Combined Defence Services (CDS)

CDS 2025 examination results will be displayed in the form of a scorecard. Students can access their written exam results from the official website, viz., upsc.gov.in. No separate login process is mandatory for checking the results. The shift-wise answer keys will also be generated for different subjects. Candidates can check their name and roll numbers. The marksheets will be available 15 days from the declaration of CDS 2025 results. The shortlisted candidates will be required to appear for the SSB interview process. The previous year, 8373 students managed to qualify for the examination and got shortlisted for further interview rounds.

How to Check CDS 2025 Results?

CDS 2025 results will be available in the form of scorecards and can be accessible at the UPSC’s portal, by following these steps:

Step 1: Visit UPSC’s official website, i.e., upsc.gov.in

Step 2: Under the ‘Examination’ tab, click on the “Active Examination” option.

Step 3: Navigate to “Combined Defence Services Examination I/ II, 2025”, and click on it. Now, select the paper you have opted for from IMA, INA, AFA, and OTA.

Step 4: Clicking on the “Written Result”, CDS 2025 result PDF having names and roll numbers will be displayed on the screen.

Details Mentioned on CDS 2025 Results

Candidates can check the below-mentioned details on CDS 2025 results:

1. Students Names
2. Students’ CDS 2025 Roll Number

CDS 2025 SSB Interview/ Written Test

All students who have been qualified in the written examination will be shortlisted for the SSB interview process. The SSB interview of CDS is similar to that of the CDS exam. The two stages included here are as follows:

1. Stage 1: Includes Officer Intelligence Rating (OIR) tests with Picture Perception Description Test
2. Stage 2: This stage involves personal interviews, group testing officer tasks, psychology tests, and conferences.

CDS Shortlisted Candidates Statistics

Every year, nearly 6000-8000 students qualify for the final stage of SSB interviews in every session. The statistics of the past few years’ number of shortlisted students for the SSB interviews are as follows: