Have you ever wondered how many marks CDS Exam toppers score? In this article, we will check the marks for CDS 1 2021 toppers for IMA, INA, OTA and AFA. UPSC has published the marks of recommended candidates of CDS 1 2021. These are the marks scored by the candidates who have been recommended for CDS 1 20121 SSB interview.
If you are preparing for the upcoming CDS Exams you must be wondering how much CDS Exam toppers score and rightly so because it is important for your CDS Exam preparation. UPSC has published the list of recommended candidates for CDS 1 2021. CDS exam is conducted two times every year and a graduate candidate can apply for the UPSC CDS exam to join the Indian Airforce, Army, and Navy.
Below we have a list of candidates who have cleared the CDS 1 2021 written exam and the SSB interview. You can find out the marks of the recommended candidates which they have scored in the CDS written exam and SSB interview conducted for CDS 1 2021 (IMA/AFA/OTA/NA). CDS 1 2021 final scores have been declared only for those candidates who have cleared the written test as well as the SSB Interview.
So, starting with the number of cadidates who apply for the UPSC CDS exam. CDS exam is conducted two times every year by the UPSC for the defence aspirants who want to join the Army, Airforce and Navy as an officer. Every time around 5 lakh+ candidates apply for CDS exam, so in one year around 10 lakh+ candidates apply for the CDS exam.
How many candidates clear the CDS exam?
Now coming to the curricula part, how many candidates actually clear the CDS exam? Looking at the previous CDS results, around 7000 to 9000 candidates only clear the CDS written exam. You can find the details on a number of candidates who cleared the CDS exam from previous years.
What is the CDS SSB Interview process?
In the private sector or other competitive sectors, human resources depend on the philosophy of ‘Best Fit’ whereas in the Indian Armed Forces selection is based on the philosophy of ‘Right Fit’. There are three major ways of testing candidates as per SSBs prerequisite standards:
Detail about these tests is discussed in the below sections.
What are CDS SSB Interview dates?
A candidate whether he/she has qualified any armed forces entrance exam or made in the merit list of candidates based on academic records for any particular type of entry, to get called up for SSB interview candidates are first allotted with a roll number and sequenced in a list as per their roll numbers. This list is then published online by the selection board for the candidates to see. List contains detail like Name with respective roll numbers along with DOB with the date of reporting for SSB interview.
Hey guys, finally made it through the SSB in 4th attempt. My first 2 conferences were in 2018 for the NDA Exam attempt at Mysore (everyone wanted to become a fighter pilot). Got conferenced out both the times because I had quite an empty profile, no good hobbies or extracurricular activities, bad communication skills, and was not in good shape too. Again went for TES in January 2019 and got screened out from SSB Bhopal.
Then I decided not to increase my attempt. Got my LAKSHYA of joining the forces after getting the conference out, and started working on all those points. Tbh it was a very interesting journey of hard work with persistence for 3 years straight, from running 10K to participating in the international competition for building RC aircraft. Got my goal clear of joining the Indian army after seeing a Para SF officer, they look amazing.
And yes the most important thing, saw a beautiful girl with a wonderful personality and made my mind that if I clear my SSB then I’ll be able to approach her, men will be men. This was the motivation that just boosted my preparation to a different level.
1st step was to clear the CDS Examination, being an engineering student my maths, science and English were strong. The difficult part was to cross 20 marks in the General Knowledge paper, prioritised things for me, and started preparing 40 days before the exam. For Maths I would just read notes from book, write down the formulas and then write mock tests online and practice pyqs, I solved around 2000 questions in total and gave 5-6 full-length tests. For English, I just practiced my grammar and solved pyqs. Most difficult part was GK, covered all science topics and current affairs series and revised, solved pyqs to get an idea of questions they ask. The paper went quite well, just crossed 20 in GK and maths was lengthy this time but still managed to get 50 correct of 56. I might have just crossed the cutoff but my name was there for IMA SSB. Got my centre at Allahabad, 19 SSB. I selected the date for my conference on my 21st birthday, 1st April.
Now I started my SSB Interview Preparation, I was fit, I was good with my communication skills and had a good profile this time. So I knew that I just have to express myself honestly and confidently. Joined online groups for PPDT and GD preparation, really helped me in boosting my confidence. Then started reading newspaper to get an idea of what’s happening around world and how is that affecting us. YouTube channels were a big help in building my geopolitics knowledge. Also used to practice lecturette daily and was getting better in organising my thoughts. Never left running in between, kept my self active and fit but make sure you don’t overdo and injure yourself. For the introspection part, write down all my activities and achievement from class 8 till now in a notebook, to know my strength and weakness. Wrote the PIQ and then covered all the related topics that can be asked from that. Psychology was difficult for me as my handwriting and speed both were bad, so had to practice by writing stories daily. For writing stories the simple concept is that if you don’t see a problem, don’t create one. Just write normal and simple stories that make sense and express yourself in them. Prepare 12th story, if you get a better idea there then write that or else keep one for backup. WAT and SRT will be easy after you practice writing stories, then for SD just remember that you are the best, your parents, friends and teachers are the best because they are the reason for your current self and they only think positive if you, rest you know so prepare that. Be honest and don’t bluff anywhere, if you have committed any mistake in life then accept it and take responsibility. Make sure you pack your bag well and keep all your documents ready, read the call up letter properly.
