CDS Application Form 2023 (Soon): Registration, Apply Online Link, Fee

Mohit Dhulia
Updated on March 11, 2024

The UPSC official website will release the CDS 2 2023 application form on May 18, 2023. Candidates in the general category will have to pay an application fee of INR 200. Candidates in other categories are not required to pay an application fee. The deadline to apply for the CDS 2 exam online is June 2023.

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CDS 2 2023 Exam Dates

Events	Dates (Tentative)
Start of Online Application	May 18, 2023
Last Date of Online Application	June 14, 2023
Admit Card Release Date	to be notified
Exam Date	September 04, 2023

How to Fill CDS Application Form?

The UPSC CDS application form can only be completed online at the official website. Part 1 of the application process is basic registration, and Part 2 comprises fee payment, form completion, and uploading of scanned documents. Before filling out the application, candidates should read the official UPSC CDS 2023 Notification. The CDS application process consists of four easy steps:

Step 1: Registration

Visit the official UPSC CDS 2023 website at upsconline.nic.in.
To access the registration form, go to Part 1 Registration.
Fill in your name, birthday, parents’ names, address, category, phone number, email address, and other essential information.
You will receive your registration number by SMS and email.

Step 2: Application Fee Payment

Candidates must pay INR 200 as application fees for CDS 2023.
Fees are waived for female, SC, ST, and physically challenged candidates.
Application fees can be paid online using a debit/credit card or through SBI Netbanking, or in person at any SBI Bank branch.
Candidates must create a bank challan during the registration procedure and submit it together with the fees to any SBI bank branch to pay the fees in cash.
Candidates must deposit the fees at the nearest SBI branch within 24 hours of generating the challan.
The option to pay by cash is deleted the day before the exam. Applicants who make their pay-in-slip before it is deactivated, on the other hand, can pay at an SBI branch counter during normal business hours on the application’s closing date.

CDS Application Fees 2023

Category	Application Fees
General/ OBC/ EWS	INR 200
Female (All Categories)	Exempted
SC/ ST	Exempted
PH	Exempted

Step 3: Application Form

Candidates must complete their application by providing personal and educational information.
Choose between IAF, IMA, INA, and OTA as your preferred position.
Select your preferred CDS Exam Center as well.
Fill out the form completely because no changes can be made after the application has been submitted.

Step 4: Upload Required Documents

Candidates must provide a scanned passport-size photograph, signature, and photo ID proof in the following format:

Candidates must scan their signatures and photograph and upload them as scanned photos. The scanned photograph should be sent in JPG format first.
You should scan your signature, which was made on white paper with a black ink pen, for better visibility. Each photograph/signature scanned picture should be no more than 300 KB in size and no less than 20 KB in size.
For the photograph and signature, the minimum and maximum resolutions are 350 pixels (Width) * 350 pixels (Height) for the former and 1000 pixels (Width) * 1000 pixels (Height) for the latter. Please double-check that the photo and signature provided are legible.
The photo identification document must be in PDF format. A PDF should not be more than 300 kb and should not be smaller than 20 kb.

Documents	Size	Pixels	Bit	Format
Photograph	20 – 300 Kbs	350×350 – 1000×1000	24	.jpg
Signature	20 – 300 Kbs	350×350 – 1000×1000	24	.jpg
Photo Identity Card	20 – 300 Kbs	–	–	.pdf

Accept the declaration and submit the form, then save the completed application form and the payment receipt for future use.

Required Documents for CDS 2023 Application Form

Before filling out the application form, candidates should have the following documents ready:

One photo ID card (Aadhaar Card, Voter Card, PAN Card, Passport, Driver’s License, or any other Photo ID Card issued by the State/Central Government).
Certificates of Matriculation and Degree
Scanned Photograph.
Scanned signature copy.
For online payment, credit card or net banking information.

CDS 2023 Test Centre Selection

When filling out the UPSC CDS application form 2023, candidates must choose their preferred UPSC CDS exam centre. Candidates are only given the choice of choosing one exam centre. On a first-come, first-served basis, exam centres are allotted.

Agartala	Ghaziabad	Panaji (goa)
Agra	Gorakhpur	Patna
Ajmer	Gurgaon	Port Blair
Ahmedabad	Gwalior	Prayagraj (Allahabad)
Aizawl	Hyderabad	Puducherry
Aligarh	Imphal	Pune
Almora (Uttarakhand)	Indore	Raipur
Anantpur (Andhra Pradesh)	Itanagar	Rajkot
Aurangabad	Jabalpur	Ranchi
Bengaluru	Jaipur	Sambalpur
Bareilly	Jammu	Shillong
Bhopal	Jodhpur	Shimla
Bilaspur	Jorhat	Siliguri
Chandigarh	Kochi	Srinagar
Chennai	Kohima	Srinagar (Uttarakhand)
Coimbatore	Kolkata	Thane
Cuttack	Kozhikode (Calicut)	Thiruvananthapuram
Dehradun	Leh	Tiruchirapalli
Delhi	Lucknow	Tirupati
Dharwad	Ludhiana	Udaipur
Dispur	Madurai	Varanasi
Faridabad	Mumbai	Vellore
Gangtok	Mysore	Vijayawada
Gaya	Nagpur	Vishakhapatnam
Gautam Buddh Nagar	Navi Mumbai	Warangal

CDS Application Form 2023 FAQs

What are the options for paying the UPSC CDS application fee?

Cash, credit card, debit card, or net banking can all be used to pay for the exam.

I am a candidate who falls within the general group. However, when applying for CDS 2022, I made the error of selecting the reserved category. I’d like to change the category I’m in. Please assist.

You have until the application deadline to fill out a new form and make changes to it. The application fees must be paid anew.

Is there an application fee for female UPSC CDS candidates?

The application cost, which is INR 200 for General and OBC male candidates, is waived for female, SC, and ST candidates.

What is the procedure for recovering my Registration ID and password?

To recover the registration ID or password, go to the registered email address and type in the password or registration id. The registration number can also be found on the fee receipt.