AFCAT (2) Application Form 2021 - Dates, How to Fill, Eligibility, Test Centres

AFCAT Application Form 2021 - The AFCAT 02/2021 notification and application form is expected to release in June 2021. The online AFCAT 02/2021 exam will be tentatively held from October 2021 onwards. Applicants who fulfilled the AFCAT eligibility criteria were able to apply for AFCAT 2021. While filling the online AFCAT 2021 application form, candidates were to upload a scanned copy of their photograph, signature and thumb impression along with filling in all the important details. To do registration, aspirants had to first visit AFCAT Login window. Candidates had to pay an application fee of Rs. 250 for AFCAT. The AFCAT application form 2021 is for Short Service Commission (SSC) in Flying Branch and Permanent Commission (PC) and Short Service Commission (SSC) in Ground Duty (Technical and Non-Technical) Branches. The steps to fill the AFCAT 2021 application form are detailed in the article below. Read the complete article to know how to register and fill the AFCAT application form 2021.

AFCAT Application Form 2021- Important Date

Applicants must keep track of the application deadlines as well as other events from the table below. The relevant dates for AFCAT 2021 registration have been listed below.

AFCAT Application Dates 2021

Documents required for AFCAT 1 2021 Application Form

Applicants must keep certain documents like photograph and signature with the AFCAT 2021 application form. In addition, some details about the qualifying exam, the Aadhaar card will be required. It is advisable to keep them in hand before filling the AFCAT application form 2021 to avoid errors.

Documents required for AFCAT 2021 Application Form

Details to keep on hand before applying for AFCAT

• Class 10 and 12 certificate and details

• Valid Email

• Valid working Mobile Number

• Aadhaar Card details

AFCAT Application Form 2021- Steps to Apply Online

1. Sign Up

2. Fill AFCAT application Form

3. Upload Photo, Signature and Thumb Impression

4. Pay Application fee of AFCAT

How to fill the AFCAT Application form 2021?

Step 1: AFCAT registration 2021/Registration or AFCAT Sign Up:

• Candidates must click on “Candidate Login’’ on afcat.cdac.in/

• Next, they must click “Not Yet Registered? Register here.

• They must fill in the following details

AFCAT 2021 Sign Up Format

After a successful sign up of AFCAT, candidates will create their log-in ID and will receive a password to their registered email id. They must note keep the details safely.

Step 2 - Filling the AFCAT Application Form 2021

• Candidates must log in using their ID created during sign up and use the password sent to their email ID.

• The following are sections in the application form of AFCAT 2021 to be filled one after the other.

What are the Personal Details to be filled in AFCAT 2021 Application Form?

Qualification Details for AFCAT registration 2021

Course Preference
Here candidates must fill the courses as per their preferences from the list given
They will have to choose from

• Flying

• Ground Duty (Technical)

• Ground Duty (Non-Technical)

Note: IAF reserves the right to allocate branches as per their suitability and availability of vacancies irrespective of choices filled

NCC Details: Candidates must fill in their NCC Air Wing “C” Serial No, Name of NCC Unit and Year if applicable.

AFSB/SSB appeared Candidates: Batch no, place of passing, Days and Source of AFCAT 2021 information

GATE qualified candidates: Year of appearing and GATE score

Communication Details - both permanent and correspondence address must be filled in

Step 3: Uploading Photo, Signature and Thumb Impression

After filling in all the details in the AFCAT 2021 application form, candidates need to upload the documents given below. The files size is specified as 10 to 50 KB and the file format must be JPEG/JPG.

• Signature of candidate

• Recent Photograph

• Thumb impression - Male applicants must upload the left thumb impression while female candidates must upload their right thumb impression

Select Exam City: Candidates must choose a total of 5 cities in the order of their preference from the list of 104 AFCAT exam centres. The list of exam centres for AFCAT is given below

Step 4: Payment of AFCAT 2021 Application Fee

Candidates need to pay the application form of AFCAT 2021 in online mode through Debit/ Credit Cards or Net Banking. NCC Special entry candidates are exempt from paying the application fee. Candidates may note that offline payment mode like DD or challan is not available.

