CDS Eligibility 2021 - Check Age, Educational Qualification & Nationality

Henesh Rawat
October 19, 2020
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CDS eligibility criteria 2021 provide details regarding educational qualification, nationality, age limit and physical standards. Read details regarding the eligibility criteria below.

Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) prescribes CDS eligibility criteria. The eligibility criteria of CDS highlights the parameters such as nationality, educational qualification, physical standards and age. Candidates applying for CDS exam need to fulfill these parameters inorder to be accepted for the recruitment exam. This article has explained in details, CDS 2021 eligibility criteria. Candidates should check the eligibility criteria before filling CDS application form 2021. The eligibility of candidates will be verified at the time of document verification, in case, anyone is found ineligible will be rejected from the recruitment process.

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CDS Eligibility Criteria 2021: Nationality

To be eligible for CDS exam, candidates must be

(i) A citizen of India, or

(ii) A subject of Bhutan, or

(iii) A subject of Nepal, or

(iv) A Tibetan refugee who came over to India before January 1, 1962, with the intention of permanently settling in India, or

(v) A person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka and East African Countries (Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire and Ethiopia or Vietnam) with the intention of permanently settling in India.

Provided candidates belonging to categories (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) should be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Indian government.

Certificate of eligibility is also necessary for Gorkha candidates of Nepal.

CDS Eligibility Criteria 2021: Educational Qualification

The educational qualification prescribed by UPSC for admission to various defence academies is given below.

Academies	Educational qualification
Indian Military Academy (IMA) and Officers’ Training Academy (OTA)	Graduation from a recognised university
Indian Naval Academy (INA)	An engineering degree from a recognised university/institute
Air Force Academy (AFA)	Graduation (with Physics and Mathematics at Class 12) or Bachelor of Engineering

Important points:

Graduates with the first choice as Army/Navy/Air Force are required to submit provisional certificates of graduation on the date of commencement of SSB Interview at SSB centres.
Those who are in their final year of graduation can also apply

CDS Eligibility Criteria 2021 as per Age Limit & Marital Status

Only unmarried candidates are eligible for CDS exam. The age limit for the exam is given below:

Academy	Age Limit (In years)	Marital Status
Indian Military Academy (IMA)	19-24	Unmarried
Indian Naval Academy (INA)	19-22	Unmarried
Air Force Academy	19-23	Candidate below 25 years of age must be unmarried Married candidates above 25 years of age are eligible to apply but during training period they will neither be provided married accommodation nor can they live with a family out of the premises
Officers’ Training Academy (SSC Women Non-Technical Course)	19-25	Married candidates above 25 years of age are eligible to apply but during training period they will neither be provided married accommodation nor can they live with a family out of the premises
Officers’ Training Academy (SSC Course for Men)	19-25	Unmarried

CDS Eligibility Criteria 2021 as per Physical Standards

Candidates applying for CDS recruitment should be physically fit, as per the physical standard guidelines. Several candidates get rejected on medical grounds. Candidates are advised to get themselves medically examined before submitting their applications. Check below the physical standards for CDS exam.

Height Parameters

The minimum acceptable height for male candidates is 157.5 cm (157 cm for Navy and 162.5 cm for Air Force). For women candidates, the minimum height is 152 cms. For Gorkhas and candidates belonging to North-Eastern regions, Garhwali and Kumaon, the minimum height will be 5 cm less. In case of candidates from Lakshadweep, the minimum acceptable height can be reduced by 2 cm.

Height and Weight Standards (Males)

Height in Centimetres (Without shoes)	18 years (Weight in Kgs.)	20 years (Weight in Kgs.)	22 years (Weight in Kgs.)	24 years(Weight in Kgs.)
152	44*	46	47	48
155	46	48@	49	50
157	47	49	50	51
160	48	50	51	52
162	50	52	53	54
165	52	53	55	56
168	53	55	57	58
170	55	57	58	59
173	57	59	60	61
175	59	61	62	62
178	61	62	63	64
180	63	64	65	66
183	65	67	67	68
185	67	69	70	71
188	70	71	72	74
190	72	73	74	76
193	74	76	77	78
195	77	78	79	81

Height and Weight Standards (Females)

Height in Centimetres (Without shoes)	20 years ( Weight in Kgs.)	25 years (Weight in Kgs.)	30 years ( Weight in Kgs.)
148	39	41	43
150	40	42	43.5
153	42	43.5	45
155	43	44	46
158	45	46	48
160	46	47	49
163	47	49	51
165	49	51	53
168	50	52	54

Weight Parameters

Height in mm	18-22 (Age Range)	23-27 (Age Range)	28-32 (Age Range)	33-37 (Age Range)	38-42	43-47 (Age Range)	>48 (Age Range)
1520	46	47	50	54	54	54	55	54
1530	47	47	51	55	55	54	56	54
1540	47	48	51	56	55	55	57	55
1550	48	49	52	56	56	56	57	56
1560	48	49	53	57	57	56	58	56
1570	49	50	54	58	58	57	58	57
1580	49	50	54	58	58	58	59	58
1590	50	51	55	59	59	59	60	58
1600	51	52	56	59	60	59	60	59
1610	51	52	56	60	60	60	61	60
1620	52	53	57	61	61	61	62	60
1630	52	54	58	61	62	61	62	61
1640	53	54	59	62	63	62	63	62
1650	53	55	59	63	63	63	64	62
1660	54	56	60	63	64	64	64	63
1670	54	56	61	64	65	64	65	64
1680	55	57	61	65	65	65	65	65
1690	55	57	62	65	66	66	66	65
1700	56	58	63	66	67	67	67	66
1710	56	59	64	66	68	67	67	67
1720	57	59	64	67	68	66	68	67
1730	58	60	65	68	69	69	69	68
1740	58	61	66	68	70	69	69	69
1750	59	61	66	69	71	70	70	69
1760	59	62	67	70	71	71	71	70
1770	60	62	68	70	72	72	71	71
1780	60	63	69	71	73	72	72	71
1790	61	64	69	72	73	73	73	72
1800	61	64	70	72	74	74	73	73
1810	62	65	71	73	75	75	74	73
1820	62	66	72	74	76	75	74	74
1830	63	66	72	74	76	76	75	75
1840	64	67	73	75	77	77	76	75
1850	64	68	74	75	78	77	76	76
1870	65	69	75	77	79	79	78	77
1880	66	69	76	77	80	80	78	78
1890	66	70	77	78	81	80	79	79
1900	67	71	77	79	81	81	80	79
1910	67	71	78	79	82	82	80	80
1920	68	72	79	80	83	82	81	81
1930	68	73	79	81	83	83	81	82
SD	6	6.3	7.1	6.6	6.9	6.8	5.8	7.26

Visual Parameters

Vision standards for Naval candidates

Uncorrected without glasses	6/12, 6/12
Uncorrected without glasses	6/12, 6/12
Corrected with glasses	6/6, 6/6
Limits of Myopia	-1.5D
Limits of Hypermetropia	+1.5D
Binocular Vision	III
Limits of Colour Perception	I

Other Academies

Vision	Uncorrected VA 6/60 & 6/60 BCVA 6/6 & 6/6
Vision	Uncorrected VA 6/60 & 6/60 BCVA 6/6 & 6/6 Myopia -3.50 D Sph including astigmatism, Hypermetropia +3.50 D Sph including Astigmatism
Colour perception	CP-II