The full form of ‘AFCAT’ is Air Force Common Admission Online Test. The AFCAT exam takes place twice in a year in the month of February and August. It is a multiple-stage exam conducted by Indian Air Force to select candidates as Class-I Gazetted officers in Flying & Ground Duty (Technical and Non-technical) branches.

This is for the first time AFCAT exam is taking place in online mode. Once you are selected after qualifying all the stages, you will have to undergo a training of 74 weeks, if you are selected in Flying and Ground Duty (Technical) Branches & a training of 52 weeks, if you are selected in Ground Duty (Non-technical) Branches at Air Force Training Establishments.

Indian Air Force has invited enthusiastic & adventurous Indian citizens (Men & Women) to join the Indian Air Force as commissioned officers in Flying, Ground Duty (Technical), Ground Duty (Non- Technical) branches through online applications for the courses commencing in July 2025 for grant of Short Service Commission (SSC) in Flying Branch and Permanent Commission (PC) / Short Service Commission (SSC) in Ground Duty (Technical) and Ground Duty (Non-technical) Branches. Applications for AFCAT Exam 02/2025 will commence from 16 June 2025. The last date of AFCAT online application form is 15th July 2025. Check out the notification for dates, application form details, eligibility, exam pattern & more.

AFCAT 2025: Types of Commissions

• PC for Men
  • Candidates joining as PC officers would continue to serve till the age of superannuation as per their branch and rank.
• SSC for Men & Women
  • Engagement period for SSC Flying Branch is 14 years from the date of Commissioning (Not extendable)
  • Initial tenure for SSC officers in Ground Duty (Tech) and Ground Duty (NonTech) Branches would be for a period of 10 years.
  • An extension of four years may be granted subject to willingness, suitability, service requirements and availability of vacancies.

  AFCAT Recruitment 2025 IMPORTANT DATES

  S.No	Events	Dates
  1.	AFCAT Online Application Begins	16 June 2025
  2.	AFCAT Application Form Last Date	15 July 2025
  3.	AFCAT Exam Date 2025	To be announced

AFCAT Recruitment 2025 ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

Age Limit: The required age limit is based on the branch. Here, we have mentioned age limit branch wise.

• Flying Branch: Candidate age should be between 20 to 24 years as on 1st January 2025.Candidate should not be born earlier than 2nd January 2001 and not later than 1st January 2005.
• Ground Duty (Technical): Candidate age should be between 20 to 26 years as on 1st January 2025. Candidate should not be born earlier than 2nd January 1999 and not later than 1st January 2005.
• Ground Duty (Non-Technical): Candidate age should be between 20 to 26 years as on 1st January 2025. The candidate should not be born earlier than 2nd January 1999 and not later than 1st January 2005.

S.No	Duty	Age Limit
1.	Flying Branch	20 to 24 years as on 01 July 2025 i.e. born between 02 January 2001 to 01 January 2005 Upper age limit for candidates holding valid and current Commercial Pilot Licence issued by DGCA (India) is relaxable up to 26 years i.e. born between 02 July 2001 to 01 July 2005 Both Dates inclusive
2.	Ground Duty (Technical/Non-technical) Branches	20 to 26 years as on 01 July 2025 i.e. born between 02 July 1999 to 01 July 2005 Both dates inclusive

To Apply for the AFCAT 2 2025 examination, the candidate must have to eligible as per the AFCAT 2025 Eligibility Criteria. All the interested candidates must fulfill the basic eligibility criteria prescribed by concerned examination authority to appear in AFCAT 2025 exam. Let’s have a look at educational qualification:-

Educational Qualification: Education qualification is based on the branch. Here, we have mentioned education qualification branch wise.

Flying Branch

• Candidate must have a graduate in any discipline with Physics and Mathematics at 10+2 level or B.E/B. Tech with minimum 60% marks. OR
• Candidates must have secured 60% marks in Section A & B examination of Aeronautical Society of India or Associate Membership of Institute Engineers (India).

Ground Duty (Technical)

• Candidates must have a graduation level degree in any discipline with Physics and Mathematics at 10+2 level with minimum 60% marks. OR
• A candidate must have completed 4 years graduation or integration Post graduation in Engineering/Technology OR
• A candidate must obtain 60% marks in Section A & B examination of Aeronautical Society of India or Associate Membership of Institute Engineers (India).

Ground Duty (Non-Technical)

• Candidates must have graduation level degree any discipline with minimum 60% marks and obtain 60% marks in Section A & B examination of Aeronautical Society of India or Associate Membership of Institute Engineers (India).

Note: The applicant must be mentally and physically fit because physically challenged persons are not eligible for AFCAT 2025 exam. For more details, please wait till AFCAT 2025 Notification declaration.

