AFCAT 2022 Application Form has been released online on 1st December 2021. The Air Force Common Admission Test is commonly known as AFCAT. The AFCAT is an entrance test for the aspirants who want to join Indian Air Force as Commissioned Officer in Flying, Ground Duty (Technical) and Ground Duty (Non-Technical). The exam is conducted by Indian Air Force twice in a year in the month of February and August. The advertisement in this regard will be published in the month of June and December. Interested candidates must apply online at the official website before the last date. Everyone must ensure eligibility criteria first before submitting an application form. Information pertaining to AFCAT 2022 exam including eligibility criteria, application form, exam pattern, syllabus, and important dates are given here in this article.
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AFCAT Notification 2022 at afcat.cdac.in: Released
- AFCAT 2022 notification for February 2022 exam has been released online.
- The competent authority has invited AFCAT application form 2022 from 1st December 2021.
- Users need to submit the application form before the last date i.e. 30th December 2021. Click here to check application form details.
- AFCAT 2022 exam will be held in the month of February 2022 Exam.
AFCAT 2022 Exam: An Overview
The candidates can check here highlights of the AFCAT 2022 exam in the table below. Check crucial information about the AFCAT exam here:
| Name of Exam | AFCAT (Air Force Common Admission Test) |
| Level of Entrance Test | National Level |
| Organizing Authority | Indian Air Force (IAF) |
| Posts Name | Commissioned officers in the flying branch, Ground Duty (technical) and Ground Duty (Non-technical) branch |
| Mode of Exam | Online i.e. Computer Based Test |
| Syllabus | General Awareness, Numerical Ability, Reasoning & Military Aptitude and Verbal Ability in English |
| Registration can be done within | 1st December to 30th December 2021 |
| Date of Exam | February 2022 |
| Eligibility Criteria | It differs from one branch to another. Details are given below. |
| Selection Process | Written Exam, AFSB Interview, and Medical Test |
AFCAT 2022 Important Dates
The candidates can check here tentative dates with regard to the AFCAT 2022 exam:
AFCAT-I Schedule 2022
| Events | Dates (Released) |
| Official notification of AFCAT-I 2022 | 1st December 2021 |
| Online application form availability | 1st December 2021 |
| Last date to apply | 30th December 2021 |
| Admit Card issuance date | February 2022 |
| AFCAT I 2022 Exam date | February 2022 |
| Announcement of Result | March 2022 |
AFCAT-II Schedule 2022
| Events | Dates |
| AFCAT-II 2022 official notification release date | 1st week of June 2022 |
| Availability of online application form | 1st week of June 2022 |
| Closing date for applying online | last week of June 2022 |
| Release of admit card | July 2022 |
| AFCAT II 2022 Exam date | last week of August 2022 |
| Declaration of result | October 2022 |
AFCAT 2022 Eligibility Criteria
Candidate must fulfil the basic minimum eligibility criteria prescribed by the concerned authority to appear in AFCAT 2022 exam. One must comply with the following requirements:
Flying Branch
- Candidate must have obtained 60% marks in graduation in any discipline with Physics and Mathematics at 10+2 level or B.E./B. Tech. or
- Must have secured 60% marks in Section A & B examination of the Aeronautical Society of India or Associate Membership of Institute Engineers (India).
- The candidate should not be born earlier than 2nd July 1997 and not later than 1st July 2001.
Ground Duty (Technical)
- Minimum 60% marks in graduation level in any discipline with Physics and Mathematics at 10+2 level or
- Completed four-year graduation or integration PG in Engineering/Technology or
- Must obtain 60% marks in Section A & B examination of the Aeronautical Society of India or Associate Membership of Institute Engineers (India).
- Candidate should not be born earlier than 2nd July 1995 and not later than 1st July 2001.
Ground Duty (Non-Technical)
- Must be secured 60% marks in Graduation level in any discipline and 60% marks in Section A & B examination of Aeronautical Society of India or Associate Membership of Institute Engineers (India).
- The candidate should not be born earlier than 2nd July 1995 and not later than 1st July 2001.
Note: Apart from the above, the candidate must be physically and mentally sound. Physically challenged persons are not eligible. For more info, keep surfing this article from time to time.
