What is eligibility criteria of cds examination & how to crack cds exam in first attempt

What is eligibility criteria of cds examination & how to crack cds exam in first attempt

Combined Defence Services commonly known as CDS is conducted twice a year by Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) for graduate candidates who wish to pursue their career as commissioned officers in Army, Navy and Air Force. CDS 2020 is conducted for recruiting around 800 officers’ vacancies in Indian Army, Navy, Air Force. CDS 2020 is conducted two times a year – CDS I and CDS II and each exam has approximately 400 vacancies. Candidates who are a minimum of 20 and maximum of 24 years of age and possessing requisite professional and technical qualifications recognised by government are eligible for appearing in CDS 2020.

Highlights of CDS Eligibility Criteria

• It is important for the candidate to be unmarried and should not be a widower or should not be a divorcee.
• The highlights of eligibility standards as per Category, Age Limit, Gender and Marital Status are tabulated below:

CDS Nationality Criteria

For CDS  the candidate should be a subject/citizen of any 1 of the following countries/regions:

1. A citizen of India
2. A subject of Bhutan
   
3. A subject of Nepal
4. A Tibetan refugee who came to India before July 1, 1962 with the intention of permanently setting in India.
5. A person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka or East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire and Ethiopia or from Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.
   Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (b), (c), (d) and (e) shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of ind…

CDS Educational Qualification

All the candidates should have completed their Graduation or should be appearing for the final year degree examination. The individual educational qualification required for each institution is discussed below.

• I.M.A. and OTA: Degree of a recognized University or equivalent.
• Indian Naval Academy (INA): Degree in Engineering from a recognized university/institution.

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

Note: The candidates who are in the final years of their Degree Course and have yet to pass the final year Degree examination are also eligible to apply. Such candidates are required to submit the proof of passing the requisite qualifying examination by a date to be specified in the Commission’s Notice for the Examination.

CDS 2019 Age and Marital Status Criteria

The candidate should go through the cut off dates for age limit and marital status criteria before filling the online Application form for CDS examination1:

For Indian Military Academy (IMA): The candidate falling in the age group of 19 – 24 Years i.e. they are born not earlier than January 2, 1993 & not later than January1, 1998 only. The candidate should also be unmarried to be considered eligible.

For Indian Naval Academy (INA): The candidate falling in the age group of 19- 22 Years i.e. they are born not earlier than January 2, 1993 & not later than January 1, 1998 only. The candidate for this category should also be unmarried to be considered for eligibility.

For Air Force Academy: the candidate falling in the age group of 19- 23 Years i.e. they are born not earlier than January 2, 1993 & not later than January 1, 1997 (Upper age limit for

candidates holding valid and current Commercial Pilot Licence issued by DGCA (India) is relaxable up to 26 yrs. i.e. born not earlier than January 2, 1991 & not later than January 1, 1997) are eligible. The candidates below 25 years should be unmarried and above 25 years can or cannot be married.

For Officers’ Training Academy (SSC Course for Men): The candidate belonging in the age group of 19- 25 Years i.e. they are born not earlier than July 2, 1991 & not later than July 1, 1997 are eligible. Also, here the candidate can either be married or unmarried.

For Officers’ Training Academy (SSC Women Non-Technical Course): the candidate belonging to age group of 19- 25 Years i.e. they are born not earlier than July 2, 1992 and not later than July 1, 1998. The candidate is eligible if they are unmarried, issueless widows who have not remarried and issueless divorcees (in possession of divorce documents) who have not remarried.

CDS 2020 Physical Criteria

To be applying for the Defence services the basic and the most important criteria for a candidate is to be physically and mentally fit. It is a category on which the candidate can look forward to serve its country in a way they want to.

It is a vital eligibility criterion for a CDS 2020 candidate. He/ she should have good mental as well as physical health. Mentioned below are the Physical as well as mental guidelines to be followed by the candidates for the CDS 2020:

Physical Standards for CDS exam 2020

• It is advisable for the candidate to get oneself medically examined before filling application form. It is because if due to some reason the candidate was found unfit, he/ she wouldn’t be an eligible candidate. Hence, all the effort of the candidate will go in vain.
• It is important for the candidate to have a body, which is free from any disease as well as free from any disability. If at all the candidate who might be unfit may apply for Appeal Medical Board (AMB) to be completed within 42 days of SMB.

Height and Weight Standard Eligibility Criteria

Table 1: For Army and Navy Males

For Navy 45* and 47**

A ± 10% (for Navy) departure from the average weight given in the Table above is to be considered within normal limit. However, in individuals with heavy bones and broad built as well as individuals with thin built but otherwise healthy this may be relaxed to some extent on merit.

