Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) New Delhi conducts Combined Defence Services (CDS) Examination twice in a year.- Notification of Examination: September-October & April - May
- Conduct of Examination: February & September
For current exact dates click here.Combined Defence Services (CDS) Application FormThe candidates have to apply in the Common Application Form of the UPSC which can be purchased from the designated Head Post Office/Post Offices throughout the country. Each such form can be used only once and only for one examination . In case of difficulty in obtaining Application Forms, the candidates should immediately contact the concerned Post Master or UPSC's "Forms Supply Monitoring Cell" Over Telephone No.011-23389366 / Fax No.011-23387310.
Application Forms can also be submitted online using official portal www.upsconline.nic.inExamination Centers: Combined Defence Services (CDS) Examination held in following cities and towns:
Agartala, Ahmedabad, Aizawl, Allahabad, Bangalore, Bareilly, Bhopal, Calcutta, Chandigarh, Chennai, Cochin, Cuttack, Delhi, Dharwar, Dispur (Guwahati), Gangtok, Hyderabad, Imphal, Itanagar, Jaipur, Jammu, Jorhat, Kohima, Lucknow, Madurai, Mumbai, Nagpur, Panaji (Goa), Patna, Port Blair, Raipur, Sambalpur, Shillong, Shimla, Srinagar, Tirupati, Trivandrum, Udaipur and Vishakhapatnam. The centres and the date of holding the examination are liable to be changed at the discretion of the Commission.
Note: Various concessions, like reservation in posts, are available for NCC cadets appearing in the examinations.
