COMBINED DEFENCE SERVICES EXAMINATION (I), 2025

Combined Defence Services (CDS) Examination is conducted by UPSC for admission to:

1. Indian Military Academy, Dehradun
2. Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala
3. Air Force Academy, Hyderabad
4. Officers’ Training Academy (OTA), Chennai

UPSC invited application for Combined Defence Services Examination (I), 2025 from eligible Indian citizens

• Overall vacancies: 457
• Seats are reserved for those who have NCC ‘C’ Certificate.
• Salary Scale: 56,100 – 1,77,500
• Age Limit & Educational Qualification:

Course	Age Limit	Educational Qualification
Indian Military Academy	02.01.2002 to 01.01.2007	Bachelor’s Degree
Indian Naval Academy	02.01.2002 to 01.01.2007	BE/ B.Tech
Air Force Academy	02.01.2002 to 01.01.2006*	Bachelor’s Degree with Physics & Maths at +2 level Or BE/ B.Tech
Officers’ Training Academy	02.01.2001 to 01.01.2007	Bachelor’s Degree

* Upper age limit for candidates holding 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

• Application Fee: 200/- (No fee for SC/ ST/ Women)
• Exam will be conducted on 13 April 2025
• Exam will be held at 78 centres across the country. In Kerala, there are 3 centres viz Trivandrum, Kozhikkode, Kochi
• Scheme of Examination: Examination comprises (a) Written Examination & (b) Interview for intelligence and personality test
• Written Examination:

Course	Subject	Duration	Max. Marks
For Indian Military Academy, Indian Naval Academy & Air Force Academy	English	2 Hours	100
	General Knowledge	2 Hours	100
	Elementary Maths	2 Hours	100
Officers’ Training Academy	English	2 Hours	100
	General Knowledge	2 Hours	100

• The papers in all the subjects will consist of objective type questions only.
• Last Date for Application: 31 December 2024
• To Apply: https://upsconline.gov.in/
• For more details download notification below

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To get Previous year question papers of CDS Exams, visit: https://iqcareer.in/cds-question-papers/