CDS Eligibility Criteria

Union public service commission is going to conduct UPSC CDS I exam that is to be held on 07-02-2021. Candidates fulfilling CDS Eligibility Criteria 2021 can appear in the exam. Those who will qualify the exam will be eligible for vacancies in Combined Defence Services- IMA/INA/AFA/OTA. Scroll down the page to view UPSC CDS II eligibility criteria including age/education details below-

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Name of Organization	Union Public Service Commission
Name of Exam	Combined Defence Services (CDS II)
Exam Type	National Level Test
Apply Mode	Online
Exam Mode	Offline
UPSC CDS I Notification Release	Released
UPSC CDS 1Registration Begins	started
UPSC CDS 1 Exam details	Given below
CDS 2 Admit Card Release	3 weeks before the exam
CDS 1 Exam Date	07-02-2021
Official Website	upsc.nic.in
CDS Helpline Numbers	011-23098543, 23385271, 23381125

CDS Eligibility Criteria

Candidates those will not fulfill physical and medical Eligibility Conditions for Combined Defence Services Exam should not apply. Candidates can check Combined Defence Services Eligibility Criteria before filling the CDS Application Form. Male or Female candidates, applying for CDS Exam should ensure that they fulfill all the CDS Eligibility 2021 conditions for admission to Examination.

The CDS Eligibility 2021 requirements are as follows:

Nationality
Education
CDS Age Eligibility
Physical Standards
Visual Standards
Medical Standards

CDS Exam Nationality:

An applier must be a

Citizen of India, OR
Subject of Nepal, OR
Subject of Bhutan, OR
Refugee from Tibet who came to India before 1st July 1962 for permanent settlement in India
Person of Indian 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 intention of permanently settling in India.

You Can Also Check: UPSC CDS 1 Notification

CDS Qualification Details:

For Indian Military Academy/Officers’ Training Academy :

CDS Qualification: To get selection in the Indian Military Academy/Officers’ Training Academy it is must for candidates to attain Graduation Degree from a recognized institution.

For Indian Naval Academy:

UPSC CDS Qualification: Indian Navy requires those candidates who have attained Bachelor degree in Engineering in relevant branch along with good academic scores

For Air Force Academy:

CDS Exam Eligibility Criteria: Those, who possess Degree of a recognized University with Physics and Mathematics at 10+2 level or Bachelor of Engineering, are eligible to apply for admission in Air Force Academy as per CDS Eligibility Criteria.

Must Check Out: UPSC CDS 2 Notification

CDS Marital Status:

Courses	Marital Status
Indian Military Academy (IMA)	Unmarried
Indian Naval Academy (NA)	Unmarried
Air Force Academy (AFA)	Unmarried
Officers Training Academy (OTA – Men)	Unmarried and Married
Officers Training Academy (OTA – Women, Non-Technical)	Unmarried / Widow/ not remarried / issueless divorces

UPSC CDS Age Range (Limit):

Academy	CDS Age Limit
Indian Military Academy (IMA)	19-24 years
Indian Naval Academy (INA)	19-24 years
Air Force Academy (AFA)	20-24 years
Officer’s Training Academy(OTA Women-Non Tech)	19-25 years
Officer’s Training Academy (OTA Men)	19-25 years

UPSC CDS Age Limit Details:

For Indian Military Academy (IMA)	CDS Age Limit: Aspirants, who are interested, should not born earlier than 02nd July 1994 and not later than 01st July 1999.
For Indian Naval Academy (INA)	As per CDS Eligibility Criteria: Male candidates born not earlier than 02nd July 1994 and not later than 01st July 1999 are eligible to apply for admission in Indian Naval Academy.
For Air Force Academy (AFA)	Age of appliers should not be below 20 years and exceed from 24 years as on 01st July 2021 i.e. born not earlier than 02nd July 1998 and not later than 01st July 1998 For candidates holding valid and current Commercial Pilot Licence issued by DGCA (India) may get relaxation in upper age limit upto 26 yrs. i.e. born not earlier than 02nd July 1992 and not later than 01st July 1998). Those, who are below 25 years, must be unmarried.
For Officers Training Academy (SSC Course for Men)	As per CDS Eligibility Criteria: Male candidates should not born earlier than 02nd July 1993 and later than 01st July 1999.
For Officer Training Academy (SSC Women Non-Technical Course)	Only those are eligible, who have not born earlier than 02nd July 1993 and later than 01st July 1999

Check Here: UPSC CDS Officer Salary

CDS Physical Standard:

CDS Height and Weight (For Navy)

Height in Centimeters (Without shoes)	Weight in Kgs.
Height in Centimeters (Without shoes)	18 years	20 years	22 years
152	44*	46	47
155	46	48@	49
157	47	49	50
160	48	50	51
162	50	52	53
165	52	53	55
168	53	55	57
170	55	57	58
173	57	59	60
175	59	61	62
178	61	62	63
180	63	64	65
183	65	67	67
185	67	69	70
188	70	71	72
190	72	73	74
193	74	76	77
195	77	78	79

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CDS Physical Standard for Female:

Height in cms (Without shoes)	Weight in Kgs.
Height in cms (Without shoes)	20 years	25 years	30 years
148	39	41	43
150	40	42	43.5
153	42	43.5	45
155	43	44	46
158	45	46	48
160	46	47	49
163	47	49	51
165	49	51	53
168	50	52	54

