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Indian Air Force Common admission Test 2021 for Men & Women 334 Posts
Indian Air Force Common Admission Test 2021: Indian Air Force has invited applications from unmarried male and female graduates for grant of Short Service Commissioned (SSC) and Permanent Commission (PC) through the Air Force Common Admission Test (AFCAT) to be conducted later this year.
According to the notification about the Indian Air Force Common Admission Test 2021 (AFCAT), there are 334 vacancies to be filled in the Air Force Flying Branch and the Ground Duty Branch (Technical & Non-Technical) for SSC and PC. This includes the number of candidates applying through the NCC Special Entry Scheme and the Meteorology Entry.
The date of the Online AFCAT will be notified in due course. The successful candidates in the Written Examination (AFCAT) and Air Force Selection Board (AFSB) Tests will have to join the AF Training Course in the First week of July 2022 at the Air Force Academy Dundigal, Hyderabad.
If eligible and interested, you may apply online in respect of the Indian Air Force Common Admission Test 2021 before 30-06-2021. We have highlighted the main points of the notification in the following paragraphs
Notification Overview of the Indian Air Force Common Admission Test 2021
| Name of the Organization | Indian Air Force |
| Name of the Post | Group A Gazetted Officers (Flying & Ground Duty) |
| Qualification | Basic -Graduates ( see details) |
| Age limit | Flying – 20-24 years Ground Duty 20-26 years |
| No. of Vacancies | 191 |
| Nature of Employment | Permanent |
| Place of Posting | Anywhere in India |
| Salary | See Details Below |
| Selection Process | Written examination and SSB test |
| Mode of Application | Online |
| Application Fee | Rs.250/- |
| Commencement of Registration | 01-06-2021 |
| Last Date of recieving the Application | 30-06-2021 |
| AFCAT Admit Card | Will be notified |
| AFCAT Exam Date | Will be notified |
| Date if AF training Course | In the first week of July 2021 (tentative) |
Vacancy Details of Indian Air Force Common Admission Test 2021
| Entry | Branch | No. of Vacancies |
|---|---|---|
| AFCAT ENTRY | Flying | SSC -69 |
| Ground Duty (Technical) | AE(L) : PC – 20, SSC – 78 AE(M) : PC – 08, SSC – 31 | |
| Ground Duty (NonTechnical) | Admin : PC-10, SSC – 42 Edn : PC – 04, SSC -17 | |
| NCC Special Entry | Flying | 10% seats out of CDSEvacancies for PC and 10% seats out of AFCATvacancies for SSC |
| Meteorology Entry | Meteorology | Met : PC– 06, SSC– 22 |
Here, 10% of the vacancies are reserved for NCC Air Wing Senior Division ‘C’ certificate holders in Ground Duty (Technical and Nontechnical) Branches.
Eligibility for Attending Indian Air Force Common Admission Test 2021
Age Limit
(As on 01-07-2022)
- For Flying Branch: 20-24 years
- For Ground Duty Branch: 20-26 years
Essential qualification
Only unmarried Male and unmarried Females are eligible to register in respect of Indian Air Force Common Admission Test 2021
| I. Flying Branch |
|---|
| (a)10+2 in Maths & Physics with a minimum of 50% marks Plus 03years-Graduation in any subject with a minimum of 60% marks. OR (b) BE/B Tech degree with a minimum of 60% marks OR (c) Candidates with Associate Membership of Institution of Engineers (India) (Passed A&B Exams) or Aeronautical Society of India with a minimum of 60%marks) |
| II Ground Duty (Technical) Branch |
| (aa) Aeronautical Engineer (Electronics) {AE (L) (a)10+2 (Maths & Physics) with a minimum of 50% marks Plus 04-year Graduation/integrated post-graduation qualification in Engineering/ Technology OR (b) Associate Membership of Institution of Engineers (India) ( Passed A&B Exams) or Aeronautical Society of India with a minimum of 60%marks) OR (c) Graduate membership examination of the Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers by actual studies with a minimum of 60% marks in any of the specified disciplines (see the details in the notification) |
| (ab) Aeronautical Engineer (Mechanical) {AE (M)} (a) 10+2 (Maths & Physics) with a minimum of 50% marks Plus 04-year Graduation/integrated post-graduation qualification in Engineering/ Technology OR (b) Associate Membership of Institution of Engineers (India) ( Passed A&B Exams) or Aeronautical Society of India by actual studies with a minimum of 60%marks in any of the specified disciplines (see the details in the notification) |
| III Ground Duty (Non-Technical) Branches |
| (aa) Administrator (a) 10+2 and 03years-Graduation in any subject with a minimum of 60% marks. OR (b) Candidates with Associate Membership of Institution of Engineers (India) (Passed A&B Exams) or Aeronautical Society of India with a minimum of 60%mark |
| (ab) Education Passed 10+2 and Post-Graduation with 50% in any discipline |
| IV .Meteorology Post Graduate Degree in any Science stream with a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate And Must have studied and passed with a minimum of 55% marks in Maths and Physics for Graduation |
- See the detailed description of the educational qualification particularly the list disciplines in the original notification
- Students in the Final year/ semester Degree course can also apply provided they don’t have any backlog and secured 60% or more marks in the previous semester. They need to submit the final year certificate by 15th June 2021
- In the Ground duty (Non-Tech) branch, 02 seats are reserved for candidates with graduation in Law to be employed on legal duties of the IAF (after selection & commissioning).
