Combined Defense Services Examination (CDS) 2025

the combined defense services examination (cds) is a national-level examination conducted by the union public service commission (upsc) to recruit officers for the indian army, navy, and air force.latest update:the notification for the cds-1 examination 2025 has been released, including openings for non-technical courses for women under the short service commission (ssc).available seats and institutionsindian military academy (ima), dehradun - 100 seatsindian naval academy (ina), ezhimala - 32 seatsair force academy (afa), hyderabad - 32 seatsofficers training academy (ota), chennaissc (men) - 275 seatsssc (women) - 18 seatstotal seats: 457eligibility criteriageneral:must be a citizen of india.age and educational requirements:indian military academy (ima) & officers training academy (ota):bachelor's degree from a recognized university.born between january 2, 2001 and january 1, 2007.indian naval academy (ina):bachelor's degree in engineering from a recognized university.born between january 2, 2001 and january 1, 2007.indian air force academy (afa):bachelor's degree (any discipline) with physics and mathematics at 10+2 level or an engineering degree.born between january 2, 2002 and january 1, 2006.note: final-year students can apply, provided they have no backlog at the time of submission.application processapply online: https://upsconline.gov.in/examination centers: nationwide coverage across multiple cities.for more information: visit: https://upsc.gov.in/examinations/active-exams