- By Sakshi Gupta
- Thu, 12 Dec 2024 08:57 AM (IST)
- Source:JND
UPSC NDA, CDS 1 2025: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has released the announcement for the Combined Defence Services (CDS) 1 and National Defence Academy and Naval Academy (NDA) 1 exams in 2025. The UPSC NDA and CDS exam 2025 registration procedure has commenced.
Eligible applicants can apply for the UPSC NDA, CDS 1 2025 using the official website, upsconline.gov.in. The deadline to register for the tests is December 31, 2024, at 6 p.m.
“Registration has to be done only once in a lifetime. This can be done anytime throughout the year. If the candidate is already registered, he/she can proceed straightway to filling up the online application for the examination,” the official notice read.
UPSC NDA, CDS 1 2025: Exam date
According to the official notification, the UPSC NDA, CDS 1 exam 2025 will be placed on April 13, 2025, at various examination venues throughout the country. Following the application deadline, the commission will open an application correction window.
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The time for making revisions to the application form will be open for seven days, from January 1 to January 7, 2025. “In case a candidate wants to carry out any change in his/her registration profile during this period, then he/she should log in to the Registration platform and do the needful accordingly,” the notification read.
UPSC NDA, CDS 1 2025: Application fee
To apply for the UPSC CDS 2025 exam, aspirants must submit 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 to OBC candidates, who are required to pay the full prescribed fee,” the CDS notification read.
To sign up for the UPSC NDA 2025 exam, aspirants must pay a cost of Rs 100. According to the NDA notification, SC, ST, female candidates, and wards of Junior Commissioned Officers (JCOs), Non-Commissioned Officers (NCOs), and Other Ranks (ORs) listed in the official notification are exempt from payment.