Indian Air Force released the AFCAT 2 notification 2025 on June 2, 2025 at afcat.cdac.in or careerindianairforce.cdac.in. The AFCAT 2 notification date 2025 was announced through a short notification on May 27, 2025. The AFCAT exam is conducted twice every year. The AFCAT 2 2025 exam is conducted to recruit potential candidates as Group ‘A’ Gazetted Officers in Flying and Ground Duty (Technical and Non-Technical) branches.
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Interested candidates are required to go through the detailed AFCAT notification before applying. The AFCAT 2 2025 notification consists of crucial information which one needs to know before appearing in the exam. Go through the below article to know more -
Exam Name | Air Force Common Admission Test |
Conducting Body | Indian Air Force |
Official website | afcat.cdac.in |
Age limit | Flying branch - 20 - 24 years Ground duty - 20 - 26 years. |
Educational Qualification | Must have passed graduation with minimum 60 % marks. |
Exam level | National |
Notification mode | Online |
Stages in the exam |
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Mode of Application form | Online |
For those who need help navigating on the website to download the AFCAT notification, follow the steps below -
Go to the official website, afcat.cdac.in.
On the homepage, the notification link of AFCAT 2 will be scrolling.
Click on it.
Go through the details and download it for future reference.
IAF announced the AFCAT notification date through the short notice. We can know all the other important AFCAT 2025 dates only after the release of the notification. All the AFCAT exam dates 2025 will be updated in the below table soon after it has been announced.
Event | Date |
AFCAT 2 notification date | June 2, 2025 |
AFCAT application form date | June 2, 2025 |
AFCAT 2 application form last date | July 1, 2025 |
AFCAT admit card date | August 7, 2025 |
AFCAT exam date | August 23, 24, 2025 |
Number of AFCAT Vacancies
Eligibility Criteria
Steps to fill the application form.
Scheme of the AFCAT exam.
Exam schedule.
Exam Pattern.
AFCAT 2 Syllabus, and more.
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The AFCAT vacancy 2025 is given in the official notification for both the branches. Candidates must note that the AFCAT 2 vacancies are tentative and might change as per the organization's requirement. The AFCAT 2 2025 vacancies is divided for males and females. Check the AFCAT 2025 vacancy in the table below -
Entry | Branch | Vacancies |
AFCAT Entry | Flying | 3 |
Ground Duty (Technical) | 156 | |
Ground Duty (NonTechnical) | 125 | |
NCC Special Entry | Flying | 10% seats out of CDSE vacancies for PC and 10% seats out of AFCAT vacancies for SSC |
The detailed AFCAT 2025 eligibility criteria is given in the official notification. Candidates must make sure that they meet the AFCAT 2 eligibility at every stage of the recruitment process. If a candidate is found to not meet the AFCAT 2 2025 eligibility at any point, IAF will cancel their candidature. The AFCAT eligibility conditions is as follows -
Nationality - Candidate must be a citizen of India.
Age - Flying branch - 20 to 24 years as on January 1, 2026.
Ground Duty - 20 to 26 years as on January 1, 2026.
Educational qualifications
Flying branch - Candidate must have passed with a minimum of 50% marks each in Maths and Physics at 10+2 level (and) Graduation with minimum 3 years (or) Btech from a recognized university with 60 % marks.
Ground Duty - Candidates with a minimum of 50% marks each in Physics and Mathematics at 10+2 level and minimum of 4 years degree graduation/integrated post-graduation in Engineering from recognized University.
IAS has opened the AFCAT 2 application correction window from July 14 to 15, 2025 on the official website. The AFCAT 2 application form was released along with the notification on June 2, 2025. Candidates were able to submit the AFCAT application form 2025 until July 1, 2025. They must note that their Aadhar card is mandatory for online registration. Before applying, candidates need to complete their AFCAT registration. Follow the steps to below to fill the AFCAT 2025 application form -
AFCAT Registration -
Go to the official website, afcat.cdac.in.
On the homepage, click on ‘Candidate login’. Enter the required details.
The applicant will receive the password to their registered email ID.
Login fresh and proceed to fill the application form.
After signing in, click on ‘fill application form’.
Enter personal details, qualification details, course preference, etc.
Upload documents.
Select the exam centre and proceed to make fee payment.
Click on ‘Submit’.
Save the AFCAT application form 2025 for future reference.
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The AFCAT 2 exam pattern consists of all the basic details related to the test. Candidates can also check the AFAT 2025 exam pattern in the official notification. The AFCAT exam pattern of the written test is as follows -
Exam | Duration | No. of Questions | Max Marks |
AFCAT | 2 Hours | 100 | 300 |
The AFCAT written test 2025 is objective in nature and candidates will be awarded 3 marks for the correct answers. There will be a negative marking of 1 mark for incorrect answers.
The AFCAT syllabus 2025 is available in the official notification. Candidates are recommended to go through the AFCAT 2 syllabus 2025 before starting their preparation. All the topics and sub topics of the syllabus will be available in the notification of AFCAT 2.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
IAF released the AFCAT 2025 notification on June 2, 2025.
Yes, the AFCAT application form 2025 was activated on June 2, 2025.
The AFCAT 2 salary 2025 of a flying officer ranges between Rs. 56,100 - Rs 1,77,500 .
Candidates can check the AFCAT 2025 notification at afcat.cdac.in.
Those who meet the age limit and have a graduation degree with at least 60 % marks.
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Yes, you will be eligible to appear for the AFCAT 2 2026 exam. However, you will only be eligible to appear for the Ground Duty and not the Flying Branch, as you are past the age limit for the flying branch requirements.
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