Official career website of Indian air force has published the notification of AFCAT 1 2015 for men and women. Candidates are required to visit careerairforce.nic.in to apply for AFCAT 1 2015 application. AFCAT 1 2015 Applications are invited from Male Indian Citizens as per Citizenship Act 1955 for the following courses commencing in January 2016 for grant of Short Service Commission in Flying Branch and Permanent / Short Service Commission in Technical and Ground Duty Branches.
AFCAT 1 2015 Course List
Male
- FLYING BRANCH
- No. 199/16F/SSC/M (Short Service Commission)
- TECHNICAL BRANCH
- No. 198/16T/PC/M (Permanent Commission)
- No. 198/16T/SSC/M (Short Service Commission)
- GROUND DUTY BRANCHES
- No. 198/16G/PC/M (Permanent Commission)
- No. 198/16G/SSC/M (Short Service Commission)
- FLYING BRANCH
- No. 199/16F/SSC/W (Short Service Commission)
- TECHNICAL BRANCH
- No. 198/16T/SSC/W (Short Service Commission)
- GROUND DUTY BRANCHES
- No. 198/16G/SSC/W (Short Service Commission)
Age Limit for AFCAT 1 2015
- Flying Branch – Age: 20 to 24 years as on 01 January 2016 i.e. Born between 02 January 1992 to 01 January 1996 (both dates inclusive). (Upper age limit for candidates holding valid and Current Commercial Pilot License issued by DGCA (India) is relaxable upto 26 years i.e. born between 02 January 1990 to 01 January 1996 (both dates inclusive).
- Technical Branch- Age: 20 to 26 years as on 01 January 2016 i.e. born between 02 January 1990 to 01 January 1996 (both dates inclusive).
- GDOC- Age: 20 to 26 years as on 01 January 2016 i.e. born between 02 January 1990 to 01 January 1996 (both dates inclusive).
AFCAT 1 2015 Selection Procedure
- 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.
- Candidates who are short-listed on the basis of (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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- No compensation will be paid in respect of any injury sustained during the testing at AFSB 10% of the vacancies are reserved for NCC Air Wing ‘C’ certificate holders
How to apply for AFCAT 1 2015
If you meet the eligibility criteria for AFCAT 1 2015, please click on “CANDIDATE LOGIN” in the career website of IAF www.careerairforce.nic.in and follow the instructions. You are advised to note down Registration number for future correspondence. Candidates are advised to read the notification for AFCAT 01 / 2015 and the detailed guidelines for filling up Online application as given in the website www.careerairforce.nic.in prior to commencement of filling up Online applications. While filling Online application, it is advisable to keep the relevant documents readily available, as details are to be filled as per matriculation & other educational certificates. Please save your recent colour passport size photograph (size 10 to 50 KB) in the computer for uploading it with your Online application form. Please note that utmost care needs to be taken while filling up the online application. In case any information is found to be incorrect then the candidature is likely to be cancelled at any stage of the selection process. Submission of more than one application may also lead to cancellation of candidature.
AFCAT 1 2015 Official Notification PDF
