UPSC CDS 2 2025 question papers out for all subjects
Vagisha Kaushik | September 16, 2025 | 01:41 PM IST | 1 min read
UPSC CDS 2 2025 question paper is available for English, general knowledge, and elementary mathematics on upsc.gov.in.
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has issued the question papers for the Combined Defence Services Examination (CDS) 2 2025. Candidates can download the official question paper PDF on the official website, upsc.gov.in. UPSC CDS 2 2025 was conducted on September 14.
UPSC CDS 2 question paper 2025 has been released for English, general knowledge, and elementary mathematics. With the help of question papers and unofficial answer keys shared by the coaching institutes, candidates can calculate their probable scores in the exam.
Each paper in UPSC CDS 2 exam was held for a total of 100 marks. The English and general knowledge question papers comprised 120 objective-type questions while the elementary mathematics paper contained 100 questions only. The question papers of general knowledge and elementary mathematics were set bilingually in Hindi as well as English. The duration of all the papers was two hours.
Also read UPSC Combined Geo-Scientist 2025 interviews from September 23, schedule out
UPSC CDS 2 marking scheme 2025
As per the UPSC CDS 2 marking scheme 2025, there will be negative marking and one-third of the marks assigned to a question will be deducted for an incorrect response. If a candidate gives more than one answer, it will be treated as a wrong answer even if one of the given answers happens to be correct and there will be the same penalty as above to that question. If a question is left blank, that is, no answer is given by the candidate, there will be no penalty for that question.
The exam was held in three sessions on a single day – English paper from 9 am to 11 am, general knowledge paper from 12:30 pm to 2:30 pm, and elementary mathematics from 4 pm to 6 pm.
Those who qualify the written exam will be called for interview. UPSC CDS 2025 is being held to fill a total of 453 vacancies.
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