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    Can I give CDS exam after NDA to join Indian Army?

    hello
    how i can give cds exam after nda exam?to join indian army

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    Re: Can I give CDS exam after NDA to join Indian Army?

    hi,
    You can give CDS exam if you are graduate from a recognized university.

    NDA exam as well as CDS exam is conducted by UPSC twice in a year.

    CDS exam is conducted to join;-

    Indian military academy

    Navel academy

    Air force academy

    Officer training academy

    Eligibility;-

    --You must be passed a bachelor degree from a Indian RECOGNIZED university

    science subject for navy as well as air force

    any stream for army wing

    Age limits;-

    19-22 years for air force

    19-23 years for navy

    19-24 years for army

    19-25 years for OTA exam

    You must be Indian citizen as well as physically fit.

    CDS exam selection process;-

    Written exam

    SSB interview

    Medical test

    Good luck.................

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    Re: Can I give CDS exam after NDA to join Indian Army?

    National Defense Academy Examination is different Examination from Combined Defense Services Examination.

    Once you cleared National Defense Academy Examination you need not to clear Combined Defense Services Examination.

    National Defense Academy Examination


    Eligibility For NDA

    1. 10+2 passed

    2. age should be in between 16.5 to 19 years.

    3.Only unmarried male candidate are applicable.

    SELECTION PROCEDURE FOR NDA EXAM:-

    1) Written test which is conducted by UPSC.

    2)Personal Interview.

    3)Medical Examination



    For more info visit Official Website of Indian Army
    www.indianarmy.gov.in

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    Re: Can I give CDS exam after NDA to join Indian Army?

    Hello My Dear Dude ...


    Yeah

    No problem

    You can apply for it


    N.D.A :::


    <> Minimum age :: 16.5 years

    <> Maximum age :: 19 years

    <> Minimum Qualification :: Intermediate




    C.D.S ::


    <> Minimum age :: 19 years

    <> Maximum age :: 24 years

    <> Minimum Qualification :: GRADUATION


    You must be an Indian citizen


    VERY GOOD LUCK

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    Re: Can I give CDS exam after NDA to join Indian Army?

    My dear friend,

    You can give the CDS entrance exam after completion of graduation with in any of the field.There are lots of graduation courses for which you can go to apply for CDS.

    As CDS stands for Combined Defense Services and it is the entrance exam which is done after graduation to enter into the field of civil services.There are three types of civil services that are comes under CDS and are as:

    1.Indian Navy
    2.Indian Air Force
    3.Indian Military

    And you can go for CDS after completion of graduation in any of the field.There are so many graduation courses for which you can go.Following are the fields for which you can complete your graduation and those are:


    BCA,
    Engineering,
    Architecture,
    Aviation,
    Defence Services,
    Pilot Training,
    Computer Science,
    Accounting,
    Banking, Law,
    Hospitality,
    Mass Communication,
    Journalism,
    Teaching,
    Business Management,
    Fashion Designing,
    CA,
    CS,
    Cost and Works Accountant,
    Management, Insurance,
    Marketing,
    Stock Broking,
    Banking or Financial Management professional,
    Economist.


    To apply for CDS,your age should lies between 19.5 to 22 years and Both boys and girls are eligible for it.

    Thank u!!

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    Re: Can I give CDS exam after NDA to join Indian Army?

    NDA exams are given after passing class 12th.
    Maximum age to apply to the NDA exams is 19 years
    No age relaxations is given to any category of candidates.

    But if you want to apply for the CDS exams than you need to fulfill the below eligibity criteria:

    Educational Qualifications:Indian Airforce- Bachelors Degree pass in any stream and Physics and Mathematics as subjects in class 12th or BE/BTECH pass
    Indian Navy - BE/BTECH pass
    Indian Military Academy IMA - Bachelors Degree Pass in any Stream
    Officers Training Academy OTA - Graduation Pass in any Stream

    Age for applying to this exams are:
    IMA- Minimum 19 years and Maximum 24 years
    OTA Minimum 19 years and Maximum 25 years
    Navy - Minimum 19 years and Maximum 22 years
    Airforce - Minimum 19 years and Maximum 23 years

    In the CDS exams Females are allowed to apply for the OTA wing only while Male candidates can apply to all the wings

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    Re: Can I give CDS exam after NDA to join Indian Army?

    Dear friend

    As your query suggests that you have appeared for the NDA exam and you may have not been able to crack the NDA examinations in order to join the Indian army .Friend do not worry there is no more chance for you and that is through the CDS examinations.

    The acronym CDS is the Combined defense services examinations and this exam as like NDA is also conducted twice very year by the Union Public service commission.

    The basic difference between both is that for CDS exam you should have bachelor's degree in any discipline from a recognized university and even final year candidates can also apply for the exam .

    For Indian Naval academy,bachelor's degree in engineering /technology is necessary and for Indian air force academy ,mathematics at 10+2 level is compulsory whereas for the NDA ,10+2 is the minimum academic requirement.

    Now talking about the age limitations:

    Different academies under CDS have different age limit:

    IMA:19-24 years

    INA:19-22 years

    OTA:19-25 years

    IFA:19-23 years.

    >>Both male and female candidates can apply for the exam.

    In order to give CDS exam ,you need to apply for the exam when the registration starts ,in 2013 the important dates for the CDS 2 are as below:

    Date of notification:25/05/2013

    Last date of receiving application:24/06/2013.

    Date of examination:08/09/2013.

    You can apply online at the www.upsconline.nic.in

    The examination pattern for the CDS is as below:


    For any more details regarding this exam ,please visit www.upsc.gov.in

    Hope the information helps you.If you have any other query then please leave your message here.

    all the best

    aashisranjan784

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    Re: Can I give CDS exam after NDA to join Indian Army?

