Career Guidance Cell informs that Indian
Air Force (IAF) recruits Commissioned Officers in Flying Branch and Ground
Duty (Technical & Non-Technical) Branches through Air Force Common
Admission Test (AFCAT). Minimum Educational Qualification is 50% marks
each in Maths & Physics at 10+2 level & Any Degree/ BE/B Tech degree
(Four years course)/ Candidates who have cleared Section A & B
examination of Associate Membership of Institution of Engineers (India) or
Aeronautical Society of India. The examination conducts in 3 stages,
Online Exam, written examination & Interview. The details regarding
Syllabus are as follows…
Syllabus of the
Examination:
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Exam
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Subject
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Duration
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No. of Questions
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Max Marks
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AFCAT
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General
Awareness, Verbal Ability in English, Numerical Ability and Reasoning and
Military Aptitude Test
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02
Hours
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100
|
300
|
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EKT
[For Candidates with one of the choices as (Technical) Branch]
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Mechanical,
Computer Science and Electrical & Electronics
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45
Minutes
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50
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150
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Standard
and Syllabus of the Examination:
Syllabus:
(i)
English: Comprehension,
Error Detection, Sentence Completion/ Filling in of correct word, Synonyms,
Antonyms & Testing of Vocabulary, Idioms & Phrases
(ii) General
Awareness: History,
Geography, Civics, Politics, Current Affairs, Environment, Basic Science,
Defence, Art, Culture, Sports, etc
(iii) Numerical
Ability: Decimal
Fraction, Time & Work, Average, Profit & Loss, Percentage, Ratio &
Proportion & Simple Interest, Time & Distance (Trains/Boats &
Streams)
(iv)
Reasoning and Military Aptitude Test: Verbal Skills and Spatial Ability
Standard: 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
Eligibility Details: Indian
Air Force (IAF) recruits Commissioned Officers in Flying Branch and Ground
Duty (Technical & Non-Technical) Branches through Air Force Common
Admission Test (AFCAT). Candidates intending to apply should ensure that they
fulfill the minimum eligibility criteria as specified by IAF:
Eligibility
Criteria: Candidates
should be an Indian Citizen.
Age
Limit:
For
Flying Branch through AFCAT and NCC Special Entry: Candidates age should be between
20-24 years i.e. born between 20 to 24 Years as on 01-01-2022 i.e. born between
02-01-1998 to 01-01-2002 (both dates inclusive). relaxable upto 26 years i.e.
born between 02 January 1996 to 01 January 2002 (both dates inclusive)
For
Ground Duty (Technical & Non-Technical) Branch: 20 to 26 years as on (01-01-2022)
i.e. born between 02-01-1996 to 01-01-2002 (both dates inclusive) for Technical
Branch & Non-Technical Branch.
Educational
Qualification: Candidates
should possess qualification as follows:
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Sl No
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Name of the Branch
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Educational Qualification
|
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1
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Flying
Branch
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Graduation
(Minimum three year degree course) in any discipline from a recognized
University with minimum 60% marks in aggregate in all
papers & have passed Maths and Physics at 10+2 level.