Went to Allahabad a day before my SSB, practiced my OIR that day and made friends, had a good night sleep and went there fresh. OIR was quite easy as I had practiced similar questions, picture was quite clear and made a simple story. Mapped all points in my mind and then delivered confidently.
GTO started with GD, didn’t go well but whenever I spoke I gave valid and crisp points. For GPE I prioritised problem and solved them as I did in SRTs with time, distance and resources used. Was very confident of my solution and made up for my poor participation in GD here in GPE solution, my solution was agreed by group. Next we had PGT, instead of shouting your idea just go ahead and implement it, if you don’t have idea then step back and let others implement. But make sure that you are implementing and moving ahead as a group. Next was GRO, kept on shouting my war cry Jai Mata Di leading from front, helped others in climbing the wall but other than that I was in the front motivating others and leading. Next we had HGT, again did the same thing of standing in front and implementing the ideas, also giving others chance by stepping back if I go blank. My group was very cooperative. Next we had Lecturette and I chose the topic of Paytm and Google Pay, divided the topic in 6 parts and delivered a decent speech for exactly 3 minutes without stuttering anywhere. Was quite happy with my performance and prepared myself mentally for 2nd day. We had IO first, simple trick for that is to have a proper map to cross the obstacles so that you don’t run left and right, started from the outermost obstacle and went in making a spiral. Did only 12 as I had to repeat screen jump twice and balance beam 4 times, but I came back to them only after completing others. Don’t waste time, complete others and then come back and don’t give up. I even said 12-13 in interview so I was satisfied. Next was my command task and I was called last, was questioned why I was called only once and I gave the honest yet stupid reason.
I also told all my mistakes in SSB Psychology and interview, my dad’s unit name too. My command task was descent and he also asked me to tell 5 bad qualities of father while doing it, but he was also giving hints in between and I completed it. FGT was conducted at end and same thing, just step ahead and implement it. GTO was over, I was in a delima that since I was called only once I might not make it this time. Anyways had a good night sleep. 1st April 2022, my 21st birthday and it started with getting kicks on my butt by everyone xD. Dressed up nicely and went in their confidently, conference hardly lasted for 3-4 minutes and I was called in, they asked me about my efforts and chances of getting recommended. I said I gave my 100% and 90% of getting recommended, for 10% I told all the mistakes I did. Then they asked me to compare my attempt to my 2018 attempt and for that I said I gave rough comparison. Ended my conference by asking questions on stay and all. One officer came and announced 13 and 23 cleared it, I was more than happy. Not much happened that time but that day I was awake by 3am in the morning walking in the hall wearing my +3 chest number. Everything I did was coming in my mind again and again and I was just feeling proud of myself. Getting recommended on my 21st birthday, the best birthday gift I could’ve ever asked for.
To end it I’ll just say that never give up, if you face any problem then change your plan and prepare well. Self introspection if very important and the method I explained above is quite effective. If you won’t know your weakness then you can never make that your strength. Keep grinding everyone.
PPDT or Picture Perception and Discussion Test is a test conducted in the stage-I testing of SSB. This is an important test since it is a major factor in determining whether or not you’ll pass to stage-II testing and thus whether or not you’ll stay back for 4-5 more days.
This test comprises of two stages, in stage one the candidates are shown a hazy picture and thus they have to write a story around that picture, mark the characters, their mood, age, sex etc. as per their perceptions, in stage two the candidates are seated in a group of around 10-18 and one by one they narrate their stories immediately followed by a discussion which aims at arriving at a common story and then one person decided by the group narrates the story to the panel sitting there.
The candidates are confused as to what types of stories they should build for PPDT in order to have maximum chances of selection. Especially Freshers and Screened out candidates have this dilemma. Here are a few tips which will help you in building better PPDT stories.
Remember the picture is hazy so concentrate and try to drive out the most positive scene you can. Spend the 30 seconds given for observing the picture very effectively.
Stay away from pre conceived stories, or those you have read from Books. Stay as original as you can.
Go for a fewer number of characters, even if you see a mob, marks only 2-3 characters at the most, this will help you in building a better story and save your time.
Your story must comprise of a hero/heroine and this should be the central character of your story. The hero should do some heroic or appreciable thing in your story. Make a single hero only.
Write the story in past tense.
You don’t have to describe the scene instead you have to imagine what possibly could have led to the scene, how the hero overcame the problem in your story and what the result was.
Thus in general a story should have a format somewhat like this. There should be some problem/concern, there should be a hero and he should overcome the problem, and then write that the problem or concern was solved or taken care of and the hero felt nice on doing so.
Listen to the instructions given at the time of PPDT very carefully.
Do not write very impractical stories, like being rewarded for doing something, means getting bravery award and all. Getting rewarded is a difficult task and doesn’t happens in real life too often, so be practical.
You will be asked to write the action of the story; here you have to write the main gist or theme of your story in a single line or 5-10 words. Keep in mind that you don’t have to give the title to your story.
Write the story neatly, without cuts and in best possible handwriting.
Indian Army has published the NCC 51 Special Entry merit list for men and women, the course was scheduled at OTA Chennai in April 2022. NCC 51 Male has a total of 50 vacancies and a total of 32 candidates are recommended and made in the final merit list. NCC 51 Women has a total of 05 vacancies and a total of 34 female candidates are recommended.
