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Air Force Common Admission Test (AFCAT)

AFCAT stands for Air Force Common Admission Test and is also
referred to as the Indian Air Force Exam. AFCAT is a national level
competitive exam conducted by the Indian Air Force (IAF) to select
officers for all its branches, except for the medical and dental branches.
The AFCAT is conducted twice every year, once in February, and the
other time in August. The IAF recruits its officers broadly under three
branches, they are, the Flying Branch, the Technical Branch, and the
Ground Duty Branch.

The Flying Branch consists of Fighters, Transports, and Helicopters. The

Technical Branch deals with the Mechanical and Electronic aspects,
while the Ground Duty Branch comprises of Administration, Accounts,
Logistics, Education and Meteorology.

The following criteria are applicable for both male and female candidates
who are appearing for the AFCAT.

General Term and Conditions :-

There are two types of commissions under which a candidate can apply
for the Indian Air Force, the Permanent Commission, and the Short
Service Commission (SSC). The Permanent Commission refers to a
career in the Indian Air Force until retirement. The short service
commission means a limited period career in the IAF. The term for the
SSC is 14 years, and it will not be extended upon completion. By writing
the AFCAT, one can join either the Permanent Commission or the Short
Service Commission of the IAF.

Eligibility for Air Force Common Admission Test :-

The following criteria are applicable for both male and female candidates
who are appearing for the AFCAT.

Age - Flying Branch :-

20 to 24 years at the time of commencement. If the candidate has a valid
and current Commercial Pilot Licence issued by the DGCA of India, the
age limit is relaxed up to 26 years.

Technical Branch and Ground Duty Branch:-

20-26 years at the time of commencement.

Nationality :- Indian

Marital Status :- Unmarried

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Educational Qualification :-
Candidates who have completed a three-year or four-year course in any
discipline from a recognized University with a minimum of 60% marks.
The candidate should have studied Physics and Mathematics at 10+2
level.

Students who are in their final year are also eligible to apply, as long as
they do not have any backlog at the time of the Testing and produce
their Degree certificate issued by the University before the stipulated
date in the advertisement.

Scheme of AFCAT Syllabus :

AFCAT 2018 paper 4 sections

 General Awareness
 Verbal Ability
 Numerical Ability
 Reasoning & Military Aptitude Test

AFCAT Syllabus for General Awareness :

History, Sports, Geography, Environment, Civics, Basic Science,
Defence, Art, Culture, Current Affairs, Politics etc.

AFCAT Syllabus for Verbal Ability in English:

Comprehension, Error Detection, Sentence Completion, Synonyms,
Antonyms and Testing of Vocabulary.

Numerical Ability :-
Decimal Fraction, Simplification, Average, Profit & loss, Percentage,
Ratio & Proportion and Simple interest.

Reasoning and Military Aptitude Test :-

Verbal Skills and Spatial Ability.

Scheme of Syllabus (EKT 2018 – Technical Branch):

EKT (Engineering Knowledge Test) is the examination aimed at testing
the basic knowledge of engineering required for the technical branch.
Technical branch includes course of Aeronautical Engineering
(Electrical and Mechanical). This examination is pitched at pre- final to
final year engineering level. Total 75 Objective type questions will be
asked in the examination and the duration is 01 hour.

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The pattern of examination includes two parts :-

1. General Engineering (40 questions) – Modern Physics, Chemistry,

Mathematics, Computers, Electrical, Electronics, Mechanical
Engineering and

2. Specialist Paper for each Engineering discipline (35 questions) –

Computer and Electronics, Mechanical, Electronics and Communication
Engineering, Electrical and Instrumentation Engineering and
Aeronautical Engineering (Mechanical)

AFCAT EKT Exam 2018 :-

All applicants whose online applications have been successfully

submitted will be called for Air Force Common Admission Test (AFCAT)
and Engineering Knowledge Test (EKT) (applicable only for candidates
applying for technical branch).

EKT would be for 45 minutes and conducted immediately after AFCAT.

The duration of AFCAT 2018 Exam will be 2 Hours and EKT exam will be
for 45 mins.

Candidates who will clear the AFCAT exam 2018 will be called for further
SSB interview process which is also known as AFSB interview. AFSB
stands for air force selection board which are located at Mysore,
Dehradun, Varanasi and Gandhinagar.

How and what is required in the process of AFKAT EKT :-

Selection will be based on score in Engineering Knowledge Test (EKT)

(applicable to technical posts only) & Air Force Common Admission Test
2017.

After qualifying AFCAT & EKT, contenders will be invited for Medical
Test, Intelligence Test, Group Test, Psychological Test and Interview
Test round organized by Air Force Selection Boards (AFSBs).

