Organisation : Indian Air Force IAF
Entrance Exam : Air Force Common Admission Test (AFCAT- 01/2024)
Application Start Date : 1st December 2023
Application End Date : 30th December 2023
Website : https://afcat.cdac.in/AFCAT/
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Air Force Common Admission Test
Indian Air Force invites Indian citizens (Men and Women) to be part of this elite force as Group ‘A’ Gazetted Officers in Flying and Ground Duty (Technical and Non-Technical) branches. Online AFCAT examination will be conducted on 16 Feb 24, 17 Feb 24 and 18 Feb 24 (tentatively). Online applications are invited for the courses commencing in January 2025 for grant of Short Service Commission (SSC) in Flying Branch and Ground Duty (Technical and Non-Technical) Branches. Online applications are also invited for NCC Special Entry Scheme (For flying branch).
Related / Similar Entrance :
Institute of Actuaries of India May 2024 Actuarial Examination
Vacancies
Entry : AFCAT Entry
Branch : Flying
Course Number : 217/25F/SSC/M & W
Vacancies : 38
Branch : Ground Duty (Technical)
Course Number : 216/25T/SSC/ 106AEC/M & W
Vacancies : 165
Branch : Ground Duty (Non- Technical)
Course Number : 216/25G/SSC/M & W
Vacancies : 114
Entry : NCC Special Entry
Branch : Flying
Course Number : 217/25F/PC/M and 217/25F/SSC/M & W
Vacancies : 10% seats out of CDSE vacancies for PC and 10% seats out of AFCAT vacancies for SSC
Age Limit
(i) Flying Branch through AFCAT and NCC Special Entry: 20 to 24 years as on 01 January 2025 i.e. born between 02 January 2001 to 01 January 2005 (both dates inclusive). Upper age limit for candidates holding valid and current Commercial Pilot License issued by DGCA (India) is relaxable upto 26 years i.e. born between 02 January 1999 to 01 January 2005 (both dates inclusive).
(ii) Ground Duty (Technical & Non-Technical) Branch: 20 to 26 years as on 01 January 2025 i.e. born between 02 January 1999 to 01 January 2005 (both dates inclusive).
Educational Qualifications
(i) Flying Branch :
Candidates should have mandatorily passed with a minimum of 50% marks each in Maths and Physics at 10+2 level and
(aa) Graduation with minimum three years degree course in any discipline from a recognized University with a minimum of 60% marks or equivalent.
OR
(ab) BE/B Tech degree (Four years course) from a recognised University with a minimum of 60% marks or equivalent.
OR
(ac) Candidates who have cleared Section A & B examination of Associate Membership of Institution of Engineers (India) or Aeronautical Society of India from a recognized University with a minimum of 60% marks or equivalent.
(ii) Ground Duty (Technical) Branch :
(aa) Aeronautical Engineer (Electronics) {AE (L)}. Candidates with a minimum of 50% marks each in Physics and Mathematics at 10+2 level and a minimum of four years degree graduation/integrated post-graduation qualification in Engineering/ Technology from recognized University
OR
cleared Sections A and B examination of Associate Membership of Institution of Engineers (India) or Aeronautical Society of India or Graduate membership examination of the Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers by actual studies with a minimum of 60% marks or equivalent in the disciplines.
(ab) Aeronautical Engineer (Mechanical) {AE (M)}. Candidates with a minimum of 50% marks each in Physics and Mathematics at 10+2 level and a minimum of four years degree graduation/integrated post-graduation qualification in Engineering/Technology from recognized University
OR
cleared Sections A & B examination of Associate Membership of Institution of Engineers (India) or Aeronautical Society of India by actual studies with a minimum of 60% marks or equivalent in the disciplines.
(iii) Ground Duty (Non-Technical) Branches :
(aa) Weapon Systems (WS) Branch. Candidates should have mandatorily passed with a minimum of 50% marks each in Maths and Physics at 10+2 level and
(aaa) Graduation with minimum three years degree course in any discipline from a recognized University with a minimum of 60% marks or equivalent.
