Indian Air Force conduct Air Force Common Admission Test (AFCAT), for recruitment of candidates into Flying (Short Service Commission only), Technical (Permanent and Short Service Commission) and Ground Duty (Permanent and Short Service Commission) Branches.
The AFCAT Exam is usually conducted twice a year. The examination is designed to assess the understanding level of concepts and intelligence of the candidate. Candidates can check the Exam Pattern and Syllabus of AFCAT 2021 here.
AFCAT Syllabus
| Name of the Exam |
Air Force Common Admission Test (AFCAT) |
| Conducting Body |
Indian Air Force (IAF) |
| Language of the Exam |
English |
| Occurrence |
February and August |
| Mode of Exam |
Online |
AFCAT Selection Process
• The online exam is conducted by the Indian Air Force. The selection process of AFCAT Exam comprises the following stages:
• AFCAT Written Exam is the only criteria for clearing first stage for the Non-Technical candidates; while AFCAT+ EKT (Engineering Knowledge Test) for the Technical candidates.
• Air Force Selection Board (AFSB) Interview
• Medical Test
AFCAT Exam Pattern
The AFCAT exam consists of General Aptitude, General Awareness, Verbal Ability, Reasoning and Military Aptitude. Candidates can check the Exam Pattern of AFCAT in the table below.
| Exam |
AFCAT |
EKT (only for technical) |
| Mode of Exam |
Online |
Online Online |
| No. of Questions |
100 |
50 |
| Maximum Marks |
300 |
150 |
| Duration of Exam |
2 hours (120 minutes) |
45 minutes |
| Sections in Paper |
General Awareness, Verbal Ability in English, Numerical Ability and Reasoning and Military Aptitude Test |
Mechanical, Computer Science and Electrical & Electronics |
| Negative Marking |
1 mark |
1 mark |
Total Time Duration: 2 hours
Number of Questions: 100
Marking Criteria: +3 for each correct answer
Negative Marking: -1 for each incorrect answer
No marks for unattended questions.
AFCAT Syllabus
General Awareness
The major topics covered in this section are given below:
1. History
2. Sports
3. Geography
4. Art and Culture
5. Current Affairs
6. Politics
7. Civics
8. Environment
9. Defense
10. Basic Science
|
English
The important topics for this section are:
1. Comprehension
2. Basic Grammar
3. Fill in the blanks by choosing the appropriate word
4. Tenses
5. Error Detection
6. Sentence Completion
7. Synonyms and Antonyms
8. Testing of Vocabulary |
Numerical Ability
1. Decimal and Fraction
2. Simple Interest & Compound Interest
3. Time & Distance (Trains/Boats & Streams)
4. Percentage
5. Ratio & Proportion
6. Time and Work
7. Average
8. Profit & Loss |
Reasoning and Military Aptitude Test
1. Odd One Out
2. Analogy
3. Venn Diagram
4. Pattern Completion
5. Dot Situation Analysis
6. Blood Relation
7. Missing Figures
8. Figure Classification
9. Coding and Decoding
10. Spotting the Embedded Figures
11. Sequencing
|
AFCAT Syllabus : EKT Syllabus
AFCAT EKT is a 45 minute exam and is followed by AFCAT. Candidates are given half an hour window after which AFCAT EKT Exam takes place. The total duration for AFCAT exam is 2 hours and the mode of examination is online. The AFCAT EKT Exam Syllabus has a General engineering part which is based on the common topics of multiple branches of engineering. Also, based on the degree of the candidate, there are questions from the specialized part. These involve the following: