Hi everyone, if you are looking for job in Indian Air Force than this is best opportunity for you. Air Force Common Admission Test (AFCAT) is being conducted by the Indian Air Force twice in a year for selection of officers in all branches of the IAF(except medical and dental).
AFCAT 2016 Full Details
Here we provide you full details about AFCAT 2016 along with the full procedure of how to apply for AFCAT 2016.
Name of the Branch:
1. Flying Branch:
- No. 202/17F/SSC/M & W ( Short Service Commission for men & women)
2. Technical Branch:
- No. 201/17T/PC/M (Permanent Commission for men)
- No. 201/17T/SSC/M & W (Short Service Commission for men & women)
3. Ground Duty Branch:
- No. 201/17G/PC/M (Permanent Commission for men)
- No. 201/17G/SSC/M & W (Short Service Commission for men & women)
Eligibility Criteria for AFCAT 2016
1. Flying Branch :
For Flying Branch: Minimum 20 and Maximum 24 years (born between 02-07-1993 to 01-07-1997 both dates inclusive)
- Age Criteria:
Upper age limit for candidates holding valid and current Commercial Pilot Licence issued by DGCA(Indian) is relaxed up to 26 years (born between 2nd July,1991 to 1st July, 1997) both dates inclusive.
- Educational Qualifications:
The candidates must be graduate in any discipline or B.E/ B.Tech with 60% marks.
Candidates who have failed the Pilot Aptitude Battery Test (PABT) in an earlier attempt or a Flight Cadet suspended from flying training at Air Force Academy will not be eligible to apply.
2.Technical Branch:
- Age Criteria:
For Technical Branch : Minimum 20 and Maximum 26 years (born between 02-07-1991 to 01-07-1997 both dates inclusive).
- Educational Qualifications:
Four year Degree/ Integrated Post Graduation qualification or cleared Sections A and B examination of Associate Membership of Institution of Engineers (India) or Aeronautical Society of India with 60% marks.
3.Ground Duty Branch:
- Age Criteria:
Age criteria will be same for both Technical Branch and Ground Duty Branch.
- Educational Qualifications:
Graduation with 60% marks/ B.Com Degree/ MBA/ MCA or MA/ M. Sc Degree in English/ Physics/ Mathematics/ Chemistry/ Statistics/ International relations/ International studies/ Defence studies/ Psychology/ Computer Science/ IT/ Management/ Mass Communication/ Journalism/ Public Relation with minimum of 50% marks.
Complete Procedure to Apply for AFCAT, 2016
- Please visit official website www.careerairforce.nic.in or click on the direct link given below.
Online Application Form Of Air Force Common Admission Test (AFCAT) —–> Click Here
- If You are a new candidate please start filling online application and old candidates need to login using candidate’s login button
- Fill application with complete details. While filling online application,it is advisable to keep the relevant documents readily available, as details are to be filled as per matriculation and other educational certificates. Please save your recent color passport size photograph(size 10 to 250kb) in the computer for attaching to your online application form
- Submit form and note down User Name and Password for future use
Please note that utmost care needs to be taken while filing up the online application.In case any information is found to be incorrect then the candidate is likely to be cancelled at any stage of the selection process.
Important Dates for AFCAT 2016
- Starting Date of Submission of Application: 04-June-2016
- Last Date for submission of Applications for Normal Areas: 30-June-2016
- Date of AFCAT & EKT Exam: 28-September-2016 (Sunday)
- Date of Course Commencing: July 2017
If you have any query regarding the post or anything else, leave a comment below we will reply to you at the earliest. And for more updates about the university and notifications like UPTU KHABAR Facebook Page.
