Indian Air Force

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

:: Selection Procedure ::

(a). All applicants whose online applications have been successfully submitted will be called for Air Force Common Admission Test (AFCAT) and Engineering Knowledge Test (EKT) (applicable only for candidates applying for technical branch) to be conducted on 22 February 2015 (Sunday) at one of the examination centres mentioned below. Candidates will be required to login to their candidate login accounts regularly for information on AFCAT, EKT(if applicable) and AFSB testing. The AFCAT will be of two hours duration and will contain multiple choice questions on verbal ability, numerical ability, reasoning, general awareness and military aptitude. Sample question paper and syllabus of AFCAT is available on IAF career website www.careerairforce.nic.in  EKT would be for 45 minutes and conducted immediately after AFCAT

(b). Candidates who are short-listed on the basis of Air Force Common Admission Test ( AFCAT ) will be called for further testing at one of the Air Force Selection Boards (AFSBs) at Dehradun, Mysore, Gandhinagar or Varanasi. The testing would consist of three stages as given below.

• Stage-I Test consisting of Intelligence Test along with other tests will be conducted on the first day. Stage-I test is a screening test and only those who qualify would undergo subsequent testing. All Stage-I qualified candidates would be subjected to document check to ascertain their eligibility for the branches applied for. Those candidates who either do not qualify in Stage I testing or do not meet the required eligibility criteria would be sent back on the first day itself.

• Stage-II testing consisting of Psychological test, Group Tests and Interview will be conducted on subsequent days (Five Days).

• For Flying Branch: Pilot Aptitude Battery Test (PABT) would be administered to eligible candidates.

(c). Change of Interview Dates. Request for change of SSB interview date should be avoided. However, as an exception, such change may be considered based on the circumstances of the case. Request for such change should be forwarded to the respective AFSB from where the call letter for SSB interview has been received and not to Air Headquarters / AFCAT Cell. The AFSBs may consider change of date at their discretion.

(d). Medical Examination will be conducted at AFCME, New Delhi or IAM Bengaluru based on the recommendations at AFSB. Non reporting of candidates on allotted date for medicals could lead to cancellation of candidature.

(e). Candidates recommended by the AFSBs and declared medically fit will be detailed for training in the order of all India Merit list depending on the number of vacancies available in various branches/ sub branches. Grant of PC / SSC in Technical and Ground Duty Branches would be based on number of vacancies, performance in the selection process and the choice given by the candidates / Airmen.

(f). No compensation will be paid in respect of any injury sustained during the testing at AFSB.

(g). 10% of the vacancies are reserved for NCC Air Wing 'C' certificate holders in technical and Ground Duty Branches.

(h). Onus of meeting eligibility criteria rests with the applicant. Merely undergoing Air Force Common Admission Test ( AFCAT )/ SSB testing would not constitute fulfilment of eligibility requirements.

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