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.No	Academy	Cut Off
1	OTA (Women)	107
2	OTA (Men)	107
3	IMA	145
4	INA	136
5	IAF	158

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.

SECTION	No.of questions	Marks
1.   English	120	100
2.   General Knowledge	120	100
3.   Elementary Mathematics	100	100
		Total marks 300

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

SECTION	No. of questions	Marks
1.   English	120	100
2.   General knowledge	120	100
		Total marks 200

CDS Paper	English	GK	Mathematics
Maximum Marks	100	100	100
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
Subject	Duration	Maximum Marks
English	2 hrs	100
General Knowledge	2 hrs	100
Elementary Mathematics	2 hrs	100

For OTA
Subject	Duration	Maximum Marks
English	2 hrs	100
General Knowledge	2 hrs	100

CDS 1 2021 Cut Off Marks [Expected]

S.No	Academy	Expected Cut Off
1	OTA (Women)	107
2	OTA (Men)	107
3	IMA	145
4	INA	136
5	IAF	158

S.No	Academy	Sectional Cut Off
1	OTA (Women)	20% in each paper
2	OTA (Men)	20% in each paper
3	IMA	20% in each paper
4	INA	20% in each paper
5	IAF	20% in each paper

Also Read:

• CDS 1 2021 Answer Keys [All Sets]
• CDS 1 2021 Question Paper Original [All Sets]

CDS 1 2019 Cut Off Marks [Official]

CDS 2 2018 Cut Off Marks [Official]

CDS 1 2018 Cut Off Marks [Official]

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: 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

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