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Eligibility for CDS Exam 2018 | UPSC CDS 2018 Eligibility Criteria

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Last updated: August 9, 2018
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CDS Exam Eligibility 2016

Defence aspirants who are applying for CDS exam in 2018 can check the eligibility details on CDS 1 2018 and CDS 2 2018 below. CDS exam is conducted by UPSC and one can join Indian army airforce and navy as an officer through CDS exam.

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ELIGIBILITY CDS Exam 2018

Nationality: A candidates must either be:

  1. a Citizen of India, or
  2. a subject of Bhutan, or
  3. a subject of Nepal, or
  4. a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before the 1st July, 1962 with the intention of permanently setting in India, or
  5. a person of India origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka and East African Countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire and Ethiopia or Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India. Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) above shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Govt of India

Certificate of eligibility will, however, not be necessary in the case of candidates who are Gorkha subjects of Nepal.

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A candidateย in whose case a certificate of eligibility is necessaryย may be admitted to the examination provisionally subject to the necessary certificate being given to him/her by the Govt. before declaration of result by UPSC.

CDS 1ย 2018 Exam Age Limit

  • CDS 1ย 2018 Exam Age Limit For IMAย :ย Male candidates born not earlier than 2nd Jan 1995 and not later than 1st Jan 2000 only are eligible.
  • CDS 1ย 2018 Exam Age Limit For OTAย :ย Male candidates (married or unmarried) born not earlier than 2nd Jan , 1994 and not later than 1st Jan , 2000 only are eligible.ย Unmarried Women, issueless widows who have not remarried and issueless divorcees (in possession of divorce documents) who have not remarried are eligible. They should have been born not earlier than 2nd Jan 1994 and not later than 1st Jan 2000
  • CDS 1ย 2018 Exam Age Limit For AFAย :ย  20 to 24 Years as on 1st Jan , 2019 i.e. born not earlier than 02 Jan 1995 and not later than 01 Jan 1999 (Upper age limit for candidates holding valid and current Commercial Pilot Licence issued by DGCA (India) is relaxable up to 26 Yrs. i.e. born not earlier than 02 Jan 1993 and not later than 01 Jan 1999) only are eligible. Note : Candidate below 25 years of age must be unmarried. Marriage is not permitted during training. Married candidates above 25 years of age are eligible to apply but during training period they will neither be provided married accommodation nor can they live out with family.
  • CDS 1ย 2018 Exam Age Limit Forย NA :ย Unmarried male candidates born not earlier than 2nd Jan 1995 and not later than 1st Jan 2000 only are eligible.

CDS 2 2018 Age, Exam Date, Notification, Result and SSB Date

CDS 2 2018
Date of notification 8 August 2018
Last date of online applications 3 September 2018
Date of examination 18 November 2018
Result Date ย March 2019
SSB Date April 2019

CDS 2ย 2018 Exam Age Limit

  • CDS 2ย 2018 Exam Age Limit For IMAย :ย Male candidates born not earlier than 2nd Jul 1995 and not later than 1st Jul 2000 only are eligible.
  • CDS 2ย 2018 Exam Age Limit For OTAย :ย Male candidates (married or unmarried) born not earlier than 2nd Jul 1994 and not later than 1st Jul 2000 only are eligible.ย Unmarried Women, issueless widows who have not remarried and issueless divorcees (in possession of divorce documents) who have not remarried are eligible. They should have been born not earlier than 2nd Jan 1994 and not later than 1st Jan 2000
  • CDS 2ย 2018 Exam Age Limit For AFAย :ย  20 to 24 Years as on 1st July 2019 i.e. born not earlier than 02 July 1995 and not later than 01 July 1999 (Upper age limit for candidates holding valid and current Commercial Pilot Licence issued by DGCA (India) is relaxable up to 26 Yrs. i.e. born not earlier than 02 July 1993 and not later than 01 July 1999) only are eligible. Note: Candidate below 25 years of age must be unmarried. Marriage is not permitted during training. Married candidates above 25 years of age are eligible to apply but during training period they will neither be provided married accommodation nor can they live out with family.
  • CDS 2ย 2018 Exam Age Limit Forย NA:ย Unmarried male candidates born not earlier than 2nd July 1995 and not later than 1st July 2000 only are eligible.

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