AFCAT

Air Force Common Admission Test(AFCAT) For Flying Branch & Ground Duties (TECHNICAL AND NON-TECHNICAL)/ NCC SPECIAL ENTRY/ METEOROLOGY ENTRY for Course Commencing in January & July is conducted twice a year.Pl visit Indian Air Force career website https://careerindianairforce.cdac.in or https://afcat.cdac.in) for further details. Candidates applying for the examination should ensure that they fulfil all the eligibility conditions for admission to the examination.

Type of Commission.

• Permanent Commission (PC) for Men. Candidates joining as PC officers would continue to serve till the age of superannuation in their respective branches as per their rank.
• Short Service Commission (SSC) for Men & Women. (i) The engagement period for Flying Branch (Men and Women) SSC Officers is fourteen years from the date of Commissioning (Not extendable). (ii) The initial tenure for Ground Duty (Technical and Ground Duty Non Technical) SSC Officers would be for a period of ten years. An extension of four years may be granted subject to service requirements, availability of vacancies, suitability, merit and willingness.

 Eligibility Conditions.

    Candidate must be a citizen of India.

    Age.

(i) Flying Branch through AFCAT and NCC Special Entry: 20 to 24 years( Upper age limit for candidates holding valid and current Commercial Pilot Licence issued by DGCA (India) is relaxable upto 26 years)

(ii) Ground Duty (Technical & Non-technical) Branch

(iii) Candidates below 25 years of age must be unmarried at the time of commencement of course. Widowers and divorcees (with or without encumbrances) below 25 years of age are also ineligible. Marriage is not permitted during training. Married candidates above 25 years of age are eligible to apply but during training period they will neither be provided married accommodation nor can they live out with family.

(iv) The date of birth accepted by the IAF is that entered in the Matriculation or Secondary School Leaving Certificate or in a certificate recognised by an Indian University as equivalent to Matriculation or in an extract from a Register of Matriculates maintained by a University, which extract must be certified by the proper authority of the University or in the Higher Secondary or an equivalent examination certificate

(vi) Candidates should note that only the Date of Birth as recorded in the Matriculation/ Higher Secondary Examination Certificate or an equivalent certificate on the date of submission of applications will be accepted by the IAF and no subsequent request for its change will be considered or granted.

Educational Qualifications.

• Flying Branch. Candidates should have mandatorily passed with a minimum of 60% marks each in Maths and Physics at 10+2 level. Graduates with minimum three years degree course in any discipline from a recognised University with a minimum of 60% marks or equivalent. OR BE/ B Tech degree (Four years course) from a recognised University with a minimum of 60% marks or equivalent OR Candidates who have cleared Section A & B examination of Associate Membership of Institution of Engineers (India) or Aeronautical Society of India from a recognised University with a minimum of 60% marks or equivalent.

• Ground Duty (Technical) Branch. Aeronautical Engineer (Electronics) {AE(L)} & Aeronautical Engineer (Mechanical) {AE (M)}. Candidates with a minimum of 60% marks each in Physics and Mathematics at 10+2 level and a minimum of four years degree graduation/ integrated post-graduation qualification in Engineering/ Technology from recognized University OR cleared Sections A and B examination of Associate Membership of Institution of Engineers (India) or Aeronautical Society of India or Graduate membership examination of the Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers by actual studies with a minimum of 60% marks or equivalent in the disciplines as advertised in the Latest AFCAT Notification from time to time.

• Ground Duty (Non-Technical) Branches.

1. Administration & Logistics. Graduate Degree (Minimum three years degree course) in any discipline from a recognised university with a minimum of 60% marks or equivalent or cleared section A & B examination of Associate Membership of Institution of Engineers (India) or Aeronautical Society of India from a recognised university with a minimum of 60% marks or equivalent.

2. Accounts. B. Com. Degree (Minimum three years degree course) from a recognised university with a minimum of 60% marks or equivalent.

3. Education. MBA/ MCA or MA/ MSc degree in English/ Physics/ Mathematics/ Chemistry/ Statistics/ International relations/ International Studies/ Defence Studies/ Psychology/ Computer Science/ IT/ Management/ Mass Communication/ Journalism/ Public Relation with a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate of all papers put together in Post-Graduation (Minimum two years programme) and 60% marks in graduation.

• NCC Special Entry (Flying Branch). NCC Air Wing Senior Division C certificate.Candidates should have mandatorily passed with a minimum of 60% marks each in Maths and Physics at 10+2. Graduates with minimum three years degree course in any discipline from a recognised University with a minimum of 60% marks or equivalent. OR BE/ B Tech degree (Four years course) from a recognised University with a minimum of 60% marks or equivalent OR Candidates who have cleared Section A & B examination of Associate Membership of Institution of Engineers (India) or Aeronautical Society of India from a recognised University with a minimum of 60% marks or equivalent. 

• Post Graduate Degree in any Science stream/ Mathematics/ Statistics/ Geography/ Computer Applications/ Environmental Science/ Applied Physics/ Oceanography/ Meteorology/ Agricultural Meteorology/ Ecology & Environment/ Geo-physics/ Environmental Biology with minimum of 50% marks in aggregate of all papers put together (Provided Maths and Physics were studied at Graduation Level with a minimum of 55% marks in each). (vi) Note. (aa) LLB qualified candidates (after commissioning) may get an opportunity to be employed on legal duties of the IAF.

Scheme of Online Examination. It is mandatory for the candidates opting for Ground Duty (Technical) branch to appear in both AFCAT as well as EKT. Engineering Knowledge Test will also be conducted along with the AFCAT.

(i) Exam Schedule.

The AFCAT (and EKT) will be conducted in two shifts on the same day.

(ii) Syllabus.

• General Awareness.

• Verbal Ability in English.

• Numerical Ability.

• Reasoning and Military Aptitude Test.

• EKT(For Ground Duty Technical Branch only) Mechanical.

• Computer Science and Electrical and Electronics.

(iii) The Online examination will consist of objective type questions and will be in English only for both AFCAT and EKT.

(iv) Syllabus of the Examination:

(a) English. Comprehension, Error Detection, Sentence Completion/Filling in of correct word, Synonyms, Antonyms and Testing of Vocabulary, Idioms and Phrases

(b) General Awareness. History, Geography, Civics, Politics, Current Affairs, Environment, Basic Science, Defence, Art, Culture, Sports, etc

(c) Numerical Ability. Decimal Fraction, Time and Work, Average, Profit & Loss, Percentage, Ratio & Proportion and Simple Interest, Time & Distance (Trains/Boats & Streams)

(d) Reasoning and Military Aptitude Test.Verbal Skills and Spatial Ability

The standard of Numerical Ability Questions will be of Matriculation level. The standard of questions in other subjects will be of graduation level (Indian University).

AFCAT Written Exam Coaching By DPI Jaipur 

Defence Preparatory Institute Jaipur conducts exhaustive and detailed coaching for AFCAT written based on the latest syllabus as prescribed by Indian Air Force  from time to time. Each and every candidate is given personal attention. Weekly regular tests are conducted and papers discussed in detail. We have expert faculty to conduct proper and exhaustive coaching.

Last 10 years papers are also solved to give correct idea and pattern of question paper. It automatically boots the confidence of the candidates. Chapterwise analysis is also told to candidates for better understanding and evaluation.

Full AFCAT Written Coaching  is 6 Weeks.