APPLICATION FEE AND INTIMATION CHARGE: (Non Refundable)

Categories	Amount
All Categories	Rs. 550/-
Meteorology and NCC Special Entry Candidates	Nill

AFCAT Recruitment 2025 Selection Process:

Candidates can check here the AFCAT II 2025 Selection Process, which is mentioned below in point. So, let have look at section process of AFCAT 2025 exam -

• AFCAT Exam has various stages for the selection procedure
• Applicants will be shortlisted on the basis of written exam and they will have to face Screening Test that is Stage-I Testing
• The SSB Stage-I test will include Officer Intelligence Rating Test and Picture Perception and Discussion Test
• Candidates who will qualify SSB Stage-I will be shortlisted for Stage-II test
• The SSB Stage II test will include Psychological Test, Group Test for checking interactive ability, personal conversation with Interviewing Officer
• Candidate who will qualify SSB/Interview will go through medical test
• At the last, AFCAT 2025 Merit list will be prepared on the basis of written test and interview

AFCAT Recruitment 2025 Exam pattern:

Here, we have mentioned the full exam pattern of AFCAT 2 2025 examination because the exam pattern is helpful for candidates to know how many questions will be asked in the examination, section wise questions, the time duration of exam, total marks etc.

Subjects	Number of Questions	Maximum Marks	Time Duration
General Awareness	20	60	2 Hours
Verbal Ability	20	60
Quantitative Ability	20	60
Logical Reasoning	20	60
Military Aptitude Test	20	60
	100	300
EKT Test (For Technical Ground Duty only)	50	150	45 Minutes

AFCAT Written Exam Pattern: The Written examination will carry all objective type questions and it is will be conducted via pen and paper mode (OMR sheets). There are 5 sections of General Awareness, Verbal Ability, Quantitative Ability, Logical Reasoning, and Military Aptitude Test. The exam will carry total 100 questions and each right answer will have weightage of 3 marks and 1 mark will be deducted for each wrong answer as negative marking.

EKT Exam Pattern: The Engineering Knowledge Test (EKT) conducted to test engineering knowledge of candidates. The EKT is mandatory for candidates who have applied for Technical Ground Duty branch. This test will take place after the written examination of AFCAT 2025. It will carry total 50 questions and each write answer will have weigthage of 3 marks. 1 mark will be deducted for each wrong answer as negative marking.

Staff Selection Board (SSB) Interviews: After clearing the AFCAT 2025 written exam, candidates will have to face SSC interviews. It has 2 Stages:

• Stage-I: Officer Intelligence Rating Test and Picture Perception and Discussion Test
• Stage-II: Psychology Test, Written Exam, Group Test (Combination of Indoor and Outdoor Activities), and Interviews

Note: Only those candidates will be selected for SSB interview Second Stage round who will successfully clear the SSB Interview first stage.

How to apply for AFCAT 2025

• Candidates will be required to register themselves online through official website https://careerindianairforce.cdac.in OR https://afcat.cdac.in or Recruitment of AFCAT 2025
• Candidates should have valid email ID and mobile no.which should be kept active till the declaration of results. It will help him/her in getting call letter/advices etc. by email/SMS.
• Submit the Application Form.
• The payment can be made by using debit card/credit card/Internet Banking by providing information as asked on the screen. Transaction charges for online payment, if any, will be borne by the candidates.
• On successful completion of the transaction, e-receipt and application form with fee details will be generated; which may be printed for record.
• Take out the Print Out of the Application Form for future reference.

Syllabus For AFCAT 2025

Candidates can check AFCAT 2 2025 exam syllabus section wise. Candidates are advised to check full syllabus before starting preparation. Here, we have mentioned the section wise topics. So, let’s have a look at AFCAT 2 2025 Syllabus.

General Awareness: History, Geography, Sports, Civics, Environment, Defence, Basic Sciences, Culture, Art, Politics, Current Affairs, etc.

Verbal Ability in English: English Comprehension, Vocabulary, Error Finding, Synonyms, Antonyms, Fill in the blanks, Jumbled Sentences, rearrangement of sentences etc.

Numerical Ability: Number Series, Simplification, Average, Ratio & Proportion, Profit & Loss, Simple Interest, Decimal Fraction, Percentage etc.

Reasoning and Military Aptitude Test – Verbal Skills and Spatial Ability.

Admit Card for For AFCAT 2025

As we know, the AFCAT II 2025 examination is expected to be held in August. Candidates who will successfully fill AFCAT 2 2025 Application Form will be able to download AFCAT 2025 Admit Card. The examination authority will released  Admit Card before 10 to 15 days of exam on the official website. Candidates will be able to download AFCAT 2025 Call Letter by using their registration number and date of birth. Call letter / admit card is mandatory to carry because without it you will not get permission to appear in the examination.

