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Indian Air Force AFCAT 02/2024 Recruitment – Apply Online for 304 Posts

Indian Air Force AFCAT 02/2024 Recruitment – Apply Online for 304 Posts Indian Air Force has published a notification for the recruitment of AFCAT (02/2024) for Flying & Ground Duty (Technical and Non-Technical) Branches/ NCC Special Entry for Courses Commencing in July 2025.

Indian Air Force AFCAT 02/2024 Recruitment – Apply Online for 304 Posts Those Candidates who are interested in the vacancy details & completed all eligibility criteria can read the Notification & Apply Online.

AFCAT 2 2024 Exam-Overview

Here is the overview of official notification of AFCAT released by IAF on 20 May 2024. 

AFCAT 2 2024 Notification 
Exam NameAir Force Common Admission Test
PeriodicityTwice a year
Exam LevelNational
Vacancies 2024304
Mode of ApplicationOnline
Mode of ExamOnline (CBT)
Total Number of Questions100 Questions
Total Marks300 Marks
Exam Rounds3 Stages (Written + AFSB + DV)
Expected Candidates2 lakhs approx.
Official Websiteafcat.cdac.in

The Indian Air Force has announced vacancies for the AFCAT 2 2024 Exam for the course starting in July 2025. Positions are available for Short Service Commission in the Flying Branch and Ground Duty branches (Technical & Non-Technical). Here are the final vacancies available for the July 2025 batch. 

AFCAT 2 2024 Vacancy
EntryBranchVacancies
Men SSCWomen SSC
AFCAT EntryFlying1811
Ground Duty (Technical)AE(L):88
AE(M):36
AE(L):23
AE(M):09
Ground Duty (Non-Technical)Weapons Systems(WS) Branch:14
Admin:43
LGS:13
Accts:10
Edn:07
Met:08
Weapons Systems(WS) Branch:03
Admin:11
LGS:04
Accts:02
Edn:02
Met:02
NCC Special EntryFlying10% seats out of CDSE vacancies for PC and 10% seats out of AFCAT vacancies for SSC.

Candidates should know the Exam Pattern for AFCAT 2 2024. We have provided the latest Exam pattern of AFCAT according to the previous year question paper pattern.

Total no. of Questions100
Maximum Marks300
Positive Marks per right question+3
Negative Marks per Wrong question-1
Exam Duration2 Hours

According to the latest Exam Pattern, the Number of questions from each section is as shown in the table

SubjectNo of QuestionsMarks
English3090
General Knowledge2575
Reasoning and Military Aptitude2575
Math2060
100 Questions300 Marks
                            Important dates of AFCAT 2 2024
       Date of official notification                 20th May 2024
       Application Form start date                 30th May 2024
       End date of Application Form                 28th June 2024

Candidates can access the form on careerindianairforce.cdac.in or afcat.cdac.in. The direct link to apply online for AFCAT 2 exam will be activated here once it is officially released on the official website

Eligibility Criteria

For Flying Branch

  • Both Men and Women candidates aged between 20 to 24 are eligible for flying branch.
  • Maximum age limit for candidates holding a CPL (Commercial Pilot License) is 26 years old.

For Ground Duty( Technical / Non- Technical) branches

  • Both Men and  Women candidates aged between 20 to 26 years can apply for Ground duty branch

Essential Educational Qualification

BranchAt 12th LevelAt Graduation Level
Flying BranchMandatory Math and Physics in 12th class with minimum 50%Graduation in any discipline with 60% marks                          OR
BE/B Tech with 60% marks
                        OR
Cleared Section A & B examination of Associate Membership of Institution of Engineers (India) or Aeronautical Society of India with 60% marks
Ground duty(Technical Branch)Mechanical and Electrical BranchMandatory Math and Physics in 12th class with minimum 50%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 marks
                       Ground duty (Non-Technical Branch)
Weapon SystemMandatory Math and Physics in 12th class with minimum 50% marksGraduation degree in any discipline with a minimum of 60% marks
                      OR
BE/B Tech degree with 60% marks
Meteorology BranchMandatory Math and Physics in 12th Class with minimum 60% marksBSc with Physics and Mathematics with 60% marks
OR
Graduation in Engineering/Technology with 60% marks 
Administration&Logistics BranchPassed 10+2 in any streamGraduate degree in any discipline with 60%  marks
Accounts BranchPassed 10+2 in any streamAny of the following:-
B com, BBA(Finance), BMS( finance), BBS(finance ), BSC(Finance), Qualified CA/ CMA/ CS/ CFA.
Education BranchPassed 10+2 in any streamPost graduation degree with 50% and graduation in any discipline with 60% marks

AFCAT 2 Application Fee

Application fees for AFCAT Examination is Rs. 550/- plus GST, which is Non-refundable. This fee does not apply to NCC special entry candidates.

CategoryExamination Fee
All CandidatesRs. 550/-
NCC Special EntryRs. 0/-
Mode of PaymentOnline

Air Force Common Admission Test have total 100 number of questions asked in the online test. A candidate should be aware of syllabus before applying for the exam form. There are total 4 Sections in the AFCAT Exam.

  • English
  • General knowledge
  • Reasoning and Military Aptitude
  • Mathematics

We have provided the detailed syllabus for AFCAT 2 2024.

  • English section- Comprehension, cloze test, synonyms and antonyms, idioms and phrases, and error spotting.
  • General Knowledge– Indian History, Polity, Economics, Geography, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Current Affairs.
  • Reasoning section – Series, Venn diagrams, syllogism, blood relations, non-verbal and verbal reasoning, and military aptitude.
  • Quantitative Aptitude section – Number system, HCF and LCM, time, distance and speed, time and work, ratio and proportion, percentage, average, simple interest and compound interest, and pipes and cistern.

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