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UPSC CDS (Preliminary) Cutoff 2023: Check Qualifying Marks for General, SC, ST, BC

UPSC CDS (Preliminary) Cutoff 2023 along with the results will be released soon on the official website - upsc.gov.in. Till then, examinees can go through the minimum qualifying marks and the tentative cutoff scores based on previous cutoff analysis. 

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UPSC CDS (Preliminary) Cutoff 2023: The Union Public Service Commission successfully conducted the Preliminary Examination for Combined Defence Services today, April 16. The UPSC CDS (Preliminary) Cutoff 2023 will soon be released along with the results on the official website – upsc.gov.in. To be eligible for admission to the IMA, INA, AFA, and OTA, candidates will need to score the minimum cutoff scores in the Written Examination and the Final Exam separately. The UPSC CDS Prelims Qualifying Marks for all categories can be checked on this page. 

UPSC CDS (Preliminary) Cutoff 2023: Qualifying Marks

UPDC CDS Cutoff for the Preliminary Exam is calculated on the basis of the minimum qualifying marks in each subject and the minimum aggregate marks of the last qualified candidate. The final cutoff scores are determined based on the marks obtained by the last recommended candidate. The Commission specifies the minimum qualifying for each subject as 20%. 

UPSC CDS (Preliminary) Cutoff 2023: Check Expected Cutoff

Till the UPSC CDS 1 Cutoff 2023 is not announced officially, aspirants can take a look at the tentative cutoff scores based on previous years’ cutoff trends:

UPSC CDS 1 Expected Cutoff 2023

Branch/Academy

Written Exam

Final Exam

Air Force Academy (AFA)

146 – 151

267 – 271

Indian Military Academy (IMA)

119 – 131

244 – 256

Indian Naval Academy (IMA)

104 – 121

232 – 246

Officers’ Training Academy (OTA) – Women

75 – 85

164 – 170

Officers’ Training Academy (OTA) – Men

73 – 84

161 – 170

Candidates must note that the above scores are tentative only. The UPSC CDS Cutoff 2023 may vary depending on the exam difficulty level, normalization of marks, total number of test-takers, category-wise reservations and other factors.

Examinees must keep an eye out for the official UPSC CDS Result 2023 announcement on the website.

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