AFCAT Eligibility Conditions

Will you please provide the information regarding the Eligibility criteria for AFCAT exam?

[Arun Vats]

AFCAT examination holds once in a year for the selection of aspirants in the various branches of Indian Air force such as
Flying Branch
Ground Duty Branch
Technical Branch

Eligibility Criteria
Eligibility for Flying Branch –
Eligibility
Min. height 162.5 cms
Graduates in any discipline or BE / B Tech degree from a recognised University with at least 60% marks aggregated

Eligibility for Technical Branches –
(i) Educational Qualification –
(a) For Aeronautical Engineer (Electronics) {AE (L)} –

4 years of qualification from a recognized Institution or Graduate membership examination of the Institute of Elec. and Telecomm.

(b) For Aeronautical Engineer (Mechanical) {AE (M)} – the same procedure as mentioned above

Eligibility for Ground Duty Branches –
Educational Qualifications -
Administration & Logistics
Graduate Degree with at least 60% marks or a Post Graduate Degree / equivalent Diploma with at least of 50% marks aggregated in any discipline of all papers put together.

Accounts Graduate Degree in Commerce with a minimum of 60% marks or Post Graduate Degree in Commerce with a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate of all papers put together.

Physical Standards
Men Women
Height 157.5 cms 152 cms

Exam Pattern:
Duration is of 2 hours.
It is an objective type questions.
The paper is of total 100 marks.

Syllabus:

Verbal Ability in English
Comprehension, Error Detection, Sentence Completion, Synonyms (meanings of English words), Antonyms (opposite meanings of English words) and Vocabulary evaluation.

General Awareness
History, Sports, Geography, Environment, Civics, Basic Science, Defense, Art, Culture, Current Affairs, Politics etc.

Numerical Ability
Decimal Fraction, Simplification, Average, Profit & Loss, Percentage, Ratio & Proportion and Simple interest.

Reasoning and Military Aptitude
Verbal Skills and Spatial Ability.