How much Percentage is required in Graduation to Join OTA?

i have passed my graduation in english honours in 2nd division .
So i need to know about the requirement of the grade or division in army for ota?

And please let me know about the marks to be obtained in the exam which i would appearing for ie; cds/ota

Thanks

karan singh chauhan

9april.2011

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Dear Applicant,
-You do not need any specific percentage of marks to appear for the OTA Exams.
-THE ESSENTIAL EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENT IS TO HOLD A DEGREE OF GRADUATION,OR EQUIVALENT FROM AN UGC RECOGNIZED UNIVERSITY.
THEREFORE,QUALIFYING THE GRADUATION WITH PASS MARKS IS JUST ENOUGH.
-Also,You must be a citizen of India.
-And,You must be of 20-25 yrs of age.Upper age limit is relaxable by 5yrs for all backward classes.

-The minimum marks required to qualify these exams depends upon the performance of the candidates in every exam.
So you should upon doing well in the exams.
Good Luck.

O.T.A. stands for OFFICERS TRAINING ACADEMY.
By applying in C.D.S. exam, you can join O.T.A.
C.D.S. stands for COMBINED DEFENSE SERVICE EXAM.
This examination is conducted by U.P.S.C.
Don't worry about percentage.
Only after passing Graduation you can apply for this.
Any graduate holder is eligible to apply.

For Officers Training Academy(O.T.A.), 2012:-

- Both male & female candidates can apply for the exam.
- Candidate's age must be 19-25 years.
- Candidate must be a degree holder.
- Candidates must have completed their graduation from recognized university.
- Candidate must be physically fit.
- Candidate must be Indian citizen.

IMPORTANT DATES FOR C.D.S. (2)

Date of notification:- 02.06.2012
Last date for submission of form:- 02.07.2012(Monday)
Date of exam:- 16.09.2012(Sunday)
Duration of exam - 1 day

Eligibility Criteria for O.T.A:-

The age should be between 19 years and 25 years and only unmarried male or only unmarried females� candidates are eligible.
The candidate should have a graduate degree from any recognized university or equivalent qualification.
Candidates who are appearing in the final year of degree course can also apply for this examination.

So no specific percentage is required.

Dear candidate

there is no any percentage required for the ota. Only the passing marks of the graduation is enough.

the required eligibility for the ota is given below


the candidate should be graduate from the recognized university with the passing marks.

The age of the candidate should be 19 to 25 years.

Candidate should be an indian

for ota candidate have to apply through the central defence service exam

candidate should be physically fit


the candidate must have 6/6 eyesight

candidate does not have any disease or joint fracture



the important date for the central defence service is

date of notification 02-06-2012
last date for application 02-07-2012
exam date 16-09-2012



the more information can also be avail from the website of the upsc.
The website is www.upsc.gov.in

Dear candidate


their is no any requirement for the percentage in the ota.
For applying in ota the candidate have to apply for thr central defense service exam which is going to be held on 16-09-2012.

thee following are the requirement for cds which are necessary to fulfill

1. a candidate should have pass graduation from a recognized university
2. candidate should be an indian
3. candidate age should be 19 to 25 years.
4. candidate should be physical fit
5. the eyesight of the candidate should be 6/6
6. the height and the weight of the candidate should be according to the rules and regulations of the notification

candidate can also get notification from the university website or from the employment newspaper.

dear there is no particular percentage gate for the OTA,

you just need to score atleast minimum passing percentage in graduation to apply for the OTA,

there is no percentage bar required for the OTA,

Eligibility criteria for OTA:

1. Candidate must have completed graduation or engineering from a recognized university .
2. candidates who appearing in final year of graduation or engineering can also apply for the upsc exams.
3. age limit for the upsc exams is 19 to 25 years.
4. age relaxation of 3 years is given to those candidates who belongs to OBC category .
5. age relaxation of 5 years is given to those candidates who belongs to sc category.

For any kind of information regarding upsc exams just visit the official website of upsc,
www.upsc.gov.in

>> There is no minimum marks required for CDS Examination .

OTA Stands for Officer Training Academy Examination and this exam being conducted by Union Public Service Commission twice in year as namely CDS I and CDS II . CDS II Last date for receipt of application was already closed .

-->> CDS Examination will be held on 16 / 09 /12 .

-->> UPSC Started Issuing the hall ticket or Admit cards .

-->> If you are not received the you can download the admit card from the official website of UPSC .

-->> Started Issuing on 31 / 08 / 12 .

Eligibility Criteria for OTA Examination ::

~ Nationality :-

-->> The Student must be Citizen of India OR Subject of Bhutan OR Subject of Nepal .

