no limitation on discipline and aggregate for IMA ( Indian Military Academy ).

The age limit is 19-25 years. Examination is conducted in two stages Written and SSB. You have to appear and qualify in both stages for final selection.

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

To join IMA i.e. Indian Military Academy, you will have to appear for CDS exam that is conducted by UPSC every year.

There is no such certain percentage required in graduation to apply for CDS exam.

If you have completed graduation, or studying in final year of graduation, then you can apply for CDS Exam.

IMA stands for INDIAN MILITARY ACADEMY.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

=> Candidate should have passed graduation from a recognized university.

=> As per my knowledge, there is restriction on percentage of Marks.

=> The age of candidate should be minimum of 19 years and not be greater than 24 years.

Percentage required in graduation to join Indian Military Academy:-

One has to give the CDS exam to enter into IMA.

Required eligibility conditions for IMA are as follows :-

Candidate must be unmarried male and should have a degree or equivalent from a recognised University.

No specific percentage is required to give this exam.

Candidate must have minimum 19 years and maximum 24 years.

There is no upper Age relaxation for these exams.

If i am going to SSB at IMA after clearing CDS , will I still be need to have minimum 60% in graduation or i'll only be eligible for OTA