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UPSC Combined Defence Services (CDS) Answer Key 2025 (2024 exam)

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Is the UPSC Combined Defence Services (CDS) Answer Key 2026 out? Not yet for the 2026 cycle: the official website has no 2026 Answer Key so far. The last Answer Key, for the 2024 exam, came out on 13 Jan 2025. Official website: upsc.gov.in.

ParikshaIndex lists 47 UPSC Combined Defence Services (CDS) answer keys documents from 2013–2024, each linked to the official file or its Internet Archive copy.

The newest UPSC Combined Defence Services (CDS) Answer Key is dated 13 Jan 2025.

AnsKey CDS I 2024 ElementaryMaths

PDF · 22.3 MB ↗Details and dates

UPSC Combined Defence Services (CDS) Exam Date 2026

EventDateStatus
Online application20 May – 9 Jun 2026 Till 6:00 PM on 09.06.2026. PDF p.1Done
e-Admit CardNot announced Released on upsconline.nic.in, per press note of 03.09.2026.Done
Written exam13 Sept 2026 PDF p.1Done
Written result19 Oct 2026 8956 candidates qualified for the SSB interview. PDF p.1Done
SSB interviews and final resultNot announcedNot yet

When does the UPSC Combined Defence Services (CDS) Answer Key come out?

Release dates of the Answer Key in recent years, from the official documents (a guide, not a promise for this year).

YearFirst releasedLatestFiles
202513 Jan 202513 Jan 20253
20241 Feb 20242 Jul 20246
202317 Jan 20237 Jul 20236
202222 Mar 202217 Aug 20226

How do I check the UPSC Combined Defence Services (CDS) Answer Key?

  1. Open the UPSC Combined Defence Services (CDS) answer key PDF on this page or on upsc.gov.in.
  2. Match your responses with the key for your paper or set.
  3. If the notice allows objections, raise them on upsc.gov.in before the deadline it gives.
  4. The final key and the result follow once objections are reviewed.

UPSC Combined Defence Services (CDS) Answer Key 2024 3 updates

UPSC Combined Defence Services (CDS) Answer Key 2023 6 updates

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UPSC Combined Defence Services (CDS) Answer Key 2022 6 updates

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UPSC Combined Defence Services (CDS) Answer Key 2021 6 updates

UPSC Combined Defence Services (CDS) Answer Key 2020 3 updates

UPSC Combined Defence Services (CDS) Answer Key 2019 3 updates

UPSC Combined Defence Services (CDS) Answer Key 2018 3 updates

UPSC Combined Defence Services (CDS) Answer Key 2017 2 updates

UPSC Combined Defence Services (CDS) Answer Key 2016 3 updates

UPSC Combined Defence Services (CDS) Answer Key 2015 6 updates

UPSC Combined Defence Services (CDS) Answer Key 2014 3 updates

UPSC Combined Defence Services (CDS) Answer Key 2013 3 updates

UPSC Combined Defence Services (CDS): questions people ask

Is the UPSC Combined Defence Services (CDS) Answer Key 2026 out?

Not yet for the 2026 cycle: the official website has no 2026 Answer Key so far. The last Answer Key, for the 2024 exam, came out on 13 Jan 2025. Official website: upsc.gov.in.

When was the latest UPSC Combined Defence Services (CDS) Answer keys released?

The newest UPSC Combined Defence Services (CDS) answer keys document is dated 13 Jan 2025 on upsc.gov.in: "AnsKey CDS I 2024 ElementaryMaths". Its official PDF is the first link in the list on this page.

How many years of UPSC Combined Defence Services (CDS) Answer keys are available?

47 official documents covering 2013–2024, listed by year on this page, each linked to the official PDF or its archived copy.

What is the official website of UPSC Combined Defence Services (CDS)?

The only official website of UPSC Combined Defence Services (CDS) is upsc.gov.in. Always apply and download there; other sites asking for money are not official.

When does the UPSC Combined Defence Services (CDS) Answer Key come out?

From the official documents, the Answer Key came out on: 2025: 13 Jan 2025; 2024: 1 Feb – 2 Jul 2024; 2023: 17 Jan – 7 Jul 2023; 2022: 22 Mar – 17 Aug 2022.

How do I check the UPSC Combined Defence Services (CDS) Answer Key?

Open the UPSC Combined Defence Services (CDS) answer key PDF on this page or on upsc.gov.in. Match your responses with the key for your paper or set. If the notice allows objections, raise them on upsc.gov.in before the deadline it gives. The final key and the result follow once objections are reviewed.

Older documents have been removed from the commission website; we show the Internet Archive copy of the same official link.

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