UPSC CDS 2 2022 exam concludes; Know difficulty level, expected cut-off

UPSC has concluded the CDS 2 2022 exam today at various exam centres across India. Candidates can check the UPSC CDS 2 paper analysis here along with the expected cut-off.

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Vishnukumar | September 4, 2022 | 05:09 PM IST

NEW DELHI: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) concluded the UPSC CDS 2 2022 exam today, September 4. The CDS 2 2022 exam was conducted in three shifts for different papers. The UPSC conducted the CDS English paper from 9 AM to 11 AM followed by the General Knowledge paper from 12 PM to 2 PM and the Mathematics paper from 3 PM to 5 PM.

Candidates who applied for the Officers Training Academy (OTA) wrote only two papers - English and General Knowledge. As per candidates’ reactions, the difficulty level of the UPSC CDS 2 exam question paper was moderate. The CDS 2 2022 exam is conducted for admission to the Indian Military Academy (IMA), Indian Naval Academy (INA), and Air Force Academy (AFA).

CDS 2 exam analysis 2022

As per the candidates’ who appeared in the exam, the overall difficulty level is moderate. The section-wise difficulty levels of the CDS 2 2022 exam are given below.

CDS 2 exam 2022 - Difficulty level

Sections

Number of Questions

Level

English

120

Moderate

General Knowledge

120

Moderate

Elementary Mathematics

100

Tough

Overall

300

Moderate

UPSC CDS 2 2022 exam analysis (English): Good attempts

Subject

Good attempts

Difficulty level

English

60 to 65

Moderate

UPSC CDS 2 2022 exam analysis (General Knowledge): Good attempts

Subject

Good attempts

Difficulty level

General knowledge

55 to 65

Moderate

UPSC CDS 2 2022 exam analysis (Mathematics): Good attempts

Subject

Good attempts

Difficulty level

Mathematics

50 to 60

Moderate

Expected UPSC CDS 2 cut-off 2022

Candidates who appeared for the CDS 2 2022 exam can check the expected CDS cut-off 2022 for all the defence services in the table below.

CDS 2 2022 expected cut-off

Levels

Written Exam

AFA

133-136

IMA

117-120

INA

110-112

OTA (female)

82-84

OTA (male)

82-84

CDS 2 2022 written exam - What’s next?

The Shortlisted candidates in the written exam will be called for SSB interview which will be conducted in two stages and followed by a medical examination at the military hospital. After that, the UPSC CDS 2 final merit list will be announced.

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