AFCAT 2024 Application Form, Eligibility, Exam Date, Pattern, Admit Card

AFCAT or Air Force Common Admission Test is an entrance examination that offers candidates recruitment in Indian Air Force as a Commission Officer. The candidate will be offered Commissioned Officers in Flying, Ground Duty (Non-Technical), and Ground Duty (Technical) Branches. In this article, we will discuss details on AFCAT 2024 Application Form, Eligibility, Exam Date, Pattern, Admit Card, etc.

Eligibility Criteria

The eligibility criteria for AFCAT is as follows-

Flying Branch

  • Candidate must have completed graduation in any discipline with minimum of 60% marks and they should have Physics and Mathematics subject at 12th class
  • The age criteria is between 20 to 24 years of age

Ground Duty (Technical)

  • Candidate must have completed graduation in any discipline with minimum of 60% marks and they should have Physics and Mathematics subject at 12th class
  • The age criteria is between 20 to 26years of age

Ground Duty (Non-Technical)

  • Candidate must have completed graduation in any discipline with minimum of 60% marks and they should have Physics and Mathematics subject at 12th class
  • Candidate must have scored 60% marks in Section A & B examination of Aeronautical Society of India or Associate Membership of Institute Engineers (India)
  • The age criteria is between 20 to 26years of age

Physical Standard

The candidate must be Physically Fit must have a set physical standard in terms of Height, Weight, and Eyesight. The following are the physical standard that the candidate must have-

Height Weight Measurement for Men

The following are the height and weight measurements for men candidates-

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Height

The minimum height for Flying Branch is 162.5 cm and the acceptable measurements of leg length, thigh length and sitting height for such aircrew is as follows-

Type of heightScaleLength in cm
Sitting heightMaximum81.5 cm
 Minimum96.0 cm
Leg LengthMinimum99.0 cm
 Maximum120.0 cm
Thigh LengthMaximum64.0 cm
  • The minimum height for entry into ground duty branches will be 157.5 cm. Gorkhas and individuals belonging to North Eastern regions of India and hilly regions of Uttarakhand, the minimum acceptable height will be 5 cm less (152.5 cm). In case of candidates from Lakshadweep, the minimum acceptable height can be reduced by 2 cm (155.5 cm)

Ideal Height to Weight Requirements

Height in cm  Age Range (Years)  
 15-1718-2223-2728-3233-37
1524647505454
1534747515555
1544748515656
1554849525656
1564849535757
1574950545858
1584950545858
1595051555959
1605152565960
1615152566060
1625253576161
1635254586162
1645354596263
1655355596363
1665456606364
1675456616465
1685557616565
1695557626566
1705658636667
1715659646668
1725759646768
1735860656869
1745861666870
1755961666971
1765962677071
1776062687072
1786063697173
1796164697273
1806164707274
1816265717375
1826266727476
1836366727476
1846467737577
1856468747578
1866568747678
1876569757779
1886669767780
1896670777881
1906771777981
1916771787982
1926872798082
1936873798183
SD6.06.37.16.66.9

Height Weight Measurement for Women

The following are the height and weight measurements for women candidates-

Height

The minimum acceptable height for women candidates are as follows-

Flying Branch – 162.5 cm
Other Branches – 152 cm

Ideal Height to Weight Requirements

Height in cmWeight in Kg 
 20-25 years26-30 years
1484346
1494447
1504548
1514548
1524649
1534750
1544750
1554851
1564952
1574953
1585053
1595154
1605155
1615255
1625256
1635357
1645457
1655458
1665559
1675660
1685660
1695761
1705862
1715862
1725963
1735964
1746064
1756165
1766166
1776267
1786367
SD55