NCC special entry is a special entry for the NCC cadets with ‘C’ certificate, there is no written exam conducted in this entry and candidates are directly shortlisted for the SSB interview. If you are preparing for the NCC SSB interview, you can enroll in our Live SSB Course now.
Candidates who have not submitted copies of all semester marksheets and Degree/ Provisional degree certificate and other requisite documents, are required to submit the same immediately by Fax (No 011-20862671) or send self attested scanned copy on ‘Feedback/Query’ option on our website www.joinindidanarmy.nic.in. Joining Letters (JLs) will be issued as per MERIT subject to Vacancy, Medical fitness, requisite Educational qualification and meeting all eligibility criteria as per course notification.
Indian Army has published the JAG 28 Merit List for both men and women courses scheduled to commence at OTA Chennai from April 2022 onwards. For the JAG-28 Men course, a total of 07 candidates are recommended by the SSB interview board. For the JAG-28 women course, a total of 11 female candidates are recommended by the SSB interview board. For JAG 28 total notified vacancies for men are 05 and for women, it is 02.
JAG entry aka Judge Advocate General is a special entry for the Law Graduates, there is no written exam conducted in this entry and candidates are directly shortlisted for the SSB interview based on their graduation. If you are preparing for the JAG SSB interview, you can enroll in our Live SSB Course now.
Hi, I am Lakshyaraj Singh, I recently got recommended from 18 SSB Allahabad for National Defence Academy NDA 148 course in my 2nd attempt. My journey begin when I was 10 years old, I was in my village and watching T.V with my Grandfather and my cousins. We were watching. Border movie and when the movie finished on that day I have decided to join the Indian army.
I appeared in NDA 147 course written exam in April 2021 and I failed that. Also got a conference out from 21 ssb Bhopal for TES 45. Back-to-back failures made me feel sad, but there was the belief that I had from my childhood that we are Rajput we don’t give up, so I continued my preparation for the next NDA written exam, this time I took SSBCrackExams 3 months course for UPSC NDA written examination. I used this platform to clear the concept and learn the formulas of maths that are not in NCERT. Took all the classes of English helped me to score 155 out of 200 in English.
And after appearing in the exam on 14 November I was confident of clearing the paper this time so I started my preparation for SSB Interview. This time my main focus is on personality development, I participated in inter-college debates, a journalism program, started workout at the gym, being more organised and productive in daily life.
Done introspection to find out my strengths and weaknesses. Also wrote a book and published it on Kindle Direct Publishing, started conducting and participating in group discussions, PPDT and Lecturette with other students who are preparing for SSB. Also developed my knowledge of global politics from youtube and newspapers.
In last I would say if we do the following things :
Work hard in a systematic way
Develop Our personality
Nothing and no one can stop us from achieving our goal.
So keep working hard and plan each and everything in life.
Many times during the SSB interview, TAT and WAT are the two tests that aspirants find more difficult and have a tough time coping with it. Among the psychological tests, TAT is also one. It is conducted on day-2 of second-stage testing. It is conducted to bring the real personality of the candidate through his interpretation of the stories both positive and negative.
The TAT involves picture projection and story writing depending on the picture shown. A total of 11+1 pictures are shown where 11 pictures are with a theme and the last is a blank picture, where a candidate should imagine a story.
The pictures are displayed for 30 seconds and the candidate is given 4 minutes to write a story about the picture seen. It is continued for all the 12 pictures. The picture consists of one or more than one person.
Here, I bring you some helpful and handy tips that you can follow to attempt TAT successfully:
Practicing the story writing keeping in front some picture is firstly advisable for the candidates. No matter what you write. Just write and catch up gradually as you continue writing.
Your story must not be too lengthy and you also cannot afford to write a long story in 3-4 minutes. Generally it should contain 10-15 sentences with a prolog, main body, and conclusion. Keep it simple and smart. Build you vocabulary to cut short the sentences and avoid twisting sentences.
The stories must be creative and positive. You should write what you perceived but avoid any negativity to creep into your story. The stories must have a definite and positive ending while they should be written in past tense.
In the test room, when the picture is shown, it is essential to attentively observe the picture and make out the characters and objects shown. As the picture is shown for only 30 secs, I advise that candidate observe the number of people, their gender, what they’re doing and their surroundings carefully.
When you have started thinking a story, don’t halt it halfway thinking that it might not be appropriate. Just go on and build more story. It’s your imagination, you are flying your minds, continue it to that unknown positive story.
No anti-national or anti-social sentiments should be included in them.
It is good to be calm, positive for looking at the picture and perceive the theme to write a story.
The story must have a hero and not a superhero. This hero or main lead should have a positive mind frame to tackle complex situations with guts. He should be a man of conviction with attributes like compassion, diligence, self-confidence, perseverance, adaptability, quick response, and ambitious attitude. Just a handy tip here: Try to impose the OLQs you remember on these heroes. Don’t make a fairy tale out of it. Be grounded.
For the psychologist, you are the main hero of your story so be careful and depict only the characteristics that you have or wish to attain in your life.
If you are not able to finish the story within the given four minutes, then pass on to the next picture shown, so that you don’t miss the subsequent picture. AND NO PEEKING!
When it comes to the last BLANK PICTURE, it is advisable to write the story based on the theme of the immediately preceding picture to make the story more natural and real.
