CDS 2 2025 Question Paper OUT: Check English, Maths & GK PDFs, Answers, Students responses & More
Combined Defence Services Exam 2025 ( CDS )
Registration - 10 Dec '25 - 30 Dec '25
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.
The duration of each subject paper in the CDS 2026 exam is mentioned below:
1. For Admission to Indian Military Academy, Indian Naval Academy, and Air Force Academy:
English: 2 hours duration
General Knowledge: 2 hours duration
Mathematics: 2 hours duration
2. For Officers' Training Academy (OTA)
English: 2 hours duration
General Knowledge: 2 hours duration
Yes, the examination authority will release the CDS Question Papers 2026 officially at upsc.gov.in. The question papers will be released in the form of PDF. Candidates can download the CDS question papers 2026 from this page also for free. The question papers will help candidates to check the difficulty level of the exam, questions asked, pattern changed or not, etc.
Also Read: CDS 2 2025 Exam Analysis Live Updates
- CDS 2 2025 English Analysis OUT
- CDS 2 2025 English GK Analysis OUT
- CDS 2 2025 Maths Analysis OUT
- CDS 2 Exam Analysis 2025: English & GK Overall Difficulty Level and Good Attempts
- CDS 2 Exam 2025: English Analysis (Section-Wise)
- UPSC CDS 2 English Question Paper 2025
- CDS 1 Exam 2025: GK Analysis (Section-Wise)
- UPSC CDS 2 2025 GK Question Paper
- CDS 2 Maths Question Paper 2025
- UPSC CDS Answer Key 2025
- CDS Exam Pattern 2025 for SSB Interview
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.
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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.
| Paper |
Overall Difficulty Level |
|---|---|
| English |
Moderate |
| General Knowledge |
Moderate |
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.
| Topic |
CDS 2 2025 English Paper Number of Questions Asked |
|---|---|
| Passages |
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| Close Test |
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| Vocabulary (Synonyms & antonyms) |
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| Fillers & Prepositions |
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| Sentence Formation |
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| Fill in the Blanks |
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| Sentence Improvement |
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| Homophones |
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| Idioms and Phrases |
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| Par Jumble |
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| Spotting Errors |
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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:
| CDS 2 2025 English Question Paper |
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| CDS 2 English Question Paper 2025 PDF |
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| CDS 2 2025 English Answer Key PDF |
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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.
| Topic |
CDS 1 GK Paper Number of Questions Asked |
Good Attempts |
|---|---|---|
| History |
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| Geography |
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| Polity |
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| Economics |
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| Environment |
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| Science & Technology, Defence questions |
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| Current Affairs |
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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 2025 GK Question Paper |
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|---|---|
| CDS 2 GK Question Paper 2025 PDF |
Download Here |
| CDS 2 2025 GK Answer Key PDF |
Available Soon |
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:
| CDS 1 Maths Question Papers | |
|---|---|
| CDS 2 Maths 2025 Question Paper PDF | Download Here |
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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Student Forum
Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 4 weeks ago
Here are the list of some of the books which can help candidates in their preparation.
- High School English Grammar & Composition Edition by Wren and Martin
- Objective General English by SP Bakshi
- Word Power Made Easy by Norman Lewis
- English Grammar & Composition by S.C Gupta
J
Contributor-Level 6
Answered 4 weeks ago
The authority released a total of 453 vacancies for the CDS 2 exam 2025 for admission to the Indian Air Force, Indian Military Academy, Indian Naval Academy, and Officers’ Training Academy for courses.
M
Contributor-Level 6
Answered 4 weeks ago
It is recommended to the candidates to reach the CDS exam centre at least one hour prior to the reporting time. The CDS exam centre allotment is done on a first-apply-first-allot basis.
C
Contributor-Level 6
Answered 4 weeks ago
Yes, the English section of the CDS exam is scorable if it is prepared properly. Usually the difficulty level of the exam is moderate.
S
Contributor-Level 6
Answered 4 weeks ago
Candidates can check the cut off marks for the CDS exam by visiting the official website at upsc.gov.in. The UPSC will release the cutoff according to the academy or course.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 4 weeks ago
The steps to check the CDS cut off marks is provided below:
- Visit at upsc.gov.in
- Click on the :Examination" tab
- Go to the "Cut Off Marks" dropdown menu.
- Click on the download link and save it for future reference
I
Contributor-Level 6
Answered a month ago
Yes. In the CDS exam there is a negative marking. One-third mark will be deducted for an incorrect answer. No mark will be deducted for unanswered questions.
S
Contributor-Level 6
Answered a month ago
The CDS exam is conducted in an offline mode that is in a pen-paper mode. The exam consists of objective type questions and need to mark their answers in an OMR sheet.
J
Contributor-Level 6
Answered 2 months ago
Yes, the CDS 2 application last date to apply was extended to June 20 from June 17, 2025. A one-time extension was provided by the commission. The application correction window was opened from July 7 to July 9, 2025.
S
Contributor-Level 6
In CDS, written exam comprises three papers namely English, General Knowledge and Elementary Mathematics aiming for Indian Military Academy (IMA), Indian Naval Academy (INA) and Air Force Academy (AFA). There are two papers for candidates aiming for the Officers Training academy (OTA).
For IMA, INA, AFA: English, General Knowledge and Elementary Mathematics
For OTA: English and General Knowledge