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AFCAT CDAC Notification 2023

The Indian Air Force has issued the Notification for the Air Force Common Admission Test (AFCAT-01/2023) for Flying Branch and Ground Duty (Technical and Non-Technical) Branches/NCC Special Entry for courses commencing in January 2024. 

Applications are invited for AFCAT CDAC Air Force Common Admission Test  from Men, Women as Group ‘A’ Gazetted Officers in Flying and Ground Duty (Technical and Non-Technical) branches. Online AFCAT examination will be conducted on 24 Feb 23, 25 Feb 23, and 26 Feb 23.

AFCAT CDAC Recruitment Notification 2023 Important Information

Entry, Branch, Course Number and Vacancies

Type of Commission

 Short Service Commission (SSC) for Men & Women

 (i) The engagement period for Flying Branch (Men and Women) SSC Officers is fourteen years from the date of Commissioning. 

(ii) The initial tenure for Ground Duty (Technical & Non-Technical) SSC Officers would be for a period of ten years. An extension of four years may be granted subject to service requirements, availability of vacancies, willingness, suitability, and merit.

 (iii) Grant of Permanent Commission (PC) (at a later date) would be considered subject to service requirements, availability of vacancies, willingness, suitability, merit, and as per prevailing policies on the subject. 

(iv) SSC officers are not entitled for grant of pension.

AFCAT CDAC Eligibility Conditions

a. Nationality. Candidate must be a citizen of India as per the Indian citizenship act,

b. Age

c. Flying Branch through AFCAT and NCC Special Entry: 20 to 24 years as on 01 January 2024 e. born between 02 January 2000 to 01 January 2004 (both dates inclusive). The upper age limit for candidates holding valid and current Commercial Pilot License issued by DGCA (India) is relaxable up to 26 years i.e. born between 02 January 1998 to 01 January 2004 (both dates inclusive).

d. Ground Duty (Technical & Non-Technical) Branch: 20 to 26 years as on 01 January 2024 e. born between 02 January 1998 to 01 January 2004 (both dates inclusive).

e. Marital Status: Candidates must be unmarried at the time of commencement of the course and marriage is not permitted during training. A candidate who marries during the period of training shall be discharged and will be liable to refund all expenditures incurred on him by the Government.

AFCAT CDAC Educational Qualifications

Flying Branch.

Candidates should have mandatorily passed with a minimum of 50% marks each in Maths and Physics at 10+2 level and 

(aa) Graduation with a minimum of three years degree course in any discipline from a recognized University with a minimum of 60% marks or equivalent. OR

(ab)   BE/B Tech degree (Four years course) from a recognized University with a minimum of 60% marks or equivalent. OR

(ac) Candidates who have cleared Section A & B examination of Associate Membership of Institution of Engineers (India) or Aeronautical Society of India from a recognized University with a minimum of 60% marks or equivalent.

Ground Duty (Technical) Branch

(aa) Aeronautical Engineer (Electronics) {AE (L)}. Candidates with a minimum of 50% marks each in Physics and Mathematics at 10+2 level and a minimum of four years degree graduation/integrated post-graduation qualification in Engineering/ Technology from recognized University OR cleared Sections A and B examination of Associate Membership of Institution of Engineers (India) or Aeronautical Society of India or Graduate membership examination of the Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers by actual studies with a minimum of 60% marks or equivalent.

(ab) Aeronautical Engineer (Mechanical) {AE (M)}. Candidates with a minimum of 50% marks each in Physics and Mathematics at 10+2 level and a minimum of four years degree graduation/integrated post-graduation qualification in Engineering/Technology from recognized University OR cleared Sections A & B examination of Associate Membership of Institution of Engineers (India) or Aeronautical Society of India by actual studies with a minimum of 60% marks or equivalent.

Ground Duty (Non-Technical) Branches

(aa)     Weapon Systems (WS) Branch.

Candidates should have mandatorily passed with a minimum of 50% marks each in Maths and Physics at 10+2 level and 

(aaa) Graduation with minimum three years degree course in any discipline from a recognized University with a minimum of 60% marks or equivalent. OR

(aab) BE/B Tech degree (Four years course) from a recognised University with a minimum of 60% marks or equivalent.

(ab) Administration & Logistics. Passed 10+2 and Graduate Degree (Minimum three years degree course) in any discipline from a recognized university with a minimum of 60% marks or equivalent or cleared section A & B examination of Associate Membership of Institution of Engineers (India) or Aeronautical Society of India from a recognised university with a minimum of 60% marks or equivalent.

(ac) Accounts Branch. Passed 10+2 and done graduation in any of the following streams with 60 % marks or equivalent from a recognized university:-

(aaa) B. Com Degree (Min three years course).

