UPSC CDS 2 Final Result 2025 Out, Download List of 302 Selected Candidates

The release of the UPSC CDS 2 Final Result 2025 marks the completion of Combined Defence Services Examination (II), 2025. As per the official result, a total of 302 candidates have been finally selected for admission into prestigious defence academies including IMA, INA, and AFA. Candidates who have made it to the list of selected candidates are now set to begin their journey towards serving the nation as commissioned officers.

UPSC CDS 2 Final Result 2025 Declared

The final merit list has been prepared after the interview round which was conducted by the Services Selection Board (SSB), Ministry of Defence. Samar Islam Laskar has topped among candidates for IMA, Jasnoor Singh for INA & AFA. As per UPSC CDS 2 Final Result, Jasnoor Singh (Roll No. 3503411) is one of the most outstanding performers of CDS II 2025 — ranking 7th in IMA, 1st in INA, and 1st in AFA simultaneously.

A total of 302 candidates have been declared qualified out of which 190 candidates are for Indian Military Academy (IMA), 85 candidates Indian Naval Academy (INA), and 27 candidates for Air Force Academy (AFA).

How to Check UPSC CDS 2 Final Result 2025 from upsc.gov.in?

Follow these steps to download and check your CDS 2 Final result:

Open the official website of Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) at www.upsc.gov.in.
Go to the “Examination” section
Click on “CDS II Final Result 2025”
The result PDF (merit list) will open — one list each for IMA, INA, and AFA.
Use Ctrl + F to search for your Roll Number or Name in the list.
Download and save the result for future use.

UPSC CDS 2 2025 Final Result & Merit List PDF

The Combined Defence Services Examination (II), 2025 was conducted by UPSC to select officers for commissioning for Indian Military Academy (IMA) Dehradun, Indian Naval Academy (INA) Ezhimala, and Air Force Academy (AFA) Hyderabad. You can download the CDS 2 final result pdf from the official UPSC website or directly from the link given above.

UPSC CDS 2 Final Data

This year, 158 vacancies for IMA, INA and AFA has been announced for which 302 candidates have been shortlisted. Check the data for written exam and finally qualified.

Academy	Qualified in written test	Finally Qualified (Post-SSB)	Vacancies
Indian Military Academy (IMA)	2,666	190	100
Indian Naval Academy (INA)	814	85	26
Air Force Academy (AFA)	636	27	32
Total	4,116	302	158

UPSC CDS 2 2025 Toppers’ Name

The CDS 2 Final Result PDF also depicts the names of the toppers for all three academies. Below we have shared top 10 candidates from each field.

Ranks	Indian Military Academy (IMA)	Indian Naval Academy (INA)	Air Force Academy (AFA)
1	Samar Islam Laskar	Jasnoor Singh	Jasnoor Singh
2	Karale Ritesh Shivanand	Anish Venkatesh Shastry	Alok Singh
3	Aman Kumar	Vaibhav Walyat	Chakshu
4	Sukhraj Singh Heera	Prathamesh Shankar Lakhe	Ayush Kumar
5	Ashish Gurjar	Viraj Babasaheb Wakle	V Pavan Karthikeya Chandaka
6	Harsh Sharma	Agam Singh Arora	Gaurav Kumar
7	Jasnoor Singh	Sahil Ahlawat	Advaith Pradosh
8	Lakshya Verma	Ayush Kannojia	Jatin
9	Dip Mondal	Kaustubh Deepak Naik	Parth Amol Samgir
10	Manish Kumar	Siddharth Singh Kushwah	Karthik Shankar