CDS 2 2023 Exam Analysis, Students' Reaction, Answer Key PDF Link & More

The English and GK papers of CDS 2 2023 are common for IMA, INA, AFA, and OTA. Whereas, candidates for IMA, INA, and AFA were required to attempt one more paper, i.e. Maths. The analysis of the CDS 2  exam will be shared on the page according to the feedback shared by students on the English and GK papers,

Also Read: CDS 2 Exam 2023 Answer Key Live

Candidates can check below some of the important highlights related to CDS exam.

Particulars	Details
Name of exam	Combined Defence Services Examination
Conducted by	Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)
Exam Level	National
Exam frequency	Twice a year
Exam mode	Online
Exam duration	Two hours for each papers
Language of question paper	English and Hindi
Application Fee	INR 200
Exam Purpose	To select candidates as Commissioned Officers in the Indian Army, Navy, and Air Force
Vacancies	339
No of the test cities	41

Shiksha visited one of the CDS 2 exam centres to take feedback from the students of the candidate who have taken the exam. The candidates the reactions of the candidates who have taken the exam. Read the comments by them:

• Manish Kumar Jha Said, " The CDS exam for OTA was moderate in nature. However, the GK paper was moderate to difficult. The questions were asked from the 8 months of current affairs. The English paper was easy and dowable in nature."
• Himanshi said, "The exam pattern was a bit different from the previous year's exam. No questions were asked from modern history. The English paper was easy and the question, synonyms, and antonyms were dominant in the English question Paper. The latest currents were asked in the GK." 
• Narayani Kumari," The questions were good for both English and Gk Sections. The questions were asked from recent current affairs and had questions from all sections like Biology, Physics and Chemistry. The expected cut off for the General candidates can go upto 120 marks."
• Sandeep," The exam was lengthy for GK and English. The overall difficulty level for the exam moderate to difficult. The current affairs were asked till January 2023. The cut off for the CSD 2 exam will be below 100 for the General candidates. 

CDS 2 2023 Students' Reaction Video

CDS 2 2023 Maths Paper Analysis 

The candidates can check the reaction of the candidates after the CDS 2 Maths exam below:

• Rishabh Anand Mandal said, "Maths was a little difficult as compared to the other sections. The paper was lengthy and the questions from algebra were dominant in the exam".
• Devesh said, "The exam was good and the difficulty level of the maths paper was high and the questions were asked from advanced algebra. The expected cut-off will be around 120".
• Saransh said," The maths was moderately difficult. The questions were asked from statistics, percentages, algebra, arithmetic, triangles, and more. 
• Md. Mursallain said, "The maths sections were easy. The questions were asked from trigonometry and the difficulty level of them were easy, geometry and mensuration question were dominant in the paper. 

CDS 2 2023 Maths Students Reaction Video

 CDS 2 2023 Expected Cut-Off 

The candidates can check the expected cut-off for the CDS 2 exam in the table given below. The expected cut-off has been given after considering several factors like the number of candidates taking the exam, the difficulty level of the exam, & more:

Academy	Written Exam	Final Exam
IMA (Indian Military Academy)	120 – 130	245 – 255
INA (Indian Naval Academy)	105 – 120	233 – 245
AFA (Air Force Academy)	145 – 150	268 – 270
OTA (Officers’ Training Academy) men	73 – 85	162 – 170
OTA (Officers’ Training Academy) women	74 – 85	164 – 170