{"id":4206,"date":"2026-04-17T02:55:48","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T21:25:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/upsc-cds-1-answer-keys-2026-released-at-upsc-gov-in-direct-link-to-download-pdfs-here\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T02:55:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T21:25:48","slug":"upsc-cds-1-answer-keys-2026-released-at-upsc-gov-in-direct-link-to-download-pdfs-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/upsc-cds-1-answer-keys-2026-released-at-upsc-gov-in-direct-link-to-download-pdfs-here\/","title":{"rendered":"UPSC CDS 1 answer keys 2026 released at upsc.gov.in: Direct link to download PDFs here"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-130307104,imgsize-216016,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/upsc-cds-1-answer-keys-2026-released.jpg\" alt=\"UPSC CDS 1 answer keys 2026 released at upsc.gov.in: Direct link to download PDFs here\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">UPSC CDS 1 answer key 2026<\/span><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">: <\/span>The Union Public Service Commission (<a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/upsc\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">UPSC<\/a>) has released the Combined Defence Services (CDS) 1 answer keys 2026 on the official website upsc.gov.in. Candidates who appeared for the CDS 1 2026 examination can now download the answer keys for English, General Knowledge, and Elementary Mathematics.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>The answer keys have been released for all sets: A, B, C, and D. Candidates can use these answer keys to calculate their probable scores before the official results are announced.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>The UPSC CDS 1 2026 exam was conducted on April 12, 2026 across various exam centres in the country. The recruitment drive aims to fill 451 vacancies in different defence academies, including:<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"cdatainfo modify_cdata_list_style id-r-component \" data-pos=\"11\">\n<ul>\n<li>Indian Military Academy (IMA)<\/li>\n<li>Indian Naval Academy (INA)<\/li>\n<li>Air Force Academy (AFA)<\/li>\n<li>Officers&#8217; Training Academy (OTA)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2><keyword id=\"35222767\" type=\"General\" weightage=\"20\" keywordseo=\"UPSC-CDS-1-2026-exam-pattern\" source=\"keywords\">UPSC CDS 1 2026 exam pattern<\/keyword><br \/><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>The examination was conducted in three sessions:<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"cdatainfo modify_cdata_list_style id-r-component \" data-pos=\"17\">\n<ul>\n<li>English: 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM<\/li>\n<li>General Knowledge: 12:30 PM to 2:30 PM<\/li>\n<li>Elementary Mathematics: 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>The exam consisted of multiple-choice questions carrying a total of 300 marks, with two hours allotted for each paper.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/>The answer key PDFs include:<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"cdatainfo modify_cdata_list_style id-r-component \" data-pos=\"25\">\n<ul>\n<li>Question paper set (A, B, C, D)<\/li>\n<li>Correct answers for each question<\/li>\n<li>Subject-wise answer keys<\/li>\n<li>Exam paper details<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/>Candidates are advised to carefully match their responses using the answer keys to estimate their scores.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"28\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>How to download <keyword id=\"6779120\" type=\"General\" weightage=\"20\" keywordseo=\"upsc-cds\" source=\"Orion\">UPSC CDS<\/keyword> 1 answer key 2026<br \/><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"30\"\/>Candidates can follow these steps to download the answer keys:<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"32\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"cdatainfo modify_cdata_list_style id-r-component \" data-pos=\"33\">\n<ul>\n<li>Visit the official website upsc.gov.in<\/li>\n<li>Go to the What&#8217;s New or Examination section<\/li>\n<li>Click on the CDS 1 Answer Key 2026 link<\/li>\n<li>Select the respective subject and paper set<\/li>\n<li>Download the PDF file<\/li>\n<li>Save it for future reference<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"34\"\/>Direct link <a href=\"https:\/\/upsc.gov.in\/whats-new\/Combined%20Defence%20Services%20Examination%20%28I%29%2C%202026\/Provisional%20Answer%20Key\" rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" target=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">here.<\/a><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"37\"\/>Candidates can download the UPSC CDS 1 Answer Key 2026 from the official website, which is upsc.gov.in or click the direct link provided above.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"39\"\/>The UPSC CDS 1 2026 result is expected to be announced soon. Candidates are advised to regularly check the official website for the latest updates.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"41\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/education\/news\/upsc-cds-1-answer-keys-2026-released-at-upsc-gov-in-direct-link-to-download-pdfs-here\/articleshow\/130306627.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UPSC CDS 1 answer key 2026: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has released the Combined Defence Services (CDS) 1 answer keys 2026 on the official website upsc.gov.in. Candidates who appeared for the CDS 1 2026 examination can now download the answer keys for English, General Knowledge, and Elementary Mathematics.The answer keys have been released [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4207,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[264],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-4206","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-education"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4206","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4206"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4206\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4207"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4206"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4206"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4206"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}