AFCAT/NCC/Meteorology Entry – Jul 2025 for Recruitment of Commissioned Officers in Flying, Ground Duty (Technical, Non-Technical) Branches
IAF Commissioned Officers Recruitment AFCAT -2/2024 Exam Syllabus: Online Application forms are invited by Indian Air Force for the courses for the grant of SSC in Flying branch (Short Service Commission), SSC/PC (Permanent Commission) in Ground Duty Technical branch and Ground Duty (Non Technical) branch. 304 vacancies are in this AFCAT 02/2024 notification. Mode of Application is Online. Registration of Online Application process will open from 30-05-2024 at http://afcat.cdac.in/afcatreg/signin. Registration of Online Application process will close on 28-06-2024. EKT and AFCAT/NCC/Meteorology Entry-2024 Exam will be conducted in the month of Jul-2024. Candidates will be selected through Written test and medical tests. Commencement of courses from Jul, 2025. All details of Air Force Common Admission Test AFCAT 2/2024-July 2025 Commissioned Officers Recruitment in Flying, Ground Duty Branches mentioned below.
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AFCAT-Jul 2025 for Commissioned Officers in Flying, Ground Duty (Technical), Ground Duty (Non Technical)-Exam Pattern and Syllabus
Important Dates for AFCAT- July 2025 Commissioned Officers:
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Registration of AFCAT Online
Application will open from |
30-05-2024 |
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Registration of Online Application
process will close on |
28-06-2024 |
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EKT and AFCAT-2024 Exam will be
conducted on |
09, 10, 11 August 2024 |
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AFCAT website |
www.careerairforce.nic.in |
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Commencement of courses |
July-2025 |
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Notification |
02/2024 |
Available vacancies in IAF AFCAT 2/2024:
Post Name: Commissioned Officers Entry-
1. AFCAT Entry
Flying-SSC-29 Posts (Men-18, Women-11)
Ground Duty (Technical)-Aeronautical Engineer Electrical/Mechanical
- AE(L) Men: SSC-88
- AE (L) Women: SSC-23
- AE(M) Men: SSC-36
- AE (M) Women: SSC-09
Ground Duty (Non Technical) Men-Weapon Systems Branch Male: 14
- Admin: SSC-43
- Logistics: SSC-13
- Accounts: SSC-10
- Education:SSC-07
- Metrology: 08
Ground Duty (Non Technical) Women-Weapon Systems Branch Female: 03
- Admin: SSC-11
- Logistics: SSC-04
- Accounts: SSC-02
- Education: SSC-02
- Metrology: 02
2. NCC Entry-Flying-10% seats out of CDSE vacancies for Flying branch
Branches:
1. AFCAT Entry-Flying (218/25F/SSC/M & W)
2. Ground Duty (Technical) (218/25T/ SSC/106 AV)
Disciplines : Aeronautical Engineer (Electronics) {AE (L)}; Aeronautical Engineer (Mechanical) {AE (M)}
3. Ground Duty (Non-technical) (217/25G/ SSC/M & W)
Disciplines: Administration, Logistics, Accounts, Education
4. NCC Special Entry-Flying: 218/25F/PC/M and 218/25F/SSC/M & W
Educational Qualifications for AFCAT Exam 2024:
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Category |
Qualification |
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Flying Branch |
3 years Graduation degree in any
discipline OR BE/B.Tech. |
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Ground Duty Technical |
Aeronautical Engineer
(Electronics) {AE (L)}; Aeronautical Engineer (Mechanical) {AE (M)} |
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Ground Duty Non Technical Branches |
Qualification for Accounts must
be B.Com.; Qualification for Education must be MBA/MCA or
M.Sc./MA degree in physics / English/ Chemistry/ Statistics etc.