(aab) Bachelor of Business Administration (with specialization in Finance)/ Bachelor of Management Studies (with specialization in Finance)/ Bachelor of Business Studies (with specialization in Finance)

(aac) Qualified CA/ CMA/ CS/ CFA.

(aad) B.Sc. with specialization in Finance.

(ad) Education. Passed 10+2 and Post-Graduation with 50% marks in any discipline including integrated courses offering PG (Single degree without permission to exit and lateral entry) and with 60% marks in Graduation in any discipline.

(ae)    Meteorology.     Passed 10+2 and B Sc with Physics and Mathematics with a minimum of 60% marks or equivalent or four-year Graduation in Engineering/Technology discipline with a minimum of 60% marks or equivalent.

AFCAT CDAC Physical and Medical Standards

Candidates have to meet the specified Physical and Medicals Standards without fail. For details see the Official Notification.

AFCAT CDAC How to Apply

Aspirants for IAF are required to apply online by using the link https://careerindianairforce.cdac.in, or https://afcat.cdac.in. Aadhaar Card is mandatory for online Application.

AFCAT Scheme of Examination

Scheme of Online Examination. All applicants whose applications are submitted by the due date will be called for   AFCAT   at one of   the examination centers on either 24 Feb 23 (Friday), 25 Feb 23 (Saturday) or 26 Feb 23 (Sunday).

 Exam Schedule. The AFCAT will be conducted in three days as per the following schedule:-

AFCAT Examination Subject and Duration

The subjects, time allowed and maximum marks allotted for AFCAT CDAC exam will be as follows:-

AFCAT Examination Syllabus

aa) English. Comprehension, Detect Error in Sentence, Sentence Completion/ Filling in of correct word, Synonym/ Antonym, Cloze Test or Fill in the Gaps in a paragraph, Idioms and Phrases, Analogy, Sentence Rearranging, Substitution in a Sentence/ One Word Substitution.

(ab) General Awareness. History, Geography, Sports, National & International Organisations, Art & Culture, Personalities, Environment & Ecology, Indian Polity, Economy, Basic Science Based Knowledge, Science & Technology, Current Affairs (National & International), Defence.

(ac) Numerical Ability. Decimal Fraction, Time and Work, Average/ Percentage, Profit & Loss, Ratio & Proportion, Simple and Compound Interest, Time & Distance and Races (Trains/ Boats & Streams), Area and Perimeter, Probability, Number System & Number Series, Mixture & Allegation Rules, Clocks.

(ad)    Reasoning and Military Aptitude Test.  Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning

Standard. The standard of Numerical Ability Questions will be of Matriculation The standard of questions in other subjects will be of graduation level (Indian University).

Practice Test.      An online Practice   Test is available on the IAF Website https://careerindianairforce.cdac.in or https://afcat.cdac.in.

AFCAT CDAC e-Admit Card

The eligible candidates shall be issued with an e-Admit Card three weeks before the date of the examination. The e-Admit Card will be sent to the registered email IDs and will also be available at the website www.careerindianairforce.cdac.in for all candidates who successfully submitted their online application.

No Admit Card will be sent by post. To check and save the e-Admit Card, a candidate should have his/her Username and Password. The candidate will be solely responsible for his/ her e-Admit Card.

AFCAT CDAC Examination Cities for AFCAT 01/2023

Agartala, Agra, Ahmedabad, Ajmer, Aizawl, Allahabad/ Prayagraj, Alwar, Ambala, Aurangabad, Bareilly, Bathinda, Belagavi, Bengaluru, Berhampur (Odisha), Bhagalpur, Bhilai, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Bhuj, Bikaner, Chandigarh, Chennai, Chapra, Coimbatore, Delhi and NCR, Dhanbad, Dibrugarh, Dimapur, Diu, Durgapur, Faridabad, Ganganagar, Gaya, Ghaziabad, Gorakhpur, Guntur, Gurugram, Guwahati, Gwalior, Haldwani, Hissar, Hyderabad, Imphal, Indore, Itanagar, Jabalpur, Jaipur, Jalandhar, Jalpaigudi, Jammu, Jamshedpur, Jhansi, Jodhpur, Jorhat, Kannur, Kanpur, Kochi, Kolhapur, Kolkata, Kota, Kurukshetra, Leh, Lucknow, Ludhiana, Mangalore, Meerut, Mumbai, Muzzafarpur, Mysore, Nagpur, Nasik, Noida, Panaji, Patiala, Patna, Port Blair, Puducherry, Pune, Rajahmundry, Rajkot, Ranchi, Rourkee, Rourkela, Sambalpur, Shillong, Shimla, Silchar, Solapur, Srinagar, Thane, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur, Tirunelveli, Tirupati, Udaipur, Vadodara, Varanasi, Vellore, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam.

