Air Force Common Admission Test (AFCAT)

Updated: Jan 9, 2024

Twice a year Indian Air Force conducts the Air Force Common Admission Test (AFCAT) to select candidates for the post of Class-I Gazetted Officers in Flying and Ground Duties (Technical and Non-Technical). Both males and females willing to join the Indian Air Force can take this exam for both the Short Service Commission in Flying Branch and Permanent Commission/Short Service Commission in Ground Duties for both Technical and Non-Technical roles.

The exam is conducted in two phases:

Online Exam
Interview round

Based on the aforementioned exams, candidates are shortlisted and selected by the Air Force Selection Board (AFSB). Candidates have to appear for both AFCAT and Engineering Knowledge Test (EKT) if they are willing to join the ground duties in the technical branch.

Eligibility criteria

Nationality

The candidate should be a citizen of India.

Age Limit

FLYING BRANCH: 20 years to 24 years

GROUND DUTY (technical/non-technical): 20 years to 26 years

Educational Qualifications

FLYING BRANCH:

Must have passed class 12 with a minimum of 60% in subjects Maths and Physics.
Graduated with a minimum of 60% in any discipline
Or, Completed BE/B.Tech with 60% or equivalent
Or, Cleared Section A and B examination (with a minimum of 60%) of Aeronautical Society of India or Membership of Institution of Engineers (India) from a recognized university.

GROUND DUTY (TECHNICAL):

AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING (ELECTRONICS)

Must have passed class 12th with a minimum of 60% in subjects Maths and Physics.
4 Years' degree in Engineering/Technology with a minimum of 60%.
Or, Cleared Section A and B examination (with a minimum of 60%) of Graduate Membership Examination of the Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers by actual studies or Aeronautical Society of India from a recognized university.

AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING (MECHANICAL)

Must have passed class 12th with a minimum of 60% in subjects Maths and Physics.
A Degree/ Post-Graduation Degree in Engineering/Technology.
Or, Cleared Section A and B examination (with a minimum of 60%) of Aeronautical Society of India by actual studies or Associate Membership of Institute of Engineers from a recognized university.

GROUND DUTY (NON-TECHNICAL):

Graduated with a minimum of 60% in any discipline.
Or, Cleared Section A and B examination (with a minimum of 60%) of Aeronautical Society of India or Membership of Institution of Engineers (India) from a recognized university.

Marital Status

IF BELOW 25 YEARS

Should be unmarried while taking the course
Widow/widowers and divorcees not allowed

IF ABOVE 25 YEARS

Eligible to apply during the training period but won’t be allowed to live with family during the commencement of course.

Medical Clearance

Should be physically and medically fit to take the exam.

Mode of Test

Computer-based

Important dates

TITLE	TENTATIVE DATES
Registration	June 1, 2020
Last day for Registration	July 2020
Admit Card Release date	August 2020
Exam Date	September 2020
Result Declaration	October 2020

Exam Pattern

Online exam:

AFCAT

Negative marking – 1 mark

SECTION	NO. OF QUESTIONS	TOTAL MARKS	TIME DURATION
General Awareness	20	60
Verbal Ability in English	30	90
Numerical Ability	15	45
Reasoning and Military Aptitude Test	35	105
TOTAL:	100	300	2 hours

EKT (For technical)

SECTIONS	Mechanical, Computer Science, and Electrical and Electronics
NO. OF QUESTIONS	50
TOTAL MARKS	150
TIME DURATION	45 minutes

AFSB Interview:

Once a candidate clears the online exam, they are allowed to sit for the AFSB Interview.

STAGE 1

Officer intelligence rating test
Picture perception
Discussion test

STAGE 2

Psychological test
Group test
Interview

FOR FLYING BRANCH

Candidates need to appear in Computerised Pilot Selection System (CPSS).

Exam Syllabus

GENERAL AWARENESS – History, sports, geography, environment, culture, defense, art and culture, international current affairs, politics, civics, basic science.

VERBAL ABILITY IN ENGLISH – Comprehension, fill in the blanks, error detection, sentence completion, synonyms, antonyms, vocabulary. Tenses, and basic grammar.

NUMERICAL ABILITY – Decimal fraction, simplification, average, ratio and proportion, simple interest, profit and loss, probability, and the percentage

REASONING AND MILITARY APTITUDE TEST – Verbal skills and spatial ability, data interpretation, embedded figure, missing, character, set based on arrangements, rotated blocks, hidden figures, and analogy.

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