AFCAT Application Form 2022
As stated above that the application form for AFCAT 2022 exam will be available two times in a year. The application form for AFCAT (1) 2022 is available online from 1st December 2021. Interested candidates can apply online till the 30th December 2021. However, AFCAT (2) 2022 registration will start later in the month of June 2022.
The application form AFCAT-I 2022 will be available online and candidates can fill the application form on the official website. Applicants can access https://afcat.cdac.in/AFCAT/, the official website for submitting the application form. Candidates should check the official notification from time to time for the latest updates. In order to submit AFCAT online application form, candidates have to go through two parts i.e. Registration Part and Application Form Filling at the official website. Check step by step process below for reference:
Part-I Registration
- Visit the official career website of the Indian Air Force as stated above.
- Click on the candidate’s login Button for Registration.
- A new window will open where you have to registration details.
- Fill the details like name, E-mail ID, Mobile number, etc. in the registration form.
- On submission of the registration form, a new Registration ID and Password will generate and sent to the registered e-mail ID.
- At the time of registration or form filling, one should keep all the documents for ready reference.
Filling up of Application Form
- Login to the portal using Registration ID and Password received by e-mail.
- Fill all the details as per instructions are given therein.
- Candidates need to select branch, exam centre and subject of EKT exam etc.
- Upload your recent passport size photograph and signature as per the prescribed specifications.
- Submit the application form at the end after checking all facts carefully and take at least one printout of the same for future reference.
- Candidates must provide all the information carefully and correctly. If anyone found misleading the authority at any stage during examination process then the candidates may face consequences including legal action. His/her candidates may also be cancelled immediately.
Exam Pattern
The candidates who are preparing for AFCAT 2022 exam should be well conversant with the exam pattern and syllabus. The information about exam pattern will guide to success in the examination. There will be a good number of applicants in the AFCAT exam and only ones get a chance for further selection after the written test. It means you must secure cut-off marks for qualifying the exam. Exam pattern consists of information like exam mode, the number of questions, type of questions, exam duration and syllabus of the exam etc. Check the following information in respect of the AFCAT exam pattern:
- First of all, we recommend each one of you to go through AFCAT 2022 official information brochure in detail.
- Candidates opting for flying branch and ground duty (non-technical) have to appear in AFCAT only, whereas, candidates need to appear in both AFCAT and EKT for ground duty (technical) branch.
- The duration of the entrance exam will be 2.00 hours.
- The duration of EKT will be 45 minutes.
- AFCAT paper will consist of four sections as (i) General Awareness, (ii) Numerical Ability, (iii) Reasoning & Military Aptitude and (iv) Verbal Ability in English.
- All the questions will be multiple choice in nature.
AFCAT Syllabus
The candidates should prepare according to the prescribed syllabus for the exam. Candidates must previous year exam papers for having information about the number of questions, difficulty level of questions and detailed syllabus. The syllabus for both AFCAT and EKT will differ from each other. Also, verify the subject from the official information brochure also. You can check the AFCAT syllabus below:
- General Awareness- Current Affairs, Sports, Art, Culture, Environment, History, Geography, Politics, Basic Science, Civics etc.
- Numerical Ability- Number Series, Average, Simplification, Ratio, Profit & Loss, Simple Interest, Decimal Fraction, Percentage etc.
- Reasoning & Military Aptitude- Verbal Skills and Spatial Ability
- Verbal Ability in English- English Comprehension, Error Finding, Vocabulary, Synonyms, Antonyms, Jumbled Sentences, Fill in the blanks, rearrangement of sentences, etc.
AFCAT Preparation Tips
The candidates should follow a preparation plan to crack the AFCAT exam. The AFCAT exam is quite tough hence proper strategy is required to tackle the difficulty level of the exam. AFCAT 2022 aspirants can check here some of the preparation tips, which will be helpful during the exam:
- The first and most important work is to collect complete information about exam pattern and syllabus.
- You are also recommended to obtain the official AFCAT 2022 bulletin for detailed information.
- Candidates should focus on each and every section of the paper. Give sufficient time to each section.
- Candidates should make a time schedule for routine study.
- Collect relevant books and notes for the preparation of the exam.
- Solving previous year’s question papers will also be helpful.
- Time management is very important during the exam which you learn through practice only.
- Apart from the above, candidates should also take care of their health.
