UPSC NDA, CDS Application Form 2025: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has opened the application procedure for the Combined Defence Services (CDS) II and National Defence Academy (NDA) & Naval Academy (NA) II examinations for the year 2025. Candidates with interest can apply online through the UPSC's official website, upsconline.nic.in. June 17, 2025, will be the final date for applications, and the written examination for CDS II and NDA/NA II will be held on September 14, 2025.
Through these tests, applicants shall fill up a total of 453 vacancies through the CDS test and 406 vacancies through the NDA/NA test.
An application fee of Rs 200 for CDS and Rs 100 for NDA/NA is required of applicants. Female applicants, SC/ST candidates, and wards of JCOs, NCOs, or ORs are eligible for exemptions from the NDA/NA requirements. Debit/credit cards, UPI, or internet banking can all be used to make the payment online.
Eligibility requirements vary marginally based on the wing. Candidates should have passed Class 12 or a comparable examination to be eligible for the Army Wing of NDA. Candidates seeking admission into the Air Force, Naval Wings, and the 10+2 Cadet Entry Scheme in the Indian Naval Academy are required to pass Class 12 with Mathematics and Physics as subjects.
The age criteria for NDA/NA II 2025, unmarried male and female applicants born between January 1, 2007, and January 1, 2010, are eligible to apply.
To register for the NDA 2 exam, applicants have to first undergo One Time Registration (OTR) on the UPSC website prior to completing the application form. Interested applicants should visit the official UPSC website regularly for information on syllabus, pattern of exam, and additional guidelines
