CDS Exam Eligibility 2010

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(a) Nationality : A candidate must either be:

a Citizen of India, or
a subject of Bhutan, or
a subject of Nepal, or
a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before the 1st January, 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India, or
a person of Indian 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 settling 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 Government of India.

Certificate of eligibility will, however, not be necessary in the case of candidates who are Gorkha subjects of Nepal.

A candidate in whose case a certificate of eligibility is necessary, may be admitted to the examination provisionally subject to the necessary certificate being given to him by the Govt. before declaration of result by UPSC.

(b) Age Limits, Sex and Marital Status:

For IMA-Unmarried male candidates born not earlier than 2nd January, 1987 and not later than 1st January, 1992 only are eligible.
For Naval Academy-Unmarried male candidates born not earlier than 2nd January, 1989 (2nd January, 1987 in case of NCC/Naval Wing ‘C’ Certificate holders) and not later than 1st January, 1992 only are eligible.
For Air Force Academy-Unmarried male candidates born not earlier than 2nd January, 1988 and not later than 1st January, 1992 only are eligible. Read more…