AFCAT 2020 - Indian Air Force (IAF) has released the AFCAT 2020 admit card on February 4 at afcat.cdac.in. The application form was available from December 1 to December 30. IAF released the Air Force Common Admission Test (AFCAT) notification on November 23, 2019 for 249 vacancies. IAF will conduct AFCAT 2020 test on February 22 and 23, 2020 to recruit candidates at the Flying Branch and Permanent Commission (PC)/Short Service Commission (SSC) in Ground Duty (Technical and Non-Technical) Branches. AFCAT will be conducted in three stages – online test, AFSB Interview and medical test.Those candidates who qualify all the three stages will be eligible to appear in AFCAT course commencing from January 2021. Post successfully completing the course they will be recruited for various posts in AFCAT and will be paid a remuneration of Rs. 56100 - 110700. To know the complete information about eligibility, the application process, important dates, download of admit card, result and more, read the article below.Latest: IAF has released the AFCAT admit card 2020 on February 04. Last date to download it is February 23.
AFCAT 2020 - Overview
Exam name
Air Force Common Admission Test 2020 (AFCAT 2020)
Commonly known as
AFCAT
Exam Conducting Authority
IAF (Indian Air Force)
Exam Level
National
Minimum Qualification to Apply
Graduation
Age limit
20 - 24 years for Flying Branch20 - 26 for Technical and Non-technical Branches
Stages of Exam
3 stages:
Exam Mode
Online
Exam language
English
Total Vacancies
249
Total Posts
Various Posts under -
Flying Branch, Ground Duty (Tech) Branch,
Ground Duty (Non-tech) Branch
Candidates wishing to apply for the exam must be aware of the important AFCAT exam dates related to the exam so that no event can be missed. Refer to AFCAT important dates 2020 mentioned in the table below -
Events
Dates
Release of AFCAT Notification
November 23, 2019
Online Application begins
December 01, 2019 (Released)
Last date to fill online application form
December 30, 2019
Admit Card release date
February 04, 2020 (Released)
AFCAT 2020 exam dates
February 22, and 23, 2020
Declaration of results
April 2020
Date for the release of cut off marks
AFSB notification
May 2020
AFSB interview dates
June 2020
Declaration of final results
September 2020
Indian Air Force has released the admit card of AFCAT 2020 on February 04. Candidates who have successfully applied for AFCAT 2020 can download their hall ticket through the AFCAT login. To download AFCAT 2020 admit card, candidates must use their login credentials - email and password. IAF will also email the admit card of AFCAT 2020 to the candidates. The admit card will be released separately for both the online test and AFSB interview. The last date to download the AFCAT admit card is February 23, 2020.
IAF has released the AFCAT 2020 online application form on December 01, 2019. Candidates can fill the application form online from the official website from December 01 to 30, 2019. Post filling the online application form of AFCAT 2020 candidates have to pay an online application fee of Rs. 250 for all candidates irrespective of category and gender. No application will be considered successful if the online application fee is not paid.
Candidates must follow the below-mentioned steps to fill the AFCAT application form successfully:
Step 1 - Registration
Step 2 - Entry selection
Step 3 - Filling of details
Step 4 - Uploading of photograph, signature and thumb impression
Step 5 - Exam centre selection
Step 6 - Signing of declaration
Step 7 - Fee payment
Indian Air Force determines the eligibility criteria of AFCAT 2020 for all candidates who want to appear in the exam. AFCAT 2020 eligibility criteria consist of various components like the required age limit, nationality, marital status and education qualification of the candidates appearing. Read more to know about the AFCAT eligibility criteria in detail:
Nationality
Candidate must be a citizen of India.
Age Limit
Candidates applying for Flying branch must age between 20 and 24 years while those applying for Ground Duty (Technical and Non-Technical) branch must age between 20 to 26 years of age.
Marital Status
Candidates below the age of 25 years must be unmarried during the time of commencement of the course. Candidates below 25 years who are widows, widowers, and divorcees are not eligible to apply. However, those candidates can apply who are more than 25 years and are married.
Education Qualification
Candidates must pertain certain education qualification to appear in AFCAT 2020. The table below contains the educational requirement of candidates as per the official notification.
Posts
Flying
10+2: 60% each in Maths and Physics
Graduation: 60% aggregate in any discipline
or
BE/B. Tech degree with a minimum of 60%
Clear Section A and B exam of Associate Membership of Institution of Engineers/Aeronautical Society of India with minimum 60%
Ground Duty (Technical)
10+2: minimum 60% in Physics and Maths
Graduation: minimum 4 years degree graduation/ integrated post-graduation qualification in Engineering/ Technology from a recognized University
Cleared Sections A and B examination of Associate Membership of the Institution of Engineers (India)/ Aeronautical Society of India/ Graduate membership Examination of the Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers by actual studies with minimum 60%
Ground Duty (Non-Technical)
Administration and Logistics: Graduate degree (any) with minimum 60% or equivalent
Clear section A and B examination of Associate Membership of the Institution of Engineers (India)/Aeronautical Society of India from a recognized university with a minimum of 60% marks or equivalent.
Accounts: B.Com degree from a recognized university with a minimum of 60%
All candidates must know about the exam pattern of AFCAT 2020 before applying. The exam pattern will get candidates acquainted with the sections from where the questions will be asked, the mode of exam, the total questions that will be asked, total marks allotted, and the duration of the exam. The test will contain 100 objective type questions from six sections - General Awareness, Verbal Ability, English, Numerical Ability and Reasoning and Military Aptitude. Candidates will be given 120 minutes to complete the test. For candidates willing to apply for the Ground Duty (Technical) Branch will have to appear for Engineering Knowledge Test (EKT) for 50 questions based on Mechanical, Computer Science, Electrical and Electronic. The AFCAT 2020 online test will be conducted for 300 marks while EKT will be held for 150 marks.
