Army Officer

CDS Exam is conducted twice in a year every year by UPSC (Union Public Service Commission), who have specified age limit, physical standard and education criteria. Main purpose to conduct CDS exam recruitment is to recruit into the Indian Military Academy (IMA), officers Training Academy (OTA), Indian Naval Academy (INA) and Indian Air Force Academy (IAFA). After you complete your degree and Zoology you will be able to apply directly for the CDS exam, which will lead to selection in the Indian Army. However, there are many pre-requisites which you have to clear before you will be allowed to join or give the exam. Some of these qualifications include the following:
1) Age Limit
2) Education qualification
3) Sex & Marital Status
4) CDS Physical Standard (Chest/Body/Weight/Height)
5) CDS Eye Vision Criteria

Eligibility criteria
Educational qualification:
For IMA and OTS: Those interested in applying should be holding a degree of a recognized university or equivalent.
For INA: Those interested in applying should be holding a degree in engineering from a recognized university/institution.
Those who are studying in the final year/semester degree course and have yet to pass the final year degree examination can also apply, provided they should not have any present backlog up to the last semester/year for which results have been declared up to the time of submission of application.
Selection procedure:
The candidates who are declared successful in the written exam will be detailed for intelligence and personality test at the service selection board based on their preference by the respective service.
At the SSB, the candidates will be selected on the basis of the following two phases:
Psychological Aptitude Test
Intelligence Test