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UPSC CDS Cut Off 2021 | CDS Previous Years Cut Off

Posted on 04/06/202102/10/2021 By GK Questions No Comments on UPSC CDS Cut Off 2021 | CDS Previous Years Cut Off
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1 UPSC CDS Exam 2021
1.1 CDS Exam Cut off
1.1.1 CDS Cut Off 2021 (1)
1.1.2 CDS (2) 2021 Cut Off Dates:
1.2 UPSC CDS Exam Pattern:
1.3 CDS 1 2021 Expected Cut Off:
1.3.1 Factors that determine the UPSC CDS (1) 2021 Cut Off:
1.3.2 Important Related Links for CDS Exams
1.4 Previous Years UPSC CDS Exam Cut Off:
1.5 Previous Years Result Analysis of UPSC CDS Exam:

UPSC CDS Exam 2021

CDS Exam is conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), it is conducted every year for the recruitment of the candidates for the Army, Airforce, and Navy wing of the Indian Military Academy (Dehradun), Officers Training Academy, Chennai (Madras), Indian Naval Academy (Ezhimala), Air Force Academy (Hyderabad).

On the 7th of February 2021 CDS Exam (1) has been conducted every year around three lakhs of students appear for the exam and around 6552 of them will be called for the stage two process that is SSB (Service Selection Board). Because of the Covid pandemic, many students skipped the CDS (1) 2021 exam.

CDS (1) 2021 Exam held for the 345 vacancies, the detail of vacancies for CDS (1) 2021 Exam given below:

Academy

Number of Vacancies

Indian Military Academy (Dehradun)

(Army wing NCC ‘C’ certificate holders have 13 reserved vacancies)

100

Indian Naval Academy (Ezhimala)

(Navy wing NCC ‘C’ certificate holders have 6 reserved vacancies)

26

Air Force Academy (Hyderabad)

(Airforce wing NCC ‘C’ certificate holders have 3 reserved vacancies)

32

Officers Training Academy, Chennai (Madras)- SSC (men)

170

Officers Training Academy, Chennai (Madras)- SSC (women)

17

Total

345

 

CDS Exam Cut off

CDS Cut Off 2021 (1)

The important CDS (1) 2021 dates are given below:

Events

Dates

Description

CDS (1) Notification

28/10/2020

Schedule and other exam details are released.

CDS (1) Application Form

28/10/2020

Online registration for NDA started.

CDS (1) Last Date to Apply

17/11/2020

Candidates must submit their online applications before this date.

CDS (1) Admit Card

07/01/2021

Admit Card will be available to download.

CDS (1) Written Exam

07/02/2021

The offline written exam will be held in three shifts.

CDS 1 2021 Result date

23 March 2021

Declaration of results of selected candidates.

CDS (1) SSB interview

Between April to May 2021

Between June to July 2021 (for OTA)

SSB will be conducted for the selected candidates from stage 1 of the written exam.

CDS 1 2021Cut Off release

November 2021

UPSC officially announced the CDS (1) cut-off.

 

CDS (2) 2021 Cut Off Dates:

The important CDS (2) 2021 dates are given below:

Events

Dates

Description

CDS (2) Notification

04/08/2021

Schedule and other exam details are released.

CDS (2) Application Form

04/08/2021

Online registration for NDA started.

CDS (2) Last Date to Apply

24/08/2021

Candidates must submit their online applications before this date.

CDS (2) Admit Card

October 2021

Admit Card will be available to download.

CDS (2) Written Exam

14/11/2021

The offline written exam will be held in two shifts.

CDS (2) Result

December 2021

Declaration of results of selected candidates.

CDS (2) SSB interview

Between January to February 2022

Between March to April 2022 (for OTA)

SSB will be conducted for the selected candidates from stage 1 of the written exam.

CDS (2) Cut Off release

May 2022

UPSC officially announced the CDS (1) cut-off.

 

UPSC CDS Exam Pattern:

CDS Exam is conducted in offline mode in objective questions format. CDS 2021 has three papers that are of English, General Knowledge, and Mathematics. Each paper is of 100 marks and the duration of each paper is 2 hours. The detailed pattern analysis of the CDS paper is given below:

Paper Subjects Duration No. of Questions

Max. Marks

Paper 1 English 2 hours 120

100

Paper 2

General Knowledge 2 hours 120

100

Paper 3

Elementary Mathematics 2 hours 100

100

 

CDS 1 2021 Expected Cut Off:

The difficulty level of the UPSC CDS (1) 2021 exam is moderate the level of questions asked are mostly of moderate difficulty level and simple, few questions are conceptual based which need in-depth knowledge to solve it but the overall difficulty of the paper is medium and depending on the number of students appeared in the exam and available vacancies the cut off for CDS (1) 2021 is expected to be:

Academy

Written Marks
Minimum Qualifying Marks

Expected Cut Off Marks

IMA

20

130-135

INA

20

120-125

AFA

20

145-150

OTA (Men)

20

90-95

OTA (Women)

20

90-95

 

See Here: CDS Exam 2021 Syllabus 

Factors that determine the UPSC CDS (1) 2021 Cut Off:

  • CDS Cut Off of previous years.
  • The total number of candidates who appeared in the CDS (1)2021 exam.
  • A total number of candidates who qualify for CDS (1)2021.
  • Exam difficulty level.
  • Total vacancies available for all the wings and academies.

Important Related Links for CDS Exams

CDS Exam Syllabus

CDS SSB Process

CDS Exam Eligibility Criteria

CDS Exam Previous Years cut-off

CDS Exam Result

CDS Physical & Medical Requirement

CPSS Test-Computerized Pilot Selection System

Best Telegram Channel for CDS Exam

How to Prepare for CDS Exam

Previous Years UPSC CDS Exam Cut Off:

The previous year’s UPSC CDS cut-off will help you to understand the expected future cut-off and helps you to make your preparation strategy. The previous years of CDS cut off given below:

UPSC CDS (2) 2019 Official Cut Off:

Academy

Written Exam Marks

Final Selection Marks

Cut Off Marks of Last Qualifying Candidate

Last Recommended Candidates Marks

IMA

134

258

INA

122

245

AFA

148

272

OTA (Men)

95

176

OTA (Women)

95

179

 

UPSC CDS (1) 2019 Official Cut Off:

Academy

Written Exam Marks

Final Selection Marks

Cut Off Marks of Last Qualifying Candidate

Last Recommended Candidates Marks

IMA

116

242

INA

105

233

AFA 129

264

OTA (Men)

78

160

OTA (Women)

78

162

 

UPSC CDS (2) 2018 Official Cut Off:

Academy

Written Exam Marks Final Selection Marks
Cut Off Marks of Last Qualifying Candidate

Last Recommended Candidates Marks

IMA

116

242

INA

102

228

AFA

131

253

OTA (Men)

80

162

OTA (Women)

80

163

 

UPSC CDS (1) 2018 Official Cut Off:

Academy

Written Exam Marks Final Selection Marks
Cut Off Marks of Last Qualifying Candidate

Last Recommended Candidates Marks

IMA

118

240

INA

98

225

AFA

138

279

OTA (Men)

69

154

OTA (Women)

69

150

 

UPSC CDS (2) 2017 Official Cut Off:

Academy

Written Exam Marks Final Selection Marks
Cut Off Marks of Last Qualifying Candidate

Last Recommended Candidates Marks

IMA

120

244

INA

111

237

AFA

135

260

OTA (Men)

86

167

OTA (Women)

86

171

 

UPSC CDS (1) 2017 Official Cut Off:

Academy

Written Exam Marks Final Selection Marks
Cut Off Marks of Last Qualifying Candidate

Last Recommended Candidates Marks

IMA

125

249

INA

118

241

AFA

144

268

OTA (Men)

82

163

OTA (Women)

82

164

 

UPSC CDS (2) 2016 Official Cut Off:

Academy

Written Exam Marks Final Selection Marks
Cut Off Marks of Last Qualifying Candidate

Last Recommended Candidates Marks

IMA

105

227

INA

90

225

AFA

135

258

OTA (Men)

72

157

OTA (Women)

72

159

 

UPSC CDS (1) 2016 Official Cut Off:

Academy

Written Exam Marks Final Selection Marks
Cut Off Marks of Last Qualifying Candidate

Last Recommended Candidates Marks

IMA

72

214

INA

63

217

AFA

123

249

OTA (Men)

68

150

OTA (Women)

68

157

Previous Years Result Analysis of UPSC CDS Exam:

The list of the total number of qualifying candidates of stage 1 written exam and final recommended candidates is given below:

Exam

Number of Candidates Qualified CDS Written Exam

Final Recommended Candidates

CDS (1) 2021

6,552

NA

CDS (2) 2020

6,727

NA

CDS (1) 2020

7,018

NA

CDS (2) 2019

4,902 (Excluding OTA Candidates)

196 (Excluding OTA Candidates)

CDS (1) 2019

7,953

370

CDS (2) 2018

7,650

295

CDS (1) 2018

8,261

272

CDS (2) 2017

8,692

419

CDS (1) 2017

8,548

441

CDS (2) 2016

8,563

593

CDS (1) 2016 8,411

325

See Here: UPSC NDA Exam Syllabus

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