Eyesight Criteria

Sl No.Med CatBranchMaximum Limits of Refractive ErrorVisual Acuity ErrorsColour Vision
1A1G1F (P) including WSOs, Flying branch cadets at NDA and AFAHypermetropia: + 1.5D Sph Manifest Myopia: Nil Retinoscopic Myopia: Nil Astigmatism: + 0.75D Cyl (within + 1.5 D Max)6/6 in one eye and 6/9 in other, correctable to 6/6 only for HypermetropiaCP-I
2A4G1Adm:AT C/FCHypermetropia: + 3.5D Sph Myopia: – 3.50D Sph Astigmatism: + 2.50 D CylCorrectable to 6/6 in each eye. Wearing of glasses will be compulsory when visual acuity is below 6/6CP-II
3A4G1AE(M) AE(L)Hypermetropia: + 3.5 D Sph Myopia: -3.50 D Sph Astigmatism: + 2.50 D CylCorrected visual acuity should be 6/9 in each eye. Wearing of glasses will be compulsory when advisedCP-II
4A4G1MetHypermetropia: + 3.5 D Sph Myopia: -3.50 D Sph Astigmatism: + 2.50 D CylCorrected visual acuity should be 6/6 in the better eye and 6/18 in the worse eye. Wearing of Glasses will be compulsory.CP-II
5A4G1Accts/ Lgs/EdnHypermetropia: + 3.5 D Sph Myopia: -3.50 D Sph Astigmatism: + 2.50 D CylCorrected visual acuity should be 6/6 in the better eye and 6/18 in the worse eye. Wearing of Glasses will be compulsory.CP-III

AFCAT 2024 Vacancy Details

The following are the vacancy details for the recruitment under AFCAT 2024-

EntryBranchPC/ SSCCourse NumberVacancies*
AFCAT EntryFlyingSSC for Men &213/23F/SSC/M & WSSC – 77
  Women  
 Ground DutyPC for Men and212/23T/PC/102AEC/AE(L) : PC- 19,SSC-76
 (Technical) {AeronauticalSSC for Men & WomenM 212/23T/SSC/102AEC/  AE(M): PC- 07,SSC-27
 Engineer Electronics M & W 
 and Aeronautical   
 Engineer Mechanical}   
 Ground Duty (Non-PC for Men &212/23G/PC/MAdmin: PC-10,SSC- 41
 Technical) {Administration &SSC for Men & Women212/23G/SSC/M & WLGS : PC- 08,SSC-31 Accts : PC-04,SSC-17
 Education)   
NCC Special EntryFlyingPC for Men & SSC for Men & Women213/23F/PC/M and 213/23F/SSC/M & W10% seats out of CDSE vacancies for PC and 10% seats out of AFCAT vacancies for SSC

AFCAT 2024 Exam Date

EventsAFCAT IAFCAT II
Application form Official Notification Release Date1 December 2021 3rd week of May 
Online application form submission date1 December 2021  1st week of June 
Last date of the application form30 December 2021 4th week of June 
Admit Card date availability4th week of January 2024 To Be Notified
AFCAT Entrance Exam Date2nd week of February 2024 To Be Notified
Result date declaration1st week of  March 2024 To Be Notified

AFCAT 2024 Application Form

The application process for AFCAT can be filled online and the candidate can follow the step by step process is as follows-

  • Visit the official website of AFCAT and click on the apply button, the official website of AFCAT is https://afcat.cdac.in/
  • The application form will be opened, fill the form with accurate information and click on the Next button
  • After that, you have to upload the digital photograph, signature, and other documents
  • Now Click on the submit button, a new screen with all the information filled will appear, review the application and check for all the details again
  • Now pay the fee online using Netbanking, credit card, or debit card
  • Your application is filled, take a print out of the application and payment receipt for future use

Documents required for AFCAT 2024 Application Form

The following are the documents that are necessary for filling the AFCAT application form-

  • Latest Scanned photo passport size
  • 10 and 12 certificates scanned
  • Graduation Degree/Marks Sheet
  • Scanned signature of the candidate
  • Aadhaar card number and a scanned copy

AFCAT 2024 Application Fee

The Application fee for AFCAT is Rs.250/- which can be paid online using a Credit/Debit card, UPI, Net banking, etc. Candidates with Meteorology entry and NCC Special entry are exempted from paying the examination fee.