Think of similar stories that encompasses all the elements as shown in the previous pictures and make those lines and arrange them into sentences. Just try to squeeze all the OLQs here too as a conclusion from previous pictures.
Write a story as short as possible with minimum redundancy and higher relevancy.
As a final tip, I would like you to practice this daily:
Take a piece of paper, take a deep breathe in four to five times to calm down yourself. Now, think of all the words you can and jot it down, no matter how creepy or laughable the words are. It could be the name of your crush or anything else. ANYTHING. Set a timer of 2-3 mins and continue writing till the timer rings.
Try to be as fast as you can and as positive as you can. Do this before you sleep and immediately after you wake to train your brain to develop creativity and spontaneity.
NDA 1 2022 exam is being conducted in many exam centres and many NDA aspirants are appearing for the NDA 1 2022 exam on 10th April 2022. After the exam, many of you must be wondering about the NDA 1 2022 cut-off marks, based on the previous NDA Exam cut-off as mentioned below.
SSBCrackExams has published the expected cut-off marks for the NDA 1 2022 exam based on the recent question paper pattern and level of toughness. NDA aspirants can check their NDA cut-off marks hereafter the NDA exam. SSBCrackExams will also publish the NDA 1 2022 question paper all set along with answer keys. Candidates can also find the NDA cut-off from the previous year.
NDA 1 2022 Cut Off Marks [Expected] [350 – 360 Marks]
Wherever two or more candidates have secured equal aggregate marks in NDA & NA Examination (II), 2022, the tie (s) have been resolved in accordance with the following principles approved by the Commission, viz (i) In case of equal marks in aggregate, the candidate senior by age has been placed at higher rank. (ii) In case of candidates having the same age, the candidate getting more marks in the written examination has been placed at higher rank.
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Many candidates appeared for the NDA 1 2022 written exam on 10th April 2021. Here we will discuss NDA 1 2022 cut off marks based on previous trends NDA 1 2022 Expected Cut Off Marks will be updated very soon.
Below are the top 10 toppers from NDA 1 2021. As you can see, AIR -1 topper Omkar Asutosh has scored 1116 out of 1800 marks and was the NDA 1 2021 topper.
Below are the top 10 toppers from NDA 2 2020. As you can see, AIR -1 topper Aditya Singh Rana has scored 1116 out of 1800 marks and was the NDA 2 2020 topper.
NOTE: Candidates who are appearing in the 12th Class under the 10+2 pattern of School Education or equivalent examination can also apply for this examination.
NDA 149th course and 111th INAC commencing from Jan 2023
NDA 2 2022 EVENTS
IMPORTANT DATES
Notification Release date
18 May 2022
NDA 2 2022 Application Start
18 May 2022
NDA 2 2022 Apply Last Date
16 June 2022
Release of Admit card
2 Weeks before Exam
NDA 2 2022 Exam date
04 September 2022 (SUNDAY)
Declaration of result
Nov– Dec 2022
NDA Exam 2022 SELECTION PROCEDURE: To select the candidates UPSC follows 2 stages of the selection process. As this is a national level entrance examination the applications will be very high to imagine. So, they follow the below method to select the candidates:
The **approximate number of vacancies to be filled on the results of this examination will be as under :
National Defence Academy
370 to include 208 for Army, 42 for Navy and 120 for Air (including 28 for Ground Duties)
Naval Academy (10+2 Cadet Entry Scheme)
30
Total
400
NDA Exam 2022 WRITTEN TEST: To filter the candidates applied from the whole nation written test helps the conducting authority to filter the candidates easily. The exam will be conducted in Pen and Paper (offline) mode.
SUBJECT
DURATION
MARKS
Mathematics
2 Hrs & 30 Min
300
General Ability Test
2 Hrs & 30 Min
600
Total
900
NDA Exam 2022 SYLLABUS: Every aspirant to NDA should go through the syllabus before the examination. This is very important. Even though it is from 10+2 level but the question paper pattern will be a high pattern.
SUBJECT
SYLLABUS
MATHEMATICS
ALGEBRA
MATRICES AND DETERMINANTS
TRIGONOMETRY
ANALYTICAL GEOMETRY OF TWO AND THREE DIMENSIONS
DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS
INTEGRAL CALCULUS AND DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
VECTOR ALGEBRA
STATISTICS AND PROBABILITY
GENERAL ABILITY TEST
PART A – ENGLISH
PART B – GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
Physics
Chemistry
General Science
History, Freedom Movement etc
Geography
Current Events
NDA Exam 2022 SSB INTERVIEW: The candidates who qualify in written examination will be called for SSB Interview from the available centers in India.
Stage I – Officer Intelligence Rating (OIR), Picture perception, and Description Test.
Stage II – Group Testing Officer Tasks, Psychology Tests and Conference
1. For screening test on Day-1, start solving intelligence tests questions from various books available. Write stories following all instructions like writing character details and action in the required time frame, then narrate in front of mirror to build your confidence and work on any weakness you find.
2. For psych tests, there is only thing practice, and keep on introspecting your responses not just from yourself but also from any SSB buddy you know. Initially the responses may not be up to the mark, but with consistent practice things will eventually work out for you. Try to relate the responses to your life experiences.
