IAF AFCAT exam

I want to give the exam of Air Force Common Admission Test of Indian Air Force and for that I want to get the details so can you provide me that?

[Shaleen]

As you want to get the details of exam of Air Force Common Admission Test of Indian Air Force so here is the information of the same for you:

Name of the Branch:
1. Flying Branch:
a. No. 200/16F/SSC/M (Short Service Commission for Men)
b. No. 200/16F/SSC/W (Short Service Commission for Women)

2. Technical Branch:
a. No. 199/16T/PC/M (Permanent Commission for Men)
b. No. 199/16T/SSC/M (Short Service Commission for Men)
c. No. 199/16T/SSC/W (Short Service Commission for Women)

3. Ground Duty Branch:
a. No. 199/16G/PC/M (Permanent Commission for Men)
b. No. 199/16G/SSC/M (Short Service Commission for Men)
c. No. 199/16G/SSC/W (Short Service Commission for Women)

Age Limit:
Candidates must be in between 20 to 24 years for Flying Branch

Candidates must be in between 20-26 years for Technical Branch & Ground Duty Branch

Educational Qualification:
Candidates must have passed Graduation in any discipline or B.E/ B.Tech with 60% marks for Flying Branch

Candidates must have passed four year degree qualification or cleared Sections A and B examination of Associate Membership of Institution of Engineers (India) or Aeronautical Society of India with 60% marks for Technical Branch

Candidates must have passed Graduation with 60% marks/ Graduation Degree in Commerce/ Post Graduation Degree/ Diploma in any discipline/ C.A/ ICWA with 50% marks for Ground Duty Branch.

Selection Process:
Candidates will be selected on the performance in AFCAT & Engineering Knowledge Test (EKT) (for candidates applied for technical branch only) followed by Intelligence Test, Psychological Test, Group Test, Medical Test and Interview conducted by Air Force Selection Boards (AFSBs). Candidates applying for Flying Branch must appear for CPSS (Computerised Pilot Selection System), Pilot Aptitude Battery Test (PABT).

Important Dates:
Starting Date to Apply Online: 27-06-2015.
Last Date to Apply Online: 23-07-2015.
Date of AFCAT & EKT Exam: 13-09-2015 (Sunday).
Date of Course Commencing: July 2016.

AFCAT Syllabus:
General Awareness:
History
Sports
Geography
Environment
Civics
Basic Science
Defence
Art
Culture
Current Affairs
Politics

Verbal Ability in English:
Comprehension
Error Detection
Sentence Completion
Synonyms
Antonyms
Testing of Vocabulary

Numerical Ability:
Decimal Fraction,
Simplification
Average
Profit & loss
Percentage
Ratio & Proportion
Simple interest

Reasoning and Military Aptitude Test:
Verbal Skills
Spatial Ability

AFCAT Notification 2015:

I want to join Indian Air Force IAF and want to apply for AFCAT Exam searching for exam details. Will you tell IAF AFCAT Exam pattern and syllabus so I can prepare well?

[Arun Vats]

AFCAT is an entrance test conducted for aspirants who want to join Indian Air Force as Commissioned Officer in Flying, Ground Duty (Technical) and Ground Duty (Non-Technical). Indian citizens, having minimum 60% marks in Physics and Mathematics each in 10+2 are eligible to register for the Air Force examination.

Exam pattern and syllabus:

General Awareness

The main topics along for this section are given below:

History
Sports
Geography
Environment
Culture
Defense
Art and Culture
International Current Affairs
Politics
Civics
Basic Science

Verbal Ability in English

The important topics for this section are:

Comprehension
Fill in the blanks by choosing the appropriate word
Error Detection
Sentence Completion
Synonyms and Antonyms
Testing of Vocabulary
Tenses
Basic Grammar

Quantitative Ability

Decimal Fraction
Simplification
Average
Ratio and Proportion
Simple interest
Profit and loss
Percentage

Reasoning and Military Aptitude Test
Verbal Skills and Spatial Ability
Data interpretation
Embedded Figure
Missing Character
Sets based on arrangements
Rotated blocks
Hidden figures
Analogy

AFCAT Selection process:

AFCAT Written Exam is the only criteria for clearing first stage for the Non-Technical candidates; while AFCAT+ EKT (Engineering Knowledge Test) for the Technical candidates

Air Force Selection Board (AFSB) Interview

Medical Test