Indian Air Force conducts Air Force Common Admission Test (AFCAT) to recruit for Flying, Technical and Ground Duty Officer Branches.

AFCAT Syllabus:-

General Awareness:
• History
• Sports
• Geography
• Environment
• Civics
• Basic Science
• Defence
• Art
• Culture
• Current Affairs
• Politics

Verbal Ability in English:
• Comprehension
• Error Detection
• Sentence Completion
• Synonyms
• Antonyms
• Testing of Vocabulary

Numerical Ability:
• Decimal Fraction,
• Simplification
• Average
• Profit & loss
• Percentage
• Ratio & Proportion
• Simple interest

Reasoning and Military Aptitude Test:
• Verbal Skills
• Spatial Ability


AFCAT 2017 Exam Pattern:

The AFCAT will have of 100 multiple choice questions and each question will carry three marks. So Question paper will be 300.

The negative marking is applicable; there is one-third negative marking in AFCAT 2017 exam.

For every wrong answer, 1 mark will be subtracted as penalty.

AFCAT SSB Interview Process:

After qualification of exam interview will be done of selected aspirants

Stage-I
This test was a screening test and only those who qualify would undergo subsequent testing. Those contenders who either do not pass in Stage I testing would be sent back on the first day itself.

Stage-II
Stage II will have Psychological test, Interview and Group Tests and will be taken on subsequent days (Five Days).

For Flying Branch
CPSS or Pilot Aptitude Battery Test (PABT) Test would be organized for eligible candidates.