UPSC NDA, NA, CDS I Exam 2025: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on December 11 released the notification for the UPSC NDA and NA, CDS I Exam 2025. Candidates who wish to apply for the National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Examination (I) 2025, as well as the Combined Defence Services Examination (I) 2025, can find the notifications on the official UPSC website at upsc.gov.in.
Registration for both exams will end on December 31 with exams on April 13. Candidates must apply online through the website upsconline.nic.in.
Applicants need to register on the One Time Registration (OTR) platform available on the Commission’s website. After completing the registration, they can proceed to fill out the online application for the examination.
Candidates applying for the CDS (except female candidates and those from SC/ST categories who are exempt from paying the fee) are required to pay a fee of Rs 200.
Similarly, candidates applying for NDA and NA I (excluding SC/ST candidates, female candidates, and wards of JCOs/NCOs/ORs who are exempt from the fee) must pay a fee of Rs 100.
These fees can also be paid by cash at any SBI branch, or through the following methods: Visa, Master, RuPay Credit/Debit Card, UPI Payment, or internet banking through any bank.
Criteria like eligibility, reservation and vacancy will be released once the notification is shared by the Commission.