~ Education Qualification :-

-->> You need to qualified their graduation with any desire subject of recognized University .

~ Sex and Marital Status :-

-->> Unmarried Male / Female candidates are eligible .

~ Age limitation :-

-->> Your age should lies be between 19 years and 25 years and there is no relaxation .

~ Physical Standards :-

-->> You must be Physically and Mentally fit while appearing for this examination .

Important Note :- But there is no standing the arrears for this examination , if you have a any standing arrears then you are not eligible to apply for OTA Examination .

Important Standards ::

-->> Minimum Acceptable height is 157.5 cms for Male candidates .

-->> Minimum Acceptable height is 152 cms for Female candidates .

Selection Procedure of CDS Examination is divided into various categories namely :-

-->> Written Test ( General Knowledge , English , Mathematics ) .

-->> SSB Interview followed by Medical Test .


OTA Examination Pattern ::

~ English Language

~ General Knowledge

>> If you need further details , Visit the official website :- www.upsc.gov.in

dear aspirant,

generally upsc requires graduated candidates or those candidates who completed engineering from a recognized.

there is no particular required for the upsc exams.

you need to have atleast minimum passing percentage in graduation or engineering.

all the best

Dear Friend,

The Acronym "OTA" stands for Officer`s Training Academy. If you want to join OTA then you have to crack the Combined Defense Services Exam.

The Combined Defense Services Exam is conducted twice every year by the Union Public Service Commission in the months of February and September.

The Combined Defense Services Exam is conducted for the joining of candidates in any of the following wings of Indian Defense :

1) Naval Academy

2) Indian Military Academy

3) Air Force Academy

4) Officer`s Training Academy

The Minimum educational qualification required for CDS Exam is graduation in any stream from any UGC recognized university.

There is no any specific percentage required in graduation to be eligible for the CDS Exam.

The Age Limit for the CDS Exam :

1) For Naval Academy : 19-22 yrs

2) For Air Force Academy : 19-23 yrs

3) For Indian Military Academy : 19-24 yrs

5) For Officer`s Training Academy : 19-25 yrs

Both Male and Female candidates are considered eligible to appear for the CDS Exam.

Moreover , only those candidates can appear in exam who are either :

- A Citizen Of India, OR

- A Subject of Nepal, OR

- A Subject of Bhutan.

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.

Friend, # OTA stands for Officer Training Academy.# Interesting fact regarding OTA is that it is the only way for girls to join the Indian Army. Girls candidate can join the army only through OTA.# Candidate who have completed their graduation are eligible for joining OTA through CDS Examination.# You need to have obtain the minimum passing marks only. You don't need any fixed percentage marks.# Age limit set for OTA is 19 years to 25 years through CDS Examination.# Required height for OTA is 157.5 cm for male candidates and 152 cm for female candidates.# You must be Unmarried and Indian citizen.# Recruitment process of CDS Examination includes : * Written Examination of Objective Type: Reasoning Ability General Studies General English Quantitative Aptitude * SSB Interview Psychological Test Personal Interview Picture Perception Test Group Discussion Descriptive Test * Medical Test

Hello

OTA-Officers Training Academy-a entry in army.

OTA is a entry that offers you short service commission to cadre that is a service of term of 14 years.

Your qualification-English with second division

CDSE(OTA)-qualification
Graduation in any stream,with out any percentage issues.
Age-19 to 25 years-at the time of commencement of the course,not at the time of applying

Depending upon educational qualification,this is only entry for you in OTA.

visit website of army

www.joinindianarmy.nic.in

Dear Karan,


The acronym for OTA is Officers' Training Academy.


First of all, I would like to tell you that to join OTA, you will have to clear CDS(Combined Defense Services) examination.


CDS examination is conducted by UPSC(Union Public Services Examination) twice every year as CDS-I and CDS-II respectively.


The eligibility criteria required for the OTA wing(CDS examination) are prescribed as below:-

* Completion of graduation in any stream from any recognized college or university.

* Final year contenders are also eligible.

* Percentage criteria is not required.

* Age limit:- 19-25 yrs.

* Sex:- Both male and female.

* Marital status:- Single or unmarried.

* Nationality:- Indian.

* Physically and mentally fit.


Hope the above mentioned will help you to get the information you were searching for.

Dear Friend,

OTA stands for Officers Training Academy. Through one's can join the OTA . CDS Exam is conducted by UPSC every year.

Like other UPSC exam , minimum criteria to appear a candidate in exam is Candidate should be Graduate from any recognized university ,doesn't matter how much % you secure in your in your Graduation.

So do not need to bother about it, Keep concentrate on your Studies.

GOOD LUCK