3. Amongst the CIQs frequent questions are asked in personal interviews, so prepare them. People will say SSB is a personality test and you can’t prepare for it. But there’s a reason SSB coaching industry is blooming. So focus on questions related to your PIQ, prepare for every section and keep on cross questioning your responses, to bring out all the responses. This is the best form of self-introspection as PIQ pretty much covers everything.
4. Other than that Also you should be aware of your strengths and weaknesses, and how are you able to utilise your strengths or how are you working to remove your weaknesses. Remember there are no specific best responses in personal interview, only the true responses (your own life experiences) are the best responses. Also have knowledge about the force you want to join, like if you want to join the Navy, then which arm do you aspire for, let’s say you said Submarine Arm, then why so, latest submarines, comparison with our neighbours, what role will you play in the submarines, evolution of Indian Submarines etc. Also latest defence deals, exercises, etc should be somethings you should know about.
5. First and foremost, thing would be to focus on your fitness. Although no one is asking you to be Bear Grylls or someone with six packs, but in tasks like GOR (Group Obstacle Race) and IO (Individual Obstacles, you will need a lot of stamina as it may so happen that immediately after the IO/GOR, lecturette/any other task will be conducted and if you are someone with less stamina you will be exhausted physically and that may take a toll on your performance. Also keeping yourself in shape helps you boost your confidence and project a positive vibe about yourself to the assessors.
6. For this you can start gyming or if you have a ground nearby start going for runs. Also if you are able to give team sports, it would be of best help to you, as nothing builds more personality than them, they bring out every aspect of you be it physical or mental toughness.
7. Improving communication skills would be of great help to you, and when I say this I don’t mean become a English speaking nerd, even if your English is just kaam-chalau that is you can explain your views properly with Hinglish it would do. Even the assessors stress on speaking the language (Hindi/English) you are comfortable with. So how to have that kaam-chalau English:
8. Start your SSB Interview preparation today with SSBCrackExams.
CDS 1 2022 exam is being conducted in many exam centres and many CDS aspirants are appearing for the CDS 1 2022 exam on 10th April 2022. After the exam, many of you must be wondering about the CDS 1 2022 cut-off marks, based on the previous CDS Exam cut-off as mentioned below.
CDS 1 2022 result will be published by the UPSC in May – April 2022 and successful candidates will be facing the SSB interviews for IMA, OTA, AFA, and INA. CDS 1 2022 cut-off will be published by the UPSC later after the final result of CDS 1 2022. In this article, we have brought for you the expected cut-off marks for CDS 1 2022 exam so that you can check your CDS 1 2022 score based on CDS 1 2022 answer key. Let us understand the exam pattern of CDS 2 2021 before we talk about the marks you need to score to clear the CDS 1 2022 Exam.
UPSC follows a standard and very transparent manner to conduct the CDS 1 2022 examination. The written examination consists of the below subjects:
A) For Admission to Indian Military Academy, Indian Naval Academy, and Air Force Academy:
SUBJECT
DURATION
MAX. MARKS
ENGLISH
2 HOURS
100 M
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
2 HOURS
100 M
ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS
2 HOURS
100 M
B) For Admission to Officers’ Training Academy:
SUBJECT
DURATION
MAX. MARKS
ENGLISH
2 HOURS
100 M
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
2 HOURS
100 M
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
For IMA, INA, AFA
Subject
Duration
Maximum Marks
English
2 hrs
100
General Knowledge
2 hrs
100
Elementary Mathematics
2 hrs
100
For OTA
Subject
Duration
Maximum Marks
English
2 hrs
100
General Knowledge
2 hrs
100
How many candidates apply for the CDS exam?
So, starting with the number of cadidates who apply for the UPSC CDS exam. CDS exam is conducted two times every year by the UPSC for the defence aspirants who want to join the Army, Airforce and Navy as an officer. Every time around 5 lakh+ candidates apply for CDS exam, so in one year around 10 lakh+ candidates apply for the CDS exam.
How many candidates clear the CDS exam?
Now coming to the curricula part, how many candidates actually clear the CDS exam? Looking at the previous CDS results, around 7000 to 9000 candidates only clear the CDS written exam. You can find the details on a number of candidates who cleared the CDS exam from previous years.
Exam
No. of candidatesclear CDS written exam
CDS 1 2022
Exam Date: 10th April 2022
CDS 2 2021
6845
CDS 1 2021
6552
CDS 2 2020
6727
CDS 1 2020
7081
CDS 2 2019
8120
CDS 1 2019
7953
CDS 2 2018
7650
CDS 1 2018
8261
CDS 2 2017
8692
CDS 1 2017
8548
How many candidates clear the CDS SSB Interview?
Clearing the SSB interview is very challenging, not because of the tests conducted at the SSB but because of the low success rate. Out of 100 candidates only 5 – 6 candidates clear the SSB interview, not to forget the SSB Screening test i.e. OIR Test and PPDT, Stage-1 testing where 60% of candidates fail. Now coming to how many candidates clear the CDS SSB interview, you may find the details below:
UPSC CDS Exam
No. of candidatesclear CDS SSB interview
CDS 1 2022
To Be Updated After Writtens Exams
CDS 2 2021
SSB Interviews under process.
