Air Force Common Aptitude Test is conducted by the Indian Air force for entry into the Flying, technical and Ground duty branches of the Indian Air force as Commissioned Officers. An officer in the Indian Air force, you are adequately equipped to strategize through effective planning and organizing, optimally utilize the resources at your disposal and always lead through personal example.
All the aspiring candidates who are willing to apply for AFCAT Recruitment Test must first check the AFCAT Eligibility Criteria which includes the Age Limit Criteria and the Education Qualification requirement for various posts in Indian Air Force and then proceed to fill its registration form. The aspiring candidates can check the AFCAT Eligibility Criteria
- Age Limit Criteria:Flying Branch – 19 year to 23 years
Technical Branch – 18 years to 28 years
Ground Duty Branch – 20 year to 27 years - Education Qualification Criteria:
- For Flying Branch – The candidates must complete three or four year degree program (B.E/B.Tech) from any recognized university with a minimum of 60% aggregate marks.
- For Technical Branch – The candidates must complete engineering UG course from Aeronautical, Mechanical or Electronic engineering from any recognized university with a minimum of 60% aggregate marks.
- For Ground Duty Branches – The candidates must have a minimum of 60% aggregate marks in graduation or 50% aggregate marks in post-graduation in any discipline
NOTE :
- This National level is Exam held twice a year. Boys and girls from any stream of graduation can apply. Students in 4th SEM of graduation and BE students in 6th SEM can apply and any PG also can apply.
- No %age criteria in 12th, minimum 60% required in graduation.
- PCM in 12th required only for Flying Branch, for Technical BE required, for ground duties any graduation/PG.
- Any number of chances can be availed till the age of 24.
- Candidates applying for Technical Branch have to pass in EKT also.
Metrology Branch: Boys and girls in last semester/completad in MCA/MSC Maths/MA Geography can apply for direct SSB interviews in December and June till the age of 26.
| Subject | No. of questions | Total marks | Duration |
| General Knowledge, English, Mathematics and Reasoning | 100 | 100 X 3 = 300 | 2 Hours |
Duration of AFCAT is two hours. It consists of 100 questions. Each question carries three marks, , for every wrong answer one mark is deducted. AFCAT is an objective test and the scheme of syllabus contains General Awareness, Verbal Ability in English, Numerical Ability, Reasoning & Military Aptitude. A sample paper and old question papers are available on the website careerairforce.nic.in
General Awareness:
History, Sports, Geography, Environment, Civics, Polity, Basic Science, Defence, Art, Culture, Current Affairs, Politics etc.
Verbal Ability in English:
Comprehension, Error Detection, Sentence Completion, Synonyms, Antonyms and Testing of Vocabulary.
Numerical Ability:
Decimal Fraction, Simplification, Average, Profit and loss, Percentage, Ratio & Proportion and Simple interest and other topics of basic numerical ability.
Reasoning and Military Aptitude Test:
Verbal Skills and Spatial Ability, Verbal reasoning, Non-verbal reasoning and Logical reasoning.