CDS Exam Dates 2025 (Out): Check Pre & Post Exam Schedule

CDS 2025 Exam dates have been announced. As per the announced dates by UPSC, the Combined Defence Services (CDS) exam I will be held on April 13, 2025, and CDS II will be held on September 14, 2025.

Dreaming of joining the Defence Forces in 2025? Then, apply for CDS I /II 2025.

CDS exam will be held offline in PBT format . UPSC conducts the Combined Defence Services (CDS) exam. The exam is held twice a year in the month of April and September 2025.

Combined Defence Services (CDS) Exam is a national-level exam. It is conducted to recruit officers for all three defense forces (Indian Army, Indian Air Force, & Indian Navy).

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The candidates who will be selected through the CDS exam 2025 will be trained in their selected academies i.e. Indian Military Academy, Officers Training Academy, Indian Naval Academy, and Indian Air Force Academy. In this article we have shared all the details regarding CDS 2025 Exam dates from application events to counselling.

CDS 2025 Exam Dates

Check out the below-mentioned details for the Combined Defence Services (CDS) 2025 exam dates: 

CDS 2025 Pre Exam Dates

The notification for the CDS I 2025 exam will be released on December 11, 2024, and for CDS II 2025 on May 28, 2025. Applications for both exams will be submitted online.

According to 2024 predictions, the application form for CDS I 2025 will be available on December 11, 2025, and for CDS II 2025 on May 28, 2025. The last date to submit the application fees for CDS I 2025 will be December 31, 2024, and for CDS II 2025, it will be June 17, 2025.

The application correction window for CDS I 2025 will be available until January 2025, and for CDS II 2025, until June 2025. The admit cards for the exams will be released in April 2025 and September 2025, respectively.

CDS 2025 Post Exam Dates

The CDS I 2025 Exam is scheduled for April 13, 2025, and the CDS II Exam for September 14, 2025. The UPSC will release the results for CDS I in May 2025, and for CDS II in October 2025.

Applicants who pass the CDS examination will be called for the SSB by the respective selection boards: the Service Selection Board (SSB), Air Force Selection Board (AFSB), and Naval Selection Board (NSB).

CDS 2025 Exam Overview

The CDS selection process consists of two stages: a written exam and an SSB Interview. Candidates who pass the written exam will be invited to participate in the SSB Interview round.

CDS 2025 Registration

Here’s are the details related to Common Defence Service (CDS) 2025 registration and form filling:

Registrations for CDS I 2025 will start on December 11, 2025. The application will be filled out online and Male candidates from the General and OBC categories has to pay Rs. 200 as application fees. Females and Candidates belonging to SC/ST categories are exempted from the payment of fees.

Candidates have to submit details such as educational qualifications, communicational details, and personal details in the application form. Along with documents candidates also have to upload scanned passport-size photographs and signatures in the required format

In this article we have shared all the information related to CDS 2025 exam dates. Candidates aspiring of becoming officers in defense forces can find details related pre and post exam dates and exam pattern.

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