How to Download Admit Card

• Go to https://afcat.cdac.in and click on careers section.
• Select download AFCAT 2025 call letter for preliminary examination
• Then enter your Registration Number/Roll Number and Date of Birth/Password
• Finally click on the submit button, your AFCAT 2025 will generated and take a print.
• The AFCAT 2025 admit card is issued and available 10 days prior to the examination. It will be available in the official website of the bank. Candidates are required to download the admit card and get a printed copy of the same.

AFCAT Recruitment Result 2025 :

Generally, the examination authority declares AFCAT Result after one or two months of examination. This year, the examination is expected to be held in August, so AFCAT (2) 2025 Result is expected to be declared in October or November on the official website. Only those candidates will be shortlisted for the SSB round who will clear the written examination. Candidates will be able to check AFCAT Result 2025 via roll number and name.

AFCAT Recruitment Cut Off 2025 :

AFCAT Cut-off Marks are the minimum marks which are required to qualify in this examination. AFCAT Cut-Off Marks 2025 will be released soon after the declaration of result. The AFCAT Cut-Off 2025 marks will be based on difficulty level of the paper and number of students appeared in the examination. You can check previous year cut off marks of AFCAT exam.

Year	AFCAT 1 Cut Off Marks	AFCAT 2 Cut Off Marks
2011	85	88
2012	135	143
2013	144	116
2014	128	123
2015	126	144
2016	132	148
2017	150	160
2018	-	-
2019	-	-
2020	153	155
2021	165	157
2022	157	157
2023	155	151
2024	137	139

 

INTRODUCTION

The full form of ‘AFCAT’ is Air Force Common Admission Online Test. The AFCAT exam takes place twice in a year in the month of February and August. It is a multiple-stage exam conducted by Indian Air Force to select candidates as Class-I Gazetted officers in Flying & Ground Duty (Technical and Non-technical) branches.

This is for the first time AFCAT exam is taking place in online mode. Once you are selected after qualifying all the stages, you will have to undergo a training of 74 weeks, if you are selected in Flying and Ground Duty (Technical) Branches & a training of 52 weeks, if you are selected in Ground Duty (Non-technical) Branches at Air Force Training Establishments.

Indian Air Force has invited enthusiastic & adventurous Indian citizens (Men & Women) to join the Indian Air Force as commissioned officers in Flying, Ground Duty (Technical), Ground Duty (Non- Technical) branches through online applications for the courses commencing in July 2025 for grant of Short Service Commission (SSC) in Flying Branch and Permanent Commission (PC) / Short Service Commission (SSC) in Ground Duty (Technical) and Ground Duty (Non-technical) Branches. Applications for AFCAT Exam 02/2025 will commence from 16 June 2025. The last date of AFCAT online application form is 15th July 2025. Check out the notification for dates, application form details, eligibility, exam pattern & more.

AFCAT 2025: Types of Commissions

• PC for Men
  • Candidates joining as PC officers would continue to serve till the age of superannuation as per their branch and rank.
• SSC for Men & Women
  • Engagement period for SSC Flying Branch is 14 years from the date of Commissioning (Not extendable)
  • Initial tenure for SSC officers in Ground Duty (Tech) and Ground Duty (NonTech) Branches would be for a period of 10 years.
  • An extension of four years may be granted subject to willingness, suitability, service requirements and availability of vacancies.

 

AFCAT Recruitment 2025 ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

Age Limit: The required age limit is based on the branch. Here, we have mentioned age limit branch wise.

• Flying Branch: Candidate age should be between 20 to 24 years as on 1st January 2025.Candidate should not be born earlier than 2nd January 2001 and not later than 1st January 2005.
• Ground Duty (Technical): Candidate age should be between 20 to 26 years as on 1st January 2025. Candidate should not be born earlier than 2nd January 1999 and not later than 1st January 2005.
• Ground Duty (Non-Technical): Candidate age should be between 20 to 26 years as on 1st January 2025. The candidate should not be born earlier than 2nd January 1999 and not later than 1st January 2005.

To Apply for the AFCAT 2 2025 examination, the candidate must have to eligible as per the AFCAT 2025 Eligibility Criteria. All the interested candidates must fulfill the basic eligibility criteria prescribed by concerned examination authority to appear in AFCAT 2025 exam. Let’s have a look at educational qualification:-

Educational Qualification: Education qualification is based on the branch. Here, we have mentioned education qualification branch wise.

Flying Branch

• Candidate must have a graduate in any discipline with Physics and Mathematics at 10+2 level or B.E/B. Tech with minimum 60% marks. OR
• Candidates must have secured 60% marks in Section A & B examination of Aeronautical Society of India or Associate Membership of Institute Engineers (India).