AFCAT Exam Pattern 2024

The examination pattern for AFCAT is 300 marks with 100 MCQ questions. For each right answer, 1 mark will be provided and 1/3rd mark will be deducted if the wrong answer is written. The following are the examination pattern for AFCAT-

SubjectsNumber of QuestionsMaximum MarksTime Duration
General Awareness, Verbal Ability, Quantitative Ability, Logical Reasoning, Military Aptitude Test1003002 Hours
Engineering Knowledge Test (For Technical Ground Duty only)5015045 Minutes

AFCAT Syllabus

The following are the syllabus for AFCAT-

English

  • Unseen passage
  • Synonym
  • Antonym
  • correction of sentences
  • finding the grammatical error
  • the meaning of words
  • the collective term for a phrase

Current Affairs

  • Recent events of national and international important
  • The questions can be asked for anything recent like sports, awards, etc.

General Awareness

  • History
  • Geography
  • Polity
  • science

Mathematics

  • Ratio and proportion
  • speed distance and time
  • percentage
  • profit and loss and basic questions of algebra

Reasoning & Military Aptitude Test

  • Verbal and non-verbal reasoning
  • Verbal Skills
  • Spatial Ability

Exam Centers AFCAT

The following are the examination center for AFCAT-

BareillyGuwahatiLucknowSolapurPanaji
BehrampurGwaliorLudhianaSonipatPathankot
BelagaviHaldwaniMaduraiSrinagarPatna
BengaluruHissarMangaloreThanePort Blair
BhagalpurHyderabadMathuraThiruvananthapuramPuducherry
BhilaiImphalMeerutThrissurVellore
BhopalIndoreMumbaiTirunelveliVijayawada
BhubaneswarItanagarMysoreTirupatiVisakhapatnam
BhujJabalpurNagpurUdaipurWarangal
BikanerJaipurNasikVadodaraYamunanagar
BilaspurJalandharNoidaVaranasiAligarh
AgartalaDhanbadJorhatPuneChandigarh
AgraDiuKannurRajkotChennai
AjmerDibrugarhKanpurRanchiCoimbatore
AhmedabadDurgapurKochiRohtakDehradun
AizawlFaridabadKohimaRoorkeeDelhi and NCR
AlwarGanganagarKolhapurSagarJalpaiguri
AllahabadGayaKolkataSambalpurJammu
AmbalaGhaziabadKotaShillongJamshedpur
AmritsarGorakhpurKurukshetraShimlaJhansi
AurangabadGunturLehSilcharJodhpur

Admit Card

The admit card is the most important document, without this the candidates will not be allowed to give the AFCAT exam. You can download the AFCAT admit card from the official website of AFCAT. The date for downloading AFCAT admit card will be released later and you can keep checking our website. The following are the steps for downloading AFCAT admit card which is as follows-

  • Visit the official website of the AFCAT
  • Log in to your account user ID and Password
  • Navigate to the download admit card button. After the page opens fill in your roll number along with other details and press enter
  • A new window with your admit card will open take a printout and carry it with you to the examination center

AFCAT 2024 Result

The result for AFCAT can be checked online using the AFCAT website. After the release of the result, the AFCAT will release the merit list and cut-off marks. Cut-off marks will be the minimum marks required by the candidate to further get selected for the physical test.

January 2022 Cycle Course Selected Candidates

The following are the list of candidates who are selected for the January 2022 cycle for the training-

211 F(P) CDSE ENTRY COURSE NO. 210/22F/PC

SL NO.UPSC NO.TITLENAME
13500366MRHEMANT KUMAR
2  1300680  MRPADGHAN APOORV GAJANAN
3302066MRSACHIN P B
4402465MRSANJEEV KUMAR TIWARI
5  503769MRSHINDE ANIKET RAJENDRA
6814471MRSHUBHAM SHARMA
71101461MRSHUBHANKAR GAIKWAD

