AFCAT Eligibility Criteria 2020

AFCAT Eligibility Criteria 2020 - Indian Air Force (IAF) has released the eligibility criteria of AFCAT 2020 in its notification. Candidates who fulfil AFCAT 2020 eligibility criteria can apply for the exam. AFCAT eligibility 2020 is decided on the basis of age, marital status, nationality, educational qualifications, and physical standards of the aspiring candidates. According to AFCAT 2020 eligibility criteria, an applicant must be 20 to 24 years of age. All the candidates applying for AFCAT must be a graduate. AFCAT eligibility criteria 2020 is further specified as per the branch for which the candidates wish to apply. Read the article below to know more about AFCAT 2020 eligibility criteria.
Latest: Official AFCAT Cut off 2020 Out on March 17 in online mode. Direct link to check AFCAT 2020 Result has been activated.

AFCAT 2020 is scheduled to be conducted on February 23 and 24, applications for which are ongoing from December 1 to 30, 2019. The exam 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. Candidates who qualify all the stages of the exam will be enrolled in the AFCAT course commencing from January 2021.

AFCAT 2020 Eligibility

The Indian Air Force has prescribed eligibility criteria of AFCAT 2020 wherein candidates are given details about the age limit, nationality, marital status, education qualification and any other requirement to be eligible to apply for the exam. The AFCAT eligibility criteria 2020 is described below in detail for technical and non-technical posts.

Nationality: A candidate aspiring to appear for AFCAT 2020 must be a citizen of India.

Age Limit: Candidates filling the application form of AFCAT 2020 for flying must be 20 to 24 years of age while those applying for ground duty can be 20 to 26 years of age. The age specified by candidates must match the date of birth in their matriculation certificate or high school certificate or else the applications will be rejected by IAF. The branch wise AFCAT eligibility criteria for age is given below

Age Limit for AFCAT 2020

AFCAT 2020 Eligibility - Educational Qualifications

It must be noted that the educational qualifications required for different branches of AFCAT are different and explained below. The table gives branch-specific details of the eligibility criteria of AFCAT 2020.

• Candidates must be graduates or above

• Final year students are eligible to apply provided they do not have any backlogs. They should have secured a minimum of 60% marks up to the last semester/year for which results have been declared up to the time of submission of application. They are required to submit proof of passing their degree by November 15, 2020.

• Where candidates are awarded CGPAs instead of percentage, the conversion of grades/ CGPA to percentage of marks would be based on their University certified procedure.. In case the University does not have any scheme for such conversion, CGPA will be converted into 10 points scale and multiplied by 10 to get equivalent percentage

• LLB qualified and integrated/ dual degree candidates may get an opportunity to be employed on legal duties of the IAF. However, this may be after commissioning..

Academic Criteria for AFCAT

Specializations allowed for Ground Duty (Technical)

Aeronautical Engineer (Electronics) {AE(L)} - Specializations allowed

Aeronautical Engineer (Mechanical) {AE (M)} - Specializations Allowed

AFCAT 2020 Eligibility Criteria - Marital Status

Stringent rules regarding the married status have been issued by IAF. The AFCAT eligibility criteria 2020 in terms of the marital status is as follows

1. Candidates under the age of 25: Must be unmarried at the time of the course commencement

2. Widowers/Divorcees under the age of 25: Such candidates are not eligible for AFCAT 2020

3. Candidates over 25 years: Such candidates if married will be allowed to appear for the exam but will not be provided family accommodation during the training period. They will also not be allowed to stay with their family during this period.

4. Marriage during the training period: This is strictly not allowed. Candidates going against this rule will be discharged and will be liable to pay the expenses incurred by the government on them.

Medical and Physical Standards as per AFCAT Eligibility Criteria 2020

IAF prescribes the following medical and physical standards in the eligibility criteria of AFCAT 2020 -

Eligibility Criteria of AFCAT 2020 for Height and Weight

Height for Flying Branch -

• Minimum height for both male and female candidates - 162.5 cms

• Length of legs - 99 to 120 cms

• Thigh-length while sitting - ＜64 cms

• Height while sitting - 81.5 to 96 cms

Height for Ground Duty

• Minimum height for male candidates - 157.5 cms

• Minimum height for female candidates - 152 cms

• Gorkhas and individual belonging to hills of North-Eastern region of India, Garhwal and Kumaon - 5 cms less than the above mentioned

• Candidates from Lakshadweep - 2 cms less than the norm specified above

Candidates can check the ideal height and weight for AFCAT 2020 from the images provided below -

For male candidates

For female candidates

Medical Fitness Test

Candidates are required to be physically fit while appearing for the SSB interview. Candidates must be able be able to perform the following tasks in the fitness test of SSB Interview -

• 1 mile run in 10 minutes
• 10 push-ups
• 3 chin-ups

Who are not eligible for AFCAT 2020?

Certain candidates are not eligible to apply for AFCAT 2020. The criteria for such cases is listed below.

• Candidates who have failed the Computerised Pilot Selection System (CPSS)/ Pilot Aptitude Battery Test (PABT) in an earlier attempt

• Flight Cadets suspended from flying training at Air Force Academy

• Candidates who were admitted to an earlier course at the National Defence Academy, Indian Military Academy, Air Force Academy, Indian Naval Academy, Officers’ Training Academy, Chennai and Officer’s Training Academy Gaya but were removed on grounds of indiscipline

• Candidates who are debarred by the Ministry of Defence from holding any type of commission in the Defence Services

• Candidates who have been convicted on criminal charges as well as those who are still stuck in a criminal case

AFCAT Eligibility Criteria for Already Employed Candidates

Certain formalities must be taken care of candidates who are either employed with the government or government-owned undertakings. These are in the form of a No objection certificate. The details are as below

• Candidates employed in Government-owned industrial undertakings or other similar organizations are required to produce NOC at the time of AFSB testing. NOC is mandatory irrespective of the candidate being a permanent, temporary or contractual employee.

• In case communication is received from an employer to withhold permission to the candidates who have applied for/ are appearing for AFCAT, their candidature is liable to be cancelled.

• In case the employer refuses to provide NOC for any reason, that refusal must be taken in writing and submitted to AFSB.

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