CDS 2 Result 2026 declared on 19 Oct: 8,956 qualified for SSB, documents and next steps

8,956 candidates have qualified in the written result of the UPSC Combined Defence Services Examination (II), 2026, announced in a press note dated 19 October 2026. They are now called for the Service Selection Board (SSB) interview of the Ministry of Defence for the Indian Military Academy, Indian Naval Academy, Air Force Academy and Officers Training Academy, Chennai. Qualified candidates must send original certificates to the Army, Navy or Air Force office named in the notice by 13 May 2027 (AFA), 1 July 2027 (IMA and INA) or 1 October 2027 (SSC course), and must not send them to UPSC.

What has UPSC announced in the CDS II 2026 written result?

UPSC has issued a press note dated 19 October 2026 declaring the written result of the Combined Defence Services Examination (II), 2026, which UPSC conducted on 13 September 2026. The notice says 8956 candidates have qualified for being interviewed by the Service Selection Board (SSB) of the Ministry of Defence.

The notice is a list of roll numbers, grouped by academy. It is the result of the written stage only, not a final selection. The candidates in the list now move on to the SSB interview. The notice refers to a final result of the OTA course that comes after the SSB interview. The press note is available on the UPSC website, upsc.gov.in.

Which academies and courses does the result cover?

The candidates have qualified for the SSB interview for admission to the following courses.

Academy	Course named in the notice	Commences
Indian Military Academy (IMA), Dehradun	163rd (DE) Course	July 2027
Indian Naval Academy (INA), Ezhimala, Kerala	Course (number not given)	July 2027
Air Force Academy (AFA), Hyderabad	(Pre-Flying) Training Course [222 F(P)]	July 2027
Officers Training Academy (OTA), Chennai (Madras)	126th SSC (Men) (NT) (UPSC) Course	October 2027
Officers Training Academy (OTA), Chennai (Madras)	126th SSC Women (NT) (UPSC) Course	October 2027

The roll numbers are printed in separate lists: Indian Military Academy, Indian Naval Academy, Air Force Academy, OTA (Men) and OTA (Women). The notice says there are some common candidates in the four lists for various courses, except OTA (Women). So a candidate can appear in more than one list. The notice gives only the total of 8956 and does not say how many qualified for each academy.

What does being ‘qualified’ mean for you?

Qualifying means your roll number is in one of the lists and you can go to the SSB interview. It does not mean you have been selected for a course. The notice states that the candidature of all listed candidates is provisional.

The notice says that, in line with the conditions of admission to the examination, candidates must submit original certificates in support of the age (date of birth), educational qualifications, NCC (C) certificate (Army Wing, Senior Division Air Wing or Naval Wing) and other things they have claimed. If these are not submitted by the stated date, the candidature will stand cancelled.

What should qualified candidates do next?

1. Open the UPSC press note on upsc.gov.in and check your roll number in the academy-wise lists.
2. If your first choice is Army (IMA/OTA), register on the recruiting directorate website joinindianarmy.nic.in. This lets you receive the call-up information for the SSB interview. If you are already registered on the site, do not register again.
3. If your first choice is Navy or Air Force, the notice does not describe a separate registration step. It gives contact numbers and websites for SSB-related matters, listed below.
4. Arrange your original certificates and send them to the correct office for your first choice before the last date for your course (see the next section).
5. If your address changes, tell the Army Headquarters, Naval Headquarters or Air Headquarters directly, as the case may be.
6. Do not send any original certificate to UPSC.

Where and by when must original certificates be submitted?

The notice names the office for each first choice and gives last dates by course.

First choice	Send original certificates to
Army: IMA / SSC	IHQ of MoD (Army) / Dte Gen of Rtg (Rtg A), CDSE Entry Section for SSC male candidates and SSC women entry Section for female candidates, West Block III, R.K. Puram, New Delhi-110066
Navy	IHQ of MoD (Navy) “DMPR” (OI & R Section), Room No. 204, ‘C’ Wing, Sena Bhawan, New Delhi-110011
Air Force	Dte of Personnel (Offrs), Kasturba Gandhi Marg, New Delhi-110001

The last dates are 1 July 2027 for IMA and INA, 13 May 2027 for AFA and 1 October 2027 for the SSC course only. The notice says that if the certificates are not submitted by these dates, the candidature will stand cancelled. It repeats that candidates must not send any original certificates to UPSC.

Which important dates are in the notice?

Event	Date
Written examination held by UPSC	13 September 2026
Written result press note	19 October 2026
Last date for original certificates: AFA	13 May 2027
Last date for original certificates: IMA and INA	1 July 2027
IMA, INA and AFA courses commence	July 2027
Last date for original certificates: SSC course	1 October 2027
OTA Chennai SSC (Men) and SSC Women courses commence	October 2027

The notice does not give any date for the SSB interview.

When will marks be available, and who can you contact?

The notice says the marks-sheet will be available on upsconline.nic.in within 15 days from the date of publication of the final result of the OTA course (after conducting the SSB interview), and will stay on the website for 30 days.

For information about the examination, UPSC has a Facilitation Counter near the Examination Hall Building in its campus, open on working days from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM. The Candidate’s Help Desk is on 011-24041001 and 011-40303444, from 9:00 AM to 8:00 PM on all days.

For SSB interview matters, the notice gives: 011-26175473 or joinindianarmy.nic.in if Army is the first choice; 011-23010097, officer-navy@nic.in or joinindiannavy.gov.in for Navy or Naval Academy; and 011-23010231 (Extn. 7645 / 7646 / 7610) or www.careerindianairforce.cdac.in for Air Force.

What does the notice not say?

The notice does not state:

• how many candidates qualified for each academy separately (only the total of 8956);
• the dates or Selection Centres for the SSB interview;
• the date of the final result;
• any cut-off marks or individual marks;
• the number of vacancies in each course, or the Indian Naval Academy course number;
• a registration process for Navy or Air Force first-choice candidates, apart from contact details;
• a calendar date for Army registration on joinindianarmy.nic.in.

Use only the official websites, upsc.gov.in and the Army, Navy and Air Force sites named above, for updates.