On October 10, 2025, the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) declared the written results for the Combined Defence Services Examination (II), 2025. 9085 candidates have qualified for the Service Selection Board (SSB) interview for admission to the following courses commencing in July 2026: (i) Indian Military Academy, Dehradun (161st DE Course), (ii) Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala, Kerala, (iii) Air Force Academy, Hyderabad (Pre-Flying) Training Course [220 F(P)], and (iv) Officers Training Academy, Chennai (Madras) 124th SSC (Men & Women) (NT) (UPSC) course commencing in October 2026.
Candidates must submit original certificates (age, educational qualifications, NCC) to IHQ of MoD by the following dates: July 1st, 2026 for IMA & INA, May 13th, 2026 for AFA, and October 1st, 2026 for SSC course only. Candidates who chose Army (IMA/OTA) as their first choice must register on www.joinindianarmy.nic.in for SSB interview call-up information. Candidates with changes of address should inform Army/Naval/Air Headquarters directly.
The UPSC Facilitation Counter is available near the Examination Hall Building for inquiries during working days from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM at phone numbers 011-23385271, 011-23381125, 011-23098591, and 011-23098543. For SSB interview matters, contact 011-26175473 or visit Joinindianarmy.nic.in (Army), 011-23010097 / officer-navy[at]nic[dot]in or Joinindiannavy.gov.in (Navy), and 011-23010231 (Extn. 7645 / 7646 / 7610) or visit www.careerindianairforce.cdac.in (Air Force). Result information is available at http://www.upsc.gov.in. Marks-sheets will be available on the Commission's website within 15 days of the OTA course’s final result publication (SSB interview).
Key Entities Referenced
Union Public Service Commission: Conducts the Combined Defence Services Examination and is responsible for releasing the results.
Combined Defence Services Examination (II), 2025: The examination for which the written results are declared.
Ministry of Defence: The Service Selection Board (SSB) interviews candidates for admission to defense academies under this ministry.
Service Selection Board: Conducts interviews for candidates who qualified in the written examination, under the Ministry of Defence.
UPSC
COMBINED DEFENCE SERVICES EXAMINATION
(II), 2025 DECLARATION OF WRITTEN RESULT
THEREOF
Posted On: 10 OCT 2025 11:24AM by PIB Delhi
On the basis of the result of the COMBINED DEFENCE SERVICES EXAMINATION (II), 2025 conducted
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by the Union Public Service Commission on 14 September, 2025, 9085 candidates with the following Roll
Numbers have qualified for being interviewed by the Service Selection Board of the Ministry of Defence, for
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admission to (i) Indian Military Academy, Dehradun 161 (DE) Course commencing in July, 2026 (ii) Indian
Naval Academy, Ezhimala, Kerala, Course commencing in July, 2026 (iii) Air Force Academy, Hyderabad
(Pre-Flying) Training Course [220 F(P)] commencing in July, 2026 (iv) Officers Training Academy, Chennai
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(Madras) 124 SSC (Men) (NT) (UPSC) Course commencing in October, 2026 and (v) Officers Training
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Academy, Chennai (Madras), 124 SSC Women (NT) (UPSC) Course commencing in October, 2026.
2. The candidature of all the candidates, whose Roll Numbers are shown in the lists below, is provisional.
In accordance with the conditions of the admission to the examination, they are required to submit the original
certificates in support of age (Date of Birth), educational qualifications, NCC (C) (Army Wing/Senior
Division Air Wing/Naval Wing) etc. claimed by them to IHQ of MoD (Army) / Dte Gen of Rtg (Rtg A)
CDSE Entry Section for SSC male candidates and SSC women entry Section for female candidates, West
Block III, R.K. Puram, New Delhi-110066 in case of IMA/SSC first choice candidates, and IHQ of MOD
(Navy) “DMPR” (OI & R Section), Room No. 204,‘C’ Wing, Sena Bhawan, New Delhi-110011 in case of
Navy first choice candidates, and Dte of Personnel (Offrs), Kasturba Gandhi Marg, New Delhi-110001 in case
of Air Force first choice candidates by the following dates failing which their candidature will stand
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cancelled. The original Certificates are to be submitted not later than 01 July, 2026 for IMA & INA, not
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later than 13 May, 2026 for AFA and not later than 1 October, 2026 in case of SSC course only. The
candidates must not send any original Certificates to the Union Public Service Commission.
3. The candidates who have qualified in the written examination and given their first choice as Army
(IMA/OTA) are required to register themselves on the recruiting directorate website viz.
www.joinindianarmy.nic.in, enabling them to receive call up information for SSB interview. Those candidates
who have already registered on the recruiting directorate website are advised not to register again.
4. In case, there is any change of address, the candidates are advised to promptly intimate directly to the Army
Headquarters/Naval Headquarters/Air Headquarters as the case may be.
5. The Union Public Service Commission has a Facilitation Counter near Examination Hall Building in its
Campus. Candidates may obtain any information/clarification regarding this examination on working days
between 10.00 AM to 5.00 PM, either in person or over telephone No. 011-23385271, 011-23381125, 011-
23098591, and 011-23098543 from this Facilitation Counter. In addition, for SSB interview related
matters, the candidates may contact over telephone no. 011-26175473 or visit Joinindianarmy.nic.in for
Army as first choice, 011-23010097 / Email: officer-navy[at]nic[dot]in or Joinindiannavy.gov.in for
Navy/Naval Academy as first choice and 011-23010231 (Extn. 7645 / 7646 / 7610) or visit
www.careerindianairforce.cdac.in for Air Force as first choice. Candidates can also obtain information
regarding their result by accessing the Commission’s website http://www.upsc.gov.in.
6. The marks-sheet of the candidates will be available on the Commission’s website within 15 days from the
date of publication of the final result of OTA course (after conducting SSB Interview) and will remain
available on the website for a period of 30 days.Click here for see the result.
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