Archive · 30 Dec 2025
UPSC Closes CDS 1 2026 Applications
The UPSC is closing the application window for the CDS 1 2026 exam today.
You can apply online until 6 PM.
The exam will be held on April 12, 2026, and will have different papers for different defence academies.
There is a fee for some candidates, and you can pay it online.
The exam will be on paper, and you can choose to answer in Hindi or English.
There will be a penalty for wrong answers.
UPSC closes CDS 1 2026 applications on December 30 by 6 PM.
Exam scheduled for April 12, 2026, in offline mode with Hindi and English options.
Application fee is Rs 200 for General/OBC males and nil for others.
Exam consists of three papers for IMA, INA, and AFA, and two papers for OTA.
Negative marking of one-third marks deducted for each wrong answer.
- Who
- Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)
- What
- Closing of Combined Defence Services 1 (CDS 1) 2026 applications
- When
- December 30, 2023, by 6 PM
- Where
- Online, via upsconline.nic.in
- Why
- To select candidates for defence services
UPSC
None
Application Deadline
UPSC
December 30, 2023, by 6 PM
None
None
- Application Deadline
- December 30, 6 PM
- Exam Date
- April 12, 2026
- Application Fee (General/OBC Male)
- Rs 200
- Application Fee (SC/ST/PwBD/Female)
- Nil
- Exam Mode
- Pen-and-paper (offline)
- Languages
- Hindi and English
- Negative Marking
- One-third marks deducted per wrong answer
Sources
Union Public Service Commission Will Close Combined Defence Services 1 Applications Today
Staff Selection Commission To Close Constable GD Recruitment 2026 Applications On This Date
SSC Stenographer 2025 Skill Test Dates Announced, 8,624 Shortlisted for Grade C
UPSC CDS 1 Result 2025 Final Result Released; 535 Candidates Selected
UPSC NDA & NA I 2026 Application Window Closes Today At 6 PM; Last Chance To Apply NOW At upsconline.nic.in
UPSC CDS 1 2026 Registration Window Close Today At 6 PM; Apply Online Now At upsconline.nic.in
