13 December 2024

UPSC CDS I 2025: Apply Online, Notification, 457 Vacancies

UPSC CDS 1 2025Notification Out against 457 Vacancies against Examination Notification No.04 / 2025.CDS-I: The UPSC Combined Defence Services Examination (I), 2025 will be conducted by the Union Public Service Commission on 13th April 2025 for admission to Indian Military Academy, Indian Naval Academy, Air Force Academy, Officers Training Academy Courses. The last date for registration of online applications is 31st December 2024.

UPSC CDS 1 2025 Notification for 457 Vacancies

Name of the Course

Approximate No of Vacancies

Indian Military Academy (IMA), Dehradun 160th (DE) Course commencing in January 2026[including 13 vacancies reserved for NCC 'C Certificate (Army Wing) hold­ers]

100

Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala — Course commencing in January 2026  Executive Branch (General Service) [including 06 vacancies reserved for NCC 'C' Certificate holders (Naval Wing)]

32

Air Force Academy, Hyderabad - (Pre-Flying)
Training Course
commencing in January, 2026 i.e. No.
219 F(P) Course. [including 03 vacancies reserved for
NCC ‘C’ Certificate (Air Wing) holders through NCC
Special Entry]

32

Officers' Training Academy, Chennai — 123rd SSC (Men) (NT) Course commencing in April 2026

275

Officers Training Academy, Chennai (Madras) — 37th SSC Women (Non-Technical) Course commencing in April 2026

18

UPSC CDS 2025 Age Limit, Gender and Marital Status:

✔️ For IMA: Unmarried male candidates born not earlier than 2nd January, 2002 and not later than 1st January 2007 only are eligible.
✔️ For Indian Naval Academy: Unmarried male candidates born not earlier than 2nd January 2002 and not later than 1st January 2007 only are eligible.
✔️ For Air Force Academy: 20 to 24 years as on 1st January 2026 i.e. born not earlier than 2nd January 2002 and not later than 1st January 2006 (Upper age limit for candidates holding valid and current Commercial Pilot Licence issued by DGCA (India) is relaxable upto 26 yrs. i.e. born not earlier than 2nd January 2000 and not later than 1st January 2006 only are eligible.
✔️ For Officers' Training Academy (SSC Course for men): Unmarried male candidates born not earlier than 2nd January 2001 and not later than 1st January, 2007 only are eligible.
✔️ For Officers' Training Academy (SSC Women Non-Technical Course): Unmarried women, issueless widows who have not remarried and issueless divorcees (in possession of divorce documents) who have not remarried are eligible. They should have been born not earlier than 2nd January, 2001 and not later than 1st January, 2007.

UPSC CDS 2025 Educational Qualifications:

✔️ For Indian Military Academy and Officers' Training Academy: Bachelor’s Degree of a recognized University or equivalent.

✔️ For Indian Naval Academy: Degree in Engineering from a recognized University/ Institution.

✔️ For Air Force Academy: Degree of a recognized University (with Physics and Mathematics at 10+2 level) or Bachelor of Engineering.

UPSC CDS 2025 Application Fee:

✔️ ₹ 200/- for General and OBC Candidates.
✔️ No fee for Female/ SC/ ST candidates.
✔️ The fee can be made either by Pay by Cash mode OR Online Payment mode.

UPSC CDS 2025 Selection Process:

✔️ Competitive Written Examination (OMR Sheet).
✔️  Interview / Personality Test.

UPSC CDS 2025 Centres of Examination: Agartala, Ahmedabad, Aizawl, Allahabad, Bengaluru, Bareilly, Bhopal, Chandigarh, Chennai, Cuttack, Dehradun, Delhi, Dharwad, Dispur, Gangtok, Hyderabad, Imphal, Itanagar, Jaipur, Jammu, Jorhat, Kochi, Kohima, Kolkata, Lucknow, Madurai, Mumbai, Nagpur, Panaji (Goa), Patna, Port Blair, Raipur, Ranchi, Sambalpur, Shillong, Shimla, Srinagar, Thiruvananthapuram, Tirupati, Udaipur and Visakhapatnam.

How To Apply UPSC CDS 2025:

➢ The Candidates must apply online through the website upsconline.nic.in. Applicants need to first register on the One Time Registration (OTR) platform, available on the Commission’s website. The OTR process only needs to be completed once in a lifetime. After registering, candidates can proceed to fill out the online application for the examination.
➢ The candidates to register himself/ herself first at One Time Registration (OTR) platform.
➢ After OTR registration, the candidates can apply for UPSC NDA NA Exam.
➢ The last date for submission of online applications is 31/12/2024 till 6:00 PM.

Important Links:

UPSC CDS Notification 2025

Click Here

UPSC Online Application Link

Click Here

Help Desk: In case of any guidance/ information/ clarification  regarding their application, candidature etc. candidates can contact UPSC’s Facilitation Counter near Gate ‘C’ of its campus in person or over Telephone No.011-23385271/ 011-23381125/ 011-23098543 on working days between 10.00 hrs. to 17.00 hrs.

Important Dates:

Opening date for Registration of Online Application: 15th May 2024
Last date for Registration of Online Application: 4th June 2024
Last date of modification of OTR would be: 11th June 2024
UPSC CDS 2 2024 Modification in application form: From 5th June to 11th June 2024
UPSC CDS 2 Exam Date 2024: 1st September 2024

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