    Eligibility for UPSC Combined Defense Service Examination

    Indian Military Academy : A bachelor's degree in any discipline from a recognized university and final year pursuing candidates are also eligible to apply for this examination

    Age should be between 19-24 years and relaxation in upper age would not be provided to any category candidates and these norms are announced by Indian Government and Defense Ministry and UPSC board

    If you posses above mentioned qualification then you can apply for this examination but before appearing for this examination you should have knowledge about examination pattern for IMA Section

    English Language - 100 marks - Objective Type
    Elementary Mathematics - 100 marks - Objective Type
    General Knowledge - 100 marks - Objective Type

    Qualifying in each paper is not compulsory and qualifying in written examination would be done on the basis of the performance of all three papers so that you have to be prepared well for this examination and to get good command over each subject you need to visit some different coaching institutes and find out the best one and start your preparation and you can apply for this examination between these following dates

    Start date for online application - 25-05-2013

    Last date for online application - 24-06-2013

    Date for UPSC CDS Examination - 08-09-2013

    All the best

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    Re: Can I give CDS exam after NDA to join Indian Army?

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    hello
    how i can give cds exam after nda exam?to join indian army
    Hi,

    You didn't mention education details you can choose for your education qualification
    which one is eligible to you.

    CDS stands for Combined Defence Services.


    The applicant for CDS exam you must have done your graduation from a recognized University.

    Final Year candidates can also apply for the exam.

    Age limit :

    ~~Indian Military Academy 19-24 years

    ~~Air Force Academy 19-23 years
    ~~Naval Academy 19-22 years
    ~~Officers� Training Academy 19-25 years (not before 2 June)

    NDA stands for National Defense Academy and it is the entrance exam to enter into the field of civil services like Indian Navy,Indian Air Force and Indian Military.

    NDA entrance exam can be done after 12th with any stream with at least 60% marks.

    The Age limit for NDA is that your age should lies between 16.5 to 19 years.

    Eligibility criteria:

    ~~Girls are not eligible for NDA.

    ~~Only unmarried males are eligible for NDA.
    ~~Your eye sight should be correct i.e.6/6.
    ~~You should be physically fit.

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    Re: Can I give CDS exam after NDA to join Indian Army?

    Dear Friend,

    First of all i just want to request you that from the next time whenever you have any query please submit your query properly so that we can get the appropriate information regarding your query and will provide you the best information.

    However as far as i am concerned , i think that you are trying to ask that whether you can give the CDS Exam to join Indian Army after the NDA Exam or not.

    If i am right in my opinion then here is the complete information regarding the above mentioned query.

    Yes absolutely the candidates who have given the NDA Exam can give the CDS Exam if they fulfill the Eligibility Criteria required for the exam.

    The Full Form Of CDS Exam is Combined Defense Services Exam which is conducted every year twice by the Union Public Service Commission.

    This Exam is conducted for candidates who are willing to join any of the following wings of Indian Defense :

    1) Indian Militant Academy

    2) Naval Academy

    3) Air Force Academy

    4) Officer`s Training Academy

    The Required Eligibility Criteria For CDS Exam are :

    * you must have completed graduation from any UGC recognized university or any recognized college.

    * You must have Mathematics as one of your subjects in graduation.

    * The Age Limit for the CDS Exam is different for different wings :--

    a) IMA : 19-24 years

    b) AFA : 19-23 years

    c) NA : 19-22 years

    d) OTA : 19-25 years

    * Both male and female candidates are allowed to appear in the CDS Exam.

    * The candidate must be an indian Citiezen.

    * The Candidate must be physically and mentally fit.

    So , if you have th above mentioned qualifications , then you can definitely apply for the CDS Exam.

    This is the information i have to the best of my knowledge regarding your query. Hope the information will help you to the extent you want.

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    Re: Can I give CDS exam after NDA to join Indian Army?

    National Defense Academy Examination is different Examination from Combined Defense Services Examination.

    Once you cleared National Defense Academy Examination you need not to clear Combined Defense Services Examination.

    National Defense Academy Examination


    Eligibility For NDA

    1. 10+2 passed

    2. age should be in between 16.5 to 19 years.

    3.Only unmarried male candidate are applicable.

    SELECTION PROCEDURE FOR NDA EXAM:-

    1) Written test which is conducted by UPSC.

    2)Personal Interview.

    3)Medical Examination

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    Smile Re: Can I give CDS exam after NDA to join Indian Army?

    dear aspirant,


    if you have complete your graduate then you can apply for CDS EXAM.

    you should have to passed graduate from the recognized university.

    CDS EXAMS HAS 4 WINGS:-

    INDIAN NAVY

    IAF

    IMA

    OTA

    AGE LIMITS:-

    FOR INDIAN NAVY = 19 TO 22

    FOR IAF = 19 TO 23

    FOR IMA = 19 TO 24

    FOR OTA = 19 TO 25

    you must be indian.


    girls candidates can apply for only OTA EXAM.


    all the best


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    Re: Can I give CDS exam after NDA to join Indian Army?

    Hello

    YES YOU CAN APPLY FOR CDSE AFTER NDA.

    The NDA is a entry for the intermediate candidates while CDSE is a entry for the graduate candidates,and neither in the CDSE eligibility criteria nor in the NDA eligibility criteria it is mentioned that someone who has applied for NDA exam is not eligible for applying in the CDSE exam.

    This is absolutely wrong concept that,something like this exist.You just full fill the criteria for applying in CDSE and NDA and apply.It will put no effect whether you have earlier applied for any entrance for admission in defence,every entry is irrespective of any other one and has its own set of rules.

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