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SYLLABUS FOR AFCAT (AIR FORCE COMMON ADMISSION TEST)

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

GENERAL ENGLISH

  • Comprehension
  • Detect Error in Sentence
  • Sentence Completion
  • Filling in of correct word
  • Synonym
  • Antonym
  • Cloze Test
  • Fill in the Gaps in a paragraph
  • Idioms and Phrases
  • Analogy
  • Sentence Rearranging
  • Substitution in a Sentence
  • One Word Substitution

Reasoning

  • Coding-Decoding
  • Analogy
  • Classification
  • Direction Test
  • Blood Relation
  • Coded Relationship
  • Pair & Word Formation
  • Sitting Arrangement
  • Ranking Test
  • Logical Arrangement of words
  • Alpha/Numeric/Symbol Series
  • Venn- Diagram
  • Missing Number
  • Calender & Clock
  • Coded Inequality
  • Puzzle Test
  • Cube, Cuboid & Dice
  • Syllogism
  • Input & Output
  • Mathematical Reasoning
  • Data Sufficiency
  • Letter-Series & Number Series
  • Finding Day, Date & Time
  • Word building
  • Numerical operations
  • Address Matching
  • Symbolic Operations

Non Verbal Reasoning

  • 4,5 & 7 Figure Series
  • Analogy
  • Calssification
  • Mirror Image & Water Images
  • Embedded Figure
  • Counting the figures
  • Paper Cutting
  • Paper Folding

GENERAL STUDIES

  • 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

Official Website of AFSB – https://careerindianairforce.cdac.in/

Exam Conducted – Once in a Year

Age Flying Branch & NCC Special Entry 20-24 Years
20-26 Years (having current Commercial Pilot License issued by DGCA)
Ground Duty (Tech & Non Tech) 20-26 Years
Qualification Flying Branch Candidates should have mandatorily passed with a minimum of 50% marks each in Maths and Physics at 10+2 level and

 

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

OR

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

OR

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 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
 

 

 

 Ground Duty (Non-Technical) Candidates should have mandatorily passed with a minimum of 50% marks each in Maths and Physics at 10+2 level and

 

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

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

 
AFCAT : EXAM PATTERN
Section Questions Marks Time
Reasoning and military aptitude test 35 105 2 Hours
Verbal ability in English 30 90
Numerical ability 15 45
General awareness 20 60
Mechanics/ Computer science/ Electrical and electronics (ONLY FOR TECHNICAL BRANCH) 50 150 45 min
There will be negative marking of 1 for each wrong answer
SSB INTERVIEW 5 Days Stage-1: Screening Test- (1) Verbal & non-verbal (2) PPDT (Picture Perception and Discussion Test)
Stage-2: Psychological Test- (1) Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) (2) Word Association Test (WAT) (3) Situation Reaction Test (SRT) (4) Description Test (SD)

Group Testing Officers Test- (1)GD (Group Disscussion) (2) GPE (Group Planning Exercise) (3) PGT (Progressive Group Task) (4) HGT (Half Group Task) (5) IOT (Individual Obstacle Task) (6) Command Task (7) Snake race/Group Obstacle Race (8) Individual lecture (9) FGT (Final Group Task)

Personal Interview, Conference
 

 

 6 to 10 Day Document Verification & Medical