211 F(P) NCC ENTRY COURSE NO. 211/22F/PC(M) & SSC(M & W)

SL NO.UPSC NO.TITLENAME
1  2101200268  MSPATIL SALONI SUSHIL SINGH
22101200447MRSUBHAM BADAL
32101200082MRVIVEK DHIMAN

FLYING COURSE NO. 211/22F/SSC

SL NO.AFCAT NO.TITLENAME
12101109037MRA DARREN CRUZ
22101112226MRADITYA NATH TRIPATHI
32101100138MRANURAG THAKUR
42101100828MRARJUN SHIVAKUMAR
52101110663MRARUN M
62101110198MRARUN VASTRAD
72101110392MRAYUSH CHOUDHARY
82101111912MRCHIRAYU RAOSAHEB PATIL
92101109957MSDAAMAN LOHIA
102101114270MRDHEERAJ N
112101109514MSG PRIYA DHARSHINI
122101103958MRGURSHARAN
132101115711MRHEMANT KUMAR
142101109429MSIVRAJ KAUR
152101113831MSJYOTHI GOWDA D R
162101109906MSLAKSHDEEP KAUR
172101114850MRMANAVDEEP SINGH
182101111494MSMEDHAVI TOMAR
192101109480MRMILIND GUPTA
202101102330MRMOHIT SHARMA
212101102307MRNITESH JAKHAR
222101101268MRONKAR SINGH
23  2101110233  MRPADHYE HRISHIKESH SHRINIVAS
242101111586MRPANDYA HET AJAYBHAI
252101100308MRPARAM VEER CHAHAL
262101105912MRPRADEEP SINGH
272101114559MRPRANAV A
282101115641MRPRASAD BADE
292101104507MRPRASANNA KUMAR MANNA
302101109768MRPRATIK VIJAY KUKUDKAR
312101103887MRPRINCE MANHAS
322101113157MRRAHUL H K
332101114184MRRAHUL SHARMA
342101103060MRRAVI SHANKAR
352101112528MRRISHU SAURABH
362101112392MRROHAN R BHARADWAJ
372101100839MRROHIT KUMAR
382101110187MRS SREYAS
392101113446MRSACHIN SINGH CHAUHAN
402101104339MRSAGAR SINGH
412101105312MRSAHIL BISHNOI
422101100228MRSANKET GAUTAM
432101111556MRSATYAM SHARMA

Technical Branch (In Alphabetical Order)

AE(M) COURSE NO. 210/22T/PC

SL NO.AFCAT NO.TITLENAME
12101116538MRAMIT KUMAR
22101115713MRANANTHU MOHAN
32101115048MRARYAN PRAVIN SISODIYA
42101116444MRBAKLIKAR AMEY ANILRAO
52101114553MRGANGULA SRI SAI SHANKAR
62101115403MRGOPIKRISHNAN B
7  2101115735MRPADGHAN APOORV GAJANAN
82101115168MRRATNESH SWARNKAR
92101114636MRSHEKHAR SUMAN
102101113961MRSHIWAM KUMAR
112101114946MRSPANDAN KUMAR NASHINE
122101115996MRSURAJ CHHETRI

AE(M) COURSE NO. 210/22T/SSC(M&W)

SL NO.AFCAT NO.TITLENAME
12101116898MSANOUSHKA DHAKA
22101115105MRARCHIT YADAV
32101114023MRDHEERAJ CHAUHAN
42101115360MRGAURAV SHARMA
52101115811MRJOBIN JOSEKUTTY
62101115464MRKARTIK SHARMA
72101116648MRNAGARJUN PM
8  2101114703MRPAVAN PRAVEEN BRAHMERI
92101116727MRPIYUSH YADAV
102101114403MRPRAGATHEESHWARAN G
112101116947MSSHREYA SINGH
122101114700MRSHUBHAM MAMGAIN
132101114801MRVIJAY RANA

