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AFCAT 2023: How Toppers Plan

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.

An Overview of the AFCAT (August) 2023

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

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Scheme of Online Examination

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.

Subject & Duration

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

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Marking Scheme

  • Three marks will be awarded for every correct answer.
  • One mark will be deducted for every incorrect answer.
  • No marks for unattempted questions.

AFCAT Syllabus

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.

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.

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.

Reasoning and Military Aptitude Test

Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning

Standard

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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Strategy for Success

  • Go through the syllabus, exam pattern and previous years’ question paper.
  • Make a functional study plan and stick to your routine.
  • Practice Mock Tests religiously.
  • Connect with peers and study groups and mentors. Ask questions to clear your doubts.
  • Learn to be calm and focused.

Free Mock Tests

PracticeMock offers carefully prepared mock tests for AFCAT and other exams. Apart from that there are plenty of Free Mock tests that you may try. Let’s have a look at them:

Thanks for reading!

Smita Ray

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