|
|
2
|
Technical
Branch
|
Four
year degree/ integrated Post Graduation qualification or cleared Sections A
and B examination of Associate Membership of Institution of Engineers
(India) or Aeronautical Society of India
|
|
a. Aeronautical
Engineer (Electronics) {AE (L)}
|
|
b. Aeronautical
Engineer (Mechanical) {AE (M)}
|
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3
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Ground
Duty (Technical & Non-Technical) Branch
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Graduation
with 60% marks/ B. Com. Degree/ MBA/ MCA or MA/ M. Sc Degree in
English/ Physics/ Mathematics/ Chemistry/ Statistics/ International
relations/ International studies/ Defence studies/ Psychology/ Computer
Science/ IT/ Management / Mass Communication/ Journalism/ Public Relation
with minimum of 50% marks
|
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a. Administration
& Logistics
|
|
b. Accounts
|
|
c. Education
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Physical
Standards: Candidates
who are applying for AFCAT should have the physical standards as follows:
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Minimum Height
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162.5 cms with correlated weight
|
Nil
|
157.5
cm152.5 cm for Gorkhas, individuals of NE Regions & hilly
regions of Uttarakhand155.5 cm for Lakshadweep
|
|
Leg Length
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Min – 99 cms & Max – 120 cms
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Nil
|
Nil
|
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Thigh Length
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Max – 64 cms
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
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Sitting Height
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Min – 81.5 cms & Max – 96 cms
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Nil
|
Nil
|
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Vision
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Minimum Visual Acuity 6/6 in one
eye
and 6/9 in other, correctable
to 6/6 only for hypermetropia
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Nil
|
Nil
|
AFCAT Selection Process: Indian Air Force (IAF) recruits
Commissioned Officers in Flying, Ground Duty (Technical) and Ground Duty (Non
Technical) Branches through Air Force Common Admission Test (AFCAT)-01/2021.
Here is the selection process of AFCAT:
Selection Process: Candidates applied for AFCAT will have
to go through the following selection Process:
For Ground Duty (Technical) Branch: Candidates will be called for Air
Force Common Admission Test (AFCAT) and Engineering Knowledge Test (EKT).
The AFCAT will be of two hours duration and will contain multiple choice
questions on verbal ability, numerical ability, reasoning, general awareness
and military aptitude. Selected candidates will have to undergo further testing
of two stages.
Stage-I:
consists of Intelligence Test along with other tests, document check.
Stage-II: consists of Psychological test, Group Tests and Interview.
For Flying Branch: Candidates have to go through Air Force Common
Admission Test (AFCAT). The AFCAT will be of two hours duration and will
contain multiple choice questions on verbal ability, numerical ability,
reasoning, general awareness and military aptitude. Intelligence Test,
Psychological test along with other tests, document check, Group Tests
interview & CPSS (Computerised Pilot Selection System) and or PABT would be
administered to eligible candidates.
For Ground Duty (Non Technical) Branch: Candidates have to go through Air
Force Common Admission Test (AFCAT). The AFCAT will be of two hours duration
and will contain multiple choice questions on verbal ability, numerical
ability, reasoning, general awareness and military aptitude. Intelligence Test,
Psychological test along with other tests, document check, Group Tests,
interview.
Apply at link:- https://afcat.cdac.in/afcatreg/
Official Website :- https://afcat.cdac.in/AFCAT/
AFCAT
Syllabus 2021 – The AFCAT exam pattern and
syllabus is set by the Indian Air Force. Aspirants of the examination need to
be abreast with the latest exam pattern and AFCAT syllabus in order to ace the
AFCAT exam with flying colours.
The article aims to update candidates with the AFCAT
syllabus and exam pattern. Aspirants will get the latest exam pattern of AFCAT
and section-wise syllabus in detail.
AFCAT exam is conducted by the Indian Air Force to recruit
personnel to various posts in the Air Force. The examination for AFCAT is
conducted twice a year in June and December, respectively. For more details on
the AFCAT exam check
the link provided.
Candidates
aspiring to appear for other Government exams can go through the
latest updates on upcoming exams on the given link.
AFCAT Exam Pattern
The conducting body has divided the
AFCAT selection process 2020 into three phases –
- AFCAT Online Exam for all
candidates
- EKT (for Technical candidates)
- AFSB Interview
- Final Selection after Medical
Examination.
Exam Pattern of EKT & AFCAT
- The AFCAT is conducted for
Non-Technical candidates.
- AFCAT is an online exam with
objective type questions, having multiple options.
- Questions will be in English
only and will cover these four sections: Verbal Ability, General
Awareness, Reasoning and Numerical Ability and Military Aptitude Test.
