COMBINED DEFENCE SERVICES EXAMINATION (II), 2025 DECLARATION OF WRITTEN RESULT THEREOF

Result DeclarationThe Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) conducted the COMBINED DEFENCE SERVICES EXAMINATION (II), 2025 on 14th September, 2025. A total of 9085 candidates have qualified for interviews by the Service Selection Board (SSB) of the Ministry of Defence.Admission is for the following courses commencing in July/October 2026: * Indian Military Academy (IMA), Dehradun - 161st (DE) Course (July 2026) * Indian Naval Academy (INA), Ezhimala, Kerala - Course (July 2026) * Air Force Academy (AFA), Hyderabad (Pre-Flying) Training Course [220 F(P)] (July 2026) * Officers Training Academy (OTA), Chennai (Madras) - 124th SSC (Men) (NT) (UPSC) Course (October 2026) * Officers Training Academy (OTA), Chennai (Madras) - 124th SSC Women (NT) (UPSC) Course (October 2026)### Provisional Candidature and Certificate SubmissionAll candidatures are provisional. Qualified candidates must submit original certificates (age, educational qualifications, NCC (C) etc.) to the respective authorities by the following dates: * For IMA & INA: Not later than 01 July, 2026 * For AFA: Not later than 13th May, 2026 * For SSC course only: Not later than 01 October, 2026 Important: Candidates must not send any original certificates to the Union Public Service Commission.### SSB Interview RegistrationCandidates who chose Army (IMA/OTA) as their first choice must register on the recruiting directorate website: www.joinindianarmy.nic.in to receive SSB interview call-up information. Candidates who have already registered are not required to register again.### Change of AddressCandidates are advised to promptly intimate any change of address directly to the Army Headquarters/Naval Headquarters/Air Headquarters as applicable.### Information and Contact DetailsThe UPSC Facilitation Counter near Examination Hall Building in its Campus provides information/clarification on working days between 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Contact numbers: 011-23385271, 011-23381125, 011-23098591, and 011-23098543.For SSB interview related matters, contact the respective headquarters: * Army (first choice): Telephone No. 011-26175473 or visit Joinindianarmy.nic.in * Navy/Naval Academy (first choice): Telephone No. 011-23010097 / Email: officer-navy@nic.in or visit Joinindiannavy.gov.in * Air Force (first choice): Telephone No. 011-23010231 (Extn. 7645 / 7646 / 7610) or visit www.careerindianairforce.cdac.inResults can also be obtained from the Commission's website: http://www.upsc.gov.in.### Mark-sheet AvailabilityMark-sheets will be available on the Commission's website within 15 days from the publication of the final OTA course result (after SSB Interview) and will remain available for 30 days.