UPSC CDS, NDA 1 2025: Notification released for UPSC NDA, CDS; Registration started..

UPSC CDS, NDA 1 2025: The Union Public Services Commission (UPSC) has released the notification for the Combined Defense Services (CDS 1 2025) and National Defense Academy and Naval Academy (NDA, NA 1 2025) examination. Along with the release of the notification, the commission has also started the registration process for UPSC NDA, CDS Exam 2025.
UPSC NDA CDS Last Date: Apply for NDA, CDS by 31 December 6 PM
Eligible candidates can fill out UPSC NDA, CDS 1 Application Form 2025 through the official website upsconline.gov.in. The last date to register for the exam is December 31, 2024, till 6 PM.
The official notice states, "Registration has to be done only once in a lifetime. It can be done anytime throughout the year. If the candidate is already registered, he can directly fill out the online application for the exam."
The correction window will open from January 1
The window for making changes in the application form will be open for seven days from January 1 to January 7, 2025. The notification said, "If a candidate wishes to make any changes in his/her registration profile during this period, he/she should log in to the registration platform and do the needful accordingly."
UPSC NDA, CDS Exam Date 2025: NDA, CDS exam to be held in April
As per the official notice, the UPSC NDA, CDS 1 exam 2025 is scheduled to be held on April 13, 2025, at various exam centers across the country. The commission will open the application correction window after the last date of application.
UPSC NDA, CDS Application Fee: Application Fee
UPSC CDS: As per the notification, candidates registering for the UPSC CDS 2025 exam will have to pay an application fee of Rs 200. All female candidates and candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) are exempted from paying any fee. However, no fee exemption is available for OBC candidates who are required to pay the full prescribed fee.
UPSC NDA: Candidates registering for the NDA exam have to pay a fee of Rs 100. As per the NDA notification, SC, ST, female candidates, and wards of Junior Commissioned Officers (JCOs), Non-Commissioned Officers (NCOs), and Other Ranks (ORs) specified in the official notification are exempted from payment.