CDS 1 2021
154 (85 +58 +11) & 169 (*113 + ^56 ) OTA Men and Women
CDS 2 2020
129 (71 + 49 + 09) (IMA INA AFA) & 192 (*141 + ^51 ) OTA Men and Women
CDS 1 2020
95 (50+39+6) (IMA INA AFA) & 147 (*96 + ^51 ) OTA Men and Women
CDS 2 2019
196 (106+76+14) (IMA INA AFA) & 241 (*174 + ^67 ) OTA Men and Women
CDS 1 2019
129(IMA AFA INA) + 267 OTA
CDS 2 2018
295
CDS 1 2018
272
CDS 2 2017
419
CDS 1 2017
441
How many candidates clear CDS Merit List?
As we are observing for a few years, no one gets merit out through UPSC entry, if you clear the SSB interview and medical examination, there are 100% chances of you getting the joining instructions for the respective training academy.
Hope this analysis will help the CDS aspirants to understand the competition level and they can prepare better for their upcoming examination.
Previous Years CDS Official Cut Off Marks
CDS 1 2019 Cut Off Marks [Official]
CDS 2 2018 Cut Off Marks [Official]
CDS 1 2018 Cut Off Marks [Official]
CDS 2 2017 Cut Off Marks: The cutoff of CDS 2 2017 exam has not been released by UPSC yet. Aspirants who appeared for CDS 2 2017 written exam can check the expected cut off below:
CDS 1 2017 Cut Off Marks: The cutoff of CDS 1 2017 exam has not been released by UPSC yet. Aspirants who appeared for CDS 1 2017 written exam can check the expected cut off below:
CDS 2 2016 Cutoff Official: These are the official cut off marks of CDS 2 2016 exam published by UPSC
Now Look at how many aspirants applied for CDS 2016 and 2017 and cleared it based on the official data
CDS 1 2016
Number of candidates applied: 2,50,000+
Roll number of last written qualified candidate: 0239701
Total number of candidates cleared CDS 1 2016 written exam: 8411
Total number of candidates cleared SSB interview: 325
IMA: 92
INA: 31
AFA: 3
OTA: (153 Men + 46 Women)
CDS 2 2016
Number of candidates applied: 2,80,000+
Roll number of last written qualified candidate: 0279910
Total number of candidates cleared CDS 1 2016 written exam: 8563
Total number of candidates cleared SSB interview: 593
IMA: 168
INA: 81
AFA: 16
OTA: (258 Men + 70 Women)
CDS 1 2017
Number of candidates applied: 1,85,000+
Roll number of last written qualified candidate: 0183972
Total number of candidates cleared CDS 1 2016 written exam: 8548
Total number of candidates cleared SSB interview: 300 +
IMA: 124
INA: 75
AFA: 10
OTA: 181 Male (including IMA candidates) + 51 Female
Candidates who are preparing for the CDS 2 2022 and CDS 1 2023 exams can enroll in our CDS Exam Online Course. The course is fully loaded with the best preparation material for your upcoming CDS Exam.
CDS 1 2022 SSB Interview Dates:
As many aspirants who have will be clearing the CDS 1 2022 written exam for the Indian Military Academy IMA, Air Force Academy AFA, Indian Naval Academy INA, and Officers Training Academy OTA course will be waiting for their SSB interview dates, the result for CDS 1 2022 was declared in May which makes it obvious that why candidates are anxious as they are still waiting for their SSB interview dates for IMA and OTA. We have been receiving many emails and messages on our social media regarding the CDS 1 2022 IMA AFA INA OTA SSB dates. Here are a few things that could help you.
CDS 2 2022 Exam AGE LIMIT: Age limit plays a crucial role in this notification. UPSC follows strict rules considering the dates. The dates given by UPSC for CDS 2 2022 are:
ACADEMY
AGE LIMIT
BORN BETWEEN
INDIAN MILITARY ACADEMY
19-24
02 July 1999 to 01 July 2004
INDIAN NAVAL ACADEMY
19-24
02 July 1999 to 01 July 2004
AIR FORCE ACADEMY
20-24
02 July 1999 to 01 July 2003
OFFICERS’ TRAINING ACADEMY (MEN)
19-25
02 July 1998 to 01 July 2004
OFFICERS’ TRAINING ACADEMY (WOMEN)
19-25
02 July 1998 to 01 July 2004
CDS 2 2022 Important Dates: UPSC will publish the CDS 1 2022 notification and important dates. Let’s have a look at the tentative schedule for CDS 1 2022 exam.
CDS 2 2022 EVENTS
IMPORTANT DATES
Notification Release date
18 May 2022
CDS 2 2022 Application Start
18 May 2022
CDS 2 2022 Apply Last Date
16 June 2022
Release of Admit card
2 Weeks before Exam
CDS 2 2022 Exam date
04 September 2022 (SUNDAY)
Declaration of result
Nov– Dec 2022
CDS 2 2022 Exam Educational Qualifications: Candidates should be well known with the education qualifications before applying the examination. Here we brought the complete details of the educational qualifications required for CDS Exam 2022 Notification.
