Vision Eligibility for Air Force Flying Branch

Please tell me that can I apply for the Air Force Flying Branch after if I had Laser operation of my eyes ?

[Kiran Chandar]

Yes , you are eligible for apply for the air force Flying Branch after laser operation but you should fulfill the following conditions at the time of Air Force medical examination.

1.Surgery should not have been carried out before the age of 20 years.

2.Axial length of the eye should not be more than 25.5 mm as measured by IOL master.

3.At least twelve months should have lapsed post uncomplicated stable LASIK. No history or evidence of any complication.

5.st LASIK corneal thickness as measured by a corneal pachymeter should not be less than 450 microns.

6.Individuals with high refractive errors (>6D) prior to LASIK are to be excluded.

7.Candidates must not suffer from color or night blindness.


Vision Defects:
Manifest hypermetropia must not exceed +2.0D Sphere.
No Myopia.
Astigmatism must be +0.75 D Cyl with +2.0 D maximum

Near Vision must be N-5 each eye.

Ocular Muscle Balance:

At 6 meters
Exophoria 6 prism Diopters
Esophoria 6 prism Diopters
Hyperphoria 1 prism Diopters
Hypophoria 1 prism Diopters

At 33 cm
Exophoria 16 prism Diopters
Esophoria 6 prism Diopters
Hyperphoria 1 prism Diopters
Hypophoria 1 prism Diopters

Hi I want to apply for Flying Branch in Air force so tell me the Vision Eligibility to apply for this?

[Quick Sam]

Air Force Combined Admission Test (AFCAT) is conducted by India Air Force for grant of Short Service Commission in Flying Branch and Permanent/Short Service Commission in Technical and Ground Duty Branches

Air Force Combined Admission Test Eligibility

For Flying Branch:

Physical Standards:

Vision – 6/6 and 6/9
Minimum Height: 162.5 cms with correlated weight
Leg length: Min-99 cms. Max-120 cms.
Thigh length: Max-64cms.
Sitting height: Min-81.5 cms. Max-96 cms.

Age Limit:

Candidates should be between 19 years to 23 years

Candidates holding valid Commercial Pilot Licence issued by DGCA (India) will be relaxed in age upto 25 years.

Educational Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in any subject area with 60% Marks from a recognized University
or
Bachelor of Engineering / Bachelor of Technology of 4 years with 60% Marks. Candidates must be passed 12th Examination with Maths and Physics.

Test Pattern

The AFCAT Question Paper will have 100 questions carrying three marks each.

There is a negative marking of 1 mark for each wrong answer.

The total time allotted for the paper is two hours.

Selection Process

Candidates who qualifying in the AFCAT Written test will be called for next phase of selection process divided into three stages ie.

Stage-I Intelligence Test
Stage-II Psychological Test, Group Test and Interview
Stage-III Pilot Aptitude Battery Test (PABT)