Indian Air Force invites Online applications for the recruitment of 317 Air Force Common Admission Test (AFCAT- 01/2024) For Flying Branch And Ground Duty (Technical And Non-Technical) Branches/ NCC Special Entry For Courses Commencing In Jan 2025 Posts. This online facility will be available in the Official website @ https://afcat.cdac.in/AFCAT/ from 01.12.2023 to 30.12.2023.
Indian Air Force Recruitment 2024 [Quick Summary]
| Organization Name: | Indian Air Force |
| Job Category: | Central Govt Jobs |
| Employment Type: | Regular Basis |
| Total No of Vacancies: | 317 Air Force Common Admission Test (AFCAT- 01/2024) For Flying Branch And Ground Duty (Technical And Non-Technical) Branches/ NCC Special Entry For Courses Commencing In Jan 2025 Posts |
| Place of Posting: | Anywhere in India |
| Starting Date: | 01.12.2023 |
| Last Date: | 30.12.2023 |
| Apply Mode: | Online |
| Official Website | https://afcat.cdac.in/AFCAT/ |
Latest Indian Air Force AFCAT- 01/2024 Vacancy Details:
Indian Air Force Invites Applications for the Following Posts
| Entry | Branch | Vacancies | |
| Men (SSC) | Women (SSC) | ||
| AFCAT Entry | Flying | 28 | 10 |
| Ground Duty (Technical) | 149 | 16 | |
| Ground Duty (Non Technical) | 98 | 16 | |
| NCC Special Entry | Flying | 10% seats out of CDSE vacancies for PC and 10% seats out of AFCAT vacancies for SSC | |
Entry, Branch, Course Number and Vacancies:
Eligibility Criteria:
Educational Qualification:
| (i) 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 minimum 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 recognised 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. |
| (ii) 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 in the following disciplines:- (aaa) Communication Engineering. (aab) Computer Engineering/Technology. (aac) Computer Engineering & Application. (aad) Computer Science and Engineering/Technology. (aae) Electrical and Computer Engineering. (aaf) Electrical and Electronics Engineering. (aag) Electrical Engineering. (aah) Electronics Engineering/ Technology. (aaj) Electronics Science and Engineering. (aak) Electronics. (aal) Electronics and Communication Engineering. (aam) Electronics and Computer Science. (aan) Electronics and/or Telecommunication Engineering. (aao) Electronics and/or Telecommunication Engineering (Microwave). (aap) Electronics and Computer Engineering. (aaq) Electronics Communication and Instrumentation Engineering. (aar) Electronics Instrument & Control. (aas) Electronics Instrument & Control Engineering. (aat) Instrumentation & Control Engineering. (aau) Instrument & Control Engineering. (aav) Information Technology. (aaw) Electric Power and Machinery Engineering. (aax) Infotech Engineering. (aby) Cyber Security. (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 in the following disciplines:- (aaa) Aerospace Engineering. (aab) Aeronautical Engineering. (aac) Aircraft Maintenance Engineering. (aad) Mechanical Engineering. (aae) Mechanical Engineering and Automation. (aaf) Mechanical Engineering (Production). (aag) Mechanical Engineering (Repair and Maintenance). (aah) Mechatronics. (aaj) Industrial Engineering. (aak) Manufacturing Engineering. (aal) Production and Industrial Engineering. |
| (iii) 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 in the following streams:- (aaa) Communication Engineering. (aab) Computer Engineering/Technology. (aac) Computer Engineering and Application. (aad) Computer Science and Engineering/Technology. (aae) Electrical and Computer Engineering. (aaf) Electrical and Electronics Engineering. (aag) Electronics Engineering/Technology. (aah) Electronics Science and Engineering. (aaj) Electronics. (aak) Electronics and Communication Engineering. (aal) Electronics and Computer Science. (aam) Electronics and/or Telecommunication Engineering. (aan) Electronics and/or Telecommunication Engineering (Microwave). (aao) Electronics Communication and Instrumentation Engineering. (aap) Information Technology. (aaq) Mechanical Engineering. |
Age Limit:
| (i) Flying Branch through AFCAT and NCC Special Entry: 20 to 24 years as on 01 January 2025 i.e. born between 02 January 2001 to 01 January 2005 (both dates inclusive). Upper age limit for candidates holding valid and current Commercial Pilot License issued by DGCA (India) is relaxable upto 26 years i.e. born between 02 January 1999 to 01 January 2005 (both dates inclusive). (ii) Ground Duty (Technical & Non-Technical) Branch: 20 to 26 years as on 01 January 2025 i.e. born between 02 January 1999 to 01 January 2005 (both dates inclusive). (iii) 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 expenditure incurred on him by the Government. |
Salary Details: Level 10 Rs. 56100 – 177500/-
Selection Process:
Indian Air Force may follow the following process to select the candidates.
