UPSC CDS 1 Final Result 2026 Released
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has declared the Combined Defence Services Examination (I), 2026 Final Result on 2 November 2026. The result is based on the written examination conducted in April 2026 and the SSB interviews held by the Services Selection Board of the Ministry of Defence.
The final merit lists contain 243 recommendations across the Indian Military Academy (IMA), Indian Naval Academy (INA) and Air Force Academy (AFA). Candidates can download the official result PDF and check their name or roll number. The result does not include the outcome of medical examinations, and candidature remains provisional pending verification of date of birth and educational qualifications.
Important Dates & Application Fee
Important Dates | Application Fee |
|---|---|
● Original Notification Date: 10 December 2025 | ● General/OBC Male: ₹200 |
● Online Application Start: 10 December 2025 | ● SC/ST Candidates: No Fee |
● Last Date to Apply: 30 December 2025, 6:00 PM | ● Female Candidates: No Fee |
● Written Examination: 12 April 2026 | ● Payment Mode: Online, as specified in the original notification |
● Final Result Date: 2 November 2026 | ● Current Result Post: No new application fee |
● Result Status: Released | ● Application Process: Closed |
The original CDS I 2026 notification was Examination Notice No. 4/2026 CDS-I, dated 10 December 2025.
Age Limit & Vacancy Details
Age Limit | Vacancy Details |
|---|---|
● Age criteria were determined according to the original CDS I 2026 notification and course-specific birth-date conditions | ● Total Original Vacancies: 451 |
● IMA: Unmarried male candidates meeting the prescribed age conditions | ● IMA, Dehradun: 100 |
● INA: Unmarried male candidates meeting the prescribed age conditions | ● INA, Ezhimala: 26 |
● AFA: Candidates meeting prescribed age and flying-branch eligibility conditions | ● AFA, Hyderabad: 32 |
● OTA: Men and women candidates as per course-specific eligibility | ● OTA Men: 275 |
● Exact age/birth-date eligibility: Refer to official notification | ● OTA Women: 18 |
● Final Result List: Medical examination outcome not included | ● Total: 451 |
Important: The final result notice for IMA, INA and AFA reports 155, 63 and 25 candidates respectively. These are merit-list entries, not the number of vacancies. Some candidates appear in more than one list.
Academy-Wise Final Result
Academy | Candidates in Final Merit List |
|---|---|
● Indian Military Academy (IMA), Dehradun | ● 155 |
● Indian Naval Academy (INA), Ezhimala, Kerala | ● 63 |
● Air Force Academy (AFA), Hyderabad | ● 25 |
● Total Merit-List Entries | ● 243 |
Salary Details & Selection Process
Salary / Training Details | Selection Process |
|---|---|
● CDS is an officer-entry examination for the Indian Armed Forces | ● Written Examination conducted by UPSC |
● Pay and allowances depend on the service, rank and applicable rules after commissioning | ● SSB Interview / Personality Test |
● Training academies: IMA, INA, AFA and OTA | ● Medical Examination |
● Pay scale and allowances: As per the applicable service rules | ● Final merit list based on written exam and SSB performance |
● Final result is provisional until document verification | ● Academy admission subject to medical fitness, eligibility, vacancies and verification |
The UPSC final result notice states that medical examination results have not been considered in preparing the lists.
Educational Qualification
Academy | Educational Qualification |
|---|---|
● IMA | ● Degree from a recognised university or equivalent |
● INA | ● Engineering degree from a recognised institution |
● AFA | ● Degree with Physics and Mathematics at 10+2 level, or Bachelor of Engineering |
● OTA | ● Degree from a recognised university or equivalent |
● Final Result Eligibility | ● Candidates must satisfy the eligibility conditions in the original notification and submit proof of date of birth and educational qualification |
The above qualifications are a summary of the original CDS notification; candidates should check the official notification for detailed conditions and accepted qualifications.
UPSC CDS I Final Result 2026 – Official Notice Details
Particulars | Details |
|---|---|
● Exam Conducting Authority | ● Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) |
● Examination Name | ● Combined Defence Services Examination (I), 2026 |
● Final Result Declaration | ● 2 November 2026 |
● Written Exam Month | ● April 2026 |
● SSB Interview | ● Conducted by the Services Selection Board, Ministry of Defence |
● IMA Course | ● 162nd (DE) Course, Dehradun |
● INA Course | ● Executive Branch (General Service)/Hydro, Ezhimala |
● AFA Course | ● No. 221 F(P) Pre-Flying Training Course, Hyderabad |
● Result Format | ● PDF Merit List |
● Final Result Status | ● Released |
● Medical Examination | ● Not included in preparation of these lists |
● Document Verification | ● Date of birth and educational qualification verification is in process |
● Official Website | ● upsc.gov.in |
Application Links
| Final Result Download | click here |
| Result Download | click here |
| Answer Key Download | click here |
| Admit Card Download | click here |
| Exam Schedule Download | click here |
| Apply | click here |
| Download Notification | click notification pdf |
| Official Website | click official site |