AFCAT 2022 Admit Card
The eligible candidate will get AFCAT admit card two weeks before the written examination. Candidates can download AFCAT 2022 admit card from the 1st week of February 2022. The candidate has to download it from the official website before the commencement of the written exam. The hard copy of the admit card will not be sent to any individual through the post.
At the time of examination, the candidate must carry the admit card to appear in the examination. Identity proof like Aadhar Card, Driving Licence, and Voter Card, etc. also need to be carried at the time of examination. Keep the admit card safe for future reference.
Exam Centre
The aspirants can check the list of examination centres which is prepared based on the previous year’s list.
| Allahabad | Coimbatore | Guwahati | Kanpur | Shimla |
| Aligarh | Darbhanga | Hyderabad | Kolkata | Silchar |
| Ambala | Delhi | Hisar | Kolhapur | Srinagar |
| Aizawl | Dehradun | Haldwani | Kohima | Sonipat |
| Andaman | Darjeeling | Itanagar | Kochi | Tirupathi |
| Amritsar | Diu | Imphal | Kurukshetra | Thane |
| Bengaluru | Durgapur | Indore | Kota | Tinsukia |
| Behrampura | Dhanbad | Jaisalmer | Lucknow | Thrissur |
| Belgaum | Faridabad | Jaipur | Leh | Tirunelveli |
| Bareilly | Ghaziabad | Jabalpur | Meerut | Thiruvananthapuram |
| Bhagalpur | GautamBudh Nagar | Jalpaigudi | Madurai | Ujjain |
| Bahadurgarh | Ganganagar | Jalandhar | Mangalore | Udaipur |
| Bhawanipatna | Gorakhpur | Jammu | Midnapore | Varanasi |
| Bhopal | Ranchi | Jhansi | Mysore | Vadodara |
| Bhilai | Rohtak | Jamshedpur | Mumbai | Vijayawada |
| Bhubaneshwar | Rourkee | Jodhpur | Nasik | Vellore |
| Bhuj | Pathankot | Rajkot | Nagpur | Vishakapatnam |
| Patna | Puducherry | Pune | Warangal | |
| Nizamabad | Gwalior | Kharagpur | Solapur |
AFCAT Result 2022
The concerned authority will announce the result of the written exam first. Qualified candidates of the written exam will be called for appearing in the SSB/Interview. Later on, the final result will be made on the basis of the overall performance of the candidate during the exam. Accordingly, the final result will be declared at the appropriate time.
AFCAT Selection Process
- Shortlisting of the candidates will be done on the basis of marks scored in the written examination.
- Candidates shortlisted on the basis of written exam will have to face Screening Test i.e. Stage-I Testing.
- The screening test will include Officer Intelligence Rating Test and Picture Perception and Discussion Test.
- Those who will qualify the Stage-I will be called for Stage-II Testing.
- Stage II will include Psychological Test, Group Test to check interactive ability, personal conversation with Interviewing Officer.
- The entire process will take at least 5-6 days.
- The candidates who will qualify the SSB/Interview will go through the medical examination.
- In the end, an all India merit list will be prepared on the basis of a written test and interview.
AFCAT FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions)
The applicants can check some important questions here which are frequently asked by the candidates. These questions are as below:
Q1. How can I register for AFCAT?
A: The candidates must know that the registration for the AFCAT exam can be done through online mode only. Candidates have to access the official website of the AFCAT or Air Force to apply online. However, there are certain eligibility conditions that applicants must satisfy.
Q2. What is the maximum age limit for AFCAT?
A: The minimum age of the candidates should be 20 years and the maximum age is 24 years as of 1st July 2022. Those who are applying for the Ground duty branch should be within 20 to 26 years.
Q3. How to check the eligibility criteria details?
A: The eligibility criteria for different branches are different hence, candidates must check carefully. The eligibility criteria details are given above. However, candidates can also access the official website of the AFCAT for detailed eligibility requirements.
Q4: Sir, how to prepare for the AFCAT exam?
A: The candidate should make his/her preparation strategy for the exam. However, candidates should check examination pattern, syllabus, and previous year questions papers to know the examination scheme and pattern of the question paper.
Q5: Is there any specific book available in the market for the preparation of the AFCAT exam?
A: No there is no specific book through which you can crack the exam. You must be practical and should prepare from various sources such as some specific AFCAT books, subject-specific books, previous year question papers, etc.
Official website: https://afcat.cdac.in/AFCAT/
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