CDS exam is scheduled to be conducted on 7th February 2021. All candidates who are going to attend the exam can check the previous year’s cut-off to get an idea about how many marks they needed to qualify in the CDS 2021 exam.
Cut-Off marks are the minimum marks required to qualify for a particular section. Getting an idea about the cut off marks is very important and helps the job seekers to change their exam preparation strategy according to the current competition level.
Cut-off will be available after the CDS 2021 exam. Meanwhile candidates can check the CDS Previous years cutoff given on this page.
How to check the Cut off?
UPSC release the CDS Exam cut-off on the official website. Please have a look at the below steps to download the Cut Off
- Visit the official website
- Go to the ‘Examination’ tab and click on the “Cut-Off Marks” section.
- Click the relevant year wise link
- The course-wise cut off marks are displayed on the screen in PDF format
- Download the same and save the file
CDS Exam Cut-off Marks
Union Public Service Commission has released the CDS 2 2019 cut-off marks along with the marks obtained by the recommended candidates. Candidates can check their marks and cut off on the official website.
UPSC CDS 2 2019 CutOff marks:
| Academy | Written Exam | Final Exam |
|---|---|---|
| Aggregate marks of last qualified candidate* | Marks of last recommended candidate | |
| IMA | 134 | 258 |
| INA | 122 | 245 |
| AFA | 148 | 272 |
| OTA (Men) | 95 | 176 |
| OTA (Women) | 95 | 179 |
UPSC CDS 1 2019 CutOff marks:
| Academy | Written exam | Final exam |
|---|---|---|
| Aggregate marks of last qualified candidate* | Marks of last recommended candidate | |
| IMA | 116 | 242 |
| INA | 105 | 233 |
| AFA | 129 | 264 |
| OTA (Men) | 78 | 160 |
| OTA(Women) | 78 | 162 |
UPSC CDS 2 2018 Cut Off:
| Academy | Written exam | Written exam | Final result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minimum qualifying marks in each Subject | Minimum aggregate marks of last qualified candidates | Marks of last recommended candidates | |
| IMA | 20 marks (i.e. 20%) | 116 marks (i.e. 38.67%) | 242 |
| INA | 20 marks (i.e. 20%) | 102 marks (i.e. 34%) | 228 |
| AFA | 20 marks (i.e. 20%) | 131 marks (i.e. 43.67%) | 253 |
| OTA (Men) | 20 marks (i.e. 20%) | 80 marks (i.e. 40%) | 162 |
| OTA (Women) | 20 marks (i.e. 20%) | 80 marks (i.e. 40%) | 163 |
UPSC CDS 1 2018 Cut Off marks:
| Academy | Written exam | Final Exam |
|---|---|---|
| Academy | Aggregate marks of last qualified candidate | Marks of last recommended candidate |
| IMA | 118 | 240 |
| INA | 98 | 225 |
| AFA | 138 | 279 |
| OTA (Men) | 69 | 154 |
| OTA(Women) | 69 | 150 |
UPSC also released the marks of recommended candidates on the website. Click here to check the marks.
Previous years cut-off marks pdf is given below:
please use “12345” password to open the pdf.
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