UPSC CDS document checklist

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Photograph (JPG) and live photo captured in the Common Application Form (p.2 NOTE 2, p.11 NOTE 2)
Triple signature on white paper in black ink (JPG) (p.2 NOTE 3, p.11 NOTE 3)
Photo ID card details (Aadhaar / Voter ID / PAN / Passport / Driving Licence / other government photo ID) (p.2, para 2.2)
Caste / OBC / EWS / disability certificate PDF if claimed (CAF portal) (upsconline.nic.in CAF instructions)

Matriculation / Class 10 certificate showing date of birth (original + self-attested copy) (p.12, para 5)
Degree / provisional degree certificate / mark sheets of all years or semesters (p.12, para 5; p.16, para 8)
Final-year students: original certificate / bonafide certificate from the Principal that the candidate is appearing in the final-year exam (p.12, para 5; p.10 NOTE I)
Serving Armed Forces personnel: NOC from Commanding Officer at the SSB interview (p.12, N.B.II)
The photo ID card given in the application (p.2, para 2.2)