CDS Cut-off Trend and Previous Years Cut off - UPSC CDS IMA OTA INA AFA

UPSC CDS exam is conducted twice a year. It is very important that the candidate has an idea about the CDS Cutoff 2020. You can go through the previous year’s CDS Cut off also to get an idea of this year’s cutoff. However, we recommend that you do not limit clearing the cutoff. Because the final merit list is made by considering marks secured in the CDS exam, SSB Interview, and Medical examination.

UPSC CDS Cut Off 2 2020 – Expected UPSC CDS Cut Off

A candidate needs to secure the minimum cutoff in order to pass the exam. However, clearing the cutoff doesn’t mean that you have overcome all the hurdles. Aspirants must also perform well in the SSB interview and then they should also pass the medical examination.

Courses	Expected Cut off marks
Indian Military Academy (IMA)	125-135
Indian Naval Academy (INA)	118-120
Air Force Academy (AFA)	140-142
Officers Training Academy (OTA) – Male	95-98
Officers Training Academy (OTA) – Female	95-98

 CDS Cut off 2020 for Written Exam

The cut off for the written exam is the minimum aggregate marks of last qualified candidates. The written exam for IMA, INA and AFA comprises 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%. UPSC prepares a list of candidates who obtain the minimum qualifying marks in the written exam. Candidates who are declared successful in the written exam are called for intelligence and personality test.

CDS Cut off for SSB Interview

SSB Interview is conducted for the qualified candidates of the written exam. The SSB Interview follows the two-stage selection process. Stage 1 comprises Officer Intelligence Rating (OIR) tests and Picture Perception Description Test (PP&DT). Stage 2 comprises Interview, Group Testing Officer Tasks, Psychology Tests and the Conference. To qualify SSB Interview, candidates need to secure the minimum qualifying marks. CDS  cut off for SSB Interview is decided out of 300 marks for IMA, INA and AFA and 200 marks for OTA.

CDS Cutoff 2020 Depends On

CDS Cutoff depends upon a lot of factors which are as under:

1. Total number of vacancies in the various courses,
2. Total number of candidates appearing for the exam,
3. The difficulty level of the exam,
4. Previous year Cutoff trends, etc.
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6. Previous Years Cut off marks of CDS Examinations

CDS 1 2019 Official Cut off 

Academy	Written Exam	Final Exam
	Aggregate marks of last qualified candidate*	Marks of last recommended candidate
IMA	116	242
INA	105	233
AFA	129	264
OTA (Men)	78	160
OTA(Women)	78	162

* Subject to a minimum of 20 % marks in Paper-I, 10% marks in Paper-II & 20% marks in Paper-III.

Official CDS Cut Off II 2018

Academy	Written	Final
IMA	116	242
INA	102	228
AFA	131	253
OTA (Men)	80	162
OTA(Women)	80	163

Official CDS Cut Off I 2018

Academy	Written	Final
IMA	118	240
INA	98	225
AFA	138	279
OTA (Men)	69	154
OTA(Women)	69	150

Official CDS Cut Off II 2017

Academy	Written	Final
IMA	120	244
INA	111	237
AFA	135	260
OTA (Men)	86	167
OTA(Women)	86	171

Official CDS Cut Off I 2017

Academy	Written	Final
IMA	125	249
INA	118	241
AFA	144	268
OTA for Men	82	163
OTA for Women	82	164

Official CDS Cut Off II 2016

Academy	Written	Final
IMA	105	227
INA	90	225
AFA	135	258
OTA for Men	72	157
OTA for Women	72	159

Official CDS Cut Off I 2016

Academy	Written	Final
IMA	72	214
INA	63	217
AFA	123	249
OTA for Men	68	150
OTA for Women	68	157

Official CDS Cut Off II 2015

Academy	Written	Final
IMA	105	227
INA	99	227
AFA	138	269
OTA for Men	84	166
OTA for Women	84	170

Official CDS Cut Off I 2015

Academy	Written	Final
IMA	102	225
INA	99	225
AFA	129	264
OTA for Men	86	168
OTA for Women	86	172

Official CDS Cut Off II 2014

Academy	Written	Final
IMA	102	224
INA	75	224
AFA	129	257
OTA for Men	72	168
OTA for Women	72	170

Official CDS Cut Off I 2014

Academy	Written	Final
IMA	99	222
INA	99	222
AFA	129	250
OTA for Men	78	159
OTA for Women	78	160