Indian Air Force

Air Force Common Admission Test ( AFCAT ) - 2014 / 2015 for Female Candidates

:: Pay and Allowances ::

Flying Officers will be entitled to Pay in Pay Band of Rs. 15,600 - 39,100 per month along with Grade Pay, Military Service Pay, Dearness Allowance, Kit Maintenance Allowance, Transport Allowance. In addition, other allowances are applicable based on nature of duty / place of posting and would include Flying Allowance, Technical Allowance, Field Area Allowance, Special Compensatory (Hill area) Allowance, Special Force Allowance, Siachin Allowance, Island Special Duty Allowance, Test Pilot & Flight Test Engineer Allowance, Hard Area Allowance and Remote Locality Allowance. On successful completion of Training, the newly Commissioned Flying Officers would be entitled to approximate gross monthly emoluments in different branches including Transport Allowance of major cities as follows:-

• Flying Branch:- Rs. 74,264/-

• Technical Branch:- Rs. 65,514/-

• Ground Duty Branches :- Rs. 63,014/-

Benefits:- In addition to the Pay & Allowances, Officers are entitled to Furnished Accommodation, Comprehensive Medical Cover for self and dependants, Leave Travel Concession, Leave (60 days Annual and 20 days Casual) subject to service exigency, supply of entitled rations, canteen & Officers’ Mess facilities and many more.

Insurance: - Rs 50 Lakh Insurance Cover (on contribution) is applicable to serving officers. Additional cover of Rs. 3.5 Lakh (on contribution) is applicable to Flying Branch Officers.

TA: - Traveling Allowance by the shortest route for AC-III Tier Mail/ Express Trains to and fro for the journey from the place of Call Up or departure (whichever is nearer) is admissible. Change of address, if any, must be intimated to the Board well before your arrival. You shall furnish the railway ticket/ bus ticket (hard copy) to the Board, failing which no TAwill be paid. For all other modes of travel, TAwill be admissible as per the government authorized rules. No TA is admissible, if you have already appeared for the same type of entry at any of the Selection Boards.

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Courtesy : IAF