UPSC CDS (I) 2026 final result: 243 qualify for IMA, Naval Academy and Air Force Academy courses

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has declared the final result of the Combined Defence Services Examination (I), 2026. Its press note dated 2 November 2026 lists 243 candidates in order of merit, selected on the written exam held in April 2026 and the interviews at the Services Selection Boards (SSB).

The numbers

Academy and course	Qualified after written test	Vacancies	Finally qualified
Indian Military Academy, Dehradun, 162nd (DE) course	2,601	100 (13 for NCC 'C' Army Wing)	155
Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala, Executive Branch (General Service)/Hydro	770	26 (6 for NCC 'C' Naval Wing, 1 for Hydro)	63
Air Force Academy, Hyderabad, No. 221 F(P) course	640	32 (3 for NCC 'C' Air Wing)	25

Some candidates appear on more than one list, so the 243 are not all different people. The lists are longer than the vacancies because a final seat also depends on medical fitness and verification.

What is still provisional

• Medical results have not been taken into account.
• Date of birth and educational qualifications are still being verified by Army Headquarters, so every candidature is provisional. Send your original certificates, with attested photocopies, to Army, Naval or Air Headquarters as per your first choice.
• Marks will be on the UPSC website only after the final result of the Officers' Training Academy (OTA) course for CDS (I) 2026.

If your address has changed, tell Army, Naval or Air Headquarters directly. For questions, UPSC's facilitation counter is open on working days from 10 am to 5:30 pm, and its helpdesk is on 011-24041001 and 011-40303444 from 9 am to 8 pm every day.

What to do now: if your roll number is on a list, send your certificates to the headquarters of your first choice without waiting. If it is not, the next written exam in the UPSC 2027 cycle is listed in our UPSC calendar 2027.

CareerBox News Desk, reporting on the Union Public Service Commission: its press note of 2 November 2026 on the final result of the Combined Defence Services Examination (I), 2026. Official portal: upsc.gov.in. Dates and eligibility change; confirm them on the official portal before you act.