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Union Public Service Commission conducts the Combined Defence Services recruitment examination for the enrolment of eligible candidates into the Indian Military Academy, Officers Training Academy (OTA), Indian Naval Academy (INA), and Indian Air Force Academy (AFA) every two years. This is the best opportunity for the aspirants to get into the defense academies and being commissioned as officers in various defense services. For applying for the CDS examination, the candidate must possess certain qualifications as well as an examination cut-off as per UPSC CDS Cut-off 2021. Here are the necessary details every candidate must know about UPSC CDS Cut-off 2021.
UPSC CDS Exam 2021: Exam Overview
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Exam Overview |
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| Name of exam | Combined Defence Services Examination |
| Conducted by | Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) |
| Exam level | National Level Exam |
| Exam frequency | Twice a year |
| Exam mode | Offline |
| Exam timing | 2 hours |
| Language of question paper | The question papers of General Knowledge and Elementary Mathematics are set bilingually in Hindi as well as English |
| Nature of questions | Objective-type Multiple-Choice questions |
| Number of papers | Indian Military Academy (IMA), Indian Naval Academy (INA) and Air Force Academy (AFA): Three
Officers’ Training Academy (OTA): Two |
| Total marks | IMA, INA and AFA: 300
OTA: 200 |
| Application Fees | Rs 200 |
| Vacancies | CDS 1: 345
CDS 2: 339 |
| Official website | upsc.gov.in |
UPSC CDS Cut-Off 2021
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Candidates who are appearing for the Combined Defence Service examination must have a certain cut-off which is set by the recruitment commission so as to get into the various service academies. Here are the complete details regarding the cut-off score that is been fixed by the commission.
The commission sets the cut-off mark for the examination by taking various factors into consideration. Here are some of the factors that the Union Public Service Commission considers for determining the cut-off for UPSC CDS 2021.
- Number of vacancies
- Total number of appeared candidates
- The Difficulty level of the exam
CDS Cut-off 2021 (Written Exam)
The cut-off for the written exam is the minimum aggregate marks of the last qualified candidates who wrote the examination previously. The written exam for IMA, INA, and AFA has various sections such as English, General Knowledge, and Elementary Mathematics sections. The test paper for admission to OTA comprises two sections, English and General Knowledge. Total marks of the test for IMA, INA, and AFA are 300 while it is 200 for OTA. Candidates are also required to secure the minimum qualifying marks in each subject, which is 20%. Union Public Service Commission publishes a list of candidates who obtain the minimum qualifying marks in the written exam through their official website for public knowledge. Candidates who are declared successful in the written exam are called for an intelligence and personality test by the commission later.
CDS Cut-Off 2021 (SSB Interview)
Staff Selection Board Interview is conducted for the qualified candidates of the written exam by the Union Public Service Commission. The SSB Interview follows the two-stage selection process.
Stage 1:- Officer Intelligence Rating (OIR) tests and Picture Perception Description Test (PP&DT) Stage 2:- Interview, Group Testing Officer Tasks, Psychology Tests, and the Conference
To qualify for SSB Interview, candidates who are appearing for the interview need to secure the minimum qualifying marks.
The final rank list will be published on the basis of the written round marks and the interview round marks. So the candidates who wish to get a good rank must score well in both rounds.
Previous year CDS Cut-Off marks
CDS (I) 2020 Official Cut-Off
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Academy |
Written Exam |
Final Exam |
| Aggregate marks of last qualified candidate in the previous examination | Marks of last recommended candidate | |
| IMA | 130 | 250 |
| INA | 118 | 242 |
| AFA | 143 | 274 |
| OTA (Men) | 93 | 173 |
| OTA(Women) | 93 | 177 |
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CDS 2 2019 Official Cut off
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Academy |
Written Exam |
Final Exam |
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| Minimum qualifying marks in each subject in examination |
Aggregate marks of last qualified candidate in previous examination |
Marks of last recommended candidate | |
| IMA | 20 marks (i.e. 20%) | 134 marks (i.e. 44.67%) | 258 |
| INA | 20 marks (i.e. 20%) | 122 marks (i.e. 40.67%) | 245 |
| AFA | 20 marks (i.e. 20%) | 148 marks (i.e. 49.33%) | 272 |
| OTA (Men) | 20 marks (i.e. 20%) | 95 marks (i.e. 47.5%) | 176 |
| OTA(Women) | 20 marks (i.e. 20%) | 95 marks (i.e. 47.5%) | 179 |
CDS 1 2019 Official Cut off
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Academy |
Written Exam |
Final Exam |
| Aggregate marks of last qualified candidate in the previous examination | Marks of last recommended candidate | |
| IMA | 116 | 242 |
| INA | 105 | 233 |
| AFA | 129 | 264 |
| OTA (Men) | 78 | 160 |
| OTA(Women) | 78 | 162 |
How to Calculate UPSC CDS Cut-Off?
Candidates who are appearing for the CDS examination can check the UPSC CDS cut-off for 2021 through the official website after the completion of the examination. Here are the steps to check the cut-off marks from the official website.
- Visit the official website of UPSC @upsc.gov.in
- Go to the cut-off section from the ‘Examination’ tab
- Click the relevant link for finding the cut-off
- The course-wise CDS cut off marks are displayed on the screen in PDF format
- Download the PDF file and save the same for future reference
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