All of applicants of Flying Branch should to attempt for Computerized

Pilot Selection System (CPSS), Pilot Aptitude Battery Test (PABT).

AFCAT Exam will be of two hours duration and will contain multiple
choice questions on verbal ability, numerical ability, reasoning, general
awareness and military aptitude.

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Candidates opting for ground duty (technical) branch to pass both

AFCAT and EKT.

Candidates who are short-listed on the basis of AFCAT/EKT will be

called for further testing. The testing would consist of three stages as
given below:-

Stage-I- Test consisting of Intelligence Test,

Stage-II- Test consisting of Psychological, Group Tests and Interview

and For Flying Branch, Computerized Pilot Selection System (CPSS)
would be administered to eligible candidates. The Training is scheduled
to commence in the first week of January 2018 for all courses. Duration
of training for Flying and Ground Duty (Technical) Branches is 74 weeks
and that of Ground Duty (Non-technical) Branches is 52 weeks.

One common test of 100 questions is to be solved by all candidates in 2

hours. Technical Branch candidates have an addition test of EKT, both
tests are objective. Successful candidates get a chance to appear for
AFSB, and recommended candidates can be called for training based on
their rank in the merit list and subject to medical fitness.

IAF will conduct AFCAT written test in Offline Mode.

Questions in the AFCAT question Paper, shall carry of 300 marks.

Question will have four section in which each section containing

questions from different subjects.

Each question have 04 options, in which you need to mark one

appropriate answer.

Each question carry of 03 marks and each wrong answer deduct 1/3 or 1
mark.

Total time duration will be 02 hours (120 Minutes).

IAF will conducting EKT written test in Offline Mode.

EKT would be for 45 minutes and conducted immediately after AFCAT

exam on same day.

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Engineering Knowledge Test Syllabus :-

Here you can get the detailed topic wise EKT Syllabus with exam
pattern. Contenders can make use of the provided contents for their
practice and try to score best marks in going to appear exam.

EKT SYLLABUS FOR COMPUTER SCIENCE ENGINEERING :-

Fundamental Engineering: Engineering Mathematics, Engineering

Physics, Engineering Drawing.

Specialization Branch Topics : Analogy and Digital Electronics,

Electronic Devices, Computer Networks, Network Theory Design,
Switching Theory, Information Technology.

Allied Engineering: Electrical Engineering, Control Engineering, .

Telecommunication Systems, Microwave Engineering, Antenna and
Wave Propagation, Radar Theory, Instrumentation.

EKT SYLLABUS FOR ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING

:-

Fundamental Engineering : Engineering Mathematics, Engineering

Physics, Engineering Drawing.

Specialization Branch Topics : Analog and Digital Electronics, Electrical

Engineering, Electronic Devices, Control Engineering,
Telecommunication Systems, Microwave Engineering, Antenna and
Wave Propagation.

Allied Engineering Topics : Instrumentation, Computer Networks,

Network Theory Design, Switching Theory, Information Technology,
Radar Theory,

EKT SYLLABUS FOR MECHANICAL ENGINEERING :-

Fundamental Engineering: Engineering Mathematics, Engineering

Physics, Engineering Graphics/ Engineering Drawing.

Specialization Branch Topics : Engineering Mechanics,

Thermodynamics, Theory of Machines, Fluid mechanics/Hydraulic
Machines, Manufacturing Science, Materials Science, Machine Drawing.

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Allied Engineering: Automotive Engineering, Power Plant Engineering,

Industrial Engineering, Flight Mechanics, Aircraft Structures,
Aerodynamics.

AFCAT Examination Centres :-

Ambala, Amritsar, Allahabad, Agra, Ahmedabad, Barnala, Bathinda,
Bengaluru, Belgaum, Bidar, Bagdogra, Bareilly, Chandigarh, Chabua,
Chennai, Dehradun, Delhi, Darbhanga, Gorakhpur, Gwalior, Guwahati,
Halwara, Hashimara, Hyderabad, Imphal, Jalandhar, Jammu, Jorhat,
Jaipur, Jamnagar, Jodhpur, Kanpur, Kolkata, Kalaikunda(Kharagpur),
Kochi, Leh, Lucknow, Mumbai, Mohanbari, Mysore, Nal (Bikaner),
Nagpur, Ojhar (Nasik), Pathankot, Patna, Pune, Port Blair, Salua
(Kharagpur), Srinagar, Suratgarh, Sirsa,Saharanpur, Shillong, Silchar,
Sulur (Coimbatore), Thane, Tezpur, Thanjavur, Thiruvananthapuram,
Vadodara, Varanasi.

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