AE(L) COURSE NO. 210/22T/PC

SL NO.AFCAT NO.TITLENAME
1  2101111987MRAAYUSHMAN SINGH GANGWAR
22101112895MRAGRIM DHINGRA
32101112849MRAJAY YADAV
42101111218MRARNABA ROUT
52101111795MRASHISH KAUSHIK
62101113584MRBETANABOTLA KAUSHIK
72101113190MRBHAVIN PATEL
82101112926MRBHUNJE ADITYA PRASAD
92101112189MRCHOBE VAIBHAV SANJAY
102101111146MRDHRUV MAITHANI
112101111194MRHIMANSHU SHARMA
122101110144MRNIKET KUMAR
132101110524MRNITIN KUMAR
142101112451MRPANKAJ KUSHWAHA
152101113717MRRAMANDEEP SINGH
162101110461MRROHIT SINGH
172101110056MRSHUBHAM
182101110120MRSUNNY SARMA
192101112353MRSUNVIL SHUKLA
202101112134MRSUYASH JAIN
21  2101113132MRTELANG MAYURESH RAMCHANDRA
222101112535MRVARUN VAJESH RATHOR

AE(L) COURSE NO. 210/22T/PC

SL NO.AFCAT NO.TITLENAME
232101113768MRVIDIT VIJAY CHATURVEDI
24  2101112151MRYASHWANTH ABHILASH KARANAM

AE(L) COURSE NO. 210/22T/SSC(M&W)

SL NO.AFCAT NO.TITLENAME
12101113615MSANINDITA CHANDA
22101111196MSANUBHI SHARMA
32101111236MSESHA GUPTA
42101111530MSJYOTSNA PANDIT
52101113670MSKANCHAN
62101113033MRL KARTHIK
7  2101111372MSPAMPATWAR ASHWINI CHANDRAKANT
82101113617MSPRIYANSHU DALAL
92101113609MSSADHIKA PARASHAR
102101112801MSSHARMILA URS SR
112101112819MRSHIVANG SHASTRI
122101113710MSSHIVANGI NANGIA
132101110322MSSHIVANGI SINGH
142101111370MSSHREYASI SHARMA
152101113715MSSHRIYA THAPLIYAL
162101111541MSVIDUSHI DWIVEDI
172101111394MSVINITA CHAUDHARY
182101110360MRVISHAL BALU PUND

Non-Technical Branch (In Alphabetical Order)

ADMINISTRATION COURSE NO. 210/22G/PC

SL NO.AFCAT NO.TITLENAMEREMARKS
12101102129MRAMIT MISHRA 
22101116386MRHARMANDEEP SINGH GILL 
3  2101115795MRLAKKARAJU YUDHISTIRA SHARMA 
42101102971MRMRIDUL DUBEY 
52101100944MRSHIKHAR GULERIA 
62101101872MRSHUBHENDRA SINGH 

Administration Course NO. 210/22G/SSC(M&W)

SL NO.AFCAT NO.TITLENAME
12101106638MRADITYA KRISHNA RAJ
22101105731MSAKANSHA KHARB
32101101354MRAMIT BHATT
42101107377MRANMOL RANDHAWA
52101108243MRARUN KUMAR P
62101105734MRDEVESH KUMAR SHAHI
72101102252MRJEWEL TR
82101114637MRMANAN SINGH MATHARU
92101113898MRNAVIN RAJA M
10  2101102211MR  NIKHIL THAKUR
112101108517MRPRADEEP KUMAR
122101105477MRRISHABH GUPTA
13  2101107393MR  TARKIK SUNDRIYA
142101109327MRVAIBHAV SINGH
152101107736MRVARTIK RANA
162101114112MRVINEET KUMAR
172101100133MRVISHAL MANIKANDAN
182101101647MRVISHWAJEET RAI

LOGISTICS COURSE NO. 210/22G/PC

SL NO.AFCAT NO.TITLENAMEREMARKS
12101103464MRABHISHEK MANIDHAR 
2  2101104967MR  GOKUL KUnder LAW Qualified Category
32101102979MRNARAYAN VINOD 
42101100392MRNEPO MOIRANGTHEM 
52101109601MRRAGHUVENDRA PAL 
62101109248MRRAJASHARAVANA S 
7  2101100801MRSAI VIGNESH ANIRUDH RENDUCHINTALA 
82101106607MRSARTHAK GOUR 

