AFCAT 2024: Exam Date(16th, 17th, and 18th February 2024), Recruitment, Eligibility, Syllabus

Mohit Dhulia
Updated on March 11, 2024

AFCAT 2024: The Indian Air Force administers the Air Force Common Admission Test, or AFCAT, as an entrance exam to choose qualified applicants for a variety of flying and ground duty [technical and non-technical] positions. Being employed in a field so noble and well-respected is a privilege in and of itself. Through an AFCAT 1 Notification, the Indian Air Force (IAF) has made public all of the information for 317 open positions in the flying branch and ground duties for both technical and non-technical positions. The dates for the 2024 AFCAT 1 exam have been announced as February 16, 17, and 18.

The Air Force Common Admission Test is a national-level exam and is popularly known as AFCAT. The exam of AFCAT is held twice a year. The AFCAT exam is conducted by the Indian Air Force to recruit the best candidates in all its three branches namely, the Technical branch, Non- Technical branch, and Flying branch.

The official notification of AFCAT will be released soon on the official website. Interested and Eligible candidates who want to join an adventurous career can apply for any of the branches. The application form for AFCAT will be filled in online mode and the examination will also be held in online mode also. The minimum required qualification is Graduation. To get all the latest updates, candidates may visit the official website of AFCAT.

If you want to get more details about the Examination, Application, Eligibility, etc then you must have to read this article till the end.

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AFCAT 2024 Overview

Name of Examination	AFCAT Air Force Common Admission Test 2024
Popularly Known As	AFCAT 2024
Conducting Authority	Indian Air Force (IAF)
Level of Exam	National Level
Name of Posts	Ground Duty (Technical) Ground Duty (Non-Technical) Commissioned officers in the flying branch
Mode of Application	Online
Mode of Examination	Online i.e. CBT based
Sections	General Awareness Numerical Ability Reasoning & Military Aptitude Verbal Ability in English
Online Registration starts from	1st December 2023 (11 am)
Date of Examination	16th, 17th, and 18th February 2024
Selection Process	Written Exam AFSB Interview Medical Test
Official Website	www.afcat.cdac.in

AFCAT 2024 Important Dates

All the dates mentioned below are tentative for both the exams AFCAT-I and AFCAT-II. For the latest updates about important dates, candidates are instructed to visit the official website of the Indian Air Force.

Events	AFCAT-I Exam Date	AFCAT-II Exam Date
AFCAT Exam Notification will release on	18th November 2023	June 2024
Online Application starts from	1st December 2023 (11 am)	June 2024
Last date of submission of Application Form	30th December 2023 (5 pm)	July 2024
Availability of Admit	30th January 2024	October 2024
Exam date	16th, 17th, and 18th February 2024	September 2024
Result date	March 2024	September 2024

AFCAT 2024 Application Form

The application form for AFCAT 2024 will be filled in online mode on the official website of the Indian Air Force. It may be assumed that the AFCAT-I examination will be held in February 2024 while the AFCAT-II examination will be held in October 2024.

Here we have given step by step procedure to fill the online application form of AFCAT.

First of all, go through the official website of AFCAT i.e. www.afcat.cdac.in
Now, on the homepage, search and click on the notification option and then read all the notifications carefully.
After clicking the notification option, you have to fill the application form.
Before filling the application form, candidates first have to register themselves by entering some basic details such as Name, Mobile No., Email Id, etc.
To complete the registration process, candidates must have to submit the application form.
After the registration process, candidates will receive a new registration id and password on their registered contact details.
Now candidates need to login by using credentials and then start to fill the application form of AFCAT 2024.
After filling the application form, candidates have to upload a scanned copy of recent passport size photo and signature.
The required format of images should be in .jpg or .jpeg and the size should lie between 10 KB to 50 KB.
After uploading the documents, candidates have to pay the application fee.
After final submission of the application form, take a print out of the application form and fee receipt.

Application Fee

The required application fee for AFCAT 2024 exam is Rs.250/-.
The Payment of the application fee will be done in online mode by using various payment methods.

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AFCAT 2024 Eligibility Criteria

Nationality:

Candidates must have to be native of India.

A. Permanent Commission (PC) only for Male

The interested candidates will be able to join the Permanent Commission as an Officer. The selected candidates can continue their services till superannuation age with respect to the IAF Branch and according to their rank.

B. Short Service Commission (SSC) for both Male and Female

Ground Duty (Technical branch):

The candidates who have completed their graduation in engineering or in technology with at least 60% score in both A and B Sections under Aeronautical Society of Indian or Associate Membership of Indian Institute Engineers.
The age group to apply for this post should be lie between 18 to 28 years.

Ground Duty (Non-Technical branch):

The candidates who have completed their Bachelor’s degree in any subject with at least 60% of marks and also need to scare 60% in both A and B Sections under the Aeronautical Society of India or Associate Membership of Indian Institute Engineers.
The age group to apply for this post should be lie between 20 to 23 years

Flying Branch:

Candidates who have read class XII with Physics and Mathematics as a core subject.
Candidates who have completed their Bachelor’s degree with 60% marks in aggregate.
The age group of the candidates should not be more than 24 years of age.

Some important points are to be noted.

