UPSC CDS I (Combined Defense Services Examination I) 2025

UPSC has finally released notification to apply for CDS -I /Combined Defence Services Examination (I) 2025 Including SSC women (Non - Technical ) Courses.

 

Eligible and interested candidates can apply online for 11 Dec to 31 Dec 2024 on commission 's official website .

 

EXAMINATION NOTICE NO. 04/2025.CDS-I

Total Department and their number of seats:-

 

 Educational Qualifications:

(i) For I.M.A. and Officers’ Training Academy, Chennai — Degree of a recognised University or equivalent.

 

(ii) For Indian Naval Academy— Degree in Engineering .

 

(iii) For Air Force Academy—Degree of a recognised University (with Physics and Mathematics at 10+2 level) or Bachelor of Engineering.

Apply Online : Candidates are required to apply online for Combined Defence Services Examination by using the website upsconline.gov.in.

 

Registration: Registration has to be done only once in life time. This can be done anytime throughout the year. If the candidate is already registered, he/she can proceed straightway for filling up the online application for the examination.

 

(i) Modification in Registration Profile : In case, the candidate wants to effect any change in his/her Registration profile, it shall be allowed only once in the lifetime after the registration at Registration platform. The option to change in Registration profile data shall be available till expiry of 7 days from the next day after the closure of application window of his/her first final application for any Examination of the Commission.

 

(ii) Modification in application form (Other than Registration Profile):  The Commission has also decided to extend the facility of making correction(s) in any field(s) of the application form for this examination from next day of the closure of the application window of this Examination. This window will remain open for 7 days from the date of opening of the same i.e. from 01.01.2025 to 07.01.2025.

 

Instruction in respect of uploading of Photograph while filling up online application form:-

 

(a) The photograph, uploaded by candidate should not be more than 10 days old from the start of the online application process (i.e. the application commencement date).

(b) Ensure that the name of candidate and the date on which the photograph was taken are clearly mentioned on the photograph.

(c) The candidate’s face should occupy 3/4th of the space in the photograph.

(d) The candidates must ensure that their appearance must match with their photograph at the time of Written Examination. For instance, if a candidate uploads a bearded photograph, he must appear with the same look in the Written Examination. Same would be the case with spectacles, moustaches, etc.

 

All candidates whether already in Government Service including candidates serving in the Armed Forces, Government owned industrial undertakings or other similar organizations or in private employment should submit their applications online direct to the Commission.

 

N.B.I: Persons already in Government Service, whether in permanent or temporary capacity or as work charged employees other than casual or daily rated employees or those serving under the Public Enterprises are, however, required to inform their Head of Office/Department in writing that they have applied for the Examination.

 

Candidates are advised to keep ready the following documents in original alongwith their self attested copies soon after the declaration of the result of the written part of the examination which is likely to be declared in the month of May 2025 for submission to the Army HQ/Naval HQ/Air HQ as the case may be: (Please Read Official Notification from Page 12 for more details.)