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AIR
FORCE COMMON ADMISSION TEST (AFCAT) 2015
Important Dates
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Candidates has to
apply online on IAF career website from
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06 December 2014 to
01 January 2015
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Last date for
submission of Online applications
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1st January 2015
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Air Force Common
Admission Test
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22nd February 2015
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Indian Air Force invites enterprising and
adventurous men to join the Indian Air Force as Commissioned Officers in
Flying, Technical and Ground Duty branches
Applications are invited from Male Indian
Citizens as per Citizenship Act 1955 for the following courses commencing in
January 2016 for grant of Short Service Commission in Flying Branch and
Permanent / Short Service Commission in Technical and Ground Duty Branches.
Male
Flying Branch
a) No. 199/16F/SSC/M (Short Service Commission)
Technical Branch
a) No. 198/16T/PC/M (Permanent Commission) b) No. 198/16T/SSC/M (Short Service Commission)
Ground Duty Branches
a) No. 198/16G/PC/M (Permanent Commission) b) No. 198/16G/SSC/M (Short Service Commission)
Female
Flying Branch
No. 44 Short Service Commission (44 SSC) Course
Technical Branch
No. 58 Short Service Commission (58 SSC) Course
Ground Duty Branches
No. 137 Ground Duty Officers (137 GDOC) Course (Permanent Commission) No. 46 Short Service Commission (46 SSC) Course 
Eligibility Criteria
Flying Branch 199/16F/SSC/M
Age: 20 to 24 years as on 01 January 2016
i.e. Born between 02 January 1992 to 01 January 1996 (both dates inclusive).
(Upper age limit for candidates holding valid and Current Commercial Pilot
License issued by DGCA (India) is relaxable upto 26 years i.e. born between
02 January 1990 to 01 January 1996 (both dates inclusive)
Educational Qualifications: Graduates
(Minimum three year degree course) in any discipline from a recognised
University who have attained minimum 60% marks in aggregate in all papers put
together and have passed Maths and Physics at 10+2 level or BE / B Tech
degree (Four year course) from a recognised University with minimum 60% marks
in aggregate in all papers put together.
Technical Branch 198/16T/PC/M &
198/16T/SSC/M
Age: 20 to 26 years as on 01 January 2016
i.e. born between 02 January 1990 to 01 January 1996 (both dates inclusive).
Educational Qualifications:
Aeronautical Engineer (Electronics) AE
(L): Candidates applying for AE (L) branch would be eligible if they have
undergone a minimum of four year degree qualification from a recognised
University or cleared Sections A and B examination of Associate Membership of
Institution of Engineers (India) or Aeronautical Society of India or Graduate
membership examination of the Institute of Electronics and Telecommunication
Engineers by actual studies. Candidates should also fulfil conditions given
in Para 4 (a).
Aeronautical Engineer (Mechanical) AE
(M): Candidates applying for AE (M) branch would be eligible if they have
undergone a minimum of four year degree qualification from a recognised
University or cleared Sections A and B examination of Associate Membership of
Institution of Engineers (India) or Aeronautical Society of India by actual
studies. Candidates should also fulfil conditions given in Para 4 (b).
Ground Duty Branch 198/16G/PC/M &
198/16G/SSC/M
Age: 20 to 26 years as on 01 January
2016 i.e. born between 02 January 1990 to 01 January 1996 (both dates
inclusive).
Educational Qualifications:
Administration and Logistics: Graduate
Degree (Minimum three year degree course) in any discipline with a minimum of
60% marks in aggregate of all papers put together or a Post Graduate Degree /
equivalent Diploma in any discipline with a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate
of all papers put together
Accounts: Graduate Degree in Commerce (B
Com)(Minimum three year degree course) with a minimum of 60% marks in
aggregate of all papers put together or Post Graduate Degree in Commerce
(MCom) / CA/ ICWA with a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate of all papers put
together.