To apply for the AFCAT 2024 exam for any post, the candidates must have to fit both the aspects mentally and physically.
Any Physically challenged candidates are not permitted to appear for the test.
During the time of course completion, those candidates who are below the age of 25 years old then will not be permitted to be married until the completion of the course.
During the training period, the candidates are not allowed to get married.
Those candidates who are divorced and widows/widowers will no longer be eligible to take part in this exam.

AFCAT 2024 Exam Pattern

Total Questions: 100
Total Marks: 300
Mode of Examination: Online
Duration: 45 minutes
Marking Scheme:
- 3 marks will be given for every correct answer.
- 1 mark will be deducted for every wrong answer.
No. of Sections:
- General Awareness
- Reasoning and Military Aptitude
- Verbal Ability in English
- Numerical Ability

Exam Pattern for Technical Post

Total Questions: 50
Total Marks: 150
Mode of Examination: Online
Duration: 45 minutes
Marking Scheme:
- 3 marks will be given for every correct answer.
- 1 mark will be deducted for every wrong answer.
No. of Sections:
- Computer Science
- Mechanical
- Electrical & Electronics

AFCAT 2024 Syllabus

General Awareness: Current Affairs, Environment, Basic Science, Art, Geography, History, Culture, Civics, etc.
Verbal Ability in English: Synonyms, Antonyms, Fill in the blanks, Error Finding, English Comprehension, Vocabulary, Sentence rearrangements, Jumbled Sentences, etc.
Numerical Ability: Number Series, Decimal Fraction, Ratio, Simplification, Percentage, Profit and Loss, Simple Interest, etc.
Reasoning and Military Aptitude: Special Ability and Verbal Skills.

AFCAT Syllabus 2024 for EKT

Syllabus (AFCAT EKT)	Topics
Mechanical Engineering Syllabus	Thermodynamics, Engineering Mechanics, Fluid Mechanics/Hydraulic Machines, Thermodynamics, Materials Science, Manufacturing Science, and Machine Drawing.
Electrical & Electronics Engineering Syllabus	Telecommunication Systems, Electronic Devices, Microwave Engineering, Analog, and Digital Electronics, Microwave Engineering, Control Engineering, and Electrical Engineering.
Computer Science Engineering Syllabus	Information Technology, Computer Networks, Switching Theory, and Electronic Devices, Network Theory Design, Analog, and Digital Electronics.
Fundamental Engineering Syllabus	Engineering Mathematics, Engineering Drawing, and Engineering Physics
Allied Engineering Topics Syllabus	Electrical Engineering, Antenna, Control Engineering, Telecommunication Systems, Instrumentation, and Microwave Engineering, and Wave Propagation.

AFCAT 2024 Admit Card

The AFCAT 2024 admit card will be released in online mode on the official website of AFCAT just 7-10 days before the exam date. Candidates can download their admit card by using the Login Credentials.

How to Download?

Visit the official website of AFCAT.
Find the Admit Card section and click on the link.
After clicking a new window will appear on your computer screen.
Here candidates have to enter the login credentials such as registration no. and password.
After entering the details, your admit card will be visible to you.
Now download it, and take a printout of it, in the same format as appearing on the screen.

AFCAT 2024 Result

After a few days of examination, the result of AFCAT 2024 will be released in online mode on the official website of AFCAT.

How to Download?

Visit the official website of AFCAT.
Find the Result section and click on the link.
After clicking a new window will appear on your computer screen.
Here candidates have to enter the roll no., password, and captcha code.
After entering the details, your Result will be visible to you.
Now download it, and take a printout of it, in the same format as appearing on the screen.

Those candidates who will qualify for the written exam will have to face the SSB process or have to go for the interview round. The final list of results will be calculated on behalf of marks obtained in written tests and interviews.

AFCAT 2024 Selection Process

The selection of the candidates will depend on the marks obtained in the written test followed by the screening tests and the medical fitness examination round.

After the written test, the Candidates will be shortlisted for a further round of selection as per the marks secured in the written exam.
The exam conducting authority will invite the candidates, for a screening test i.e.Stage-I Testing, based on the written exam.
The Stage-I Testing will consist of an Officer Intelligence Rating Test and a Picture Perception and Discussion Test.
After qualifying for the Stage-I testing round the eligible candidates will be called for the Stage-II Testing round for further process.
Stage II Testing will consist of Psychological Test, Group Test. This test is held to check the candidate’s interactive ability, conversation skills, Practical Knowledge, etc.
Those candidates who will qualify for the SSB exam or cleared the Interview round will be called for physical tests before offering the final letter of joining.

AFCAT 2024 FAQs

The official website of AFCAT is www.afcat.cdac.in

The application fee for applying to the AFCAT exam is Rs. 550/-

The authorities of Indian Air Force conducts the AFCAT exam.

The selection criteria needed for the AFCAT exam is to qualify the written test followed by Interview round, Screening Tests and Medical examination.

There are no. of different posts offered by the Indian Air Force but majorly through the AFCAT exam candidates will have three choices out of which they have to choose one post in a particular branch.

All those three branches are as follow-

Ground Duty for Technical Branch, Ground Duty for Non- Technical Branch and Flying Branch.