LOGISTICS COURSE NO. 210/22G/SSC(M&W)

SL NO.AFCAT NO.TITLENAME
12101100938MRADARSH PANDEY
22101108051MRADITYA SHARMA
32101104396MRAJAY KUMAR
42101103391MRAKSHAY
52101101894MRGAWHALE ADITYA UMESH
62101114671MRJOSHUA HOPPER P
72101100280MRMARS MALIK
82101103571MRNITESH RAWAT
92101112606MRP ARAVIND
10  2101103111MRSANAT KUMAR MOHAPATRA
112101102869MRSOURAV NEGI
12  2101114575MR  SRIMAT M
132101109841MRVAMSHIKRISHNA A
142101111332MRYASH VERMA

ACCOUNTS COURSE NO. 210/22G/SSC(M&W)

SL NO.AFCAT NO.TITLENAME
12101105831MSANJALI RANA
22101109452MSNIVEDITA SHARMA
32101103482MRSURAJ

Selection Of Undermentioned Candidates Is Subject To Medical Fitness

SL NO.AFCAT NO.TITLENAMEREMARKS
12101102404MRAMAN DHAKAACCTS
22101107571MSAMRITA YADAVFLG
32101111334MRANKITAEL
42101111419MSBHAVANA SINGHAEL
52101107188MSBHAWNALGS
6  2101114231MRHITENDRA SINGH RATHOREFLG / AEM
72101112162MRJAGTAP SHUBHAM VINODFLG / AEL
82101116934MRNIKET TIWARIFLG/ AEM
93600376MRPRANAV KULKARNICDSE
102101111369MSRAVEENA KUMARIADM
112101115682MRRAVNEESH MUNJALADM
122101200526MSSAKSHI ATTRINCC
1321001200057MRSANJAY THAKURNCC
142101100038MRSHUBHAM CHHETRIFLG/ADM /LGS
152101111824MRSIDHANT BHATAEL
16  2101200242MRSONI NARAYAN SHIVPRAKASHNCC
172101107792MSTANISHA BISHNOIFLG
182101107374MRUJJWAL DOBHALFLG/ ADM /LGS
19  2101109766MRUPADHYAY MEGHANK SURENDRAFLG
202101102919MSYASHIMAFLG

AFCAT 2024 Selection Procedure

The selection process will be done by the AFCAT. A merit list will be prepared based on the written exam and the shortlisted candidates will be invited for SSB interviews. If the candidate successfully passed the interview then the candidate will have to go through a medical test and document submission process.

Documents Required for SSB Interview

The following are the documents required by the candidates to bring during the SSB interview-

  • AFCAT 2024 Admit Card
  • Original Matriculation/ Secondary School Certificate and Mark sheets issued by CBSE/ ICSE/ State Board. No other certificate will be accepted for verification of Date of Birth.
  • Original Marks Sheet & Certificate of 10+2 (issued by the relevant Board).
  • Original/ Provisional Graduation Degree/ Post Graduation Degree Certificates and Mark Sheet of each year/ semester issued by University Only for verification of educational qualifications to check eligibility for the course. Provisional Certificate issued by college Principal is not acceptable. However, Provisional Degree Certificate issued by the University is acceptable.
  • In case of final year/ semester students, a Certificate from the College Principal with proper stamp and seal of the Institution
  • Two attested photocopies of each of the above mentioned certificates.
  • Original NCC Certificate (if applicable).
  • NOC from employers for candidates working in Central/ State Govt. or Public Sector Undertakings.
  • Original valid Commercial Pilots’ License, issued by DGCA, if applicable.
  • Inbound Railway Ticket/ Bus Tickets. (For refund of Travelling Allowance)
  • Candidates are also advised to bring twenty copies of recent passport size colour photographs taken in light coloured clothes against white background for documentation.

FAQ

What is AFCAT?

AFCAT stands for Air Force Common Admission Test.

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