UPSC CDS Question Paper 2023 PDF With Answer Key

UPSC CDS Question Paper 2023 PDF: Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has successfully conducted the UPSC CDS II Exams 2023 on 03 September 2023. Candidates who have appeared for the exam are now looking for the UPSC CDS Answer Key 2023 PDF.

UPSC organizes written examinations and interviews for CDS Recruitment after which the successful candidates are sent to the Indian Military Academy (Dehradun), Indian Naval Academy (Goa), Air Force Academy (Hyderabad), and Officer Training Academy (Chennai). UPSC CDS Question Paper 2023 PDF of all subjects is available here to download.

UPSC CDS 2023 Question Paper PDF: Overview

Exam Name	UPSC CDS Exams 2023
Exam Conducting Body	Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)
Category	Previous Year Papers
Exam Level	National Level Competitive Exam
Exam Mode	Offline
UPSC CDS Exam Date 2023	CDS 1: 16 April 2023 CDS 2: 03 September 2023
Total Questions	IMA, INA and AFA- 340 OTA – 240
Total Marks	IMA, INA and AFA- 300 OTA – 200
Negative Marking	1/3 Marks
Time Duration	2 hours (Each Paper)
Official Site	upsc.gov.in

CDS 2 Exam Analysis 2023

Subjects	Difficulty Level	Good Attempts
English Language	Easy to Moderate	70-80
General Knowledge	Moderate	80-90
Mathematics	Moderate	60-70

• The exam was conducted in offline mode.
• UPSC CDS Exams 2023 was of objective type.
• There was a negative marking of 1/3 marks for each wrong attempt.
• The total time duration of the exam was 2 hours for each paper.

UPSC CDS Solved Question Paper 2023 PDF

Here we have shared the CDS Question Paper 2023 PDF of General Knowledge, English, and Elementary Mathematics. These are the official question papers being provided by the candidates who have appeared for the exam.

UPSC CDS Previous Year Papers PDF will help you in your preparation for CDS Exams. You can download the UPSC CDS 2023 Papers from the links given below.

UPSC CDS 2 English Question Paper 2023 PDF

UPSC CDS 2 GK Question Paper 2023 PDF

UPSC CDS 2 Maths Question Paper 2023 PDF

UPSC CDS 1 English Question Paper 2023 PDF

UPSC CDS 1 GK Question Paper 2023 PDF

UPSC CDS 1 Maths Question Paper 2023 PDF

How To Download UPSC CDS Answer Key 2023?

You can follow these steps to download the UPSC CDS Official Answer Key 2023 from the official website, here:

• Step 1: Visit the official website of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC).
• Step 2: Click on the “Examination” tab on the homepage.
• Step 3: From the drop-down menu, select “Answer Keys” and then click on “CDS“.
• Step 4: Find the link for the ‘UPSC CDS 2 Answer Key 2023’ and click on it.
• Step 5: The answer key will appear in PDF format.
• Step 6: Download and take a printout of the answer key for future reference.

UPSC CDS 1 English Answer Key 2023 PDF

UPSC CDS 1 GK Answer Key 2023 PDF

UPSC CDS 1 Maths Answer Key 2023 PDF

UPSC CDS Expected Cut Off 2023

You can check UPSC CDS 2023 Expected Cut-Off Marks from the table below for all four academies:

Academy	Written Exam
IMA (Indian Military Academy)	119-131
INA (Indian Naval Academy)	104-121
AFA (Air Force Academy)	146-151
OTA (Officers’ Training Academy) Men	73-84
OTA (Officers’ Training Academy) Women	75-85

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