- The duration of the AFCAT test
is two hours. A total of 100 questions will be asked in the question paper
carrying weightage of 300 marks.
- The EKT exam is Engineer
knowledge test. This test is only for candidates who opt for Ground duty
technical branch.
- Candidates will be given 45
minutes to solve 50 questions in the EKT test. The maximum marks allotted
to the exam are 150. The EKT test will carry questions from Mechanical,
Computer Science and Electrical & Electronics.
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AFCAT Exam Pattern
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Stages
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Sections covered
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Questions & Max Marks
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Time limit
|
|
AFCAT
|
General Awareness, Verbal Ability
in English, Numerical Ability and Reasoning and Military Aptitude Test
|
100 questions – 300 marks
|
2 hours
|
|
EKT
|
Mechanical, Computer Science and
Electrical & Electronics
|
50 Questions- 150 marks
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45 minutes
|
AFCAT Marking
Scheme & Important Pointers
- For each correct answer, candidates
will be awarded 3 marks.
- No marks will be awarded or deducted
for questions that are left unattempted.
- For each wrong answer candidates will
lose 1 mark.
- Marking two answers for one question
will be considered a wrong attempt and will deduct 1 mark.
- Questions will be based on the metric
system of Weights & Measures wherever applicable.
- Candidates are required to secure the
minimum qualifying marks to qualify the exam.
- The Air Force has the discretion to
fix qualifying marks in any or all the subjects of the examination.
AFCAT Exam Pattern – AFSB Interview
AFSB interview stands for Air Force Selection Board
Interview. Candidates who are able to score the minimum qualifying marks in the
online test of AFCAT exam are called for the AFSB interview round.
Candidates on qualifying the written test are required to
log on to the website https://careerindianairforce.cdac.in or
https://afcat.cdac.in to choose a date for AFSB interview and venue by
themselves and generate call letter for AFSB interview.
The AFSB interview is divided into three stages –
Stage I – This comprises the OIR – Officer
Intelligence Rating Test along with PP&DT – Picture Perception and
discussion test. Candidates who qualify the screening test of stage I are subject
to document verification and eligibility check for the branches they have
applied to.
Candidates can
go through the AFCAT eligibility on the linked article.
Stage II – This comprises Psychological
test and Group Test & Interview.
Stage III – This test is for Flying Branch. It
consists of a test called the Computerised Pilot Selection System – CPSS. This
is a once in a lifetime test. Those who fail in this test are not eligible for
Flying Training at all.
Final Selection after Medical Test
IAF prepares a final merit list and selects only the
candidates who are able to score the minimum qualifying marks in the AFCAT
online exam and the AFSB interview rounds separately. The qualifying marks are
set by the Indian Air Force itself. Candidates are placed in the merit order
based on the total marks obtained by them in the AFCAT written exam and AFSB
interview rounds.
AFCAT Syllabus – Topic-Wise Syllabus for AFCAT Test
The Indian Air Force reserves the right to set and make
changes in the exam pattern and syllabus of AFCAT exam.
The AFCAT syllabus is classified as follows-
AFCAT Test Syllabus – General
Awareness, Verbal Ability in English, Quantitative
Ability, Reasoning and Military Aptitude Test. The standard of questions in
other subjects except mathematics will be of graduation level.
AFCAT Syllabus English
Questions in this section assess candidate’s knowledge and
proficiency in the English language. Topics covered in this section are
Comprehension, Error Detection, Fill in the blanks by choosing the appropriate
word. Sentence Completion, Vocabulary, Synonyms and Antonyms, Tenses and Basic
Grammar, etc.
To prepare comprehensively for AFCAT English syllabus refer
to the links of English language topics that are asked frequently in the
examination:
For more important topics such as rules and list of
prepositions, articles, conjunctions, etc. check general English for
competitive exam page link provided above.
Also, go through important questions and answers on English
topics for practice and preparation.
More question and answer articles on important topics of
the Verbal Ability section can be found on the linked page.
