UPSC CDS 1 Exam Analysis 2017: Union Public Service Commission conducts Combined Defence Services exams every year for the recruitment of candidates to Indian Defence forces. This Year, CDS (I) Exam was held on 5 February 2017 and approximately 5 lakh candidates appeared for the written examination.
This article will provide detailed information regarding this years’ UPSC CDS 1 Exam Analysis, Difficulty level & CDS 1 Expected cut off 2017. Read the article carefully and analyze your performance and also, chances of cracking UPSC CDS 2017 Examination.
UPSC CDS 1 Exam Analysis 2017: Exam Structure
The exam was conducted in offliine mode comprising of three papers: English, General Knowledge and Elementary Mathematics. UPSC CDS (I) written examination consisted of Objective type questions carrying 100 marks for each subject. Refer to the following table to understand UPSC Exam Pattern for training in Indian Military Academy, Naval Academy and Air Force Academy.
| Subject | Duration | Maximum Marks |
| English | 2 Hours | 100 |
| General Knowledge | 2 Hours | 100 |
| Elementary Mathematics | 2 Hours | 100 |
- The UPSC CDS (I) Written Exam is divided into 3 sections, namely English, General Knowledge and Elementary Mathematics.
- The time limit for each section is set for 2 hours. Hence, the Combined Defence Services Examination is a 6-Hour deal.
10 Years CDS English Language Previous Year Solved Papers by Disha Publicationa
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10 Years CDS General Knowledge Previous Year Solved Papers by Disha Publicationa
These previous year papers will help you to get the flavour of the original CDS Examination, Practice these given last year CDS General Knowledge Paper to maximize your score line.
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10 Years CDS Mathematics Previous Year Solved Papers by Disha Publicationa
These previous year papers will help you to get the flavour of the original CDS Examination, Practice these given last year CDS Maths Paper to maximize your score line.
Click here to try a few questionsNow, let’s begin our UPSC CDS 1 Exam analysis 2017 by discussing about the difficulty level for each section of CDS examination.
UPSC CDS 1 Exam Analysis 2017: Section Wise Difficulty Level
The overall difficulty level of CDS 1 written examination was Moderate. Let’s head to our sectional exam analysis and assess the overall the paper of UPSC CDS (I) 2017.
UPSC CDS 1 Exam Analysis 2017: English Paper
The level of difficulty for UPSC CDS 1 English paper was Moderate. The table below tells about the number of questions from each topic in CDS (I) English Exam 2017.
| Topic | No. of Questions | Level of Difficulty |
| Antonyms and Synonyms | 15 | Moderate |
| Spot the Error | 20 | Easy |
| Sentence Improvement | 20 | Moderate |
| Word Substitution | 5 | Easy |
| Reading Comprehension | 23 | Moderate |
| Sentence Jumble & Parajumble Words | 17 | Moderate-Difficult |
| Cloze Test | 20 | Moderate-Difficult |
UPSC CDS 1 Exam Analysis 2017: General Knowledge Paper
As expected, the difficulty level of questions in CDS (I) General Knowledge paper was Moderate to Difficult. Maximum questions were asked from the following topics:
| Topic | No. of Questions | Level of Difficulty |
| History | 19 | Easy to Moderate |
| Geography | 22 | Easy |
| Ecology | 6 | Easy |
| Polity | 20 | Moderate |
| Science | 27 | Difficult |
| Economics Concepts | 11 | Moderate |
| Current Affairs/ Defence Sector | 15 | Easy |
UPSC CDS 1 Exam Analysis 2017: Elementary Mathematics
CDS (I) Elementary Mathematics section was Moderate to Difficult in nature. Questions were asked mostly from the following topics:
| Topic | No. of Questions | Level of Difficulty |
| Number System | 20 | Easy to Moderate |
| Simple interest/Compound interest | 5 | Moderate to Difficult |
| Percentage, Profit-Loss & Mixture | 4 | Easy |
| Time and Work | 3 | Easy to Moderate |
| Time speed and Distance | 6 | Easy to Moderate |
| Clock | 2 | Easy |
| Trigonometry | 14 | Easy to Moderate |
| Set Theory | 1 | Moderate |
| Geometry | 20 | Moderate to Difficult |
| Mensuration | 14 | Moderate |
| Algebra | 7 | Moderate to Difficult |
| Mean-Median-Mode (Frequency Distribution Table) | 4 | Moderate |
This was our sectional analysis. Let us compile all the data and see what sort of a paper UPSC CDS (I) really was.
UPSC CDS 1 Cut-Off 2017 (Expected)
There are a few factors which are taken into consideration while calculating the cutoff marks for UPSC CDS Examination. Factors like number of candidates, vacancies, level of difficulty etc. are taken into account. Based on our UPSC CDS 1 exam analysis, we have provided the Expected CDS (I) Cutoff Marks list in the section below.
| Post | Expected Cut Off 2017 |
| Air force Academy (AFA) | 135-140 |
| Indian Military Academy (IMA) | 95-100 |
| Officers Training Academy (OTA) | 75-80 |
| Naval Academy (NA) | 100-110 |
We conclude this article on UPSC CDS 1 Exam Analysis and Expected Cutoff. Please mention your doubts and queries in the comments section below.
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