Table 2: For Air Force Male Candidates

(For FAT % (<20) of Normal Individuals)

The acceptable weight for Air Force candidates will be ± 10% of the average weight given above.

Table 3: For Female Officers’ Training Candidates

Before the SSB (Service Selection Board) interview the candidate should make sure of the following pointers:

Visual Standards for Air Force

• Candidates who habitually wear spectacles are not eligible for Air Force.
• Minimum distant vision 6/6 in one eye and 6/9 in other correctable to 6/6 only for

Hypermetropia Colour vision CP-1

• Hypermetropia: +2.0 d Sph
• Manifest Myopia: Nil
• Retinoscopic Myopia: –0.5 in any meridian permitted
• Astigmatism: +0.75 D Cyl (with + 2.0 D- Max)

Maddox Rod Test

(i) at 6 meters: Exo-6 prism D | Eso-6 prism | D Hyper-1 prism D | Hypo-1prism D

(ii) at 33 cms: Exo-16 prism D | Eso-6 prism D | Hyper-1 prism D | Hypo-1 prism D

Spinal Conditions for Air Force

Past medical history of diseases or injury of the spine or sacroiliac joints, either with or without objective signs which have prevented the candidate from successfully following a physically active life, is a case for rejection for commissioning in IAF. History of spinal fracture/prolapsed intervertebral disc and surgical treatment for these conditions will entail rejection. The following conditions detected during medical exam will disqualify a candidate for Air Force service.

(a) Granulomatous disease of spine

(b) Arthritis/Spondylosis

• Rheumatoid arthritis and allied disorders
• Ankylosing spondylitis
• Osteoarthrosis, spondylosis and degenerative joint diseases
• Non-articular rheumatism (e.g. lesions of the rotator cuff, tennis elbow, recurrent lumbago etc.)
• Miscellaneous disorders including SLE, dermatomyositis, polymyositis, vasculitis.

(c) Spondylolisthesis/spondylolysis/spondylosis
(d) Compression fracture of vertebrae
(e)Scheurman’s desease (Adolescent Kyphosis)
(f) Loss of cervical lordosis when associated with clinically restricted movements of the cervical spine.

(g) Unilateral/bilateral cervical ribs with demonstrable neurological or circulatroy deficit.

Physical Conditioning:

Prospective candidates are advised to keep themselves in good physical condition by following the under mentioned routine:

• Running: 2 to 4 km in 15 minutes
• Pushups & Sit-ups: Minimum 20 each
• Chin ups: Min. 8
• Rope Climbing: 3 to 4 metres

Other Important Facts

The following conditions detected on X-ray examination will be disqualifying for entry to Army and Navy:

(a) Granulomatous disease of spine.

(b) Arthritis – Rheumatoid arthritis & allied disorders and ankylosing spondylitis

(c) Scoliosis more than 10o degree as measured by Cobb's Method.

(d) More than mild Kyphosis/Lordosis.

(e) Spondylolisthesis/Spondylosis/Spondylolysis.

(f) Herniated nucleus pulposes.

(g) Compression fracture of Vertebra.

(h) Sacralisation Disease.

(i) Cervical ribs with demonstrable neurological or Circulatory deficit.

(j) Presence of Schmorl's node at more than one level.

(k) Atlanto-occipital and atlanto-axial anomalies.

(l) Incomplete Sacralisation Unilateral or Bilateral.

(m) Spinabifida other than SV 1 and LV 5.

(n) Any other abnormality, if so considered by specialist.

What is the best way to prepare for the CDS (Combined Defence Services)

Maths is of elementary level but level is high. Purchase book of CDS from Arihant Publication. Do lot of practice on each and every topic. Point your strong areas and weak areas. Work on weak areas. One more things question of maths are unpredictable. UPSC asks questions conceptually. So Make sure you clear all your concepts. If you able to do 45–60 questions correctlly then it will be avvery good score.

English is very easy. If you are preparing for CDS then just do lot io question. I assure that you can easily score 60+ marks without any preparation. The book you will buy for Maths also have English and GS section as well. Do practice question from that book. If done try some other book or previous years papers.

General Awareness This paper may create hurdle in your way. If you are good in GS then there will be no problem but if you have not read GS long time then it sucks. Generally candidates fail to get through its sectional cut off. The best way is to read current affairs. It covers 10–15 questions which may helo you to clear yhe cut off. Rest upto what ever you live just read. Now a days UPSC asks more questions from polity section. This section is easy also. In history you can read modern history which is interesting as well as easy to learn rather than reading Medieval history if history sucks you