AFCAT
Syllabus Numerical Ability
This section tests the basic mathematics aptitude of the
candidates. The standard of Numerical Ability Questions will be of
Matriculation level. Candidates preparing for AFCAT exam can check the links
given below to complement their mathematics preparation.
- Shortcut
tricks for Squares and Cube Roots
- Maths
Tricks & Shortcuts for Competitive exams
Topics covered in AFCAT Mathematics syllabus are –
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AFCAT
Syllabus – Mathematics
|
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Decimal
Fraction, Time and Work, Average, Profit & Loss, Percentage, Ratio &
Proportion and Simple Interest, Time & Distance (Trains/Boats &
Streams)
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Check out a few concept-based articles that will be helpful
to cover up the maths syllabus of AFCAT conveniently-
- Allegations and Mixtures
- Number Series
- Quadratic
Equations
- Time and Work
- Speed, Time & Distance
For more such articles on various mathematics topics, check
the Quantitative
Aptitude page
linked here.
AFCAT
Syllabus General Ability
The General Ability tests the knowledge of candidates
relating to happening in and around the world. The topics are History,
Geography, Civics, Politics, Current Affairs, Environment, Basic Science,
Defence, Art, Culture, Sports, etc.
For the preparation of this section important topics that
candidates must go through are listed below:
More such topics on general awareness are given on the Static GK page, check the link provided.
For the preparation of current affairs candidates can check
the following links
AFCAT
Syllabus Reasoning & Military Aptitude Test
Candidates are tested for their Verbal Skills and Spatial
Ability in this section. This section covers the following topics-
- Data interpretation
- Sets based on arrangements
- Embedded Figure
- Missing Character
- Rotated blocks
- Analogy
- Hidden figures
For the reasoning section of AFCAT syllabus candidates can
go through the given links for conceptual knowledge and comprehensive
preparation:
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EKT Syllabus
·
EKT is Engineering Knowledge Test conducted for candidates
opting for Ground Duty (Technical) branch. The syllabus of EKT comprises topics
from Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Mechanical and Computer Science
Engineering.
·
Detailed EKT syllabus is as follows:
·
EKT Syllabus Mechanical
Engineering
|
Fundamental Engineering syllabus
|
Engineering Physics
Engineering Mathematics
Engineering Drawing/ Engineering Graphics
|
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Specialised
Branch topics
|
Thermodynamics
Fluid
Mechanics/Hydraulic Machines
Engineering Mechanics
Materials Science
Thermodynamics
Manufacturing Science
Machine Drawing
|
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Allied
Engineering Topics
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Aerodynamics
Flight Mechanics
Aircraft Structures
Power Plant Engineering.
Industrial Engineering
Automotive Engineering
|
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EKT Syllabus for Computer
Science Engineering
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Fundamental Engineering
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Engineering Physics
Engineering Mathematics
Engineering Drawing
|
|
Specialised
branch topics
|
Information
Technology
Network Theory Design
Analog and Digital
Electronics
Computer Networks
Switching Theory
Electronic Devices
|
|
Allied
Engineering Topics
|
Control
Engineering
Telecommunication Systems
Electrical Engineering
Radar Theory
Instrumentation
Antenna and Wave
Propagation
Microwave Engineering
|
·
EKT Syllabus for
Electrical & Electronics Engineering
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Fundamental Engineering syllabus
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Engineering Physics
Engineering Mathematics
Engineering Drawing
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Specialised
Branch topics
|
Microwave
Engineering
Analog and Digital
Electronics
Electronic Devices
Telecommunication Systems
Microwave Engineering
Control Engineering
Electrical Engineering
|
|
Allied
Engineering Topics
|
Switching
Theory
Computer Networks
Radar Theory
Network Theory Design
Instrumentation
Information Technology
|
Please click the link below for detailed notification
AFCAT Detailed Notification 2021
AFCAT Short Notification
