UPSC CDS 1 Admit Card 2025 Download Link OUT

UPSC CDS 1 Admit Card 2025:  Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has released online written exam admit card for recruitment to the post of Combined Defence Service (CDS) Examination (I) 2025 for 457 vacancies. The CDS Exam I 2025 shall be conducted on 13th April 2025 by the commission across the nation as per the notified examination center. All eligible candidates can download admit card online at UPSC official website upsc.gov.in from 03rd April 2025 onwards for CDS Exam I 2025. @upsc.gov.in

UPSC CDS 1 Admit Card 2025 Overview

Organization	Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)
Post Name	Combined Defence Services Exam 2025
Advt. No.	CDS-I
No. of Vacancy	457 Post
Job Location	All India
Admit Card Issue	03/04/2025
Apply Mode	Online
Official Website	@upsc.gov.in

Important Dates

Event	Date
Apply Start Date	11/12/2024
Apply Last Date	01/01/2025
UPSC CDS 1 Exam Date	13/04/2025

Application Fee

Category	Fees
UR / OBC / EWS	Rs. 200/-
SC / ST / Female	Nil
Payment Mode	Online

Age Limit

• For IMA: Unmarried male candidates born not earlier than 2nd January, 2002 and not later than 1st January, 2007 only are eligible.
• For Indian Naval Academy: Unmarried male candidates born not earlier than 2nd January, 2002 and not later than 1st January, 2007 only are eligible.
• For Air Force Academy:
• 20 to 24 years as on 1st January, 2026 i.e. born not earlier than 2nd January, 2002 and not later than 1st January, 2006 (Upper age limit for candidates holding valid and current Commercial Pilot Licence issued by DGCA (India) is relaxable upto 26 yrs. i.e. born not earlier than 2nd January, 2000 and not later than 1st January, 2006 only are eligible.
• For Officers’ Training Academy: (SSC Course for men) unmarried male candidates born not earlier than 2nd January, 2001 and not later than 1st January, 2007 only are eligible.
• For Officers’ Training Academy: (SSC Women Non-Technical Course) Unmarried women, issueless widows who have not remarried and issueless divorcees (in possession of divorce documents) who have not remarried are eligible. They should have been born not earlier than 2nd January, 2001 and not later than 1st January 2007.

UPSC CDS 1 Recruitment 2025 Vacancy Details

Post Name	No. of Post
Indian Military Academy, Dehradun	100
Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala	32
Air Force Academy, Hyderabad	32
Officers’ Training Academy, Chennai (SSC Men)	275
Officers Training Academy, Chennai (SSC Women)	18
Total Post	457

UPSC CDS 1 Recruitment 2025 Eligibility

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

Graduates with first choice as Army / Navy / Air Force are to submit proof of Graduation / provisional certificates on the date of commencement of the SSB Interview at the SSB.

UPSC CDS 1 Recruitment 2025 Selection Process

• The Competitive examination comprises (a) a Written examination and (b) an Interview for intelligence and personality test of such candidates as may be called for an interview at one of the Services Selection Centres.
• The subjects of the written examination, the time allowed, and the maximum marks allotted to each subject will be as follows:

For Admission to Indian Military Academy, Indian Naval Academy, and Air Force Academy:

Subject	Code	Duration	Max Marks
English	11	02 Hours	100
General Knowledge	12	02 Hours	100
Elementary Mathematics	13	02 Hours	100

For Admission to Officers’ Training Academy:

Subject	Code	Duration	Max Marks
English	11	02 Hours	100
General Knowledge	12	02 Hours	100

How to Download UPSC CDS 1 Admit Card 2025?

• There are following simple steps for online downloading of UPSC Combined Defence Service Examination (I) 2025 admit card as under described:
• At first open Union Public Service Commission official website i.e. https://upsc.gov.in
• In the middle of Home Page click on the given link as “CDS 1 Exam Admit Card 2025”.
• You will be redirected to admit card download page of UPSC Combined Defence Service Examination (I) 2025.
• In the admit card download page enter your Registration Number and Date of Birth correctly in the specified input field.
• Next enter Captcha Code as shown in the page correctly to proceed further.
• Finally click on Download button to download your admit card and save a copy in PDF or print out for future reference.

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UPSC CDS 1 Syllabus 2025

ENGLISH (Code No. 01)

• The question paper will be designed to test the candidates’ understanding of English and workmanlike use of words.

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (Code No. 02)

• General Knowledge including knowledge of current events and of such matters of everyday observation and experience in their scientific aspects as may be expected of an educated person who has not made a special study of any scientific subject.
• The paper will also include questions on History of India and Geography of a nature which candidate should be able to answer without special study.

ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS (Code No. 03)

ARITHMETIC

Number System:

• Natural numbers, Integers, Rational and Real numbers. Fundamental operations, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, Square roots, Decimal fractions. Unitary method, time and distance, time and work, percentages, applications to simple and compound interest, profit and loss, ratio and proportion, variation.

Elementary Number Theory:

• Division algorithm. Prime and composite numbers. Tests of divisibility by 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, and 11. Multiples and factors. Factorisation Theorem. H.C.F. and L.C.M. Euclidean algorithm. Logarithms to base 10, laws of logarithms, use of logarithmic tables.

ALGEBRA

• Basic Operations, simple factors, Remainder Theorem, H.C.F., L.C.M., Theory of polynomials, solutions of quadratic equations, relation between its roots and coefficients (Only real roots to be considered). Simultaneous linear equations in two unknowns-analytical and graphical solutions. Simultaneous linear inequations in two variables and their solutions.
• Practical problems leading to two simultaneous linear equations or inequations in two variables or quadratic equations in one variable & their solutions. Set language and set notation, Rational expressions and conditional identities, Laws of indices.

TRIGONOMETRY

• Sine ×, cosine ×, Tangent × when 0° < × < 90° Values of sin ×, cos × and tan ×, for × = 0°, 30°, 45°, 60° and 90°
• Simple trigonometric identities.
• Use of trigonometric tables.
• Simple cases of heights and distances.

GEOMETRY

• Lines and angles, Plane and plane figures, Theorems on (i) Properties of angles at a point, (ii) Parallel lines, (iii) Sides and angles of a triangle, (iv) Congruency of triangles, (v) Similar triangles, (vi) Concurrence of medians and altitudes, (vii) Properties of angles, sides and diagonals of a parallelogram, rectangle and square, (viii) Circles and its properties including tangents and normals, (ix) Loci.

MENSURATION

• Areas of squares, rectangles, parallelograms, triangles and circle, Areas of figures which can be split up into these figures (Field Book), Surface area and volume of cuboids, lateral surface and volume of right circular cones and cylinders, surface area and volume of spheres.

STATISTICS

• Collection and tabulation of statistical data, Graphical representation frequency polygons, histograms, bar charts, pie charts etc. Measures of central tendency.

INTELLIGENCE AND PERSONALITY TEST

The SSB procedure consists of two stage Selection process – stage I and stage II. Only those candidates who clear the stage I are permitted to appear for stage II. The details are: –

• Stage I comprises of Officer Intelligence Rating (OIR) tests are Picture Perception* Description Test (PP&DT). The candidates will be shortlisted based on combination of performance in OIR Test and PP&DT.
• (b) Stage II Comprises of Interview, Group Testing Officer Tasks, Psychology Tests and the Conference. These tests are conducted over 4 days. The details of these tests are given on the website www.joinindianarmy.nic.in.

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