Education: Post Graduate Degree in any
discipline with a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate of all papers
put together
For Physical Standards and other
qualifications, refer http://careerairforce.nic.in/
AFCAT 2015 Selection Procedure
All applicants whose online applications
have been successfully submitted will be called for Air Force Common
Admission Test (AFCAT) and Engineering Knowledge Test (EKT) (applicable only
for candidates applying for technical branch) to be conducted on 22 February
2015 (Sunday) at one of the examination centres mentioned below. Candidates
will be required to login to their candidate login accounts regularly for
information on AFCAT, EKT(if applicable) and AFSB testing.
The AFCAT will be
of two hours duration and will contain multiple choice questions on verbal
ability, numerical ability, reasoning, general awareness and military
aptitude. Sample question paper and syllabus of AFCAT is available on IAF
career website www.careerairforce.nic.in. EKT would be for 45 minutes and
conducted immediately after AFCAT.
Candidates who are short-listed on the
basis of (AFCAT) will be called for further testing at one of the Air Force
Selection Boards (AFSBs) at Dehradun, Mysore, Gandhinagar or Varanasi.
The testing would consist of three stages
as given below:
(a) Stage-I: Test consisting of
Intelligence Test along with other tests will be conducted on the first day.
Stage-I test is a screening test and only those who qualify would undergo
subsequent testing. All Stage-I qualified candidates would be subjected to
document check to ascertain their eligibility for the branches applied for.
Those candidates who either do not qualify in Stage I testing or do not meet
the required eligibility criteria would be sent back on the first day itself.
(b) State-II: testing consisting of
Psychological test, Group Tests and Interview will be conducted on subsequent
days (Five Days).
(c) For Flying Branch: Pilot Aptitude
Battery Test (PABT) would be administered to eligible candidates
Change of Interview Dates: Request for
change of SSB interview date should be avoided. However, as an exception,
such change may be considered based on the circumstances of the case. Request
for such change should be forwarded to the respective AFSB from where the
call letter for SSB interview has been received and not to Air Headquarters /
AFCAT Cell. The AFSBs may consider change of date at their discretion.
Medical Examination will be conducted at
AFCME, New Delhi or IAM Bengaluru based on the recommendations at AFSB. Non
reporting of candidates on allotted date for medicals could lead to
cancellation of candidature.
Candidates recommended by the AFSBs and
declared medically fit will be detailed for training in the order of all
India Merit list depending on the number of vacancies available in various
branches/ sub branches. Grant of PC / SSC in Technical and Ground Duty
Branches would be based on number of vacancies, performance in the selection
process and the choice given by the candidates / Airmen.
No compensation will be paid in respect
of any injury sustained during the testing at AFSB
10% of the vacancies are reserved for NCC
Air Wing ‘C’ certificate holders in Technical and Ground Duty Branches
Onus of meeting the eligibility criteria
rest with the applicant.
Merely undergoing Air Force Common
Admission Test (AFCAT)/SSB testing would not constitute fulfillment of eligibility
requirements.
How to apply for AFCAT 2015
To apply click on “Candidates Login” in
the career website of IAF www.careerairforce.nic.in
Candidates are advised to read the
notification for AFCAT 01/2015 and the detailed guidelines for filling up online
application as given in the website www.careerairforce.nic.in prior to
commencement of filling up online applications.
While filling online application, it is
advisable to keep the relevant documents readily available, as details are to
be filled as per matriculation and other educational certificates.
Please
save your recent colour passport size photograph (size 10 to 250 kb) in the
computer for attaching to your online application form.
Please note that utmost care needs to be
taken while filing up the online application. In case any information is
found to be incorrect then the candidates is likely to be cancelled at any
stage of the selection process.
Details of Air Force Common Admission
Test (AFCAT) Centres are appended below and would be allocated as per
availability of seats. AFCAT centre once allotted would not be changed under
any circumstances
For more details refer official website
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