Union Public Service Commission provides details pertaining to the CDS 2025 exam centres online in the official notification. The official CDS 2025 Notification will be available to download at upsc.gov.in. Candidates attempting the UPSC CDS exam can choose their exam centre while filling out the application form. Therefore, candidates have to select their CDS 2025 exam centre carefully before submitting the application.
CDS Exam Centres 2025 - Check CDS 1 Exam Test cities list The cities where the CDS exam will take place are listed in the table below. Please note that candidates will not be able to change or make corrections to their choice of exam centre after submitting the application form.
CDS 1 2025 - Important Dates
Events | CDS 01/2025 |
CDS 1 Advertisement | December 11, 2024 |
CDS 1 2025 application form date
| December 11, 2024 |
Last CDS 1 2025 registration date | December 31, 2024 |
CDS 2025 Exam Date | April 13, 2025 |
CDS 2 2025 - Important Dates
Events | CDS 02/2025 |
CDS 2 Advertisement | May 28, 2025 |
CDS 2025 application date
| May 28, 2025 |
Last day of CDS 2 Application | June 17, 2025 |
CDS 2025 Exam Date | September 14, 2025 |
CDS 2025 Exam Centres
The CDS exam centre 2025 details will be given in the official notification. The CDS exam 2025 will be held in the offline mode. The number of exam centres may vary. Candidates can refer to the table below to know the list of exam centres of UPSC CDS.
CDS 2025 Exam Centres
Agartala | Ghaziabad | Panaji - Goa | Dispur |
Agra | Gorakhpur | Patna | Faridabad |
Ajmer | Gurgaon | Port Blair | Gangtok |
Ahmedabad | Gwalior | Prayagraj - Allahabad | Gaya |
Aizawl | Hyderabad | Puducherry | Gautam Buddh Nagar |
Aligarh | Imphal | Pune | Madurai |
Almora - Uttarakhand | Indore | Raipur | Mumbai |
Anantapur - Andhra Pradesh | Itanagar | Rajkot | Mysore |
Aurangabad | Jabalpur | Ranchi | Nagpur |
Benglauru | Jaipur | Sambalpur | Navi Mumbai |
Bareilly | Jammu | Shillong | Varanasi |
Bhopal | Jodhpur | Shimla | Vellore |
Bilaspur | Jorhat | Siliguri | Vijayawada |
Chandigarh | Kochi | Srinagar | Visakhapatnam |
Chennai | Kohima | Srinagar - Uttarakhand | Warangal |
Coimbatore | Kolkata | Thane | Delhi |
Cuttack | Kozhikode - Calicut | Thiruvananthapuram | Dharwad |
Dehradun | Leh | Tiruchirapalli | Tirupati |
Ludhiana | Lucknow | Udaipur |
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Documents to be brought to the CDS exam centre
Candidates must bring the following documentation to the exam centre
A Valid photo ID card such as Aadhaar Card, Voter Card, PAN Card or Passport/Driving Licence.
CDS 2025 admit card
Passport size photographs
Rules to be followed at CDS Exam Centres
Candidates must take care to follow these rules at during the CDS exam.
Candidates must be present at the CDS exam centre much an hour before the exam starts.
Candidate must be carrying all the required documentation.
Candidates must use only a black ball pen on the OMR sheet.
Candidates must not use any unfair means in the exam. This includes not bringing any of the prohibited items listed below.
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CDS Exam Centre 2025 - Items allowed
Candidates will be allowed to take the following items inside the exam centre of CDS 2025.
CDS Exam Centre 2025 - Prohibited Items
The followings are the items prohibited to carry inside the CDS 2025 exam centre.
Mobile phone
Pen Drive
Smartwatches
Pager
Bluetooth device
Stationery items etc.,
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UPSC CDS admit card 2025
Union Public Service Commission will share the CDS 2025 admit card release date at upsc.gov.in. Candidates can download CDS 2 2025 admit card by using the valid registration number and date of birth. They can check exam centre details on the CDS 2025 admit card .
The details specified on the UPSC CDS admit card are personal details, exam details, contact details, and the exam day instructions, photograph, signature, etc. Candidates are advised to reach the CDS exam centre 2025 at least one hour before the starting time of the exam.