CDS 1 2021 Official Cut Off Marks Published By UPSC

UPSC has published the official CDS 1 2021 cut-off marks for the written exam and total marks scored by the last recommended candidates.

For the first time in the last 5 years, OTA has crossed 100 plus marks and has been the highest cut-off in CDS 1 2021 whereas per the previous exams AFA was the highest. For OTA (men and women) has 107 marks i.e. 53.5%, 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%. The minimum qualifying marks in each subject is 20 marks i.e. 20%.

CDS 1 2021 Official Cut Off Marks

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.

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	AFA	158

For IMA AFA INA (Indian Military Academy, Air Force Academy, Indian Naval Academy)

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