UPSC CDS 2 also known as Union Public Service Commission Combined Defence Services 2 exam. This is held twice every year to recruit youngsters as officers in Indian Army, Indian Navy and Indian Air Force.

Exam conducted for the first time is known as UPSC CDS 1 and the same being held for the second time is usually known as UPSC CDS 2. The one conducted for the first time is known as the first edition and the one held for second time is known as second edition.

Who can take up UPSC CDS 2 Exam 2023 registration?

Candidates who passed degree exam from a recognized educational institution can take up UPSC CDS 2 Exam 2023 registration which is nothing but applying for the exam.

Those willing to choose Indian Navy or Indian Air Force can preferably have a degree in technical discipline to take up UPSC CDS 2 Exam 2023 registration.

Candidates wishing to take up UPSC CDS 2 Exam 2023 registration must be an Indian citizen and should be unmarried.

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Even a subject of Nepal or persons of Indian origin who has migrated to India from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka and East African Countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire and Ethiopia or Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India can take up UPSC CDS 2 Exam 2023.

However, subjects of Nepal or persons of Indian origin who have come to India must obtain eligibility certificate from Government of India before applying.

More details about the exam are available through this link

Candidates who take up UPSC CDS 2 Exam 2023 can choose any one of the above institutions to join. The last scheme is meant for women applicants. The total number of vacancies in the above institution are 349.

Candidates have to mention his choice of the institution where he or she wishes to join in order of preferance while taking up UPSC CDS 2 Exam 2023.

How to take up UPSC CDS 2 Exam 2023 registration?

The process to take up UPSC CDS 2 Exam 2023 is online and the official website of UPSC has to be visited to submit applications.

URL to visit the official website is ‘https://www.upsc.gov.in/’ This must be typed into the browser and the website must be allowed to download.

Once it is ready, candidates can click exam notification related to UPSC CDS 2 in ‘Whats New’ column. Once the link is clicked it will open new page with URL ‘https://www.upsc.gov.in/whats-new/Combined%20Defence%20Services%20Examination%20%28II%29%2C%202023/Exam%20Notification’

When the webpage with second URL opens up, candidates can read instructions related to the exam. After obtaining information, they can click the link of submitting application.

When link for submitting application with URL ‘https://upsconline.nic.in/upsc/OTRP/index.php’ opens up, candidates have to click New Registration to take up One Time Registration (OTR).

After OTR is completed, candidates can log in and choose the UPSC CDS 2 exam in the menu of exams and then fill the form and submit it.

Point to remember

Candidates can directly access the OTR page and click the New Registration link to take up One Time Registration (OTR). After that, candidates can start filling the form.

After finishing up the UPSC CDS 2 Exam 2023 registration, the candidates can wait for the message indicating successful submission of the application form. Once the message is obtained, candidates can download and take a printout and preserve it for future use.

Those who have already completed OTR earlier, can directly log in to fill the application form. Students who have completed UPSC CDS 2 Exam 2023 registration can download the hall ticket at the appropriate time.

The URL above has to be typed into the browser and the webpage must be allowed to download. Once it is ready, candidates have to click the link for admit card and enter their application number and other required details and submit them to obtain the hall ticket.

After the hall ticket

Candidates can appear for the written exam and pass it with required qualifying marks. Those who pass the written exam can appear for SSB Interview.

Candidates can register for SSB Interview separately for Indian Army, Indian Navy and Indian Air Force. The interview will test physical fitness, mental ability and medical fitness of the candidates.

Final selection will likely be done based on performance in the SSB Interview. Those selected can join the services.

The information bulletin for CUET UG 2025 was also be released along with the release of the notification for the exam.

Schedule

CUET UG 2025 Exam application is on from 1 to 22 March 2o25. The application can be submitted till 11:50 PM on 22 March 2025.

Corrections in the CUET UG 2025 exam application submitted can be taken up from 24 to 26 March 2025 (up to 11.50 PM).

The exam will be conducted from 8 May to 1 June 2025, dates for release of hall ticket, answer key, city intimation slip and result will be announced in due course on the official website.

What is CUET UG 2025 Exam?

The full name of the exam is Common University Entrance Test Undergraduate, it is popular as CUET UG. It is a national-level exam conducted once a year.

CUET UG 2025 is meant to be held for 2025. The exam is conducted online, and answers must be registered on a computer screen at the designated test center.

The questions in CUET UG 2025 Exam would be related to languages, general ability and various academic subjects.

Questions will be in a multiple-choice format where each question has more than one reply and the right one among that has to be chosen to get marks.

Post passing the exam, candidates have to visit the websites of various participating institutions and know the schedule for submitting applications for admissions.

Once the schedule is known, students must submit applications there along with CUET UG 2025 Exam scores and other required documents.

Who can submit CUET UG 2025 Exam Application?

Candidates who have passed plus two from a recognized educational institution can submit CUET UG 2025 Exam Application.

Subjects in the plus two must be related to the subject in which candidates wish to study graduation.

Candidates can pass plus two in any stream if applying for arts or humanities programs. Applicants targeting commerce in graduation must pass plus two preferably in the commerce stream.

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Those aiming for graduation in science can pass plus two in science stream. Students who are about to appear for the qualifying exams or those who have appeared and are waiting for the results can also submit CUET UG 2025 Exam Application.

However, they have to pass the exam and provide proof of it by the time of admission process commencement.

1. The URL mentioned above must be typed into the browser and then submitted to allow the website to download.

2. Once the website is ready, candidates have to scroll down the page and click <CUET (UG) 2025-Registration> under Candidate Activity menu.

3. Clicking the above button will open another webpage with the URL ‘https://examinationservices.nic.in/examsys25/root/Home.aspx?enc=Ei4cajBkK1gZSfgr53ImFYsjZOdyj8DuPcxGBqAK2DwqFCalp/sPjeNMpmZAoiTR’

4. Once the webpage is available, applicants can click the New Registration and create an account with username and password.

5. They can come back to the same page with URL ‘https://examinationservices.nic.in/examsys25/root/Home.aspx?enc=Ei4cajBkK1gZSfgr53ImFYsjZOdyj8DuPcxGBqAK2DwqFCalp/sPjeNMpmZAoiTR’

6. After the page with above URL opens, they can click Login and use their username and password and  submit.

7. Once they login, they start filling the CUET UG 2025 Exam Application.

8. Form has to be filled and registration fee has to be paid and submitted. Candidates can obtain a confirmation message indicating successful submission. Once obtained, applicants can download it and take a printout of it.

Website for CUET UG 2025 Exam Application Submission is Here

How to download hall ticket?

Candidates who have successfully submitted CUET UG 2025 exam application can alone download the hall ticket for the exam from the official website which can be accessed at ‘https://cuet.nta.nic.in/’

Process to obtain hall ticket is mentioned below for the sake of the students:

1. The URL mentioned above has to be typed into the browser and the website should be allowed to download.

2. Once the webpage is available, candidates can click the link for the hall ticket and then enter their username and password and submit them to obtain the hall ticket.

3. The admit card can be downloaded and then a printout of it has to be taken. Applicants have to appear for the exam at the designated test center with the hall ticket.

After the exam

Students have to view the results for the exam, they can visit the official website of the exam at the appropriate time and log in using the credentials they created while submitting CUET UG 2025 exam application.

Post login, the students can view their scorecards. Those who have passed the exam with the required qualifying marks can apply for admission into courses of their choice.