Qualification for Administration, Logistics is Graduation
degree |
Age Limits for AFCAT Exam 2024:
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Category |
Age Limit |
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Flying Branch |
20-24 Years |
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Flying Branch-Commercial Pilot
License having candidates |
20-26 Years |
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Ground Duty Technical/ Non Technical
Branches |
20-26 years |
Pay Scale for IAF Flying Officer Rank:
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Category |
Pay Scale |
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Flying Branch |
Rs.82050/- |
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Ground Duty Technical |
Rs.71550/- |
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Ground Duty Non Technical Branches |
Rs.68550/- |
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For Flying Officer Rank Level 10
pay scale is applicable |
Rs.56100-177500/- |
Selection Process for Flying, Ground Duty (Technical, Non-technical) Commissioned Officers Recruitment:
1. It will be through AFCAT-01/2024, EKT (Engineering Knowledge Test)-2024 which will be conducted in July, 2024.
2. AFCAT-July 2024 will be of 2 hours duration with objective type questions on verbal ability, numerical ability, reasoning, military aptitude and General Awareness.
3. EKT– July 2024 would be for 45 minutes and it will be held immediately after AFCAT- July 2024.
4. Short listed candidates of AFCAT- July 2024 will be called for another test at Mysore or Dehradun or Varanasi or Gandhinagar or Kanchrapara. For Flying branch, test will be conducted in Mysore, Varanasi and Dehradun only.
5. This test consists of 3 stages.
a) Stage I: It is a screening test and those who qualify will go for subsequent tests.
1. Officer Intelligence rating Test.
2. Picture perception and Discussion Test.
b) Stage II: It consists Psychological, group test, interview.
c) For Flying branch: CPSS would be Administrated for eligible candidates which is a Computerized Pilot Selection System.
AFCAT Exam Pattern and Syllabus:
AFCAT Question Paper Consists of 100 Questions and each question carries 3 marks.
AFCAT Exam Syllabus:
(a) General Awareness – History, Sports, Geography, Environment, Civics, Basic Science, Defence, Art, Culture, Current Affairs, Politics etc.
(b) Verbal Ability in English – Comprehension, Error Detection, Sentence Completion, Synonyms, Antonyms and Testing of Vocabulary.
(c) Numerical Ability – Decimal Fraction, Simplification, Average, Profit & loss, Percentage, Ratio & Proportion and Simple interest.
(d) Reasoning and Military Aptitude Test – Verbal Skills and Spatial Ability.
Download Previous Papers and Answer keys for AFCAT Exam 2023:
AFCAT 2023 Model Papers along with Answer Keys:
- AFCAT Model Question Paper-I
- AFCAT Model Question Paper-II
- AFCAT Model Question Paper-III
- AFCAT Model Question Paper-IV
- EKT Model Question Paper (Mechanical)-I
- EKT Model Question Paper (Mechanical)-II
- EKT Model Question Paper (Computer Science)-I
- EKT Model Question Paper (Computer Science)-II
- EKT Model Question Paper (Electrical & Electronics)-I
- EKT Model Question Paper (Electrical & Electronics)-II
- Answer Keys AFCAT
- Answer Keys EKT
How to Apply for AFCAT-July 2025 for Commissioned Officers in Flying, Ground Duty (Technical), Ground Duty (Non Technical):
If candidates meet above eligibility conditions, click on “candidate login” in career section of IAF Website https://afcat.cdac.in/AFCAT/. Follow all instructions and fill the form. Registration of Online Application process will close on 30-06-2024.
https://afcat.cdac.in/AFCAT/assets/images/news/AFCAT_02_2024/English_Notification_AFCAT_02-2024.pdf
2. Apply Online for AFCAT-Jan 2024
https://afcat.cdac.in/afcatreg/
http://afcat.cdac.in/afcatreg/signin
www.careerairforce.nic.in
IAF AFCAT 2/2024 Exam Dates:
Indian Air Force has released the AFCAT /EKT Exam 2024 dates. IAF announce the exam dates. IAF CAT Exam will be conducted in July/Aug 2024. Admit Card for IAF AFCAT will be released in July-2024. Here we are updated exam syllabus, Previous years question papers, Model papers for this AFCAT Exam.
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AFCAT, EKT Exam Dates |
09, 10, 11 August 2024 |
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AFCAT Exam Time Shift 1 |
09:45 to 11:45 |
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AFCAT Exam Time Shift 2 |
14:25 to 16:45 |
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EKT Exam Time |
17:00 to 18:00 |
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Reporting Time |
2 hours before the exam time |
