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AFCAT (Air Force Common Admission Test) is an entrance test for aspirants willing to join Indian Air Force as Commissioned Officer in Flying, Ground Duty (Technical) and Ground Duty (Non-Technical). The test is conducted twice a year across the country by the Indian Air Force. The exam will be conducted in the third week of February 2020. 

 AFCAT 2020 Application Form are available from December 1 – 30, 2019.

• There are different eligibility criteria for flying and different branches.
• Common Admission Test for Flying and Ground Duty branches will be conducted on February 24 and 25, 2020 in CBT mode.
• Candidates will have to pay an application fee of INR 250.
• AFCAT 2020 Admit Card will be available at the official website in January 2020.
• AFCAT 2020 Syllabus syllabus is of graduation level, except question under Numerical Ability section. 

Highlights of AFCAT 2020

AFCAT 2020 Important Dates

The tentative dates for AFCAT 2020 exam are given below:

AFCAT 2020 Eligibility

Candidates who are willing to take AFCAT 2020 must check, whether they fulfil the desired eligibility criteria or not. The brief eligibility criterion for different branches/courses is mentioned below for your reference. 

Nationality: Candidates must be a citizen of India.

Age Limit: It varies as per the branch viz.

• Flying Branch (AFCAT & NCC Entry): 20 – 24 years as on January 1, 2021.
• Ground Duty (Technical and Non-Technical): 20 – 26 years as on January  1, 2021.
• The DOB accepted by the IAF is that entered in the Matriculation or Secondary School Leaving Certificate or in a certificate recognized by an Indian University.

Marital Status:

• Candidates below 25 years of age must be unmarried at the time of commencement of the course.
• Widows/ Widowers and divorcees below 25 years are also not eligible. 

Education Qualification:

• Flying Branch: minimum of 60% marks each in Maths and Physics at 10+2 level.
•  Graduation with a minimum of 3 years degree in any discipline from a recognized university with a minimum of 60% marks.

AFCAT Application Form 2020

Application Form for AFCAT 2020 will be available in online mode only. The step by step registration cum application process is mentioned below.

Registration

• Go to the official career website of Indian Air force.
• Click on Candidates login section.
• A new web page will appear. Fill in the registration details asked for new users like the name; e-mail ID, mobile number, etc.
• Click on submit. A new registration ID and password would be sent to the registered E-mail address.
•  It is to be noted that the candidate should keep their registered email id and phone number active, throughout the selection process. 

Application Form Filling

• Fill in the details as per the directions are given on the webpage.
• Select the preference of branch, AFCAT Exam Center, Subject for EKT exam, etc.
• Upload Your signature and Photograph (as per dimensions provided in the notification).
• Click on submit.

Payment of Application Fee

• After filling the online form, the exam fee of INR 250 has to be made through the ‘Make Payment’ step in the main menu.
• This fee is non-refundable.
• The examination fee can be paid using credit/ debit cards/ net banking through the payment gateway.

AFCAT 2020 Admit Card

Candidates will be issued their e-admit card on last week of January 2020. Admit Card will be sent to the registered email IDs and will also be available at careerindiaairforce.cdac.in. Candidates can download their AFCAT 2020 Admit Card by following the steps mentioned below:

• Visit the official website of Indian Air force, go to the career section.
• Click on the Candidate Login section.
• Type your E-mail ID and Password to log in and download the admit card.
• A window showing the admit card will appear.
• Click on download admit card.
• After downloading the admit card take a printout of the same.

In case, a candidate does not receive his/ her admit card or fails to download the document or finds any discrepancy in the ticket, contact the AFCAT Query Cell at C-DAC immediately. 

AFCAT 2020 Exam Center

• For this session, there are 104 locations for AFCAT 2020.
• Candidates must choose the centers at the time of registration according to their preference.
• Make note that no request for change of center will be entertained by the authorities.

AFCAT Exam Pattern

Candidates opting for Ground Duty (Technical) branch have to appear in both AFCAT as well as Engineering Knowledge Test (EKT).

AFCAT 2020 Exam Pattern Highlights

AFCAT Syllabus

As per the notification, the standard of Numerical Ability Questions will be of Matriculation level. Whereas, the questions in other subjects will be of graduation level (Indian University).  A brief of AFCAT syllabus is listed below:

• English –  Comprehension, Error Detection, Sentence Completion/ Filling in of correct word, Synonyms, Antonyms and Testing of Vocabulary, Idioms, and Phrases.
• General Awareness –  History, Geography, Civics, Politics, Current Affairs, Environment, Basic Science, Defence, Art, Culture, Sports, etc.
• Numerical Ability – Decimal Fraction, Time and Work, Average, Profit & Loss, Percentage, Ratio & Proportion and Simple Interest, Time & Distance (Trains/Boats & Streams).
• Reasoning and Military Aptitude Test – Verbal Skills and Spatial Ability.

AFCAT Recommended Books

Candidates can refer to the general aptitude book for any other government exam for which aptitude portion is common with AFCAT. Candidates should also refer to previous year AFCAT and EKT paper for a more comprehensive and holistic understanding of the questions asked. The list of recommended books is tabulated below.

AFCAT Result and AFSB Selection Process

AFCAT 2020 Result will be declared in March 2020 at the official website. Follow the steps given below to check the result.

• Visit the official website afcat.cdac.in.
• Click on AFCAT 2020 Results.
• Enter login credentials i.e. email id and password to check the result. 

AFSB Selection Process

• IAF will prepare a list of candidates who obtain the minimum qualifying marks in the Online AFCAT as fixed by the IAF in their discretion.
• Candidates who are declared successful in the Online AFCAT will be called at one of the Air Force Selection Boards.
• Candidates who have applied for NCC Special Entry and Meteorology Branch will be directly called for AFSB testing at one of the AFSB centers.
• AFSB centres are at Dehradun (1 AFSB), Mysuru (2 AFSB), Gandhinagar (3 AFSB) and Varanasi (4 AFSB).
• Candidates who opt for flying branch can only opt for Dehradun, Mysore and Varanasi.
• Candidates are required to choose AFSB date and venue by themselves on the website https://careerindianairforce.cdac.in (OR) https://afcat.cdac.in in order to generate call- up letter for AFSB interview.

Final Merit List

• Candidates should secure the minimum qualifying marks separately in written examination and AFSB test as fixed by the IAF.
• The qualifiers names will be placed in the order of merit on the basis of the total marks secured by them in the written examination and in the AFSB tests.
• The form and manner of communication of the result of the examination to individual candidates will be decided by the IAF in their discretion.
• 10% of the vacancies are reserved for NCC Air Wing Senior Division 'C' certificate holders in Ground Duty (Technical and Non-technical) Branches.
• Allotment of PC/ SSC in Ground Duty (Technical and Non-technical) Branches would be based on a number of vacancies, performance in the selection process and the choice given by the candidates.

AFCAT Vacancies (2020)

Vacancies indicated are tentative and subject to change without notice. The actual intake would depend on organizational requirements, various cadre control mechanisms, availability of training slots and actual number of vacancies accruing in January 2020.

AFCAT Cut Off

The cut-offs are expected to follow the general trend in AFCAT 2020 as well. The following table would be useful in estimating the cut off as for AFCAT 2020.

Official cut off would be published on the website after the completion of the exam cycle.