Indian Air Force Common Admission 2021 Test and Selection Process
All applicants must appear in an online examination- AFCAT. The date will be announced later on
AFCAT Examination Centers for AFCAT 2021
Agartala, Agra, Ajmer, Ahmedabad, Aizawl, Alwar, Aligarh, Allahabad, Amritsar, Aurangabad, Bareilly, Behrampur (Odisha), Belagavi, Bengaluru, Bhagalpur, Bhilai, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Bikaner, Chandigarh, Chennai, Coimbatore, Dehradun, Delhi and NCR, Dhanbad, Diu, Dibrugarh, Durgapur, Faridabad, Ganganagar, Gaya, Ghaziabad, Gorakhpur, Guntur, Guwahati, Gwalior, Haldwani, Hissar, Hyderabad, Imphal, Indore, Itanagar, Jabalpur, Jaipur, Jalandhar, Jalpaigudi, Jammu, Jamshedpur, Jhansi, Jodhpur, Jorhat, Kannur, Kanpur, Kochi, Kohima, Kolhapur, Kolkata, Kota, Kurukshetra, Leh, Lucknow, Madurai, Mangalore, Mathura, Meerut, Mumbai, Mysore, Nagpur, Nasik, Noida, Panaji, Pathankot, Patna, Port Blair, Puducherry, Pune, Rajkot, Ranchi, Shillong, Shimla, Silchar, Srinagar, Thane, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur, Tirunelveli, Tirupati, Udaipur, Vadodara, Varanasi, Vellore, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam, Warangal.
Candidates who are declared successful in the AFCAT will be called to one of the Air Force Selection Boards (AFSB) to participate in the next stage of the selection process.
Air Force Selection Boards (AFSB)
- AFSB Dehradun
- AFSB Mysuru
- AFSB Gandhinagar
- AFSB Varanasi
The successful candidates for NCC Special Entry/Meteorology will have to appear at the AFSB center in Dehradun. Similarly, candidates who applied for the Flying branch can only attend at Dehradun, Mysore and Varanasi.
The selection process at the AFSB center will be conducted in following stages:
First of all, please note that there will be a series of tests in the selection process. To appear in such tests will be at your discretion and risk only. You have to sign an indemnity to this effect before taking part
The first stage of the selection process at the AFSB center is a screening test. This will consist of an Officer Intelligence Rating Test, Picture Perception, and Discussion test. Those who come successful in these tests will be called for document verification. Subsequently, there will be a Psychological test for these candidates.
The next stage features Group Tests and interviews. Normally, this will take place over a period of 05 days.
For Flying Branch: Candidates who are recommended for the Flying Branch will be subjected to a Computerised Pilot Selection System (CPSS).
A Final Merit List of candidates will be drawn, based on the marks scored in the written examination and the AFSB tests as fixed by the IAF. And the final selection will be made from this list. The recommended candidates will have to undergo medical tests by the appropriate medical establishments
Indian Air Force Common Admission Test 2021 and Document Verification
- AFCAT Admit Card.
- Matriculation/ Secondary School Certificate and Mark sheets
- 10+2 Certificate & Marks Sheet
- Degree /Post Graduate Degree certificates
- Original/Provisional / Degree or Post Graduation Degree Certificates issued only by the University
- Also Mark Sheet of each year/ semester issued by the University
- NOC from employers for candidates working in Govt. Organizations
- Original valid Commercial Pilots’ License, issued by DGCA, if applicable.
- Twenty copies of recent passport size color Photographs
- Photographs must be taken in light-colored clothes against a white background
Indian Air Force Common Admission Test 2021& Training in Hyderabad
The selected candidates must report at the Air Force Academy Dundigal, Hyderabad, for the training commencing in the first week of July 2022. The duration of the course will be 74 weeks for Flying and Ground Duty Technical Branches, and 52 weeks for Ground Duty Non-technical Branch.
Before joining the Academy please ensure that you have a PAN Card, Aadhaar card, and an account in SBI or any other Nationalized Bank. This is mandatory to attend the training at the Academy.
Physical Fitness
You are required to remain physically fit by following a regular schedule of diverse physical conditioning activities. This includes running, skipping, swimming, push-ups & sit ups rope climbing etc.
Emoluments
| Name of the Post | Pay Scale |
|---|---|
| Flying Officer | Level 10- Rs56,100 – 1,77,500 |
- During the training period, the Flying cadets will be paid a monthly stipend of Rs.56,100/-
- As a Flying Officer, you are also entitled to Military Service Pay (MSP) of Rs.15,500/- pm and other types of allowances.
How to Apply for Indian Air Force Common Admission Test 2021
Go through the notification and make sure that you fulfill the eligibility. The mode to apply for the posts is online at the official website of the Indian AirForce (https://careerindianairforce.cdac.in, or https://afcat.cdac.in)
Before applying, you must have a valid email ID and mobile number for the post-application communication. Itis mandatory
- Visit the Indian Air Force Official website
- Locate the Candidate Login tab on the navigation bar
- Click on the link AFCAT- 01/2021
- You need to register with your email ID
- Use the generated password to log in and change your password
- Click the instructions and follow the same
- Fill in the requisite information
- You can preview and edit the application
- Upload recent Photo, Signature & Thumb Impression
- Make the payment of the application fee
- Click “PAYMENT STATUS” to view whether payment is successful
- If the Registration Number is displayed, it implies that the payment is successful
- After completing, you can submit the application
You may visit the website regularly for updates and the status of your application in respect of the Indian Air Force Common Admission Test 2021.
Important Links
| Original Notification | CLICK HERE |
| Official Website | CLICK HERE |
| Apply Online | CLICK HERE |