CDS Admit Card
Last verified 07 Oct 2026
📅 CDS Important Dates
| Application Start Date | 20 May 2026 |
|---|---|
| Last Date to Apply | 11 Jun 2026 |
| Admit Card | Released: 03 Sep 2026 |
| CDS (II) 2026 Exam Date | 13 Sep 2026 |
| CDS (II) 2026 Result | Expected: Oct 2026 |
| CDS (I) 2027 Notification | 02 Dec 2026 (Last date: 22 Dec 2026) |
| CDS (I) 2027 Exam Date | 11 Apr 2027 |
Checked against official notices · updated 07 Oct 2026. Dates marked “Expected” are tentative until the conducting body announces them.
The UPSC CDS e-Admit Card is made available on upsconline.nic.in, UPSC's online application portal, on the last working day of the week before the examination and is downloaded from that portal, not posted to candidates.
How to download
- Go to upsconline.nic.in, the portal named in the Examination Notice, and open the e-Admit Card link for this examination.
- Log in with your Registration ID or Roll Number together with your date of birth.
- Check every detail — name, photograph, centre, subject and date.
- Download and print it. Keep a spare copy; you will need the admit card at later stages too.
If there is a discrepancy
UPSC asks candidates to report any discrepancy in the e-Admit Card immediately, and provides a dedicated facilitation counter and email for it. Do not wait until the examination day — a mismatch between the admit card and your photo identity can cost you the sitting.
What to carry
- The printed e-Admit Card
- The same original photo identity document whose number you entered in the application — Aadhaar, Voter ID, PAN, Passport or Driving Licence
- Black ball point pen; UPSC prescribes it for the objective papers
Candidates are not admitted without the printed admit card and matching original photo identity.