Dear Rajkumar,

Thank you for your query. I feel this should be you choice. But I will try to give the advantages of both the Air force and engineering options and you can choose which is beneficial for you to join:

Engineering: Engineering is of many difference types such as Civil, Aviation, Mechanical, Electrical, Electronics and so on. Engineering has the following benefits:

• Lot of Job opportunities
• Salaries from 4 Lakhs per Annum to 12 Lakhs per month
• 4 Year of study
• Prospects of getting a teaching job higher

Air Force:

• Pension
• Opportunity to serve the country
• High salary
• Prospect of growth in the position higher

All the best

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.

hi,

see female candidates may also apply for flying branch through afcat exam, others eligibility criteria is age limit should be  20 to 24 years as on 01 January 2021 i.e. born between 02 January 1997 to 01 January 2001 (both dates inclusive). Upper age limit for candidates holding valid and current Commercial Pilot License issued by DGCA (India) is relaxable upto 26 years i.e. born between 02 January 1995 to 01 January 2001 (both dates inclusive).

you may use any of the below link for applying,

https://careerindianairforce.cdac.in OR https://afcat.cdac.in

however you may switch to mozila firefox browser if you are using chrome this time.

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.

Dear Aspirant,

AFCAT or Air Force Common Admission Test happens twice a year and is conducted by Indian Air Force in English. It is a 2 hour examination. he exam happens in February and September. The applications of the February exam are ongoing and you can find the application form on the official website: afcat.cdac.in. The applications are open till 30th of December 2019 only, so do it ASAP. The exam date has been announced as 22nd and 23rd of February, 2020.

The eligibility criteria is as follows. Hope it clears your question.

1. Nationality of the candidate must be Indian
2. For the candidates applying for Ground Duty or Technical, the age limit varies between 20-26 years old.
3. Candidates below the age of 25 must be unmarried.
4. Even widowers/widows and divorcees under the age of 25 are also not eligible.
5. For Ground Duty (Technical), the educational qualification is passing 12th with 60% marks and or more in Physics and Mathematics and should also hold a degree in Aeronautical Engineering from a recognised university or Candidates clearing sections A and B exam of Associate Membership of Institution of Engineers (India)/ Aeronautical Society of India/ Graduate membership exam of Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers with at least 60% in the following discipline:
   • Communication Engineering
   • Computer Engineering/Technology
   • Computer Engineering and Application
   • Computer Science and Engineering/Technology
   • Electrical and Computer Engineering
   • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
   • Electrical Engineering
   • Electronics Engineering/Technology
   • Electronics Science and Engineering
   • Electronics
   • Electronics and Communication Engineering
   • Electronics and Computer Science
   • Electronics and/or Telecommunication Engineering
   • Electronics and/or Telecommunication Engineering (Microwave)
   • Electronics and Computer Engineering
   • Electronics Communication and Instrumentation Engineering
   • Electronics Instrument & Control
   • Electronics Instrument & Control Engineering
   • Instrumentation & Control Engineering
   • Instrument & Control Engineering
   • Information Technology
   • Aeronautical Engineer (Mechanical) {AE (M)}: Candidates with minimum 60% in Mathematics and Physics in class 12 and bachelor’s degree (4 years)/integrated post graduation in Engineering/ Technology from a recognized university are eligible to apply for the exam. Candidates who have cleared section A and B exam of Associate Membership of Institution of Engineers (India)/Aeronautical Society of India with a minimum of 60% in any of the disciplines mentioned below:
   • Aerospace Engineering
   • Aeronautical Engineering
   • Aircraft Maintenance Engineering
   • Mechanical Engineering
   • Mechanical Engineering and Automation
   • Mechanical Engineering (Production)
   • Mechanical Engineering (Repair and Maintenance)
   • Mechatronics
   • Industrial Engineering
6. For Ground Duty (Non-technical):
   • Administration and Logistics: The candidate must hold a bachelor's degree from a recognised university with a minimum percentage of 60 or should clear section A and B examination of Associate Membership of Institution of Engineers (India)/ Aeronautical Society of India from a recognised university with 60% or more.
   • Accounts: B.Com degree with at least 60%
   • Education: MBA/ MCA/ MA/ MSc degree in English/ Physics/ Mathematics/ Chemistry/ Statistics/ International Relations/ International Studies/ Defence Studies/ Psychology/ Computer Science/ IT/ Management/ Mass Communication/ Journalism/ Public Relation with 50% aggregate and 60% during graduation. For integrated courses, the minimum duration should be in accordance to the UGC guidelines with a minimum aggregate of 50%.

Hope this helps. For more details, such as the syllabus and preparation tips, follow the link: https://competition.careers360.com/exams/iaf-afcat

All the best!

Hi there,

AFCAT has a general syllabus which also contains sections of GK and English for which i would suggest you to follow the newspaper regularly and familiarise with the current happening in the country, i would also suggest you to go through previous year question papers for analysing the type of questions asked and the difficulty level of the same . Market if flooded with books for preparation of AFCAT and i would suggest you to buy AFCAT preparation book by Arihant Publishers.