Indian Air Force has recently released the AFCAT 1 2017 (Air Force Common Admission Test) Exam date. Through this entry candidate can join IAF as commissioned officers, AFCAT is a written exam conducted nation wide at selected AFCAT exam centers, candidate after passing written exam will be called for ssb interview. In this article we discus on AFCAT exam centers and ssb interview dates.
AFCAT 1 2017 Exam Centers
Candidates will be allotted AFCAT centres as per their selection/choice subject to availability of vacancy at that centre
- Ambala,
- Amritsar,
- Allahabad,
- Agra,
- Ahmedabad,
- Barnala,
- Bathinda,
- Bengaluru,
- Belgaum,
- Bidar,
- Bagdogra,
- Bareilly,
- Chandigarh,
- Chabua,
- Chennai,
- Dehradun,
- Delhi,
- Darbhanga,
- Gorakhpur,
- Gwalior,
- Guwahati,
- Halwara,
- Hashimara,
- Hyderabad,
- Imphal,
- Jalandhar,
- Jammu,
- Jorhat,
- Jaipur,
- Jamnagar,
- Jodhpur,
- Kanpur,
- Kolkata,
- Kalaikunda (Kharagpur),
- Kochi,
- Leh,
- Lucknow,
- Mumbai,
- Mohanbari,
- Mysore,
- Nal (Bikaner),
- Nagpur,
- Ojhar (Nasik),
- Pathankot,
- Patna,
- Pune,
- Port Blair,
- Salua (Kharagpur),
- Srinagar,
- Suratgarh,
- Sirsa,
- Saharanpur,
- Shillong,
- Silchar,
- Sulur (Coimbatore),
- Thane,
- Tezpur,
- Thanjavur,
- Thiruvananthapuram,
- Vadodara,
- Varanasi.
Note:
- Candidates may contact AFCAT Cell on Phone No 011-26160286 / 26160289 / 26160459 (Direct) or 011-23010231 Extn 7905 to resolve any query regarding Air Force Common Admission Test (AFCAT) and application procedure. Query timings 09:00hrs to 17:00hrs (Monday to Friday). E-Mail queries may be addressed to [email protected]. AFCATcell will be operational from 30 May 15 to 16 Aug 15 only
- Candidates who are debarred by the Ministry of Defence from holding any type of commission in Defence Services shall not be eligible for admission to AFCAT examination and if admitted, their candidature will be cancelled.
- All SSB related e-mails to be directed to [email protected] and not to [email protected].
AFCAT Selection Procedure:
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 on 13 September 2015 (Sunday) at one of the examination centres mentioned below. 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 (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.
- 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.
- Stage-II testing consisting of Psychological test, Group Tests and Interview will be conducted on subsequent days (Five Days).
- For Flying Branch: CPSS (Computerised Pilot Selection System) and or PABT would be administered to eligible candidates.
Change of AFCAT SSB 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.
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.
