UPSC Recruitment 2025 – 457 CDS (I) Vacancies:

Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has given an employment notification for the recruitment of Combined Defence Services (CDS) Examination I (including the SCC Women (Non-Technical) course). UPSC has announced new job vacancies for the 457 Combined Defence Services (CDS) for the Indian Military Academy, Indian Naval Academy, Air Force Academy, and Officers Training Academy. Candidates with a Graduation Degree or equivalent can check the job vacancies at https://upsc.gov.in/ or see below. Check below for UPSC Combined Defence Services Examination I 2025:

Candidates with a Graduation Degree or equivalent looking for government jobs can check the Vacancies below. Interested candidates go through the UPSC website and apply till 31-12-2025. Also see UPSC CDS Exam (I) Notification 2025, Job Location, Salary, Important Dates, Selection Procedure, Age Limit, Application Fee, and How to apply for UPSC CDS Examination (I) below:

List of UPSC CDS Exam (I) Jobs 2025 Details:

Below are the UPSC CDS  Exam (I) Recruitment Details for various posts.

Vacancy Details:

• Post Name: Combined Defence Services
• No. of Vacancies: 457

Job Location: All India.

Important Dates of UPSC Combined Defence Services Examination I 2025:

• Starting date for Submission of Application: 11-12-2024
• Last date for Submission of Application: 31-12-2024 till 6:00 PM
• Last date for “Pay by cash” at the counter of SBI Branch: 30-12-2024 till 11.59 PM
• Last date for online Debit/Credit Card or Internet Banking Payment: 31-12-2024 till 6 PM
• Date for Correction of Application: 01-01-2025 to 07-01-2025 till 6.00 PM.
• Date for Preliminary Exam: April 13, 2025
• Date of Downloading Prelims Admit Card: Will be Announced later

Education Qualification:

• For I.M.A. and Officers’ Training Academy: Degree of a recognized University or equivalent.
• Indian Naval Academy: Degree in Engineering from a recognized University/Institution.
• Air Force Academy: Degree of a recognized University (with Physics and Mathematics at 10+2 level) or Bachelor of Engineering.

Age Limit (as of 01-01-2026):

• Min. 20 years and Max. 24 years. i.e. born not earlier than 2nd January 2002 and not later than 1st January 2006.
• Check the official notification below for age relaxation.

Selection Procedure:

• Selection is based on two stages: the written examination and the interview (personality test).

Application Fee:

• Candidates (excepting Female/SC/ST Candidates who are exempted from payment of fee) are required to pay a fee of Rs. 200/- as an application fee.

Important Links of UPSC CDS Exam (I) Notification 2025:

Click here to view the official notification – UPSC Combined Defence Services Exam (I) 2025 Notification

Click here to apply online – UPSC Combined Defence Services Exam (I) 2025 Apply Online