OR
(aab) BE/B Tech degree (Four years course) from a recognised University with a minimum of 60% marks or equivalent.
(ab) Administration & Logistics. Passed 10+2 and Graduate Degree (Minimum three years degree course) in any discipline from a recognized university with a minimum of 60% marks or equivalent or cleared section A & B examination of Associate Membership of Institution of Engineers (India) or Aeronautical Society of India from a recognised university with a minimum of 60% marks or equivalent.
How to Apply?
Aspirants for IAF are required to apply online by using the link https://careerindianairforce.cdac.in, or https://afcat.cdac.in. Aadhaar Card is mandatory for online registration. Detailed instructions for filling in the online application form are appended below:-
(a) Applicants need to exercise utmost care while filling in the online application. In case any information is found to be incorrect, the candidature is liable to be cancelled at any stage of the selection process. Please verify the correctness of information entered in all the fields before proceeding with the “Make Payment” option. Applicants will not be able to edit the previous details entered after the “Make Payment” step.
(b) If an applicant has submitted more than one application, only the latest submitted application form against a particular Aadhaar Number, will be considered for issue of Admit Card. However, the fee deposited while filling additional applications will not be refundable.
(c) Applicants will be required to complete the process of Online Application form which will have the following sequences. Details in tabular form are given in Para 7 (j) below:-
(i) Click “CANDIDATE LOGIN’’ on the Home page- leads to AFCAT Sign-in.
(ii) In the next page, applicants to click “NOT YET REGISTERED? REGISTER HERE”.
(iii) Sign Up: Creation of Log-in ID and applicant will receive a password in his/her registered email id.
(iv) After successful registration, sign-in with registered email id and system generated password.
(v) Reset Password- Log-Out (candidates must remember their login ID and password for future use during the examination process).
(vi) Fresh Log-in.
(vii) Selection of Entry: “AFCAT”; “NCC SPECIAL ENTRY FOR FLYING BRANCH”.
(viii) Click “INSTRUCTIONS”. Read Instructions carefully.
(ix) Acknowledgement of having read and understood instructions- Check box to proceed to next stage.
(x) Click “FILL APPLICATION FORM”
(aa) Personal Details :
Fill in details. Click “SAVE AND CONTINUE”
At this stage confirmation box will appear for re-verification of the following details:-
** Name
** Father’s Name
** Mother’s Name
** Date of Birth
** Gender
Note:- Please recheck these details, confirm the correctness and continue. Post this confirmation, DOB and Gender will not be allowed to be changed at any subsequent stage under any circumstances whatsoever and your candidature will be rejected at any stage whenever any wrong information is detected.
(ab) Qualification Details :
Fill in details. Click “SAVE AND CONTINUE” to proceed to next stage
(ac) Course Preference :
Fill in details. Click “SAVE AND CONTINUE” to proceed to next stage
(ad) Communication Details :
Fill in details. Click “SAVE AND CONTINUE” to proceed to next stage
(ae) Upload Documents :
Upload recent Photo, Signature & Thumb Impression (size of each jpg/ jpeg file to be between 10 and 50 kb). Name of each jpg/jpeg image file should correspond to the document i.e.
** Name of the Signature File should be Signature.jpg or Signature.jpeg
** Name of Photo File should be Passport Photograph.jpg or Passport Photograph.jpeg
** Name of Thumb Impression File should be Thumb Impression.jpg or Thumb Impression.jpeg
Note:- Application with inappropriate image will be considered invalid and the candidature will be rejected along with other counterfeit entries, whenever detected at any stage of the selection process.
(af) Exam City Selection : Select from drop-down menu
(ag) Declaration :
Click “SAVE AND CONTINUE” to proceed to next stage
(xi) Click “MAKE PAYMENT”- Online (applicable only for AFCAT)
(xii) Click “PAYMENT STATUS” to view whether payment is successful. If Registration Number is displayed, it implies that the payment is successful.
Detailed Notification Download here : https://www.entrance.net.in/uploads/pdf2023/21652-af.pdf