What is the AFCAT 2021 Application Fee?

AFCAT 2021 Registration Number - After successful payment, a registration number of AFCAT 2021 will be generated. Candidates must note this down for their reference.

How to check AFCAT 2021 application status?

To check the status of the AFCAT application form 2021, candidates must follow the below steps -

• Visit the official website

• Click on the Candidate login tab

• Select your AFCAT year cycle

• Enter your credentials and click on submit

• A new page will open which will be the candidate’s personalised login window

• Here candidates can check their AFCAT application form status

Forgot password? Steps to retrieve AFCAT password

If you have forgotten your AFCAT 2021 password, you can retrieve it by following the two options given below

1. Check your email - The password is generally sent by IAF to the candidate’s registered email ID after completing the AFCAT sign up.

2. Use the “Forgot Password” Option

• Go to the candidate AFCAT login tab on the home page of afcat.cdac.in

• Click on the year cycle

• Click on forget password

• Enter your registered email address

• Your first 4 digits of your phone number will auto-filled

• Answer the secret question entered during sign up

• Enter the captcha and hit submit

AFCAT 2021 Eligibility Criteria

How many AFCAT 2021 Exam Centres are there?

IAF will conduct AFCAT 2021 examination in 104 cities across the country. Candidates need to fill five cities in the online application form of AFCAT 2021. A list of all the exam cities for AFCAT 2021 is given in the table below.

Exam Centres for AFCAT 2021

AFCAT Admit Card 2021

IAF will release the admit card of AFCAT 02/2021 in September 2021. Candidates can download the same by entering their login credentials like User Name and password. The steps to download the AFCAT 2021 admit card are as follows

• Go to the candidate login

• Enter the User name and password

• Download the admit card

After downloading the admit card, check that the details mentioned are correct.

AFCAT 2021 Selection Process

IAF prescribes the selection process of AFCAT 2021 according to which candidates have to appear for an online exam after successfully submitting their AFCAT Application form 2021. The online exam will consist of 4 sections (Verbal Ability in English, Reasoning and Military Aptitude Test, Numerical Ability, General Awareness). Apart from this, there is also an Engineering Knowledge Test (EKT) for candidates who will be opting for the technical post. It is important to know the AFCAT Exam sections, exam pattern of AFCAT, marking scheme and syllabus filling the AFCAT 2021

application form and start the preparations.

Candidates selection for AFCAT 2021 will be conducted in three stages:

1: AFCAT Online Test/ EKT Online Test (Only for Technical Post Aspirants)

2: AFSB (Air Force Selection Board) Testing

3: Medical Examination

Quick links:
AFCAT Cutoff 2021
AFCAT Result 2021

How many AFCAT 2021 Vacancies are released?

In AFCAT 01/2021, a total of 235 vacancies have been released by IAF. The AFCAT 02/2021 vacancies will be released in due course. In the below table we have presented the break-up of the vacancies as mentioned in the official notification of AFCAT 2021.

AFCAT 2021- Branch-wise Vacancies

AFCAT 2021 Payscale

IAF is one of the most challenging jobs but the authorities take great care of the recruits which also makes IAF one of the most well-paid jobs in the world. After qualifying for the AFCAT, an officer can earn a salary of Rs. 56,100-1,10,700. Apart from the salary IAF AFCAT also provides the officers with In the below table we have shared the post-branch-wise pay scale of AFCAT.

AFCAT 2021 - What is the AFCAT Branch-wise Payscale?

AFCAT 2021 - What are the Benefits given to shortlisted candidates?

After joining the Indian Air Force you enjoy the luxury of working for one of the best defence organizations in the world. This jobs comes with challenges, a handsome paycheque, and more than that endless benefits and facilities for you and your family. A few of the benefits are mentioned in the table below:

AFCAT 2021 - Various Benefits

AFCAT 2021 Application Helpline

• AFCAT Cell on 020-25503105 or 020-25503106 Monday to Friday from 9:30 am - 1 pm & 2 pm - 5:00 pm

• E-Mail queries may be addressed to afcatcell@cdac.in.

Other Details
AFCAT Answer Key 2021
AFCAT Syllabus 2021