Different instutes have different rules on the marital status for the CDS exam. The criteria for the marital status for various defence institutes have been given below for the candidates: For Indian Military Academy: Unmarried For Indian Naval Academy: Unmarried For Indian Air Force: Married and Unmarried Note: The married candiddates must be equal to or above 25 years. However, during the training the candidates will not be provided with any married accommodation nor they can live out from the academy premises with the family. For OTA Male: Umarried For OTA Female: Unmarried, Divorcees (in possession of divorce documents) and Widows who have not been remarried Note: Male divorcee or widow will not be considered as unmarried for the purpose of admission in IMA/INA/AFA/OTA