If you are a graduate degree holder or a graduate final year student and wants to join Indian Air Force as an commissioned officer then AFCAT (Air Force Common Admission Test) is your answer. AFCAT is an exam which can give you wings! For all of you who have the dream of working between the sprawling jets can turn this dream into reality. AFCAT was first conducted on 27 March 2012, Its a test conducted by IAF twice in a year. The written exam is followed by Air Force Selection Board Interview for shortlisted candidates.
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AFCAT 1 2017 Notification and Application Procedure
AFCAT 1 2017 Notification will be released by IAF in Nov/Dec 2016, candidates can apply for the entry online at IAF official website. The results for AFCAT 1 2017 can be expected by end of May 2017.
Eligibility Criteria
- Flying Branch –Age should lay between to 23 years at the time of course commencement. The candidate must be a Graduate (Minimum three year degree course) in any discipline from a recognized University who have attained minimum 60% marks in aggregate in all papers put together and have passed Maths and Physics at 10+2 level OR BE / B Tech degree (Four year course) from a recognized University with minimum 60% marks in aggregate in all papers put together.
- Technical Branch- The age must lay between 18 to 28 years at the time of course commencement. For details on education candidates can refer to the advertisement.
- Ground Duty Branch-The age must lie between 20-23 years for Graduates, 20-25 years for Post Graduates, 20-26 years for LLB (Three year course after graduation) and 20-27 years for M.Ed/PhD/CA/ICWA. For details on education qualification you can refer to the official advertisement.
Eligible candidates may apply online through the IAF career website www.careerairforce.nic.in.
- Log on to the website www.careerairforce.nic.in.
- Click on “Candidate Login”.
- Click on “New Candidate” link to start the Online Application process.
- Fill all the five parts of online applications carefully including part 5 where you need to upload photograph, signature and thumb impression.
- Submit application and retain User Name and Password for future use.
Download Old Notification For AFCAT Entry
Click on the link given below:
AFCAT 2 2016 NOTIFICATION PDF
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AFCAT 1 2017 Syllabus
1. General Awareness – History,Sports, Geography, Environment, Civics, Basic Science, Defence, Art, Culture, Current Affairs, Politics etc.
2. Verbal Ability in English – Comprehension, Error Detection, Sentence Completion, Synonyms, Antonyms and Testing of Vocabulary.
3. Numerical Ability – Decimal Fraction, Simplification, Average, Profit & loss, Percentage, Ratio & Proportion and Simple interest.
4. Reasoning and Military Aptitude Test – Verbal Skills and Spatial Ability
AFCAT exam details
The written exam is an exam of 2 hour duration. It consists of 100 questions and each question carries 3 marks. Thus for every correct answer a candidate gets 3 marks, for every wrong answer one mark is deducted and there is no marking for any question left blank. The paper consists a mix of variety of fields. There are questions from Current Affairs, Math, Reasoning, English, History, Geography, Science, Polity, Economics etc. After the written exam the results are declared and a cut off is fixed. Candidates scoring above the cutoff are called for AFSB interview. This interview is a personality test conducted for duration of 6 days. This personality test is conducted in two stages and consists of tests like Intelligence test, Psychological Tests, Group Tasks and personal interview.
41 thoughts on “Application Procedure Of AFCAT 1 2017 Officers Entry”
My date of birth is 17-6-1992, am I eligible for afcat 2 2017?
sir how to new candiate login/register in this website sir please tell me and i completed diploma electronics and Engineering in instrumentation, my age now 27, DOB(06/08/1989) CAN I APPLY PLSE TELL ME SIR
Sir I have got 55% in graduation and 69% in post graduation am I eligible to appear in afcat exam?
what is allowable sight level for ground duty branch?
Sir,What to select in select qualifying education in part 2 of afcat online form if I am graduate in bachelor of arts.
sir,i am completed bsc(maths,phys,computers).i am eligible for afcat2 are not sir.if i eligible what is my graduate option(AorBorCorD).please tell me sir.there are not mentioned BSC in graduate option.
Sir, I have completed my btech in computer and science engineering, I want to apply for technical post so am I eligible for this post? What’s the last date for submission of an application?
I am a mechanical engg. Student …i suffering by myopia …am i eligible for AFCAT …plz tell me
willing to give the exam and i have completed my b.tech with 57.27%. am i eligible to sit for this exam??
As per the guidelines of afacat u cant not apply for afcat if u have less than 60% marks in graduation
i am eligible for technical branch. but after filling up form ..I didn’t find any EKT information in application form..help me ..
My dob is 31 dec 1992.am i eligible for afcat exam sept 2016
yes
sir 24 year old is their any chance to get through it
I have 58.34% aggregate in mechanical engg..am i eligible for afact ?
what is allowable sight level for technical branch?
-3.5D
I’m engineering student I wanted to know the eligibility criteria for technical branch like age …etc
I am B.com graduate. I hv completed my graduation in 2012 and after that I hv not done my Graduation. Right now I am 24.
Whether I am eligible for Ground duty branch.
Is the eyesight an issue?
Yes
i complete my b.tech and give the afcat test which held on 21.02.2016 and i get clear afcat test but not clear ekt test. what are the reason for not shortlisted for air force interview.
Because u need to pass both to qualify for SSB
if you clear AFCAT then you are eligible for AFSB interview except for technical branch since you failed EKT.
Can we write the exam at the final year itself,…..
Take your own time for replying
yes , u can
yes
i hv done 70 questions & is hoping to get above 150.should I start preparing for SSB?
That limit has been reduced to a new born baby!! 😉 😉 Hehehe”
how many times a b.tech graduate can give the afcat exam…what is the age limit…only b.tech… please do tell
You can give exam as many times as you want provided you are below the age limit
So Until you turn twenty six you can keep appearing for afcat which is conducted 2 times a year
IS eye Sight candiates are allowed to join in AIR FORCE
I HV appeard 4 afcat 1 I attmptd abt 65 ques.is there chances .I am hoping 2 secure more than 150.sud I prepare 4 ssb or not.reply me.
U can do it u definitely selected
m.a sud be from regular or it can be from distance course also for afcat …pls reply me if smbdy know it..
@ Rohit shedale that limit is reduced to 24 with immediate effect!
are you sure the age upper age limit for technical branch is 28 and not 26?
Its 26
For those who have completed masters i think it’s 28
sir/mam
i m persuing my btech in textile engg .. is iam eligible for afcat 2 2016. ..??
i am in final year of engineering.i have fill afcat held in 21 feb….plz give me suggestions to crack afcat and ekt for mechanical……