ACADEMY
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION
INDIAN MILITARY ACADEMY
Graduation Degree
INDIAN NAVAL ACADEMY
B.E/B.Tech (10+2 with Physics & Maths)
AIR FORCE ACADEMY
Graduation, B.E/B.Tech (10+2 with Physics &Maths)
OFFICERS’ TRAINING ACADEMY (MEN)
Graduation Degree
OFFICERS’ TRAINING ACADEMY (WOMEN)
Graduation Degree
CDS 2 2022 Exam Selection Procedure: CDS follows a three-stage recruitment process it consists of:
Written Test
SSB Interview
Medical Examination
Merit List
Want To Prepare For The CDS Exam and SSB Interview?
CDS 1 2022 exam is being conducted by UPSC across the country today. Many Defence aspirants are attempting the CDS 1 2022 exam offline on 10th April 2022. In this article, we will publish the CDS 1 2022 question papers with all sets [Original].
CDS 1 2022 Exam is being conducted by the UPSC on 10th April 2022. Many defence aspirants are appearing for the CDS 1 2022 exam to join the IMA, OTA, AFA and INA. Like always, SSBCrackExams is getting you the quick access of CDS 1 2022 original question papers. Aspirants can download the CDS 1 2022 English, CDS 1 2022 GK, and CDS 1 2022 Maths question papers here.
CDS 1 2022 Question Papers [ORIGINAL] Answer Key | Solutions | PDF | Cut off. CDS 1 2022 exam is being conducted by UPSC today i.e. on 10th April 2022 at many exam centers across the country, many CDS aspirants are going to take the CDS exam. Candidates who will clear the CDS 1 2022 exam will be facing the SSB interview at one of the selection boards. As always SSBCrackExams brings you the CDS 1 2022 Question papers and answer keys on the same day. Also, check out for CDS 1 2022 answer key with detailed solutions. Candidates can check below that we are publishing the correct answer keys and question paper prepared by SSBCrackExams.
Download the latest CDS Exam 2022 question papers from UPSC. CDS 1 2022 Maths, English and GK Question Papers. CDS 1 2022 written exam is being conducted by UPSC for defense aspirants who want to join the IMA, OTA, AFA, and INA. Around lakhs of Indian defence aspirants attended the CDS 1 2022 written exam to join the Indian Army (IMA/OTA), Navy(NA), and Air Force (AFA) as an officer. Many readers of SSBCrack will submit their question papers and with time SSBCrackExams will publish all the question papers from CDS 1 2022 i.e. English, Maths and GK. Also, check the CDS 1 2022 answer keys here.
Candidates who are preparing for the CDS 2 2022 and CDS 1 2023 exam can enroll in our CDS Exam Online Course. The course is fully loaded with the best preparation, lectures, mock test, study plan, quiz and notes for your upcoming CDS Exam.
CDS Exam is also known as the Combined Defence Services Examination, one of the most popular defence exams in the country and it is conducted by UPSC twice every year. As the name suggests, it is a combined exam for Army, Navy, and Air force. Male candidates can join the Army, Navy, and Air force through IMA, OTA, INA, and AFA respectively. Women candidates can only apply for the Indian Army through the CDS exam and join the OTA Chennai.
It is written test conducted by UPSC two times every year for entries into these academies. CDS written exam has three different tests namely English, General Knowledge and Mathematics.
Notification Month of this Exam: March (CDS II) and August (CDS I)
Examination Conducted in the months of February (CDS I) and August (CDS II).
The CDS Exam Syllabus Details will give detailed information regarding the subjects as given below
CDS 1 2022 Important Dates
UPSC will publish the CDS 1 2022 notification and important dates. Let’s have a look at the tentative schedule for CDS 1 2022 exam.
Now we will be going through the eligibility conditions of CDS 1 2022 Notification, here we can get the maximum knowledge about the notification issued by UPSC and we can know the new amendments and updations done by UPSC it might be in syllabus, exam pattern, recruitment stages.
CDS 1 2022 Educational Qualifications
Candidates should be well known with the education qualifications before applying the examination. Here we brought the complete details of the educational qualifications required for CDS 1 2022 Notification.
ACADEMY
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION
INDIAN MILITARY ACADEMY
Graduation Degree
INDIAN NAVAL ACADEMY
B.E/B.Tech (10+2 with Physics & Maths)
AIR FORCE ACADEMY
Graduation, B.E/B.Tech (10+2 with Physics &Maths)
OFFICERS’ TRAINING ACADEMY (MEN)
Graduation Degree
OFFICERS’ TRAINING ACADEMY (WOMEN)
Graduation Degree
CDS 1 2022 Selection Procedure
CDS follows a three-stage recruitment process it consists of:
UPSC follows a standard and very transparent manner to conduct the CDS 1 2022 examination. The written examination consists of the below subjects:
A) For Admission to Indian Military Academy, Indian Naval Academy, and Air Force Academy:
SUBJECT
DURATION
MAX. MARKS
ENGLISH
2 HOURS
100 M
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
2 HOURS
100 M
ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS
2 HOURS
100 M
B) For Admission to Officers’ Training Academy:
SUBJECT
DURATION
MAX. MARKS
ENGLISH
2 HOURS
100 M
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
2 HOURS
100 M
CDS 1 2022 Exam Syllabus Details:
Paper 1:English
The objective type question paper is designed to examine the understanding of English of the applicants. English question paper of CDS Exam includes passage for answering few questions related to that passage.