| 1. Online Examination |
| 2. Practice Test & AFSB interview |
| Examination Cities for AFCAT 01/2024: Agartala, Agra, Ahmedabad, Ajmer, Aizawl, Amritsar, Alwar, Ambala, Bareilly, Bathinda, Belagavi, Bengaluru, Berhampur, Bhagalpur, Bhilai, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Bhuj, Bikaner, Chandigarh/ Mohali, Chennai, Chapra, Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar, Coimbatore, Dehradun, Delhi and NCR, Dhanbad, Dibrugarh, Dimapur, Diu, Durgapur, Faridabad, Ganganagar, Gangtok, Gaya, Ghaziabad, Gorakhpur, Guntur, Gurugram, Guwahati, Gwalior, Haldwani, Hissar, Hubli, Hyderabad, Imphal, Indore, Itanagar, Jabalpur, Jaipur, Jalpaigudi, Jammu, Jamshedpur, Jhansi, Jodhpur, Jorhat, Kangra/ Hamirpur, Kannur, Kanpur, Kochi, Kolhapur, Kolkata, Kota, Kurukshetra, Leh, Lucknow, Ludhiana, Mangalore, Madurai, Meerut, Mumbai, Muzzafarpur, Mysore, Nagpur, Nasik, Noida, Panaji, Patiala, Patna, Port Blair, Prayagraj, Puducherry, Pune, Rajahmundry, Rajkot, Ranchi, Roorkee, Rourkela, Sambalpur, Shillong, Shimla, Silchar, Solapur, Srinagar, Thane, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur, Tirunelveli, Tirupati, Udaipur, Vadodara, Varanasi, Vellore, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam, Warangal. |
Application Fee:
| After filling in the online application form, the examination fee of ₹550/- + GST (non-refundable) for AFCAT entry (not applicable for NCC special entry) may be paid online through the ‘Make Payment’ step on the main menu of the online application. No cash or cheque or demand draft (DD) will be accepted towards payment of examination fee. The examination fee can be paid using credit/ debit cards/ net banking through the payment gateway. Applicants are advised to follow the instructions/ steps given on the payment gateway, and also print/keep the transaction details for their records. After confirmation from bank that the payment is received, the “Payment Status” will display “Registration Number” which the candidate may note down for future correspondence. Simultaneously, the candidate will receive a confirmatory sms/ e-mail. This will be followed by Admit Card (with the Hall Ticket Number) which a candidate will receive on his/her registered email ID and which is also downloadable from his/her registered email ID. |
How to apply:
Candidate(s) fulfilling all the above clearly laid down criteria will have to apply online only through the link on the Indian Air Force website in the careers webpage under current openings section i.e. https://afcat.cdac.in/AFCAT/ from 01.12.2023 to 30.12.2023. No other mode of application will be accepted.
Important Dates:
| Starting Date for Submission of Application | 01.12.2023 |
| Last date for Submission of Application | 30.12.2023 |
| Online AFCAT examination will be conducted on | 16 Feb 24, 17 Feb 24 and 18 Feb 24 (tentatively) |
Official Notification & Application Link:
| Indian Air Force Official Website Career Page | Click Here |
| Indian Air Force Official Notification PDF | Click Here |
| Indian Air Force Online Application Form | Click Here |
