(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…

• CDS Papers 2010
• CDS Exam 2010

UPSC will conduct the CDS Examination (I) – 2010, at 41 centres in the country on February 14, 2010 (Sunday).

“Admission certificates to all the eligible candidates for the examination have been dispatched, while rejection letters citing the ground(s) for rejection have also been issued,” said an official at UPSC.

If any applicant who has not received either the ‘Admission Certificate’ or the ‘Rejection Letter’, may contact the UPSC Facilitation Counter on telephone nos 011-23385271, 011-23381125, 011-23098543 and 011-23387402 during working hours.

• CDS Exam 2010 Pay Scale
• CDS Exam Eligibility 2010