HOW TO BECOME A PILOT

IN INDIAN AIRFORCE
 Why and Benefits

The view is
Stunning

Prestige,
Honour, Respect
from Fellow
countrymen

Insurance, Loans,
Medical,
Handsome Accommodations,
pay of Concessions and
80,250/- pm Pension
 Become a PILOT
National Defence Combined Defence Air Force Common
Academy(NDA) Service(CDS) Admission Test

12th Class Graduates any Graduates any

discipline with discipline with
passed or Physics & Maths
appearing with Physics &
in 10+2
Physics & Maths Maths in 10+2

Age: 16 -19 Age: 19-24 Years Age: 20-24 Years

Held twice every Year

University Entry Scheme(UES) Pilot in Indian Navy
Permanent Commission and Short Service
Commission
Women entry only Air Force Common Admission Test
Procedure
 Written Examination
Paper I: Maths 300 Marks
National Defence Paper II: English & General ability 600
Exam(NDA) marks
Duration 2 hrs for each paper

Paper I: English
Combined
Paper II: General Knowledge
Defence Service
Paper III: Maths
Exam(CDS) Duration 2hrs& 100 marks for each paper

Air Force Common One paper Aptitude, General

Admission Test Awareness, Maths
(AFCAT) Duration 2hrs & 300 Marks

All papers are Objective Type & Scoring 40-50% Aggregate marks
enough for Service Selection Board
 Service Selection Board(SSB)
Day I: Screening Test
Students who cleared Written exam will be called for
Service Selection Board via call letter
On arriving at Service Selection Board candidates
Documents are verified
Reasoning and Aptitude Test is held (Objective Type)
Picture Perception and description test (PPDT) held
Write a story on picture shown via Projector also identify
characters
Group Discussion held on story written
Result for day I declared
 Day 2-5: Stage 2

Interview
Candidates called one by one from day 2 to 5 for
Interview
Question related candidate and military, current
affairs
 Day 2:Psychologist Test

1. 12 pictures shown & asked to write story on each

Thematic Apperception Test(TAT)
2. Last picture is blank, you have to imagine it
3. Word association test(WAT) 60 words shown &
write sentence on each word in 15 sec
4. Situation Reaction Test(SRT):60 different situations
given & write what will you do (Duration 1hr)
5. Self descriptive Test: comments of friends , teachers
and Parents about candidate
 Group Task
Group Discussion on two topics
Group Planning exercise : Situation to whole group
given
Lecture on given topic on the spot
Group obstacle: half group task and full group task
Whole group needs to pass obstacles using rope plank
Command task: two other candidates give for
obstacle task
Pilot Aptitude battery test: Written and Practical on
machine (Compulsory)
Conference: All evaluator sit together
Candidate called one by one and result decided
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