Eligibility Criteria CDS Exam

I want to know the eligibility Criteria to apply for Combined Defence Service Examination CDS exam so can you tell me?

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The "Combined Defence Services Examination (CDS) is conducted by the Union Public Service Commission twice a year for recruitment into the Indian Military Academy, Officers Training Academy, Indian Naval Academy and Indian Air Force Academy.

The Notification for the exam is usually released in the months of October and June, and the examinations are conducted in February and November respectively.

CDS exam eligibility-

For Indian Military Academy/Officers’ Training Academy:
Degree from a recognized university or equivalent

For Indian Naval Academy:
Bachelor of Engineering

For Air Force Academy:
Degree of a recognized University with Physics and Mathematics at 10+2 level or Bachelor of Engineering

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

Nationality: A candidates must either be:

(i) a Citizen of India, or

(ii) a subject of Bhutan, or

(iii) a subject of Nepal, or

(iv) a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before the 1st January, 1963 with the intention of permanently setting in India, or

(v) 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 setting 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