IAF July

Hello sir I am here as I want to get the details of the Indian Air Force Airman Exam so will you please provide me the details??

[Kiran Chandar]

Indian Air Force Airman Exam is conducted by Central Airmen Selection Board of IAF for unmarried male Indian Citizens to enable them join IAF as Airmen in:
-Group ‘X’ (Technical) Trades or
-Group‘Y’ (Non-Technical) {Except Automobile Technician, GTI, IAF (P) and Musician} Trades or
-in both Groups ‘X & Y’

Eligibility Criteria
1. Academic Qualification
For Group ‘X’ (Technical)
(i) Passed Intermediate/10+2/ Equivalent examination with Mathematics, Physics and English with minimum 50% marks in aggregate and 50% marks in English. OR
(ii) Passed Three years Diploma Course in Engineering (Mechanical / Electrical / Electronics / Automobile /Computer Science / Instrumentation Technology / Information Technology) from a Government recognizedPolytechnic Institute with 50% marks in overall aggregate, and 50% marks in English in Diploma or inIntermediate/Matriculation, if English is not a subject in Diploma Course.

(b) Group ‘Y’ (Non-Technical).
(i) Passed Intermediate / 10+2 / Equivalent Examination in any stream/subjects approved by Central / State Education Boards with minimum 50% marks in aggregate and 50%marks in English. OR
(ii) Passed Two years Vocational Course affiliated/recognized by CBSE /State Education Boards / Councils duly recognized at par with 10+2 by Association of Indian Universities(AIU) with minimum 50% marks in aggregate and 50% marks in English in Vocational Course or iIntermediate/Matriculation, if English is not a subject in Vocational Course.
(c) Both Groups ‘X&Y’ (Eligible for both Technical and Non-Technical). Candidates possessing educational qualification as stipulated at Para 2(a) (i). (Candidates will take the examination for Group ‘X’ and Group ‘Y’ subjects in one sitting and can qualify for Group ‘X’ and Group ‘Y’ or both i.e. if candidate passes in English and Reasoning & General Awareness (RAGA), then he will be considered pass in Group ‘Y’ and if he passes in English, Physics and Maths, he is considered pass in Group ‘X’. If a candidate clears in all the foursubjects, he will be considered pass in Group ‘X’ and Group ‘Y’.)

For Group ‘X’ (Technical)
-Passed Intermediate/10+2/ Equivalent examination with Mathematics, Physics and English with minimum 50% marks in aggregate and 50% marks in English. OR
-Passed three years Diploma Course in Engineering (Mechanical / Electrical / Electronics / Automobile /Computer Science / Instrumentation Technology / Information Technology) from a Government recognizedPolytechnic Institute with 50% marks in overall aggregate, and 50% marks in English in Diploma or inIntermediate/Matriculation, if English is not a subject in Diploma Course.

For Group ‘Y’ (Non-Technical)
-Passed Intermediate / 10+2 / Equivalent Examination in any stream/subjects approved by Central / State Education Boards with minimum 50% marks in aggregate and 50%marks in English. OR
-Passed Two years Vocational Course affiliated/recognized by CBSE /State Education Boards / Councils duly recognized at par with 10+2 by Association of Indian Universities(AIU) with minimum 50% marks in aggregate and 50% marks in English in Vocational Course or inIntermediate/Matriculation, if English is not a subject in Vocational Course.

For Both Groups ‘X & Y’ (Eligible for both Technical and Non-Technical)
-Candidates possessing educational qualification as given above. (Candidates will take the examination for Group ‘X’and Group ‘Y’ subjects in one sitting and can qualify for Group ‘X’ and Group ‘Y’ or both i.e. if candidate passesin English and Reasoning & General Awareness (RAGA), then he will be considered pass in Group ‘Y’ and if he passes in English, Physics and Maths, he is considered pass in Group ‘X’. If a candidate clears in all the four subjects, he will be considered pass in Group ‘X’ and Group ‘Y’.)

2. Age Limits
Aspiring candidate should be between 16 years to 19 years.

3. Nationality
A candidate must either be:
-a citizen of India, or
-a subject of Bhutan, or
-a subject of Nepal, or
-a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before the 1st January, 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India, or
-a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka and East African Countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire and Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.

