CDS 2 2025 Question Paper OUT: Check English, Maths & GK PDFs, Answers, Students responses & More

CDS 2 2025 English, GK and Maths exam was conducted on September 14. The CDS 2 2025 GK, English & Maths question paper PDF and Answer Key PDF by Major Kalshi and Cavalier is provided here. Candidates can check below CDS 2 English, GK & Maths Question Paper analysis, including the good attempts, topics asked, difficulty level, questions asked, and more.

CDS 2 2025 Question Paper

CDS 2 2025 Question Paper: The UPSC conducted the CDS 2 2025 exam on September 14, 2025 in three shifts. The UPSC CDS 2 2025 exam consists of three sections, namely English, General Knowledge, and Maths. Here we are providing the CDS 2 2025 analysis for English, GK & Maths based on the student responses, including the number of good attempts, difficulty level, topics asked, subject-wise distribution, exam pattern change or not, etc. Also, download CDS 2 2025 Answer Key and question papers.

The CDS exam is conducted twice a year to enroll cadets for the Indian Military Academy (IMA), Indian Naval Academy (INA), Air Force Academy (AFA), and Officers' Training Academy (OTA). The candidates qualifying for the CDS 2025 will be called for the SSB Interview.

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CDS 2 2025 English Analysis OUT

As per the students, the overall difficulty level of the Enlgish exam is Moderate.

CDS 2 2025 English GK Analysis OUT

As per the students, CDS 2 2025 General Knowledge overall difficulty level is Moderate. Some felt Easy to Moderate.

CDS 2 2025 Maths Analysis OUT

As per the student reactions, the overall difficulty level of the exam is Moderate. Some felt moderate to difficult.

CDS 2 Exam Analysis 2025: English & GK Overall Difficulty Level and Good Attempts 

The CDS 2 2025 written exam comprises three sections, namely English, GK, and elementary mathematics. The total duration of each section is two hours. Candidates applying for IMA, INA, and AFA comprised three sections, while applying for OTA comprised only two sections, namely English and GK. After the conclusion of the English, GK and Maths exams, we will provide question paper analysis.

Also Read: CDS 2 Answer Key PDFs

CDS 2 Exam 2025: English Analysis (Section-Wise)

After the completion of the CDS 5 2025 English exam, candidates can check the English section-wise exam analysis, including reading comprehension, vocabulary and usage, grammar, etc.  The English exam will be conducted from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Scroll down for the list of questions asked in the CDS 2 2025 English exam.

UPSC CDS 2 English Question Paper 2025

The candidates will be able to check the CDS 2 English question paper for the CDS 2 exam in the table below. The UPSC CDS English question paper can help the candidates to practice, calculating their expected marks from the provisional answer key and  more:

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CDS 2 Exam Syllabus

CDS 2 Exam Pattern

CDS 1 Exam 2025: GK Analysis (Section-Wise)

The CDS 1 GK exam is concluded. Here, we will provide the number of questions asked in the CDS 1 exam in GK. Check below for CDS 1 2025 section-wise GK analysis.

UPSC CDS 2 2025 GK Question Paper

Candidates can download the CDS 2 question paper for GK from the table provided below after the exam is concluded on September 14, 2025.

CDS 2 Maths Question Paper 2025

Candidates will be able to download the CDS 2 maths question paper 2025 in the table below after its release:

UPSC CDS Answer Key 2025

The candidates preparing for the CDS exam using the previous years' question paper will need the answer key to analyse their performance in the exam. The candidates can download the CDS answer key through the link given below. The candidates have to compare their responses with the answer key to get the marks. 

CDS Exam Pattern 2025 for SSB Interview

The SSB Interview for IMA, INA, and AFA is for 300 marks each while for OTA, it is 200. The SSB Interview procedure consists of two stages: I and II. Only those candidates who qualify the stage I are permitted to appear in stage II. The details of both stages are given below: 

• Stage I comprises Officer Intelligence Rating (OIR) tests and Picture Perception Description Test (PP&DT)
• Stage II comprises Interviews, Group Testing Officer Tasks, Psychology Tests, and Conferences. These tests are conducted over days

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