Many candidates who have attended the CDS Exam this year are looking for the CDS Exam Cut Off Marks. There is a written exam cut off marks which you have to clear to qualify for the SSB interview, and you will clear the SSB Interview if you clear the CDS exam final cut off marks.
The Final CDS Exam Cutoff 2017 will be decided considering the CDS written exam and SSB Interview marks. The candidates in the SSB Interview will have to secure the minimum qualifying marks. The commission will prepare a separate cutoff score for the SSB Interview. On the basis of the CDS Final 2017 Cutoff score, candidates will be provided admission to the various defence services. However, the candidates will have to satisfy the criteria fixed by the medical board.
UPSC CDS Final Cut Off 2017 [Expected]
Course Name | Expected CDS Cutoff |
Indian Military Academy, Dehradoon | 225-230 |
Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala | 225-230 |
Air Force Academy, Hyderabad | 255-265 |
Officers Training Academy, Chennai (For Women) | 163-170 |
Officers Training Academy, Chennai | 160-168 |
Previous year final Cutoff score
CDS Cut Off 2015 (Final)
Academy | CDS I | CDS II |
IMA | 225 | 227 |
INA | 225 | 227 |
IFA | 264 | 269 |
OTA (Men) | 168 | 166 |
OTA (Women) | 172 | 170 |
CDS Cut off 2014 (Final)
Academy | CDS I | CDS II |
IMA | 224 | 225 |
INA | 224 | 206 |
IFA | 257 | 256 |
OTA (Men) | 268 | 154 |
OTA (Women) | 170 | 152 |
CDS Cut off 2013 (Final)
Academy | CDS I | CDS II |
IMA | 225 | 231 |
INA | 206 | 231 |
IFA | 256 | 266 |
OTA (Men) | 154 | 158 |
OTA (Women) | 152 | 160 |
CDS Cutoff – Previous Year Cutoff Trends
CDS Cut off 2017 – Important Factors
The Cutoff of CDS exam will be evaluated on many factors. Some ofthe factors are mentioned below
- Number of candidates appeared for the CDS Exam
- No of candidates passed the exam
- Difficulty level of question paper
- No. Of vacancy for this exam
- Cutoff may also be sectional wise
CDS Sectional Cut Off Marks
Course | Minimum qualifying marks in each subject (may vary) |
IMA | 20 Marks (i.e. 20%) |
INA | 20 Marks (i.e. 20%) |
AFA | 20 Marks (i.e. 20%) |
OTA Men | 20 Marks (i.e. 20%) |
OTA Women | 20 Marks (i.e. 20%) |
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CDS 2 Result 2017
CDS Result will be announced for those candidates who will secure the minimum qualifying marks in the exam. The result of CDS 2 2017 written exam will be declared in the month of Jan/Feb 2018. Candidates qualifying the written exam will be called for the SSB Interview.
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