UPSC CDS Admit Card 2024: Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has announced to conduct Combined Defense Services (CDS) 2024 exam for recruitment in Indian Army, Navy and Air Force. This exam will be held on 1 September 2024. UPSC CDS Admit Card 2024 is going to be released soon on the official website of UPSC upsconline.nic.in. The direct link to download UPSC CDS Admit Card and easy process to download is given below.
UPSC CDS Admit Card 2024 Overview
| Recruitment Organization | Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) |
| Exam Name | Combined Defence Services Examination (CDSE)- 02/2024 |
| Total Vacancies | 459 |
| Exam Date | 1 September 2024 |
| Category | UPSC CDS Admit Card 2024 |
| Official Website | upsc.gov.in |
UPSC CDS 02/2024 Important Dates
Online applications for UPSC CDS 2024 exam were made from 15th May to 4th June 2024. UPSC CDS written exam is scheduled to be held on 1st September 2024. UPSC will release the admit card soon on its official website upsc.gov.in and upsconline.nic.in.
UPSC CDS 02/2024 Vacancies, Eligibility
Age Limit: The age of the candidate to apply for UPSC CDS 2024 exam is 20 to 24 years. The age limit will be calculated from 1st July 2024. The age limit of the candidate may vary in training academies like IMA Dehradun, INA Ezhimala, AFA Hyderabad and OTA Chennai. To know which, you must read the official notification of UPSC CDS 02/2024 carefully once.
Vacancies: There are around 459 vacancies for Graduate/B.Tech students in UPSC CDS exam.
| S. No. | Name of the Course | Approximate No. of Vacancies |
| 1. | Indian Military Academy, Dehradun 159th (DE) Course commencing in July 2025 (including 13 vacancies reserved for NCC ‘C’ (Army Wing) holders) | 100 |
| 2. | Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala Course commencing in July, 2025 Executive Branch (General Service)/Hydro [including 06 vacancies for NCC ‘C’ Certificate (Naval Wing) holders | 32 |
| 3. | Air Force Academy, Hyderabad (Pre-Flying) Training Course commencing in July, 2025 i.e. No. 218 F(P) Course. [including 03 vacancies are reserved for NCC ‘C’ Certificate (Air Wing) holders through NCC Special Entry] | 32 |
| 4. | Officers’ Training academy, Chennai (Madras) 122nd SSC (Men) (NT) (UPSC) Course Commencing in October, 2025. | 276 |
| 5. | Officers Training Academy, Chennai (Madras) 36th SSC Women (NT) (UPSC) Course commencing in October, 2025. | 19 |
| Total Vacancies | 459 |
UPSC CDS 02/2024 Selection Process
To get selected in UPSC CDS exam, candidates have to clear the following 3 stages
- Written Exam
- SSB (Personality Test, Interview, Medical, DV)
- Merit List
How to download the UPSC CDS Admit Card 2024
You can easily download UPSC Admit Card 2024 by following these steps:-
- First of all go to the official website of upsc upsconline.nic.in.
- Click on the link “UPSC Admit Card” on the home page of the website.
- On the new page, click on the link “UPSC CDS 02/2024 Admit Card”.
- To download UPSC CDS Admit Card, you have to enter your registration number or roll number.
- Now your admit card will appear on your screen, which you can download and take a printout of.
- In this way, you can easily download UPSC Admit Card 2024 by following these steps.