Shield Defence Academy is best CDS coaching in Lucknow. Combined Defence Services or CDS examination is conducted to recruit candidates in the Indian Armed Forces. Aspirants willing to become a part of Indian Military Academy, Indian Naval Academy, Officers Training Academy, and Indian Air Force Academy can apply for the CDS exam and chase their dream career.

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Eligibility Details:

1. Nationality: A candidate must be either

• A citizen of India, or
• A subject of Nepal, or
• A subject of Bhutan, or
• A Tibetan refugee who came over to India before 1st January, 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India, or
• A person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Srilanka 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

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 India.

2. Age Limit:

• For IMA : Unmarried male candidates between 19 to 24 years .
• For Indian Naval Academy: Unmarried male candidates between 19 to 22

• For Air Force Academy: Unmarried male candidates between - 19 to 23 years.

• For Officers’ Training Academy (SSC Course for Men): Male candidates (married or unmarried) - 19 to 25
• For Officers Training Academy (SSC Women Non-Technical Course): Unmarried Women, issueless widows who have not remarried and issueless divorcees (in possession of divorce documents) who have not remarried are eligible. -19 to 25

Note: Male divorcee/widower candidates can not be treated as unmarried male for the purpose of their admission in IMA/INA/AFA courses and accordingly they are not eligible for these courses.

3.  Educational Qualification:

• For I.M.A. and Officers’ Training Academy: Degree of a recognized University or equivalent.
• For Indian Naval Academy: Degree in Engineering from a recognized university/institution.
• For Air Force Academy: Degree of a recognized University (with Physics and Mathematics at 10+2 level) or Bachelor of

Note: Those candidates who are studying in the final years Degree course and have yet to pass the final year Degree examination are also eligible to apply.

Physical Standards: Candidates must be physically fit according to physical standards for admission to Combined Defence Services Examination.

COMBINED DEFENCE SERVICES EXAMINATION (CDS) EXAM PATTERN

1. For Indian Military Academy (IMA), Naval Academy (NA) and Air Force Academy (AFA)

1. For Officers Training Academy (OTA)

CDS ENGLISH EXAM ANALYSIS

CDS GENERAL KNOWLEDGE EXAM ANALYSIS

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