AFCAT 2020 Exam Pattern
Exam
Subject
Duration
No. of Questions
Max Marks
General Awareness,
Verbal Ability in English
Numerical Ability and Reasoning
Military Aptitude
120 minutes
100
300
EKT (For Ground Duty Technical Branch only)
Mechanical, Computer Science
Electrical and Electronics
45 minutes
50
150
IAF prescribes the syllabus and releases it along with the official notification. AFCAT 2020 syllabus contains all topics and chapters from where questions can be asked in the examination. AFCAT syllabus 2020 contains topics from four sections – English, General Awareness, Numerical Ability and Reasoning, and Military Aptitude Test. It is important for the candidates to know the syllabus before preparing for the exam.
The exam centres are the venues where the test will be conducted. AFCAT 2020 exam is expected to be conducted at 104 centres spread across various major cities in India. While filling the application form candidates will be given a chance to select the exam centres of their choice. Candidates will be able to select about 5 exam centres of their own choice. Candidates will be informed about the exam centres through the AFCAT 2020 admit card.
The conducting authorities do not release the question paper of AFCAT exam on the official website. Candidates can check previous year question papers of AFCAT from the official website for exam preparations. With the help of AFCAT question papers candidates can also check the exam pattern, topics to be asked in the exam, marking scheme and etc.
The Indian Air Force will not release the answer key of AFCAT 2020. But various coaching institutions will release it soon after the exam is concluded. These answer keys will be based on the memory of the candidates who have appeared for the exam. Candidates can refer to the answer key of AFCAT 2020 to evaluate their probable score and predict their chances of qualification.
Indian Air Force will declare the result of AFCAT 2020 after the exam is conducted. IAF will announce the AFCAT 2020 result separately in three stages - online test, AFSB Interview, and the final result in online mode. All candidates who qualify the online test will be called for AFSB interview round. The final merit list will be announced by the authority by taking into consideration the aggregate marks scored by the candidates in the online test and AFSB interview
Cut off marks is the minimum marks a candidate must score to qualify for the next stage of the exam. The cut off of AFCAT 2020 is determined by IAF in order to shortlist the candidates. AFCAT 2020 cut off will be published for all the three stages – online test, AFSB Interview and final cut off. Based on the cut off of the online exam, candidates will be shortlisted to appear for AFSB Interview. After the interview, IAF will prepare a list of candidates to appear for the medical test. Post commencing the medical exam, IAF will prepare the final cut off to enrol candidates for various branches of AFCAT.
After completion of recruitment selected candidates will get basic pay along with other benefits as AFCAT salary. The allowances included in the salary of AFCAT are dearness allowance, travel allowances, house rent allowances, loan facilities, children's education etc. For more details, candidates can check pay scale of AFCAT 2020 as per the rank from below.
Contact AFCAT cell for any queries
Address - Director of Education, West Block - VI, Air HQs(RKP), RK Puram, New Delhi – 110066
Tele: 011 – 23010231 Extn:2112- 6245, 6246
E-Mail: afcatcell@gmail.com
Answer:
The exam is conducted in online mode.
IAF has released 249 vacancies in 2020.
The age limit is 20-26 years. The education qualification must be graduation with PCM in 10+2. Candidates belonging to another stream in 10+2 can also apply but only for ground duty.
There are no minimum attempts, however, a candidate must not cross the age limit.
AFCAT is for all candidates while EKT is an additional test for candidates who want to join IAF as a technical officer.
No, the online test is not that difficult. However, the AFSB and medical round is difficult to crack.
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There are three ways by which you can render your to Indian Air Force if you are a female.One is by joining the Flying branch. Female candidates of age 19 to 23 years can opt for flying branch.The eligibility for this is that you should be have a graduate degree in any discipline from a recognised university with aggregate of 60% marks and had maths and physics as subjects in your class 12.Other is the technical branch for which the age limit is 18-28 years and you should have a degree in Aeronautical engineering from any recognized university with 60% aggregate.The third one is Government duty Branches in which you will be posted in any of the fields of Logistics, Accounts, Education, Administration and Medical & Dental Branch.Qualification for this will differ based on the post you are applying for.
Hello Aspirant,
AFCAT exam is conducted to recruit the candidates at the Flying Branch and Permanent Commission (PC)/Short Service Commission (SSC) in Ground Duty (Technical and Non-Technical) Branches.
As per the eligibility you should be graduate, The eligibility varies to the post. As you told that you are in Class 12th then you are not eligible to apply for AFCAT.
To check the further information you can go through with the given below link.
https://competition.careers360.com/articles/afcat-2019
Good Luck!
dear ajay ,
if you clear the airforce group x or group y exam then there is a 50% chance to get the job because clearing the written exam will not provide you the job it only allows a candidate to go for next level which is the physical fitness test and medical .for getting a job in airforce you must have a good physical strength for clearing physical fitness test ,and most of the candidate does this mistake that they prepare for written test but not for physicalfitness test and they disqualified.
so if you want to get the airforce job then you must prepare yourself for both written exam and physical fitness test.
Hello You are definitely eligible for AFCAT provided you had Maths and Physics in 10+2 with 60% marks in each subjects. Indian Air Force (IAF) prescribes the eligibility criteria of AFCAT . The eligibility of AFCAT is decided on the basis of age, marital status, nationality, educational qualifications, and physical standards of the aspiring candidates. AFCAT is conducted for the recruitment of candidates as Commissioned/Class 1 Gazetted Officers in Flying and for Ground Duty (Technical and Non-Technical branches) in the Indian Air Force. There are three stages in AFCAT selection process - online test, AFSB interview and medical test. Candidates have to qualify one stage of the exam to appear for the subsequent stage.
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