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CDS 2022 Cutoff: Expected & Previous Year CDS 2 Cutoffs
Updated On - July 04 2022 by Srishti Pandey
CDS Cutoff is the minimum marks that a candidate may need to secure separately in written exam and SSB Interview for final selection in Indian Military Academy (IMA), Indian Naval Academy (INA), Air Force Academy (AFA) and Officers Training Academy (OTA). Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) will release CDS cut off after the declaration of final CDS result. The cut off for CDS 1 exam is supposed to be declared in November. While the result of CDS 2 along with cut off 2022 will be declared in May 2022.
Factors determining CDS cut off marks
The cutoff marks of CDS exam depends on the following factors-
- Total number of vacancies
- Number of appeared candidates
- Difficulty level of exam
CDS 2022 Cut off Dates
Candidates can check given below dates of CDS 2022 related to the release of cut off marks.
| Events | Dates (Tentative) |
|---|---|
| CDS 1 exam | 07 February 2022 |
| Announcement of cut off marks | First week of November 2022 |
| CDS 2 exam | 14 September 2022 |
| Release of cut off marks | Second week of October 2022 |
CDS 2022 Expected Cut off
Candidates can check below the expected CDS 1 expected cut off.
| Levels | Written Exam | Final Selection |
|---|---|---|
| IMA | 130 | 255 |
| OTA (Men) | 85 | 170 |
| OTA (Women) | 85 | 170 |
| AFA | 150 | 270 |
| INA | 120 | 245 |
Previous years CDS Cut off marks
CDS 1 cut off 2018
| Academy | Written Exam | Final Exam |
|---|---|---|
IMA | 118 | 240 |
INA | 98 | 225 |
AFA | 138 | 279 |
OTA(Men) | 69 | 154 |
OTA(Women) | 69 | 150 |
*Subject to a minimum of 20% marks in each paper.
CDS 2 Cut off 2018
| Marks of last qualified candidate | Written Result | Final Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minimum qualifying marks in each Subject | Minimum aggregate marks of last qualified candidate | Marks of last recommended candidate | |
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 |
CDS 1 Cut off 2017
Academy | Written Exam | Final Exam |
|---|---|---|
IMA | 125 | 249 |
INA | 118 | 241 |
AFA | 144 | 268 |
OTA (Men) | 82 | 163 |
OTA (Women) | 82 | 164 |
CDS 2 Cut off 2017
| Marks of last qualified candidates | Written Result | Final Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minimum qualifying marks in each Subject | Minimum aggregate marks of last qualified candidate | Marks of last recommended candidate | |
IMA | 20 marks (i.e. 20%) | 120 marks (i.e. 40%) | 244 |
INA | 20 marks (i.e. 20%) | 111 marks (i.e. 37%) | 237 |
AFA | 20 marks (i.e. 20%) | 135 marks (i.e. 45%) | 260 |
OTA (Men) | 20 marks (i.e. 20%) | 86 marks (i.e. 43%) | 167 |
OTA (Women) | 20 marks (i.e. 20%) | 86 marks (i.e. 43%) | 171 |
CDS 1 Cut off 2016
Academy | Written Exam | Final Exam |
|---|---|---|
Aggregate marks of the last qualified candidate | Marks of last recommended candidate |
|
IMA | 72 | 214 |
INA | 63 | 217 |
AFA | 123 | 249 |
OTA (Men) | 68 | 150 |
OTA (Women) | 68 | 157 |
CDS 2 Cut off 2016
| Marks of last qualified candidate | Written Result | Final Result | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minimum qualifying marks in each Subject | Minimum aggregate marks of last qualified candidate | Marks of last recommended candidate | ||||
IMA | 20 | marks | (i.e. | 20%) | 105 marks (i.e. 35%) | 227 |
INA | 20 | marks | (i.e. | 20%) | 90 marks (i.e. 30%) | 225 |
AFA | 20 | marks | (i.e. | 20%) | 135 marks (i.e. 45%) | 258 |
OTA (Men) | 20 | marks | (i.e. | 20%) | 72 marks (i.e. 36%) | 157 |
OTA (Women) | 20 | marks | (i.e. | 20%) | 72 marks (i.e. 36%) | 159 |
Form Start Date:
17 May 2023
Form End Date:
06 Jun 2023
The last date to submit the form was on 06 Jun 2023
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