Air Force Common Admission Test (AFCAT) is conducted every year in February and August by Short Service Commission. The AFCAT 2023 second notification was released on 19th May for the recruitment of Group ‘A’ Gazetted Officers in Flying and Ground Duty (Technical and Non-Technical) branches. The exam is scheduled for 25, 26 & 27 August 2023. We will keep you updated as the next notification is released. So, keep your eyes skinned for that. Now the candidates have less than one month to prepare. Hence, they should buckle down to study and give their all to it.
| AFCAT 2023 | |
| Organization | India Air Force |
| Exam Name | AFCAT 2023 |
| AFCAT 2 2023 Notification Date | 19 May 2023 |
| Exam Date | 25-27 August 2023 |
| Mode of Examination | Online (Computer Based Test) |
| Registration Mode | Online |
| Registration Date | 1 – 30 June 2023 |
| Registration Fee | INR 250/- |
| Exam Category | Government Job |
| Education Qualification | Bachelor’s degree from a recognized university or equivalent. |
| Age Limit | 20-24 for Flying Branch through AFCAT and NCC Special Entry 20-26 for Ground Duty (Technical & Non-Technical) Branch |
| Salary | Gross Salary ranges between INR 96,000 to 1,22,000 per month |
| Selection Process | Stage 1 AFCAT Written Exam Stage 2 AFSB Interview Stage 3 Medical Test Stage 4 Final Merit List |
| Admit Card Release Date | Yet to be announced |
The examination will be conducted as per schedule on 25, 26 and 27 August 2023. Candidates will not be permitted to enter the examination hall after 8:00 hrs for shift 1 and 13:00 for shift 2.
The Online examination will consist of objective-type questions and will be in English only.
| Exam | Subjects | Duration | No. of Questions | Max Marks |
| AFCAT | 1. General Awareness 2. Verbal Ability in English 3. Numerical Ability and Reasoning 4. Military Aptitude Test | 02 Hours | 100 | 300 |
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.
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.
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.
Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning
The standard of Numerical Ability Questions will be of Matriculation level. The standard of questions in other subjects will be of graduation level (Indian University)
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