4. Marital Status
Unmarried Indian citizens are eligible.

5. Physical Standard
-Minimum Height: 152.5 cm.
-Chest Expanded chest measurement should not be less than 75 cm with minimum range of expansion of 5 cm.
-Weight: Corresponding to height and age.
-Vision : At least 6/ 12 in each eye without glasses or 6/6 in better eye and 6/36 in the worse eye without glasses, correctible to 6/6 in each eye with glasses.
-Normal hearing.
-General Health: Free from all communicable diseases and cardiovascular, medical or surgical deformities or infection.

Syllabus
1. Syllabus of English
I. Comprehension A small passage followed by questions.
-To judge comprehension
-Drawing of inferences
-Use of vocabulary

II Composition
-Agreement of subject with verb
-Pattern of verb and their use.
-Sequence of tenses.
-Transformation of sequences-Compound, Complex, Simple, Negative, Affirmative.

III Grammar
-Spellings
-Word formation
-Antonyms and Synonyms
-One word substitution
-Correct usage of articles
-Correct usage of Prepositions
-Correct usage of adjectives-degrees of comparison
-Correct usage of conjunctions
-Correct usage of Nouns and Pronouns
-Correct usage of numbers (Singular-Plural)
-Words, which are commonly getting confused
-Word order
-Correct usage of Adverbs

IV. Idioms and Phrases
-Use of simple idioms
-Use of Common proverbs

V. Direct / Indirect sentences : Narration change
-Change of various types of sentences from direct to indirect form
-Change of various types of sentences from indirect to direct form

VI. Active and Passive Voices
-Change of all types of sentences from active to passive form
-Change of all types of sentences from passive to active form

2. Syllabus of Reasoning and General Awareness
Reasoning (Verbal and Non-Verbal)
-Numerical Series
-Distance and Direction Sense Test
-Mathematical Operations (Assigning Value to Arithmetic Sign)
-Number Ranking & Time Sequence Test
-Assign Artificial Values to Mathematical Digit
-Inserting Correct Mathematical Digit
-Human Relation
-Coding and Decoding
-Odd Man Out
-Mutual Relation Problem
-Tallest Youngest Relation
-Dictionary Words
-Analogy
-Non Verbal Reasoning
-Number Coding
-Number Puzzle

Mathematics
-Ratio and proportion
-Average
-LCM, HCF
-Profit and Loss
-Time, Distance and Speed
-Percentage
-Simplification of Numbers
-Fraction
-Area of Triangle, Square and Rectangle
-Surface area and Volume of Cuboid, Cylinder, Cone and Sphere
-Probability
-Simple Trigonometry

GK and CA
-General Science
-Civics
-Geography
-Current Events
-History
-Basic Computer Operation

3. Syllabus of Physics
-Physical World & Measurement
-Kinematics
-Laws of Motion
-Work, Energy & Power
-Motion of System of particles & Rigid
-Body
-Gravitation
-Properties of Bulk Matter
-Thermodynamics
-Behaviour of Perfect Gas & Kinetic
-Theory of gases
-Oscillations & Waves
-Electrostatics
-Current Electricity
-Magnetic effect of current &
-Magnetism
-Electromagnetic Induction and
-Alternating current
-Electromagnetic Waves
-Optics
-Dual Nature of Matter
-Atoms and Nuclei
-Electronic Devices
-Communication Systems

4. Syllabus of Mathematics
-Sets, Relations, functions
-Trigonometric functions
-Inverse Trigonometric functions
-Complex Numbers
-Quadratic Equations
-Sequence & Series (AP & GP)
-Permutation
-Combination
-Binomial Theorem
-Coordinate geometry – Straight line
-Coordinate geometry – Circles
-Coordinate geometry – Parabola
-Coordinate geometry – Ellipse
-Coordinate geometry – Hyperbola
-Exponential Series
-Logarithmic Series
-Matrices
-Determinants
-Limit & Continuity
-Differentiation
-Application of Differentiation
-Indefinite Integrals
-Definite Integrals
-Application of Integration
-Deferential Equations
-Probability
-Statistics