CDS 2025 Cut Off will be published through online mode in month of May 2025 for CDS-I and October 2025 for CDS-II. CDS (Combined Defence Services) is conducted by the Union Public Service Commission of India (UPSC) for recruitment of commissioned officer positions in defense forces.
CDS 2025 Cut off will be released separately by UPSC, Check complete details below.
This exam is conducted at national level every year in two phases i.e, CDS I & CDS II. Candidates who desire to join Air Force, Indian Army, and Indian Navy will have to appear for this exam.
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In this article, we have provided complete details related to CDS Cut Off 2025 including events and dates, qualifying marks, participating institutes, result, selection procedure etc.
CDS 2025 Cut Off
CDS 2025 Cut Off marks will be minimum qualifying marks set by the authority in order to select eligible candidates for further admission procedures. Applicants will be advised to secure prescribed cut off marks to be eligible for admission.
The authority will release the cut off marks through online mode on the website. It will be made available in month of May 2025 for CDS-I and October 2025 for CDS-II.
Here we have provided the CDS 2025 Expected Cut Off Marks:
| Academy | CDS 1 Written Exam | CDS 1 Final Cutoff |
| CDS Cut off AFA | 140-145 | 265-275 |
| CDS Cut off IMA | 116-125 | 245-255 |
| CDS Cut off INA | 109-119 | 235-245 |
| CDS Cut off OTS (female) | 90-95 | 166-170 |
| CDS Cut off OTS (male) | 90-94 | 165-170 |
CDS 2025 Cut Off Dates
In the given table, we have mentioned important dates related to CDS 2025:
| Events | CDS-I Dates 2025 | CDS-II Dates 2025 |
| CDS 2025 Exam date | 13th April 2025 | 14th September 2025 |
| Answer key available | May 2025 | October 2025 |
| Cut off releases | May 2025 | October 2025 |
| Declaration of Result | June 2025 | October 2025 |
| Counselling starts | June 2025 | November 2025 |
CDS Previous Year’s Cut Off
Candidates can check the previous year’s cut off of CDS 2025 from the below tables:
CDS-I Cut Off 2023:
| Academy | Written Exam | Final Exam |
| IMA | 132 | 257 |
| INA | 122 | 247 |
| AFA | 142 | 266 |
| OTA (Men) | 101 | 181 |
| OTA (Women) | 101 | 184 |
CDS-I Cut Off 2022:
| Categories | CDS 1 2022 Written Cut off | CDS 1 2022 Final Cut off |
| IMA | 136 | 258 |
| INA | 128 | 256 |
| IFA | 147 | 269 |
| OTA (Male) | 100 | 181 |
| OTA (Female) | 100 | 184 |
CDS-II Cut Off 2022:
| Categories | CDS 2 2022 Written Cut off | CDS 2 2022 Final Cut off |
| IMA | 138 | 263 |
| INA | 132 | 256 |
| IFA | 148 | 270 |
| OTA (Male) | 102 | 183 |
| OTA (Female) | 102 | 184 |
CDS 2025 Qualifying Marks
Qualifying marks will be the minimum marks that candidates will be required to achieve in order to be considered qualified for participation in further admission procedure. CDS 2025 qualifying marks will be 20% of total marks for each subject.
To be considered eligible, candidates must secure minimum qualifying marks separately in written examination and SSB test as fixed by the authority.
How to Check CDS 2025 Cut Off
Follow these simple steps to check the CDS 2025 Cut Off:
- Go to the website link of UPSC (link will be given above).
- Click on the given link for CDS cut off link.
- On clicking the link, CDS 2025 Cut Off will be displayed on the screen.
- Checkout the cut off marks.
How Cut Off Marks will be Calculated?
The Cut off of CDS 2025 will be calculated based on various factors which include:
- Number of candidates appeared for exam
- Number of candidates qualified
- Previous year cut off trends
- Difficulty level of question paper
- Reservation criteria
- Availability of seats etc.
CDS 2025 Result
CDS 2025 Result will be declared by the authority through online mode only. Candidates will be required to the visit the website to check their result. The result will be announced for all individual candidates appearing for exam in month of June 2025 for CDS-I and October 2025 for CDS-II.
Based on result of CDS scorecard, applicants will be invited to participate for further admission procedures. Those candidates who will obtain the minimum cut off marks will undergo training in Indian Army, Indian Navy and other defense academics.
CDS 2025 Selection Procedure
Candidates must check the complete selection procedure through online mode from the UPSC website. The selection procedure will be conducted in two stages, i.e. written test and SSB Interview.
Selection of cadets will be based on the candidate qualifying in CDS examination, followed by SSB interview and Medical Examination. The final selection will be made in the order of merit up to the number of vacancies available.
CDS 2025 SSB Interview
Those candidates who will qualify the written examination will be considered eligible to participate in SSB Interview. Candidates will be recruited for commissioned officers in defense forces based on the SSB Interview round.
All the eligible candidates for SSB interview will be required to carry their original Matriculation/ Secondary School Examination Certificate as also their Degree Certificate/ Marks sheet with them while going to the Services Selection Centres for SSB interview.
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