The acceptable weight for Air Force candidates will be ą 10% of the average weight given below:
Male Ideal Weights In Kg For Different Age Groups And Heights For Fat % (<20) Of Normal Individuals

Check Here: CDS Question Paper

CDS Physical Standard for Air Force:

Height in MM	Age Range
Height in MM	15-17	18-22	23-27	28-32	33-37	38-42	43-47	>48
1520	46	47	50	54	54	54	55	54
1530	47	47	51	55	55	54	56	54
1540	47	48	51	56	55	55	57	55
1550	48	49	52	56	56	56	57	56
1560	48	49	53	57	57	56	58	56
1570	49	50	54	58	58	57	58	57
1580	49	50	54	58	58	58	59	58
1590	50	51	55	59	59	59	60	58
1600	51	52	56	59	60	59	60	59
1610	51	52	56	60	60	60	61	60
1620	52	53	57	61	61	61	62	60
1630	52	54	58	61	62	61	62	61
1640	53	54	59	62	63	62	63	62
1650	53	55	59	63	63	63	64	62
1660	54	56	60	63	64	64	64	63
1670	54	56	61	64	65	64	65	64
1680	55	57	61	65	65	65	65	65
1690	55	57	62	65	66	66	66	65
1700	56	58	63	66	67	67	67	66
1710	56	59	64	66	68	67	67	67
1720	57	59	64	67	68	66	68	67
1730	58	60	65	68	69	69	69	68
1740	58	61	66	68	70	69	69	69
1750	59	61	66	69	71	70	70	69
1760	59	62	67	70	71	71	71	70
1770	60	62	68	70	72	72	71	71
1780	60	63	69	71	73	72	72	71
1790	61	64	69	72	73	73	73	72
1800	61	64	70	72	74	74	73	73
1810	62	65	71	73	75	75	74	73
1820	62	66	72	74	76	75	74	74
1830	63	66	72	74	76	76	75	75
1840	64	67	73	75	77	77	76	75
1850	64	68	74	75	78	77	76	76
1860	65	68	74	76	78	78	77	77
1870	65	69	75	77	79	79	78	77
1880	66	69	76	77	80	80	78	78
1890	66	70	77	78	81	80	79	79
1900	67	71	77	79	81	81	80	79
1910	67	71	78	79	82	82	80	80
1920	68	72	79	80	83	82	81	81
1930	68	73	79	81	83	83	81	82
SD	6.0	6.3	7.1	6.6	6.9	6.8	5.8	7.26

Candidates are required to have good physical structure, mental health and must not have any disease/ disability as per UPSC CDS Eligibility Criteria.
Appliers should not have weak constitution, bodily defects or over weight.
Height of male candidates should not be below 157.5 cm. for Army, 157 cm for Navy and 162.5 cms for Air Force as per As per CDS Eligibility Criteria.
Women candidates should not be below 152 cm.
Relaxation in height of 5 cm is available for Gorkhas and candidates belonging to hills of North-Eastern region of India, Garhwali and Kumaon and for Lakshadweep candidates, relaxation is 2cms.
Candidate should have natural teeth with 14 dental points. Candidate who is suffering from severe pyorrhea shall get rejected.
Hearing of the applicants should be normal
Forced whisper at a distance of 610 cms in a quiet room will be clear to the candidates.
Applicants have not disease in ear, nose and throat in past or present.
As per CDS Eligibility Criteria: Candidate should be physically and mentally fit.

Check Out: UPSC Eligibility Criteria

Visual Standards for Air Force:

Male	Female
Vision (corrected) better eye 6/6 and worse eye 6/12	Vision (corrected) better eye 6/6, worse eye 6/12
Myopia of not more than minus 3.5 D	Myopia of not more than minus 5.5 D
Manifest hypermetropia of not more than plus 3.5 D including Astigmatism	Manifest hypermetropia of not more than plus 3.5 D including Astigmatism.

Visual Standards for Navy:

Uncorrected without glass – 6/12
Corrected with glass – 6/6
Limits of Myopia – 1.5
Limits of Hypermetropia +1.5

CDS Medical Standards:

As per As per CDS Eligibility Criteria: Applicants must be physically fit according to physical standards for admission to Combined Defence Services Examination (II), 2021. Applicants must be in good physical and mental health and free from any disease/disability.

Final Words:

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CDS Eligibility Criteria for Male and CDS Eligibility Criteria for Female are given here. If you have any query regarding CDS 2 Eligibility Criteria, please ask in the comment box that is given below. We will provide answer to your query shortly regarding about CDS 1 Eligibility Criteria or CDS 2 Eligibility Criteria .

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3 Responses to "CDS Eligibility Criteria 2021 UPSC CDS I (OTA/IMA/INA/AFA) Age/Education"

Suman
Sir I wear spectacle of power -3.5 spherical. Shall I clear medical fitness
aanchal guta
please tell us that if more than 2.5 power of eye a,person will be rejected for cds exam ..(air force or naval academy )
- admin
  Hii aanchal guta,
  the visual standards are as:
  (a) Uncorrected without glass 6/12
  (b) Corrected with glass 6/6
  Eye Correction is not permitted, even if you undergo a LASER operation. You might be rejected at medical fitness test.

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