Ground Duty (Technical)

• Candidates must have a graduation level degree in any discipline with Physics and Mathematics at 10+2 level with minimum 60% marks. OR
• A candidate must have completed 4 years graduation or integration Post graduation in Engineering/Technology OR
• A candidate must obtain 60% marks in Section A & B examination of Aeronautical Society of India or Associate Membership of Institute Engineers (India).

Ground Duty (Non-Technical)

• Candidates must have graduation level degree any discipline with minimum 60% marks and obtain 60% marks in Section A & B examination of Aeronautical Society of India or Associate Membership of Institute Engineers (India).

Note: The applicant must be mentally and physically fit because physically challenged persons are not eligible for AFCAT 2025 exam. For more details, please wait till AFCAT 2025 Notification declaration.

APPLICATION FEE AND INTIMATION CHARGE: (Non Refundable)

AFCAT Recruitment 2025 Exam pattern:

Here, we have mentioned the full exam pattern of AFCAT 2 2025 examination because the exam pattern is helpful for candidates to know how many questions will be asked in the examination, section wise questions, the time duration of exam, total marks etc.

AFCAT Written Exam Pattern: The Written examination will carry all objective type questions and it is will be conducted via pen and paper mode (OMR sheets). There are 5 sections of General Awareness, Verbal Ability, Quantitative Ability, Logical Reasoning, and Military Aptitude Test. The exam will carry total 100 questions and each right answer will have weightage of 3 marks and 1 mark will be deducted for each wrong answer as negative marking.

EKT Exam Pattern: The Engineering Knowledge Test (EKT) conducted to test engineering knowledge of candidates. The EKT is mandatory for candidates who have applied for Technical Ground Duty branch. This test will take place after the written examination of AFCAT 2025. It will carry total 50 questions and each write answer will have weigthage of 3 marks. 1 mark will be deducted for each wrong answer as negative marking.

Staff Selection Board (SSB) Interviews: After clearing the AFCAT 2025 written exam, candidates will have to face SSC interviews. It has 2 Stages:

• Stage-I: Officer Intelligence Rating Test and Picture Perception and Discussion Test
• Stage-II: Psychology Test, Written Exam, Group Test (Combination of Indoor and Outdoor Activities), and Interviews

Note: Only those candidates will be selected for SSB interview Second Stage round who will successfully clear the SSB Interview first stage.

How to apply for AFCAT 2025

• Candidates will be required to register themselves online through official website https://careerindianairforce.cdac.in OR https://afcat.cdac.in or Recruitment of AFCAT 2025
• Candidates should have valid email ID and mobile no.which should be kept active till the declaration of results. It will help him/her in getting call letter/advices etc. by email/SMS.
• Submit the Application Form.
• The payment can be made by using debit card/credit card/Internet Banking by providing information as asked on the screen. Transaction charges for online payment, if any, will be borne by the candidates.
• On successful completion of the transaction, e-receipt and application form with fee details will be generated; which may be printed for record.
• Take out the Print Out of the Application Form for future reference.

Syllabus For AFCAT 2025

Candidates can check AFCAT 2 2025 exam syllabus section wise. Candidates are advised to check full syllabus before starting preparation. Here, we have mentioned the section wise topics. So, let’s have a look at AFCAT 2 2025 Syllabus.

General Awareness: History, Geography, Sports, Civics, Environment, Defence, Basic Sciences, Culture, Art, Politics, Current Affairs, etc.

Verbal Ability in English: English Comprehension, Vocabulary, Error Finding, Synonyms, Antonyms, Fill in the blanks, Jumbled Sentences, rearrangement of sentences etc.

Numerical Ability: Number Series, Simplification, Average, Ratio & Proportion, Profit & Loss, Simple Interest, Decimal Fraction, Percentage etc.

Reasoning and Military Aptitude Test – Verbal Skills and Spatial Ability.

Admit Card for For AFCAT 2025

As we know, the AFCAT II 2025 examination is expected to be held in August. Candidates who will successfully fill AFCAT 2 2025 Application Form will be able to download AFCAT 2025 Admit Card. The examination authority will released  Admit Card before 10 to 15 days of exam on the official website. Candidates will be able to download AFCAT 2025 Call Letter by using their registration number and date of birth. Call letter / admit card is mandatory to carry because without it you will not get permission to appear in the examination.

How to Download Admit Card

• Go to https://afcat.cdac.in and click on careers section.
• Select download AFCAT 2025 call letter for preliminary examination
• Then enter your Registration Number/Roll Number and Date of Birth/Password
• Finally click on the submit button, your AFCAT 2025 will generated and take a print.
• The AFCAT 2025 admit card is issued and available 10 days prior to the examination. It will be available in the official website of the bank. Candidates are required to download the admit card and get a printed copy of the same.