UPSC Combined Defence Services (CDS) Cut-off Marks
The UPSC CDS cutoff is different for IMA, INA, AFA, OTA (Men) and OTA (Women).
CDS (I) 2018 Cutoff
| Academy | Written Exam | Final Result |
| Aggregate marks of last qualified candidate* | Marks of last recommended candidate | |
| IMA | 118 | 240 |
| INA | 98 | 225 |
| AFA | 138 | 279 |
| OTA (Men) | 69 | 154 |
| OTA (Women) | 69 | 150 |
* Subject to a minimum of 20% in each paper.
CDS (I) 2017 Cutoff
| Written Exam | Final Result | |
| Aggregate marks of last qualified candidate* | Marks of last recommended candidate | |
| IMA | 125 | 249 |
| INA | 118 | 241 |
| AFA | 144 | 268 |
| OTA (Men) | 82 | 163 |
| OTA (Women) | 82 | 164 |
* Subject to a minimum of 20% in each paper.
CDS (II) 2017 Cut-off
| Written Exam | Final Result | |
| Aggregate marks of last qualified candidate* | Marks of last recommended candidate | |
| IMA | ||
| INA | ||
| AFA | ||
| OTA (Men) | ||
| OTA (Women) |
* Subject to a minimum of 20% in each paper.