Combined Defence Services Exam CDS – II trends have changed considerably over the last few years. The cut-off for qualifying marks for CDS exam had been increasing steadily over the past few years. Given below is the analysis of CDS (II) 2018. You can calculate your marks for CDS – II 2018 paper held on November 18, 2018 using the Answer Key Here and then check your probability of being selected using the cut-off predictions given below:

Categorization of GS Questions Subject wise

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Science History Gen. Reading Current Polity Geography Economy Total
Chem 12 Modern 11 22 21 15 7 7
Biology 11 Medieval 6
Physics 8 Ancient 6
31 23 22 21 15 7 1 120
Categorization of GS Questions Subjectwise

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Level of GS Paper Subject wise (Plays vital role in overall cut-off)

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Subject Level Questions (%wise)
Science Medium ~ High 25.8 %
History Medium 19.1 %
Polity Medium 12.5 5
Geography Easy 5.8 %
Economics Easy 0.8 %
General Reading High 18.3 %
Current Medium 17.5 %
Overall Medium 100 %
*paper was of medium difficulty

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Expected Cut-off of CDS-II 2018
(Base on review of Chandigarh Centre’s Students & TIDES Academy)

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Year Level (GS/Math) Cut-off (OTA/IMA)
2016 – II Medium/Medium 72/68
2017 – I Easy/Medium 87/105
2017 – II Easy/Medium 84/125
2018 – I(non-official) Easy/Easy 89/128
2018 – II(Expected) Medium/Medium 72 ~ 78/95 ~ 102
CDS Exam Trends by Tides Academy

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