Indian Air Force Pilot Skills

Can you tell me the process to join Indian Air Force as a Pilot after completing 12th with PCM as I want to make a career in this field and serve my mother land?

[Shaleen]

There is only one way through which one can join the Indian Air Force as a Pilot right after 12th. And it is through National Defense Academy (NDA).

The NDA is one of the most prestigious defense academies of the country and is known for its excellent education and impeccable discipline.

Air Force Pilot Eligibility
To become an IAF Pilot you can avail one of the following Opportunities.

Through National Defense Academy (NDA)

Eligibility Criteria
To join the NDA you need to fulfill the following requirements:

1. Educational Qualification
To be eligible for joining NDA one should be passed/appeared 10+2 with Physics and Mathematics as subjects.

2. Age : 16-1/2 years to 19 years

3. Nationality : Indian

4. Gender : This is applicable only to men.

5. Physical Standards

General physical requirements common for all candidates

1. One must be in good physical and mental health and free from any disease/ disability, which is likely to interfere with efficient performance of duties. There should be no evidence of weak constitution, bodily defects or overweight.
2. The height and weight standards for men and women differ.
3. One’s chest should be well developed. The minimum range of expansion after full inspiration should be 5 cm.
4. There should be no disease of bones and joints of the body.
5. One should be free of any past history of mental breakdown or fits.
6. One’s hearing should be normal without any evidence of present or past disease of the ear, nose and throat.
7. There should be no sign of functional or organic disease of the heart and blood vessels. One’s blood pressure should also be normal.
8. The muscles of the abdomen should be well developed without any enlargement of the liver or spleen. Any evidence of disease of internal organs of the abdomen can be a cause for rejection.
9. An un-operated hernia can make unfit for selection. If operated, this should have been done at least six months prior to the present exam and healing should be complete without any potential for recurrence.
10. There should be no hydrocele, varicocele or piles. If operated for hydromel and/or varicocele, this should have been done minimum 6 months prior to the present exam and healing should be complete without any recurrence.
11. Urine exam is done and any abnormality, if detected, can be a cause for rejection.
12. Any disease of the skin, which is likely to cause disability or disfigurement, will also be a cause for rejection.
13. Vision is tested. One must have good binocular vision. In case one have undergone or are detected to have undergone Radial Keratotomy, or any other procedure to improve the visual acuity, one is permanently rejected.
14. One should have sufficient number of natural and sound teeth. A minimum of 14 dental points will be acceptable. When 32 teeth are present, the total dental points are 22. You should not be suffering from severe pyorrhea.