AFCAT (Air Force Common Admission Test)

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Air Force Common Admission Test (AFCAT) Eligibility Details

Advertisement Schedule: Advertisements for AFCAT are released by the IAF in the months of June and December.

Eligibility Criteria: Candidates should be an Indian Citizen.

Age Limit: Candidates age should be between 20-24 years i.e. for Flying Branch, 20-26 years i.e. for Technical Branch & Ground Duty Branch.

Age relaxation is applicable upto 26 years of age for Flying Branch as per rules.

 

Educational Qualification: Candidates should possess qualification as follows:

 

Sl No

Name of the Branch

Educational Qualification

1

Flying Branch

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 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 (Electronics)

{AE (M)}

3

Ground Duty Branch

Graduation with 60% marks/ Graduation Degree in Commerce/

Post Graduation Degree/ Diploma in any discipline/ C.A/ ICWA

with 50% marks

a. Administration & Logistics

b. Accounts

c. Education

Physical Standards: Candidates who are applying for AFCAT should have the physical standards as follows:

 

Sl No

Flying Branch

Technical Branch

Ground Duty Branch

1

Minimum Height

162.5 cms with correlated weight

Men – 157.5 Cms Women:- 152 Cms with correlated weight

Men – 157.5 Cms Women:- 152 Cms with correlated weight

2

Leg Length

Min – 99 cms & Max – 120 cms

Nil

Nil

3

Thigh Length

Max – 64 cms

Nil

Nil

4

Sitting Height

Min – 81.5 cms & Max – 96 cms

Nil

Nil

5

Vision

Minimum Visual Acuity 6/6 in one eye

and 6/9 in other, correctable to 6/6 only for hypermetropia

Nil

Nil

 

Written Examination Structure :-

 

Air Force Common admission test (AFCAT) entrance test will be of two hour (2 hours) duration

and will contain multiple choice questions on

 

Verbal Ability

  • Numerical Ability
  • Reasoning
  • General Awareness and Military Aptitude

 

Total no of Questions: - 100 Each Question is of 3 Marks.

Penalty for Wrong Answers: 1 Mark

 

 AFCAT Exam Analysis and Cut Off’s

 

 

GENERAL AWARENESS ANALYSIS

Topics

No. of Question

General History of India

3

Countries

1

General Science

3

World Organizations

1

General Knowledge – Indian Context

1

Democratic Polity (India)

2

General Geography

4

Persons Places Awards Authors CE

1

Sports CE

1

Science and Technology CE

1

Famous Personalities (I)

1

Prizes and Awards (I)

1

Books and Authors (INDIA)

1

TOTAL

22

 

NUMERICAL ABILITY ANALYSIS

Topics

No. of Question

Percentage

1

Profit and Loss

2

Average

3

Number System

2

Time and Work

2

Algebraic Equations

2

Simple Interest

2

Simplification

1

TOTAL

15

ENGLISH ANALYSIS

Topics

No. of Question

English Comprehension

4

Synonyms

2

Antonyms

3

One word substitution

5

Correctly Spelt words

5

Cloze Test

6

TOTAL

25

REASONING & MILITARY APTITUDE TEST ANALYSIS

Topics

No. of Question

Word (Odd Man Out) Test

2

Choose Analogous Pair

5

Spotting out the Embedded Figures

3

Completion of An Incomplete Pattern

4

Letter Series Test

3

Letter to Letter Coding

2

Simple Analogy

3

Syllogism

3

Statements Assumptions

2

Complete Word Analogy

3

Analogy (Non Verbal Tests)

4

Classification (Non Verbal Tests)

4

TOTAL

38

 

GENERAL AWARENESS ANALYSIS

 

Topics

No. of Question

General History of INDIA

3

General Science

6

General Knowledge – Indian context

2

General Geography

2

Persons Places Awards Authors CE

1

Sports CE

2

Famous Personalities (I)

1

Books And Authors (INDIA)

1

Sports

1

Defence

1

TOTAL

20

 NUMERICAL ABILITY ANALYSIS

Topics

No. of Question

Percentage

4

Profit And Loss

1

Average

2

Number System

1

Algebraic Equations

4

Simple Interest

3

Simplification

1

Pipes and Cistern

1

Ratio and Proportion

1

Compound Interest

1

Mixture and Allegations

1

TOTAL

20

 ENGLISH ANALYSIS

Topics

No. of Question

English Comprehension

5

Synonyms

3

Spotting Errors

5

Fill in The Blanks (Single Word)

5

TOTAL

20

REASONING & MILITARY APTITUDE TEST ANALYSIS

Topics

No. of Question

Word (Odd Man Out) Test

5

Choose Analogous Pair

5

Analogy

10

Series (Non Verbal Tests)

5

Geometrical Figure

5

Spotting out the Embedded Figures

5

Completion of an Incomplete Pattern

5

TOTAL

40