Combined Defence Services Examination II - CDS Exam II 2010 Physical Standards

There will be a lady Medical Officer as member of Board. Only those candidates will be admitted to the Academy who are declared fit by the Medical Board. However, the candidates declared unfit will be intimated by the President of the Medical Board and procedure for request for an Appeal Medical Board (AMB) will also be intimated to the candidate.

Candidates who are unfit may apply for Appeal Medical Board (AMB) to be completed within 42 days of SMB and may request for Review Medical Board (RMB) within one day of completion of Appeal Medical Board.

Candidates declared unfit by AMB will be intimated by the President AMB about procedure of challenging the findings of AMB. The candidates will also be intimated that holding Review Medical Board (RMB) will be granted at the discretion of DGAFMS based on the merit of the case and that RMB is not a matter of right. Candidates shall automatically report to the hospital opted by them on any working day, keeping in view, the time taken by Postal authorities to deliver their Medical document at the Hospital for medical examination. No call shall be given by the opted hospital and no correspondence in this regard shall be entertained. The candidate must be physically fit according to the prescribed physical standards which are summarised below :

a) The candidate must be in good physical and mental health and free from any disease/disability which is likely to interfere with the efficient performance of duties.

b) There should be no evidence of weak constitution, bodily defects or over weight.

c) The minimum acceptable height for Male candidate is 157.5 cms. (157 cms for Navy and 162.5 cms for Air Force). For women candidtes minimum acceptable height is 152 cms. For Gorkhas and individuals belonging to hills of North Eastern region of India, Garhwali and Kumaon, the Minimum acceptable height will be 5 cms less.

In case of candidates from Lakshadweep, the minimum acceptable height can be reduced by 2 cms for males and females candidates.

These concessions are not applicable for Navy and Air Force. Height and weight standards are given below.

Radial keratotomy and Laser Surgery : Candidates who have undergone or have the evidence of having undergone Radial Keratotomy, to improve the visual acuity, will be permanently rejected for all the three services.

In orer to detect PRK/LASIK all the candidates at SMB will be subjected to the measurement of Axial length by A-Scan biometer.

Candidates who have undergone Laser Surgery for correction of refractive error will be considered for commission in Army if they fulfill following criteria :-

1. Age more than 20 years:
2. Uncomplicated stable LASIK/Excimer (PRK) laser procedure done for Myopia or Hypermetropia, with stable refraction for a period of six months after the procedure.
3. A healthy retina.
4. Corrected vision should be 6/6 in better eye and 6/9 in worse eye, with maximum residual refraction of + 1.50 in any meridian for myopia or hypermetropia.
5. Axial length within permissible limits.

Notes: The candidates will be asked to declare at the time of medical examination that he has undergone LASER procedure as above. He will be subjected to a thorough corneal and retinal evaluation by the ophthalmologist. However, he will be declared unfit at the SMB and those found to be within the acceptable limits for approval as above will be advised to undergo an Appeal Med. Board. During AMB he will be subjected to a thorough corneal and retinal evaluation as also scrutiny of the records by a Senior Adviser in Ophthalmology.

The candidates should have sufficient number of natural and sound teeth. A minimum of 14 dental points will be acceptable. When 32 teeth are present, the total dental points are 22. A candidate should not be suffering from severe pyorrhoea.

X-Ray examination of the chest will include the lower part of cervical spine for presence of cervical ribs. X-Ray examination of other parts of spine will be taken if the SMB considers it necessary.

Carrying angle of elbow should not be more than 15* (degree) and 18*(degree) among males and females respectively.

2. In addition to the above, the following medical standards will be applicable in respect of Air force candidates only:

a) Anthropometric measurements acceptable for Air Force are as follows:
Height: 162.5 cms
Leg Length: Min. 99 cms. & Max. 120 cms
Thigh Length: Max. 64 cms
Sitting Height: Min. 81.5 cms. & Max 96 cms

(b) X-Ray of Chest is compulsory.

(c) Vision

1. Distant Vision 6/6, in one eye and 6/9 Correctable to 6/6 Near Vision N-5 each eye Colour Vision CP-1 (MLT)
2. Manifest Hypermetropia must not exceed +2.00 DCYL 'Myopia-NIL' & +0.75 DCYL.

(d) Ocular Muscle Balance

Hetrophoria with the Maddox Rod Test must not exceed:

1. at 6 metres Exophoria 6 prism dioptres Esophoria 6 prism dioptres Hypo-phoria/Hyperphoria 1 Prism Dioptres.
2. at 33 cm Exophoria 16 prism dioptres Esophoria 6 prism dioptres; Hypophoria/Hyperphoria 1 prism Dioptres. Binocular Vision-Must possess good binocular vision (fusion and stereposis with good amplitude and depth)

(e) Hearing Standards

1. Speech test : Whispered hearing 610 cms. each ear.
2. Audiometric Test : Audiometric loss should not exceed + 20 db in frequencies between 250 Hz and 4000 Hz.

(f) Routine ECG and EEG should be within normal limits.

3. The following conditions detected on X-ray examination will be disqualifying for entry to Armed Foreces.

1. Granulomatous disease of Spine.
2. Arthritis/spondylosis.
3. Scoliosis more than 15 degree as measured by Cobb's Method (10 degree for Army)
4. More than mild Kyphosis/Lordosis
5. Spondylolisthesis/Spondylosis.
6. Herniated nucleus pulposes.
7. Compression fracture of Vertebra.
8. Sacaralisation Disease.
9. Cervical ribs with demonstrable neurological or Circulatory deficit.
10. Presence of Schmorl's node at more than one level.
11. Atlanto-occipital, and atlantoaxial anomalies.
12. Incomplete Sacaralisation Unilateral or Bilateral.
13. Spinabifida other than SV1 and LV5
14. Any other abnormality, if so considered by specialist.

The Medical standards for candidates of Naval Aviation Branch will be the same as for flying duties of Air Force.

Detection of any disability in the course of a special test carried out prescribed for one service, may render the candidate unfit for any other service(s), if so considered as disqualifying by Medical Board.

5. Physical Conditioning : Prospective candidates are advised to keep themselves in good physical condition by following the under mentioned routine:

1. Running: 2 to 4 Km. in 15 minutes
2. Skipping
3. Pushups &: Minimum 20 each Sit-ups
4. Chin ups: Minimum 08
5. Rope Climbing: 3 to 4 meters.

Combined Defence Services Examination II - CDS Exam II 2010 Physical Standards