Air Force Selection Board (AFSB)

For AFCAT entry, IAF will prepare a list of candidates who obtain the minimum qualifying marks in the Online AFCAT examination, as fixed by the IAF. The Candidates who are declared successful in the Online AFCAT will be called at one of the Air Force Selection Boards.

Candidates who have applied for NCC Special Entry will be directly called for AFSB testing at one of the AFSB centres.

The AFSB centers are at Dehradun (1 AFSB), Mysuru (2 AFSB), Gandhinagar (3 AFSB), Varanasi (4 AFSB), and Guwahati (5 AFSB).

Candidates who have qualified in the written exam are required to choose the AFSB date and venue by themselves on the website https://careerindianairforce.cdac.in or https://afcat.cdac.in in order to generate call- up letter for an AFSB interview.

AFCAT CDAC AFSB Testing

The testing at AFSB would consist of three stages as given below:-

Stage-I. Officer Intelligence Rating Test along with Picture Perception and discussion test will be conducted on the first day. Stage-I test is a screening test and only those who qualify would undergo subsequent testing. All Stage-I qualified candidates would be subjected to a document check to ascertain their eligibility for the branches applied for. Candidates who either do not qualify in Stage-I or do not meet the required eligibility criteria would be sent back on the first day itself.

Stage-II. The psychological test will be conducted on Day 1 (Evening) and the Group Tests and Interviews would commence after document check for the next five days.

For Flying Branch. Computerized Pilot Selection System (CPSS) would be administered to recommended candidates This is once in a lifetime test.

Candidates who have failed the CPSS/ PABT in an earlier attempt or a Flight Cadet suspended from flying training at Air Force Academy will not be eligible.

AFSB Testing Travel Allowance (TA)

To and fro traveling fare by the shortest route of AC-III Tier/AC Chair Car or actual normal bus fare will be re-imbursed to the candidates appearing in AFSB for the first time. No TA is admissible if you have already appeared for the same type of entry at any of the Selection Boards. Candidates are to carry canceled cheques Online Payment.

AFCAT CDAC Final Merit List

To be acceptable, candidates should secure the minimum qualifying marks separately in written examination and AFSB test as fixed by the IAF. Candidates will be placed in the order of merit on the basis of the total marks secured by them in the written examination and in the AFSB.

The form and manner of communication of the result of the examination to individual candidates shall be decided by the IAF in their discretion. 10% of the vacancies are reserved for NCC Air Wing Senior Division ‘C’ certificate holders in Ground Duty (Technical and Non- technical) Branches.

Allotment of Branch would be based on number of vacancies, performance in the selection process, medical fitness and the choice given by the candidates.

AFCAT CDAC Selected Candidates Training

Candidates recommended by the AFSBs and found medically fit by the appropriate medical establishment are detailed for training strictly on the basis of merit and availability of vacancies in various branches/ sub branches.

Date and Duration of Training. Training is scheduled to commence in the first week of Jan 2024 for all courses. The approximate duration of training for Flying and Ground Duty (Technical) Branches is 74 weeks and that of Ground Duty (Non-technical) Branches is 52 weeks at Air Force Training Establishments.

AFCAT CDAC Selected Candidates Pay and Allowances

Pay on Commissioning (as per 7th CPC)

Note:- Flight Cadets shall receive a fixed stipend of Rs. 56,100/- per month during one year of training.

Allowances: 

In addition to pay, allowances are applicable based on the nature of duty/ place of posting and it includes Flying, Transport, Technical, Field Area, Special Compensatory (Hill area), Special Force, Siachen, Island Special Duty, Test Pilot & Flight Test Engineer, Area and Remote Locality Allowance, etc.

Insurance.

1.10 crore Insurance Cover (on contribution) is applicable to serving officers. An additional cover of Rs. 15 Lakhs (on contribution) is applicable to Flying Branch Officers.

AFCAT CDAC Query Cell

For any Query related to the AFCAT CDAC Contact the Query Cell at C-DAC, Pune:

Phone Nos. 020-25503105 or 020-25503106

E-Mail queries may be addressed to:  afcatcell@cdac.in 

AFCAT CDAC AFSB Centres Query Cell

For all queries regarding Eligibility, allotment of AFSB centres, date of AFSB interview, merit list, Joining Instructions, and any other relevant information regarding the selection process, candidates may contact:

Phone: 011-23010231 Extn: 7610

Toll free number 1800-11- 2448

Visit website: https://careerindianairforce.cdac.in or https://afcat.cdac.in

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