AFCAT (AIR FORCE COMMON ADMISSION TEST)
FLYING
GENDER – Male & Female
TYPE OF COMMISSION – Short Service commission For Men & Women
Educational Qualifications:
- Candidates should have mandatorily passed with a minimum of 50% marks each in Maths and Physics at 10+2 level ;
AND
- Graduation with minimum three years degree course in any discipline from a recognized University with a minimum of 60% marks or equivalent. ;
OR
- BE/B Tech degree (Four years course) from a recognised University with a minimum of 60% marks or equivalent. ;
OR
- Candidates who have cleared Section A & B examination of Associate Membership of Institution of Engineers (India) or Aeronautical Society of India from a recognised University with a minimum of 60% marks or equivalent. ;
AGE LIMIT – 20 to 24 years as on date of commencement of training (Additional 2 years relaxation is available for Commercial Piolt Licence holders)
ADVERTISEMENT SCHEDULE – June/ December
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TRAINIG SCHEDULED AT – Air Force Academy
MARITAL STATUS – Single
GROUND DUTY (TECHNICAL)
AFCAT (AIR FORCE COMMON ADMISSION TEST
GENDER – Male & Female
TYPE OF COMMISSION – Permanent Commission for Men and Short Service Commission for Men & Women
AGE LIMIT – 20 to 26 years as on date of commencement of training
ADVERTISEMENT SCHEDULE – June/ December
ADVERTISEMENT RELASED BY – IAF
TRAINIG SCHEDULED AT – Air Force Academy
OTHER PRE REQUITES –
- Engineering Knowledge Test (EKT) conducted by IAF followed by Air Force Selection Board (AFSB) interview.
- Short service commission in Technical Branch is for 10 years extendable by 4 years.
- Final year/semester students can also apply for all entries. All such candidates should not have any present backlog and should have scored a minimum of 60% marks up to last semester/ year for which results have been declared at the time of applying/ AFSB testing.
AERONAUTICAL ENGINEER (ELECTRONICS) {AE(L)}
EDUCATION QUALIFICATION
Candidates with a minimum Of 50% marks each In Physics And Mathematics at 10+2 level and a minimum of four years graduation/integrated Post-Graduation qualification In Engineering/ Technology from a recognised 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 in the following disciplines:-
AERONAUTICAL ENGINEER (MECHANICAL) {AE (M)}
EDUCATION QUALIFICATION
- Communication Engineering.
- Computer Engineering/Technology.
- Computer Engineering & 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.
- Spacecraft Technology
- Engineering Physics
- Electric Power and Machinery Engineering
- Infotech Engineering
- Cyber Security
- Applied Electronics & Instrumentation
AERONAUTICAL ENGINEER (MECHANICAL) {AE (M)}
EDUCATION QUALIFICATION
Candidates with a minimum of 50% marks each in Physics and Mathematics at 10+2 level and 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 by actual studies from a recognised University with minimum 60% marks or equivalent in the following disciplines:-
- Aerospace Engineering.
- Aeronautical Engineering.
- Aircraft Maintenance Engineering.
- Mechanical Engineering.
- Mechanical Engineering and Automation.
- Mechanical Engineering (Production).
- Mechanical Engineering (Repair and Maintenance).
- Mechatronics.
- Industrial Engineering.
- Manufacturing Engineering
- Production and Industrial Engineering.
- Materials Science and Engineering.
- Metallurgical and Materials Engineering.
- Aerospace and Applied Mechanics
- Automotive Engineering
- Robotics
- Nanotechnology
- Rubber Technology and Rubber Engineering.
GROUND DUTY (NON-TECHNICAL) BRANCHES OF IAF
ADMINISTRATION AND LOGISTICS BRANCHES
GENDER – Male & Female
TYPE OF COMMISSION – Permanent Commission PC for Men & Short Commission for Men & Women
AGE LIMIT – 20 to 26 years as on date of commencement of training
ADVERTISEMENT SCHEDULE – June/December
Education Qualification – As mentioned in subsequent paragraph.
ADVERTISEMENT RELASED BY – IAF
TRAINIG SCHEDULED AT – AIR FORCE ACADEMY
OTHER PRE REQUITES –
- Entry to Ground Duty Branches is through Air Force Common Admission Test (AFCAT) conducted by IAF followed by Air Force Selection Board (AFSB) interview.
- Candidates recommended by AFSB are called for medical examination
- Successful candidates would be directed to report for training if making it in all India merit list.
EDUCATON QUALIFICATION
- Passed 10+2
- Graduate Degree (Min three year degree course) in any discipline with a minimum of 60% marks or equivalent or cleared Section A & B examination of Associate Membership of Institution of Engineers (India) or Aeronautical Society of India from a recognised University with minimum 60% marks or equivalent.
ACCOUNTS BRANCH
EDUCATON QUALIFICATION
- Passed 10+2
- The candidates should have done graduation in any of the following streams with 60% marks or equivalent from a recognized University:-
- B.Com Degree (min three years course)
- Bachelor of Business Administration (with specialization in Finance)/ Bachelor of Management Studies (with specialization in Finance)/ Bachelor of Business Studies (with specialization in Finance)
- Qualified CA/ CMA/ CS/ CFA
- B.Sc with specialization in Finance
EDUCATION BRANCH
- Passed 10+2
- 60% marks in Graduation in any discipline
- Post-Graduation with 50% in any discipline including integrated courses offering PG (single degree without permission to exit and lateral entry)
METEOROLOGY BRANCH
- Passed 10+2
- Post Graduate Degree in any Science Stream/ Mathematics/ Statistics/ Geography/ Computer Applications/ Environmental Science/ Applied Physics/ Oceanography/ Meteorology/ Agricultural Meteorology/ Ecology & Environment/ Geo-Physics/ Environmental Biology with Minimum of 50% marks in aggregate of all papers put together.
- Provided Maths and Physics were studied at Graduation level with a minimum of 55% marks in each.

