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CDS 1 2021 Cut Off Marks [Expected] – IMA OTA AFA INA

UPDATE: UPSC has published the official CDS 1 2021 cut-off marks for the written exam and total marks scored by the last recommended candidates. This time OTA has the highest...

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UPDATE: UPSC has published the official CDS 1 2021 cut-off marks for the written exam and total marks scored by the last recommended candidates. This time OTA has the highest cut-off marks in CDS 1 2021 as per the previous exams AFA was highest. For AFA cut-off is 158 marks i.e. 52.66%, IMA has 145 marks i.e. 48.33%, INA has 136 marks i.e. 45.33%, OTA (men and women) has 107 marks i.e. 53.5%. The minimum qualifying marks in each subject is 20 marks i.e. 20%.

CDS 1 2021 result will be published by the UPSC in March – April 2021 and successful candidates will be facing the SSB interviews for IMA, OTA, AFA, and INA. CDS 1 2021 cut off will be published by the UPSC later after the final result of CDS 1 2021. In this article, we have brought for you the expected cut-off marks for CDS 1 2021 exam so that you can check your CDS 1 2021 score based on CDS 1 2021 answer key. Let us understand the exam pattern of CDS 1 2021 before we talk about the marks you need to score to clear the CDS 1 2021 Exam.

CDS 1 2021 Cut Off Marks [Official]

S.NoAcademyCut Off
1OTA (Women)107
2OTA (Men)107
3IMA145
4INA136
5IAF158

Let us understand the marking system of CDS 1 2021 exam before we talk about the marks you need to score to clear the CDS Exam.

SECTIONNo.of questionsMarks
1.   English        120100
2.   General Knowledge        120100
3.   Elementary Mathematics        100100
Total marks 300

For OTA (Officer Training Academy), there is no mathematics.

SECTIONNo. of questionsMarks
1.   English       120100
2.   General knowledge       120100
Total marks 200
CDS PaperEnglishGKMathematics
Maximum Marks100100100
Marks for Correct answer+0.83 marks for each correct option+0.83 marks for each correct option+1 marks for each correct option
Negative marking-0.27 marks for each wrong answer-0.27 marks for each wrong answer-0.33 marks for each wrong answer
For IMA, INA, AFA
SubjectDurationMaximum Marks
English 2 hrs100
General Knowledge2 hrs100
Elementary Mathematics2 hrs100
For OTA
SubjectDurationMaximum Marks
English2 hrs100
General Knowledge2 hrs100

CDS 1 2021 Cut Off Marks [Expected]

S.NoAcademyExpected Cut Off
1OTA (Women)107
2OTA (Men)107
3IMA145
4INA136
5IAF158
S.NoAcademySectional Cut Off
1OTA (Women)20% in each paper
2OTA (Men)20% in each paper
3IMA20% in each paper
4INA20% in each paper
5IAF20% in each paper
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CDS 2 2017 Cut Off Marks

CDS 2 2017 Cut Off Marks: The cutoff of CDS 2 2017 exam has not been released by UPSC yet. Aspirants who appeared for CDS 2 2017 written exam can check the expected cut off below:

CDS 1 2017 Cut Off Marks

CDS 1 2017 Cut Off Marks: The cutoff of CDS 1 2017 exam has not been released by UPSC yet. Aspirants who appeared for CDS 1 2017 written exam can check the expected cut off below:

CDS 2 2016 Cutoff Official: These are the official cut off marks of CDS 2 2016 exam published by UPSC

CDS 2 2016 Cut Off Marks

Now Look at how many aspirants applied for CDS 2016 and 2017 and cleared it based on the official data

CDS 1 2016

  • Number of candidates applied: 2,50,000+
  • Roll number of last written qualified candidate: 0239701
  • Total number of candidates cleared CDS 1 2016 written exam: 8411
  • Total number of candidates cleared SSB interview:  325
    • IMA: 92
    • INA: 31
    • AFA: 3
    • OTA: (153 Men + 46 Women)

CDS 2 2016

  • Number of candidates applied: 2,80,000+
  • Roll number of last written qualified candidate: 0279910
  • Total number of candidates cleared CDS 1 2016 written exam: 8563
  • Total number of candidates cleared SSB interview:  593
    • IMA: 168
    • INA: 81
    • AFA: 16
    • OTA: (258 Men + 70 Women)

CDS 1 2017

  • Number of candidates applied: 1,85,000+
  • Roll number of last written qualified candidate: 0183972
  • Total number of candidates cleared CDS 1 2016 written exam: 8548
  • Total number of candidates cleared SSB interview:  300 +
    • IMA: 124
    • INA: 75
    • AFA: 10
    • OTA: 181 Male (including IMA candidates) + 51 Female 

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