CDS Examination

The officer entry examination for graduates, held twice a year.

Union Public Service Commission

What it gets you

• Indian Military Academy
• Indian Naval Academy
• Air Force Academy
• Officers Training Academy

What families get wrong about it

This is the graduate route into the forces. A student who misses NDA after Class 12 has a second door after a degree, and most families do not know it exists.

Who can sit it

Open to students from any Class 12 stream.

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