CDS 2 2020 Official Cut Off Marks Published by UPSC

UPSC has published the official CDS 2 2020 cut off marks for the written exam and total marks scored by the last recommended candidate. AFA has the highest cut off marks in CDS 2 2020 as usual. For AFA cut off is 152 marks i.e. 50.67%, IMA has 139 marks i.e. 46.33%, INA has 134 marks i.e. 44.67%, OTA (men and women) has 97 marks i.e. 48.5%. The minimum qualifying marks in each subject is 20 marks i.e. 20%.

CDS 2 2020 Official Cut Off Marks

Let us understand the marking system of CDS 2 2020 exam before we talk about the marks you need to score to clear the CDS Exam.

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