Join Air force other than NDA Exam

Suggest me any exam other than NDA to join Indian air force after passing graduation ?/

[Arun Vats]

Yes you can join Indian air force after passing Combined Defense Services Examination of UPSC other than NDA exam.

Educational Qualifications:
Naval Academy
You have to passed B.Sc. with Physics & Mathematics
OR
You have to passed Bachelor of Engineering degree from a well recognized university

Air Force Academy
B.Sc. with Physics and/or Mathematics or Bachelor of Engg

IMA & OTA
Degree of a recognized University or equivalent

Age-limits:
19-24 Years Indian Military Academy
19-22 Years Naval Academy
19-23 Years Air Force Academy
19-25 Years Officers’ Training Academy

Exam pattern :
Scheme of Examination:
Written Examination
(a) For Indian Military Academy Naval Academy and Air Force Academy
1. English (Objective type) 100 Marks
2. General Knowledge
(Objective type) 100 Marks
3. Elementary Mathematics (Objective type) 100 Marks
Total 300 Marks

(b) For Officers’ Training Academy
1. English (Objective type) 100 Marks
2. General Knowledge (Objective type) 100 Marks
Total 200 Marks

Marks for SSB Interviews
IMA, NA and AFA 300 marks
OTA 200 Marks

CDS syllabus :
Paper 1: English
Reading Comprehension
Jumbled Sentence
Fill in the blanks
Sentence Correction
Finding errors and omittions etc

Paper 2: General Knowledge
Knowledge of current topics
knowledge of History of India and Geographical issues
Indian Economy
Current happening in the field of business, politics, sports, entertainment etc.
Monuments of India
Books and Authors name etc

Paper 3: Elementary Mathematics
Arithmetic
Algebra
Geometry
Trigonometry
Menstruation
Statistics