26-November 2022

AFCAT 01/2023 Notification Out - Check Online Form Date, Eligibility, Vacancy Details, Exam Pattern, Etc.

Indian Air Force has released the latest notification for the Air Force Common Admission Test (AFCAT) for the recruitment of 258 commissioned officers in various branches including the Flying, Technical, Weapon Systems, Administration, Logistics, Accounts, Education, and Meteorology for Batch No. 1/2023. AFCAT Exam is also conducted for the NCC Special Entry for Flying Branch. Eligible Indian Male and Female candidates can apply online for the Air Force AFCAT 2023 Exam from the website afcat.cdac.in starting from December 1, 2022. All the details related to AFCAT 01/2023 are given below.

AFCAT (1) 2023 Exam Overview

Recruitment Organization	Indian Air Force (IAF)
Post Name	Commissioned Officers
Advt No.	AFCAT-01/2023/ NCC Special Entry
Vacancies	258
Salary/ Pay Scale	Rs. 56100-177500 (Level 10 in 7th CPC Pay Matrix)
Job Location	All India
Last Date to Apply	December 30, 2022
Mode of Apply	Online
Category	Air Force Recruitment 2022
Official Website	afcat.cdac.in

Application Fees

All Candidates: ₹ 250/-
Payment Mode: Online

Important Dates for AFCAT 2023

Event	Date
Apply Start	December 1, 2022, at 11:00 am
Last Date to Apply	December 30, 2022, up to 05:00 pm
Exam Date	Notify Later
Course Commence	Jan. 2024

Age Limit:

The age limit for AFCAT 01/2023 is 20-24 Years for Flying Branch and 20-26 Years for the Technical and Non-Technical Branches. The crucial date for the calculation of the age is 1.1.2024. The age Relaxation will be given as per the Rules of the Government.

AFCAT Selection Process

The Selection Process of AFCAT Recruitment includes the following Stages:

Written Exam
Air Force Selection Board (AFSB)
Document Verification
Medical Examination

AFCAT Exam Pattern

It is compulsory for the candidates opting for the Ground Duty (Technical) branch to appear in both exams of AFCAT as well Engineering Knowledge Test (EKT).

Exam	Subject	Time	Questions/ Marks
AFCAT	GK, English, Maths, Reasoning, Military Aptitude	2 Hours	100/ 300
EKT	Mechanical, Computer, Electrical, Electronics	45 Mins	50/ 150

English: Comprehension, Error Detection, Sentence Completion/ Filling in of correct words, Synonyms, Antonyms, and Testing of Vocabulary, Idioms, and Phrases.
General Awareness: History, Geography, Civics, Politics, Current Affairs, Environment, Basic Science, Defence, Art, Culture, Sports, etc.
Numerical Ability: Decimal Fraction, Time and Work, Average, Profit & Loss, Percentage, Ratio & Proportion, and Simple Interest, Time & Distance (Trains/Boats & Streams).
Reasoning and Military Aptitude Test: Verbal Skills and Spatial Ability