UPSC CDS I Final Result 2026 Out – Download Final Merit List PDF

The Union Pub­lic Ser­vice Com­mis­sion (UPSC) has released the Com­bined Defence Ser­vices (CDS) I Exam­i­na­tion 2026 Final Result on 2 Novem­ber 2026. Can­di­dates who appeared in the CDS I recruit­ment exam­i­na­tion can now check and down­load the final result PDF from the offi­cial UPSC website.

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The UPSC CDS I Exam­i­na­tion 2026 was con­duct­ed for admis­sion to var­i­ous defence acad­e­mies, includ­ing the Indi­an Mil­i­tary Acad­e­my (IMA), Indi­an Naval Acad­e­my (INA), Air Force Acad­e­my (AFA), and Offi­cers’ Train­ing Acad­e­my (OTA).

Can­di­dates can use the offi­cial result link pro­vid­ed below to check the final mer­it list and review the recruit­ment infor­ma­tion, includ­ing eli­gi­bil­i­ty cri­te­ria, acad­e­my-wise vacan­cies, age lim­its, exam­i­na­tion dates, and selec­tion details.

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UPSC CDS I Final Result 2026: Overview

Important Dates – UPSC CDS I Examination 2026

Can­di­dates should check the fol­low­ing impor­tant dates relat­ed to the UPSC CDS I recruit­ment process.

<badge color=“success”>Final Result Released</badge> Can­di­dates can down­load the UPSC CDS I Final Result 2026 using the offi­cial PDF link pro­vid­ed in the Impor­tant Links section.

UPSC CDS I Application Fee 2026

The appli­ca­tion fee details men­tioned in the sup­plied noti­fi­ca­tion are giv­en below.

Pay­ment Methods:

• Deb­it Card
• Cred­it Card
• Net Bank­ing
• SBI e‑Challan

Can­di­dates belong­ing to fee-exempt­ed cat­e­gories should check the offi­cial noti­fi­ca­tion for applic­a­ble conditions.

UPSC CDS I Age Limit 2026

The age cri­te­ria men­tioned in the sup­plied recruit­ment infor­ma­tion are list­ed below.

Age Cal­cu­la­tion Date: 1 Jan­u­ary 2027.

Age relax­ation and date-of-birth con­di­tions are sub­ject to the offi­cial UPSC CDS I Exam­i­na­tion 2026 noti­fi­ca­tion. Can­di­dates should check the detailed adver­tise­ment for the exact eli­gi­bil­i­ty requirements.

UPSC CDS I Vacancy Details 2026

The sup­plied recruit­ment infor­ma­tion men­tions a total of 394 vacan­cies for admis­sion to dif­fer­ent defence academies.

The acad­e­my-wise vacan­cy infor­ma­tion pro­vid­ed is as follows:

Vacan­cy Ver­i­fi­ca­tion Note: The acad­e­my-wise fig­ures list­ed above add up to 451, where­as the sup­plied overview states 394 vacan­cies. Ver­i­fy the cor­rect vacan­cy dis­tri­b­u­tion against the offi­cial UPSC noti­fi­ca­tion before publishing.

UPSC CDS I Educational Qualification 2026

Can­di­dates apply­ing for the dif­fer­ent acad­e­mies under the Com­bined Defence Ser­vices Exam­i­na­tion must meet the pre­scribed edu­ca­tion­al qualifications.

1. Indian Military Academy (IMA)

• Bach­e­lor’s Degree in any dis­ci­pline from a recog­nised uni­ver­si­ty in India.
• Can­di­dates must sat­is­fy the age and oth­er eli­gi­bil­i­ty con­di­tions pre­scribed by UPSC.

2. Indian Naval Academy (INA)

• Engi­neer­ing Degree from a recog­nised uni­ver­si­ty or insti­tu­tion in India.

3. Air Force Academy (AFA)

Can­di­dates should pos­sess one of the fol­low­ing qualifications:

• Bach­e­lor’s Degree in any stream with Physics and Math­e­mat­ics at the 10+2 Inter­me­di­ate lev­el; OR
• Engi­neer­ing Degree from a recog­nised uni­ver­si­ty or institution.

4. Officers’ Training Academy (OTA)

• Bach­e­lor’s Degree in any dis­ci­pline from a recog­nised uni­ver­si­ty in India.

Can­di­dates should read the offi­cial UPSC CDS I noti­fi­ca­tion for detailed edu­ca­tion­al require­ments, date-of-birth con­di­tions, and oth­er acad­e­my-spe­cif­ic eli­gi­bil­i­ty rules.

UPSC CDS I Selection Process 2026

The selec­tion pro­ce­dure for CDS recruit­ment is con­duct­ed accord­ing to the rules pre­scribed by UPSC and the respec­tive defence services.

The recruit­ment process gen­er­al­ly includes the fol­low­ing stages:

1. Writ­ten Examination
2. Ser­vices Selec­tion Board (SSB) Interview
3. Doc­u­ment Verification
4. Med­ical Examination
5. Final Mer­it List

Can­di­dates should refer to the offi­cial exam­i­na­tion noti­fi­ca­tion and final result notice for the applic­a­ble selec­tion conditions.

How to Download UPSC CDS I Final Result 2026

Can­di­dates can fol­low these steps to check the UPSC CDS I Final Result PDF.

1. Vis­it the offi­cial UPSC web­site: https://upsc.gov.in/
2. Open the exam­i­na­tion results or What’s New section.
3. Find the noti­fi­ca­tion titled Com­bined Defence Ser­vices Exam­i­na­tion (I), 2026 – Final Result.
4. Click the final result PDF link.
5. Open the PDF document.
6. Search for your roll num­ber or name, as applicable.
7. Check the result carefully.
8. Down­load and save the PDF for future reference.

Can­di­dates should also read the instruc­tions men­tioned in the offi­cial result document.

Important Links – UPSC CDS I 2026