UPSC CDS-I Online form 2025

UPSC CDS-I RECRUITMENT: The candidates applying for the examination should ensure that they fulfill all the eligibility conditions for admission to the Examination. Their admission at all the stages of the examination will be purely provisional subject to satisfying the prescribed eligibility conditions. The mere issue of an Admission Certificate to the candidate will not imply that the Commission has finally cleared his candidature. Verification of eligibility conditions about original documents will be taken up only after the candidate has qualified for the interview/Personality Test.

• Indian Military Academy (IMA)
  • Degree of a recognized university or equivalent.
• Indian Naval Academy (INA)
  • Degree in Engineering from a recognized University/Institution.
• Indian Air Force Academy
  • Degree from a recognized University (with Physics and Mathematics at 10+2 level) or Bachelor of Engineering.
• Officers Training Academy (OTA)
  • Candidates possessing professional and technical qualifications recognized by the government as equivalent to professional and technical degrees would also be eligible for admission to the examination.

Note:
1. Candidates, who have yet to pass their degree examination will be eligible only if they are studying in the final year of degree examination. Those candidates who have yet to qualify for the final year Degree Examination and are allowed to appear in the UPSC Examination should note that this is only a special concession given to them. They are required to submit proof of passing the Degree Examination by the prescribed date and no request for extending this date will be entertained on the grounds of late conduct of basic qualifying University Examination, delay in declaration of results or any other ground whatsoever. Candidates who are studying in the final year/semester degree course are required to submit at the time of the SSB interview a bonafide certificate issued by the University/College stating that they will be able to submit their proof of passing the graduation degree examination by the specified date, failing which their candidature will be canceled.
2. Candidates who are debarred by the Ministry of Defence from holding any type of commission in the Defence Services shall not be eligible for admission to the examination and if admitted, their candidature will be canceled.
3. In the event of Air Force candidates being suspended from Flying training for failure to learn flying, they would be absorbed in the Navigation/Ground Duty (Non-Tech) Branches of the IAF. This will be subject to the availability of vacancies and fulfilling the laid down qualitative requirements.

• Online Application.
• Examination.
• Intelligence and Personality test.
• Merit list.
• Medical Examination.
• Physical Standards for Officers.

• Candidates are required to apply online by using the website upsconline.gov.in.
• A candidate who is willing to apply for the Combined Defence Services Examination shall be required to apply online and submit the requisite information and supporting documents towards various claims, such as date of birth, educational qualification, etc. as may be sought by the Commission along with the Registration and Online Application Form.
• For detailed instructions for filling up the form, the Notice for Combined Defence Services Examination (I), 2025 may be referred to the failure to provide the required information/documents along with the Online Application Form or within the correction window, if any, provided by the Commission will entail cancellation of candidature for the examination.
• Registration has to be done only once in a lifetime. This can be done anytime throughout the year. If the candidate is already registered, he/she can proceed straightway to filling up the online application for the examination.

• Detailed instructions for filling up Online Applications are available on the above
• mentioned website.
• Candidates will be required to complete the Online Application form containing two stages viz. Part I and Part II as per the instructions available in the above-mentioned site through the drop-down menu.
• The candidates are required to pay a fee of Rs. 200/- (Rupees two hundred only) [except SC/ST candidates and those specified in Note-2 of Point 4 (Fee) of the Notice who are exempted from payment of fee] either by depositing the money in any branch of SBI by cash or by using any Visa/Master/ Rupay Credit/Debit Card/UPI Payment or by using internet banking facility of any Bank
• Before starting filling up the Online Application, a candidate must have his photograph and signature duly scanned in the .jpg format in such a manner that each file should not exceed 300 KB and must not be less than 20 KB in size for the photograph and signature.
• A candidate must have his Matriculation Certificate ready before filling up his application form. The details viz. The candidate’s Name, Father’s Name, Mother’s Name & Date of Birth to be filled in the Online Application Form of the candidate should match exactly with the particulars mentioned in the Matriculation Certificate.
• In addition to this, the candidate should also have details of one photo ID viz. Aadhar Card/ Voter Card/ PAN Card/ Passport/ Driving License/ Any other photo ID Card issued by the State/Central Government. The details of this photo ID will have to be provided by the candidate while filling up the online application form. The candidates will have to upload a scanned copy of the Photo ID whose details have been provided in the online application by him/her. This photo ID will be used for all future referencing and the candidate is advised to carry this ID while appearing for examination/Personality Test/SSB.
• The Online Applications (Part I and II) can be filled from 11th December 2024 to 31st December 2024 till 6:00 PM.
• The applicants must ensure that while filling out their Application Forms, they are providing their valid and active E-mail IDs as the Commission may use electronic mode of communication while contacting them at different stages of the examination process.
• The applicants are advised to check their e-mails at regular intervals and ensure that the email address ending with @nic.in is directed to their inbox folder and not to the SPAM folder or any other folder.
• Candidates are strongly advised to apply online well in time without waiting for the last date for submission of online application