UPSC CDS exam day checklist
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Reporting: Entry to the venue closes 30 minutes before the exam starts in each session.
Carry
Do not bring
Also remember
Source: UPSC CDS Examination (II) 2026 notice (paras 2.2, 5, 9-11; Appendix II special instructions) (2-4, 21). Your admit card’s own instructions come first if they differ.
The night before
- Print the admit card and check your name, photo, date, shift and centre address against your ID.
- Keep the original photo ID named on the admit card, and a second one in case of a mismatch.
- Find the centre on a map and plan to arrive well before the reporting time: gates close on time.
- Read the instructions printed on your own admit card: they are the final word for your exam.