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6 Best Ways To Join Indian Air Force In 2022

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Last updated: October 21, 2021
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Below are some defence entries for Indian Air Force that you can see in 2021. If you are air force aspirant and want to join the Indian Air Force as an officer in 2021, here are the upcoming officer’s entries that you can look for. The Indian Air Force finds potential officer through the entries like NDA, CDS, AFCAT, NCC and Meteorology. In this article, you can find the details on these Indian Air Force entries and exams and how one can preparing these defence exams.

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Armed Forces epitomize the ideals of service, sacrifice, patriotism and composite culture of the country. Recruitment to the Armed Forces is voluntary and open to all citizens of India irrespective of caste, class, religion and community provided the laid down physical, medical and educational criteria are met.

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1. National Defence Academy Exam

The NDA exam is conducted by UPSC for the aspirants who are in 10+2 and want to join the Army, Navy and Airforce after 12th.

  • NDA 1 2021 Exam: NDA 1 2021 exam will be conducted by the UPSC on 18th April 2021. Candidates can apply for this exam from 30 Dec 2020. To read more about NDA 1 2021 , visit this link
  • NDA 2 2021 Exam: NDA 2 2021 exam will be conducted by the UPSC on 05th Sep 2021. Candidates can apply for this exam from 9 June 2021. To read more about NDA 2 2021, visit this link

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Every year about 10 lakh candidates appear for the NDA exam, out of which only 16 to 20 thousand qualify the written test. As it is conducted by Union Public Service Commission, the questions that come for the exam are usually of a higher & advanced level, making it quite a challenging exam to crack. This course constructed by SSBCrackExams is, therefore, designed according to the standard of knowledge & expertise expected from the qualifying candidate. With 2000+ video lectures & 6000+ practice sets, this course aims to deliver to the students strong content & detailed explanation on complex subjects from Maths, English, General Studies, General Sciences & Current Affairs. This all-inclusive course, therefore, prepares a student with all the necessary requirements for acing higher scores in the written test & pursue their dreams. Enroll for NDA 2021 Exam Online Coaching

2. Combined Defence Services Exam [CDS Exam]

The CDS Exam is conducted by UPSC for the aspirants who are in the final year of graduation or passed out of college. Through CDS exam, one can join, IMA, AFA, INA and OTA. Women can only join OTA Chennai through CDS Exam.

  • CDS 1 2021 Exam: CDS 1 2021 exam will be conducted by the UPSC on 07th Feb 2021. Candidates can apply for this exam from 10 Oct 2020. To read more about CDS 1 2021, visit this link
  • CDS 2 2021 Exam: CDS 2 2021 exam will be conducted by the UPSC on 14th Nov 2021. Candidates can apply for this exam from 04 Aug 2021. To read more about CDS 2 2021, visit this link

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Every year about 10 lakh candidates appear for the CDS exam, out of which only 16 to 20 thousand qualify the written test. As it is conducted by the Union Public Service Commission, the questions that come for the exam are usually of a higher & advanced level, making it quite a challenging exam to crack. This course constructed by SSBCrackExams is, therefore, designed according to the standard of knowledge & expertise expected from the qualifying candidate. With 1000+ video lectures & 8000+ practice sets, this course aims to deliver to the students strong content & detailed explanation on complex subjects from Maths, English, General Studies, General Sciences & Current Affairs. This all-inclusive course, therefore, prepares a student with all the necessary requirements for acing higher scores in the written test & pursue their dreams. Enroll for CDS 2021 Exam Online Coaching

3. AFCAT Notification

AFCAT is the most popular exam to join the Indian Air Force as an officer, through AFCAT men and women can join the flying, technical and non-technical branches of the Indian Air Force.

AFCAT EventsAFCAT 1 2021AFCAT 2 2021
AFCAT Notification Date1 December 2020June 2021
AFCAT Online Application Date1 December 2020June 2021
AFCAT Application Last date30 December 2020July 2021
AFCAT Admit Card dateJanuary 2021August 2021
AFCAT Exam date20 Feb and 21 Feb 2021September 2021
AFCAT  Result date declarationMarch 2021October 2021

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NCC SPECIAL ENTRY

NCC special entry is published along with the AFCAT entry. Aspirants with NCC C certificate can apply for this entry. With NCC Special entry you can only apply for the flying branch of the IAF. 10% seats out of CDSE vacancies for PC and 10% seats out of AFCAT vacancies for SSC.

Eligibility: NCC Air Wing Senior Division ‘C’ certificate acquired on or after 01 Dec 17 is mandatory. Candidates should have mandatorily passed with a minimum of 60% marks each in Maths and Physics at 10+2. Graduates 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 recognised University with a minimum of 60% marks or equivalent.

Candidates who apply for NCC Special Entry are called for AFSB testing at one of the AFSB centres. The AFSB centres are at Dehradun (1 AFSB), Mysuru (2 AFSB), Gandhinagar (3 AFSB) and Varanasi (4 AFSB).

So we have seen the entries like NDA, CDS, AFCAT, NCC through which you can join the Indian Air Force as an officer. To prepare for these written exams, do not forget to download SSBCrackExams Learning App.

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