CDS English Syllabus consists of :
Spotting of Errors
Antonyms
Synonyms
Vocabulary (Idioms & Phrases)
Sentence Improvement
Sentence Completion (Fill in the blanks & Cloze Test)
Ordering of Words & Sentences
Comprehension
Active – Passive Voice
Direct – Indirect Speech or Reported Speech
One Word Substitution
Parts of Speech
Spelling
Transformation
Paper 2: General Knowledge
General Knowledge question paper in CDS examination includes knowledge of current topics and of matters which are observing every day. The aspirants must be able to answer scientific aspects without any particular scientific study. They should have knowledge of History of India and Geographical issues without any specific study. The applicants must be able to answer these general knowledge questions to pass this test.
Components of CDS General Knowledge Syllabus
Physics
Chemistry
Biology
Indian Polity
History
Geography
Economics
Defence Specific
Current Affairs & Static GK
Paper 3: Elementary Mathematics
The objective type question paper includes various topics of elementary mathematics. Candidates should have posses knowledge about these topics. There are lots of topics to cover which are as following:
Arithmetic: Aspirants need to perform well in arithmetic which includes Number System, Fundamental Operations, Unitary Methods, and Elementary Number Theorems etc.
Algebra: The applicants should able to solve basic operations, Remainder Theorem, Quadratic Equations, Linear equations and practical problems etc.
Geometry: The candidates should able to answer geometric questions which contain Lines and angles, plane and plane figures and their related questions.
Trigonometry: The applicants need to know the values of Sine x, cosine x and tangent x.
Mensuration: The all candidates applying for the test should have knowledge of calculating areas of squares, rectangles, triangles, circles and parallelograms etc.
Statistics: Everyone needs to know the collection and tabulation of data, histograms, pie and bar charts etc.
All these above mentioned fields have been included in the mathematics question paper so the aspirants must have good knowledge in elementary mathematics. The candidates need to be good in calculation and more basic operations so that they can perform well in the examination.
CDS 1 2022 SSB Interview involves 2 stages:
Stage 1 consists of officer intelligence rating, picture perception, and description test.
Stage 2 involves an interview, group testing officer task, psychology test, and conference
CDS 1 2022 SSB Interview Dates:
As many aspirants who have will be clearing the CDS 1 2022 written exam for the Indian Military Academy IMA, Air Force Academy AFA, Indian Naval Academy INA, and Officers Training Academy OTA course will be waiting for their SSB interview dates, the result for CDS 1 2022 was declared in May which makes it obvious that why candidates are anxious as they are still waiting for their SSB interview dates for IMA and OTA. We have been receiving many emails and messages on our social media regarding the CDS 1 2022 IMA AFA INA OTA SSB dates. Here are a few things that could help you.
After the COVID pandemics, the SSB interview dates and merit lists are getting delayed, it is quite normal now if your SSB dates and merit lists are delayed for a month or two.
All the updates related to the CDS 1 2022 SSB dates will be published on the official website of the Indian Army, Navy and Air Force, you must visit the website everyday and login to check if there is any new update.
The CDS 1 2022 IMA course is scheduled to commence in Jan 2023. The IMA SSB interview will mostly start in August and September 2022 as there should not be more delay.
Keep an eye on your registered email ID and SMS for updates related to CDS 2 2021 SSB Dates.
CDS 2 2022 Exam AGE LIMIT: Age limit plays a crucial role in this notification. UPSC follows strict rules considering the dates. The dates given by UPSC for CDS 2 2022 are:
ACADEMY
AGE LIMIT
BORN BETWEEN
INDIAN MILITARY ACADEMY
19-24
02 July 1999 to 01 July 2004
INDIAN NAVAL ACADEMY
19-24
02 July 1999 to 01 July 2004
AIR FORCE ACADEMY
20-24
02 July 1999 to 01 July 2003
OFFICERS’ TRAINING ACADEMY (MEN)
19-25
02 July 1998 to 01 July 2004
OFFICERS’ TRAINING ACADEMY (WOMEN)
19-25
02 July 1998 to 01 July 2004
CDS 2 2022 Important Dates: UPSC will publish the CDS 1 2022 notification and important dates. Let’s have a look at the tentative schedule for CDS 1 2022 exam.
CDS 2 2022 EVENTS
IMPORTANT DATES
Notification Release date
18 May 2022
CDS 2 2022 Application Start
18 May 2022
CDS 2 2022 Apply Last Date
16 June 2022
Release of Admit card
2 Weeks before Exam
CDS 2 2022 Exam date
04 September 2022 (SUNDAY)
Declaration of result
Nov– Dec 2022
CDS 2 2022 Exam Educational Qualifications: Candidates should be well known with the education qualifications before applying the examination. Here we brought the complete details of the educational qualifications required for CDS Exam 2022 Notification.
ACADEMY
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION
INDIAN MILITARY ACADEMY
Graduation Degree
INDIAN NAVAL ACADEMY
B.E/B.Tech (10+2 with Physics & Maths)
AIR FORCE ACADEMY
Graduation, B.E/B.Tech (10+2 with Physics &Maths)
OFFICERS’ TRAINING ACADEMY (MEN)
Graduation Degree
OFFICERS’ TRAINING ACADEMY (WOMEN)
Graduation Degree
CDS 2 2022 Exam Selection Procedure: CDS follows a three-stage recruitment process it consists of:
Written Test
SSB Interview
Medical Examination
Merit List
Want To Prepare For The CDS Exam and SSB Interview?
