Indian Air Force has released AFCAT 1 2017 entry notification at careerairforce.nic.in. Online applications are invited for the courses commencing in January 2018 for grant of Short Service Commission (SSC) in Flying Branch and Permanent Commission (PC) / Short Service Commission (SSC) in Ground Duty (Technical) and Ground Duty (Non-technical) Branches.
AFCAT 1 2017 recruitment will be conducted by Indian Air Force for grant of Short Service Commission in Flying Branch and Permanent / Short Service Commission in Technical and Ground Duty Branches (for Men and Women).
AFCAT 2017 Online Coaching
AFCAT Courses
FLYING BRANCH
(a) Flying (203/18F/SSC/M &W )
TECHNICAL BRANCH
(a) 202/18T/PC/M
(b) 202/18T/SSC/M &W
GROUND DUTY BRANCHES
(a) 202/18G/PC/M
(b) 202/18G/SSC/M &W
AFCAT 1 2017 Notification Released Apply Now
- Online Registration Starts on: 03 DEC 2016
- Online Registration Closes on: 29 DEC 2016
- AFCAT Written Exam on: 26 February 2017
- Last date to provide provisional / original degree certificate: 15 November 2017
- Result Declaration of AFCAt 1 2017 Written Exam: Date will be updated soon
For Technical Queries contact IAF at 1800-11-2448
Note: Candidates are to apply only online on IAF career website www.careerairforce.nic.in
Download AFCAT 1 2017 Notification
Click on the link given below to download the AFCAT 1 2017 advertisement
AFCAT 1 2017 Notification PDF
Selection Procedure for AFCAT 1 2017 Entry
- All applicants whose applications are submitted by due date will be called for Air Force Common Admission Test (AFCAT) and Engineering Knowledge Test (EKT) (applicable only for candidates applying for technical branch) to be conducted in Feb third week (expeceted on Sunday) at one of the examination centres mentioned at para 16 (b) of IAF official notification(tobe updated). Candidates will be required to login to their candidate login accounts regularly for information on AFCAT, EKT (if applicable) and AFSB testing. 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. Sample question papers and syllabus of AFCAT/EKT is available on IAF career website www.careerairforce.nic.in. EKT would be for 45 minutes and conducted immediately after AFCAT
- Candidates who are short-listed on the basis of Air Force Common Admission Test (AFCAT/EKT) will be called for further testing at one of the Air Force Selection Boards (AFSBs) at Dehradun, Mysore, Gandhinagar, Varanasi or Kancharapara. The testing would consist of three stages as given below.
(a) Stage-I Test consisting of Intelligence Test along with other tests will be conducted on the first day. Stage-I test is a screening test and only those who qualify would undergo subsequent testing. All Stage-I qualified candidates would be subjected to document check to ascertain their eligibility for the branches applied for. Those candidates who either do not qualify in Stage-I testing or do not meet the required eligibility criteria would be sent back on the first day itself.
(b) Stage-II testing consisting of Psychological test, Group Tests and Interview will be conducted on subsequent days (Five Days).
(c) For Flying Branch: CPSS (Computerised Pilot Selection System) and / PABT would be administered to eligible candidates.
- Change of Interview Dates. Request for change of SSB interview date should be avoided. However, as an exception, such change may be considered based on the circumstances of the case. Request for such change should be forwarded to the respective AFSB from where the call letter for SSB interview has been received and not to Air Headquarters / AFCAT Cell. The AFSBs may consider change of date at their discretion. E-mail ID and telephone numbers of AFSB centres / contact details of AFSBs are available under the link of CONTACT US at Indian Air Force website www.careerairforce.nic.in.
- Medical Examination will be conducted at AFCME, New Delhi or IAM Bengaluru based on the recommendations at AFSB. Non reporting of candidates on allotted date for medicals could lead to cancellation of candidature.
Note: Candidates recommended by the AFSBs and declared medically fit will be detailed for training in the order of all India Merit list depending on the number of vacancies available in various branches/ sub branches. Grant of PC / SSC in Technical and Ground Duty Branches would be based on number of vacancies, performance in the selection process and the choice given by the candidates / Airmen
