UPSC NDA, CDS 2025 exam on September 14; application process begins for 859 vacancies
Suviral Shukla | May 28, 2025 | 08:59 PM IST | 2 mins read
Candidates can apply for the competitive exams through the official website at upsconline.nic.in. The last date to apply for NDA, NA, and CDS exams 2025 is June 17.
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Download EBookThe Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has issued the notification for the National Defence Academy (NDA), Naval Academy (NA) and Combined Defence Services (CDS) 2 exam 2025. The commission will conduct the competitive exams on September 14.
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Candidates can apply for the competitive exams through the official website at upsconline.nic.in. The last date to apply for NDA, NA, and CDS exams 2025 is June 17.
The admit card for the UPSC competitive exams will be issued a week before the examination day, tentatively on September 7.
The selection process to the UPSC competitive exams will be conducted in two stages — stage 1 and 2. Candidates, who will qualify the written test or stage 1 will be eligible to participate in stage 2.
“Stage I comprises Officer Intelligence Rating (OIR) tests are Picture Perception and Description Test (PP&DT). The candidates will be shortlisted based on combination of performance in OIR Test and PP&DT,” as per the official statement.
Candidates, who will clear the written test, will have to participate in the next round of selection such as interview, group testing officer tasks, psychology test, and conference.
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UPSC 2025: NDA, NA and CDS vacancies
The commission will conduct the NDA and NA exams to fill the total of 406 vacancies.
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NationalDefence Academy : |
Army |
208 (including 10 for female candidates) |
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Navy |
42 (including 05 for female candidates) |
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Air Force |
(i) Flying –92 (including 02 for femalecandidates) (ii) Ground Duties (Tech) –18 (including 02 for female candidates) (iii) Ground Duties (Non Tech) –10 (including 02 for female candidates) |
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Naval Academy (10+2 Cadet Entry Scheme) : |
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36 (including 04 for female candidate) |
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Total : 406 |
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Candidates can check the total number of vacancies in the UPSC CDS 2025 from the table given below.
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Name of the Course |
Approximate No. of Vacancies (Refer Note –iii) |
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Indian Military Academy, Dehradun –161st (DE) Course commencing in July 2026 [including 13 vacancies reserved for NCC `C’ Certificate (Army Wing) holders] |
100 |
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Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala - Course commencing in July, 2026 Executive Branch (General Service)/Hydro [including 06 vacancies for NCC ‘C’ Certificate (Naval Wing) holders and 02 for Hydro] |
26 |
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Air Force Academy, Hyderabad - (Pre-Flying) Training Course commencing in July, 2026 i.e. 220 F(P) Course. [including 03 vacancies reserved for NCC ‘C’ Certificate (Air Wing) holders through NCC Special Entry] |
32 |
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Officers’ Training Academy, Chennai (Madras) 124th SSC (Men) (NT) (UPSC) Course Commencing in October, 2026. |
276 |
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Officers’ Training Academy, Chennai (Madras) 124th SSC Women (NT) (UPSC) Course commencing in, October, 2026. |
19 |
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Total |
453 |
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