Hello,

The lower age limit to appear for CDS for Officers Training Academy (Non-Technical) is 19 years and the upper age limit is 25 years at the time of commencement of the course.

The lower age limit to appear for AFCAT for ground duty Non-Technical is 20 years and the upper age limit is 26 years at the time of commencement of the course.

Your age as of today is 22 years 9 months 1 days. You can appear for CDS 2 2021, CDS 1 2022, CDS 2 2022, CDS 1 2023 and CDS 2 2023. And you can appear for AFCAT 2, 2021. AFCAT 1 2022, AFCAT 2 2022, AFCAT 1 2023, AFCAT 2 2023, AFCAT 1 2024 and AFCAT 2 2024.

Hello Aspirant,

See if you are applying for AFCAT then you must satisfy it's eligibility criteria. For Flying branch there is different eligibility criteria and for Ground Duty it is different. So according to the data mentioned by you you are only eligible for flying branch if you have secured 60% marks in Mathematics and Physics and you must have a bachelor's degree which you already own otherwise you are not eligible for Flying Branch.

For Ground duty, you are only eligible for Administration and Logistics department on the basis of your graduation degree.

For more info :-

https://competition.careers360.com/exams/iaf-afcat

Feel free to ask doubts in the Comment Section.

I hope this information helps you.

Good Luck!!

Hello Aditya,

To begin with, it must be noted that educational qualifications required are different for different branches of AFCAT.

Mainly there are 3 branches for AFCAT:

1. Flying Branch
2. Ground Duty (Technical): Aeronautical Engineer (Electronics) & Aeronautical Engineer (Mechanical).
3. Ground Duty (Non-Technical): Administration and logistics & Logistics.

In Ground Duty(Non-Technical) branch, 12th score is NOT required. Whereas, in rest of the branches, 12th score is required with a minimum of 60% each in Physics and Mathematics.

So, the student who didn't appear for 12th examination, is eligible for AFCAT, only in Ground Duty (Non-Technical) branch.

To know more information about the detailed educational qualification of each branch, click on the link below:

https://competition.careers360.com/articles/afcat-eligibility-criteria#AFCAT-Eligibility-Criteria-2021-Educational-Qualifications

Good wishes!

Hello,

Yes, you can appear for AFCAT provided you must have passed 10+2 and must have studied Mathematics and Physics and scored minimum 50% aggregate marks in each subject individually. You can appear for AFCAT if you have scored minimum 60% aggregate marks in Bachelor's Degree from a recognized board. You can also appear for AFCAT when you are in the final year of the qualifying exam that is qualifying degree but provisionally. If you pass in written test and AFSB interview you need to fulfill the eligibility requirements. The notification for AFCAT will be released twice in a year. You need to apply as per given schedule.

To check more details use the link given below

https://afcat.cdac.in/AFCAT/CareerAsPerBranches.html

Hello,

The eligibility criteria to be eligible for AFCAT Ground Duty technical branch is that a Candidate must have passed 10+2 with a minimum 50% aggregate marks Physics and Mathematics individually and must have passed a minimum of four years degree graduation/integrated post-graduation qualification in Engineering/ Technology from recognized 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 Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers by actual studies with a minimum of 60% marks or equivalent. With Masters in Physics you are not eligible to appear for AFCAT for ground duty Technical. You must have studied B.E/B.Tech in under graduate level with minimum 60% aggregate marks.

To check the eligibility criteria use the link below

https://afcat.cdac.in/AFCAT/assets/images/news/AFCAT_01_2021/Final%20Notification%20AFCAT%2001-2021.pdf

Hello,

Air Force Common Admission Test (AFCAT) is an entrance examination for various posts in Air Force such Flying branch, Ground Duty Technical and Ground Duty Non-technical. These are not research oriented jobs so AFCAT is not the right exam for you if you are interested in research. If you are interested in Research after completion of M.Sc you can appear for exams like IIT JAM, GATE, UGC NET depending on your education qualifications and other such exams to pursue PhD in the field in which you are interested.

Hello Aspirant,

Unfortunately, you are not eligible for joining Flying branch through AFCAT (Air Force Common Admission Test) because as you have mentioned that you have not even scored 60% in either of the Mathematics and Physics but the eligibility criteria of Flying Branch clearly says that if a candidate wants to join flying branch through AFCAT then he/she should have minimum 60% in both Physics as well as Mathematics in 10+2 along with

**Bachelor’s degree (3 years) in any discipline from a recognized university

OR

**hold B.Tech/ BE degree with minimum 60% from a recognized university

OR

**clearance in section A and B exam of Associate Membership of Institution of Engineers (India)/ Aeronautical Society of India with minimum 60% from a recognized university.

So according to the above eligibility criteria everything is fine but the only thing in which you are lacking is you class 12th percentage of Mathematics and Physics, so what I would recommend you is just appear for Mathematics and Physics examination of class 12th from NIOS board and improve your percentage in it.

For complete details about AFCAT kindly check out the link given below :-

https://competition.careers360.com/exams/iaf-afcat

I hope this information helps you.

Good Luck!!