CDS 2/2018 Physical & Medical Standards

By MKC Editorial Team Last updated Jun 14, 2019

CDS 2/2018 Physical & Medical Standards:UPSC conducts Combined Defence Service exam for candidates who want to join the Indian Military Academy (IMA), Air Force Academy (AFA), Indian Naval Academy (INA) and the officers Training (OTA). Candidates are required to submit their CDS online application form before the last date. However, before filling the form, it is highly important to check out the CDS 2/2018 Physical & Medical Standards and eligibility for the exam.

PHYSICAL STANDARDS – CDS 2/2018 Physical & Medical Standards

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Considering the physical and medical standard before applying for the exam is very important. Here, you will find helpful information about physical requirements for UPSC CDS exam.

Firstly, ensure that you are physically & mentally fit and fine and free from any type of disease or disability.
You should not have any type of mental breakdown record in the past.
You must undergo a preliminary medical check-up for wax in ears, refractory error of eyes, a fungal infection of skin before reporting for the SSB interview.
You must be under a standard weight.
Your chest should be in fine condition. You should have an X-ray that indicates that you are free from all types of chest diseases.
The minimum range of expansion after full inspiration should be 5 CM.
You should not have any disease in bones and joints.

Medical STANDARDS – CDS 2/2018 Physical & Medical Standards

Like physical standards, mental standards are also important to consider before submitting your application form. Here, you will find helpful information about medical requirements for UPSC CDS exam.

All the selected participants will undergo a medical examination process by a Board of Service Medical Officers.
Female participants will undergo Medical Examination by a Medical Board comprising male / female doctors / specialists / Gynecologists. Also, there will be a lady Medical Officer as member of Board.
The entire process will be confidential and not disclosed to anyone.
The final result of Candidate fitness will be intimated by the President of the Medical Board.
Candidates must be physically and mentally fit as per standards and provide various details, including vision standards, Height & weight criteria, eye sight criteria, Ear, Nose, throat, teeth condition etc.
Height and weight standards (Army/Navy- Males)

Height and weight standards (Army/Navy- Males)

CDS Exam physical eligibility test also includes one major point and that is the aspirant’s height. Here is a table for height required for CDS Exam for male and female candidates with weight parameters.

Height (in CM)		Weight (in KG)
	18 years	20 years	22 years
152	44 (45 navy)	46	47
155	46	48 (47 navy)	49
157	47	49	50
160	48	50	51
162	50	52	52
165	52	53	55
168	53	55	57
170	55	57	58
173	57	59	60
175	59	61	62
178	60	62	63
180	63	64	65
183	65	67	67
185	67	69	70
188	70	71	72
190	72	73	74
193	74	76	77
195	77	78	78

Height and weight standards for Female Candidates

Height (in CM)	Weight ( in KG)
	20 Years	25 Years	30 Years
150	39	41	43
153	40	47.2	43.5
155	43	44	46
158	45	46	48
160	46	47	49
163	47	49	51
165	49	51	53
168	50	52	54

Male Ideal Weights in Kg for Different Age Groups and Heights for Fat % (<20) Of Normal Individuals for Air Force

Height In CMs	Age – Range
Height In CMs	15-17	18-22	23-27	28-32	33-37	38-42	43-47	>48
152	46	47	50	54	54	54	55	54
154	47	48	51	56	55	55	57	55
156	48	49	53	57	57	56	58	56
158	49	50	54	58	58	58	59	58
160	51	52	56	59	60	59	60	59
162	52	53	57	61	61	61	62	60
164	52	54	59	62	63	62	63	62
166	54	56	60	63	64	64	64	62
168	55	57	61	65	65	65	65	65
170	56	58	63	66	67	67	67	66
172	57	59	64	67	68	66	68	66
174	58	61	66	68	70	69	69	69
176	59	62	67	70	71	71	71	70
178	60	63	69	71	73	72	72	71
180	61	64	70	72	74	74	73	73
182	62	66	72	74	76	75	74	74
184	64	67	73	75	77	77	76	75
186	65	68	74	76	78	78	77	77
188	66	69	76	77	80	80	78	78
190	67	71	77	79	81	81	80	79
192	68	72	79	80	83	82	81	81

EYESIGHT ELIGIBILITY As Per CDS 2/2018 Physical & Medical Standards

Vision standard criteria for Male Candidates-

Candidate should have the ability to read 6/6 in a distant vision chart with each eye with or without glasses (For Navy and Air Force without glasses only).
Myopia should not be more than 3.5D
Hypermetropia should not be more than 3.5D including Astigmatism.

Vision standard criteria for Female Candidates-

Candidates should have the ability to read 6/6 (better eye) and 6/8 (worse eye) in a distant vision chart with or without glasses.
Myopia should not be more than minus 5.5 including Astogination.
Internal eye examination will be conduct by means of ophthalmoscope.
A candidate must have a good binocular vision.
The colour vision standard will be CP-III.
A candidate should have the ability to recognize red and green colours.

Teeth, Ear, Nose and Throat Conditions

The candidates ought to have an adequate number of normal and sound teeth.
Having 14 dental focuses will be satisfactory.
The listening must be ordinary.
A hopeful ought to have the capacity to hear a constrained whisper with every ear at a separation of 610 CM in a very room.

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