Union Public Service Commission will close the registration process for UPSC NDA & NA I, CDS I 2024 on January 9, 2024. Candidates who want to apply for National Defence Academy and Naval Academy I and Combined Defence Service I can do it through the official website of UPSC at upsc.gov.in.
UPSC CDS I notification released at upsc.gov.in, register for 457 vacancies
Here are the age criteria for the CDS and NDA & NA (I) 2024 Examination as mentioned by the UPSC in the official notification:
Indian Military Academy
Unmarried male candidates born not earlier than 2nd January 2001 and not later than 1st January 2006 are eligible to apply.
Indian Naval Academy
Unmarried male candidates born not earlier than 2nd January 2001 and not later than 1st January 2006 only are eligible to apply.
Air Force Academy
Candidates of the age between 20 to 24 years old as of 1st January 2025 are eligible to apply. The upper age limit for candidates holding valid and current Commercial Pilot Licence issued by DGCA (India) is relaxable up to 26 yrs.
Direct link to apply for UPSC NDA and UPSC CDS
https://upsconline.nic.in/upsc/OTRP/index.php
UPSC NDA & NA I, CDS I 2024: How to apply
To apply online for both examinations, candidates can follow the steps given below.
Visit the official website of UPSC at upsc.gov.in.
Click on the Active Examination link available on the home page.
Click on UPSC NDA or UPSC CDS link available on the page.
A new page will open where candidates will have to register yourself.
Once registration is done, login to the account and fill the application form.
Make the payment of application fees.
Click on submit and download the page.
Keep a hard copy of the same for further need.
The application fee is ₹200/- for candidates who want to apply for CDS and ₹100/- for candidates who want to apply for NDA & NA. Female/SC/ST candidates are exempted from payment of the application fee. For more related details candidates can check the official website of UPSC.
