CDS Vacancy

UPSC CDS vacancies for CDS (II) 2026: 451 across the four academies, including 275 for the 126th SSC (Men) course and 18 for the 126th SSC (Women) course at OTA Chennai.

Posts covered

Officer entry to the Indian Military Academy Dehradun, the Indian Naval Academy Ezhimala, the Air Force Academy Hyderabad and the Officers' Training Academy Chennai.

Pay

Stipend of ₹56,100 per month during training; on commissioning as Lieutenant, Pay Level 10 of the Defence Pay Matrix plus Military Service Pay of ₹15,500.

How UPSC announces vacancies

UPSC publishes an approximate vacancy figure in the Examination Notice and states in the same paragraph that the number is liable to alteration. The final figure is settled once the cadre controlling authorities confirm their requirements, which is usually after the Main Examination. The number in the notice is therefore an indication, not a commitment.

Reservation

Vacancies are reserved for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes, the Economically Weaker Sections and Persons with Benchmark Disability as fixed by the Government. The notice sets out the category-wise break-up, including the sub-categories of disability against which each PwBD vacancy is identified.