AFCAT 1 2020 Notification and Exam Date

Candidates who are waiting for the AFCAT 1 2020 exam date and notification, there is good news, the Indian air force has officially announced the notification date of AFCAT 1 2020. Online examination will be conducted on 22 Feb 20 and 23 Feb 20 for AFCAT exam. Candidates who are studying in final year and not eligible for the AFCAT this year can apply for the AFCAT 1 2020 from 01 December 2019 onwards. One can apply for the flying, technical and nontechnical branches of the Indian airforce through the AFCAT entry. Candidates who are interested in AFCAT 2020 can find more details related to AFCAT 1 2020 below. Indian Air Force is going to publish the AFCAT 1 2020 notification on 01 December 2019 and the exam will be conducted in Feb 2020. Aspirants who want to join the Indian air force flying branch, technical branch and GDOC, can apply for AFCAT 1 2020 in December this year. The AFCAT 1 2020 is the best way to join the Indian air force and it is conducted only by CDAC on behalf of Indian Air Force across many online exam centers.

Male and Female can apply for the AFCAT 1 2020 online at their website afcat.cdac.in. To get the maximum deserving candidates for the entries, the Airforce authorities have planned a selection eligibility criteria, which is different for the entries of the exam. AFCAT 1 2020 exam will be conducted at various online centre across the country. AFCAT 2 2020 has a question paper of 100 questions with 300 maximum marks. More details related to AFCAT 2 2020 is mentioned below:

AFCAT 1 2020 Branch And Course Number

• Flying – (209/23F/SSC/M & W)
• Ground Duty Technical – 208/23T/PC/ M and 208/23T/ SSC/M & W
• Ground Duty Non-Technical – 208/23G/ PC/M and 208/23G/ SSC/M & W

AFCAT 1 2020 Exam Age Limit

• Flying

Age – Flying Branch. 20 to 24 years as on 01 January 2021 i.e. born between 02 January 1997 to 01 January 2001. (both dates inclusive). Upper age limit for candidates holding valid and current Commercial Pilot Licence issued by DGCA (India) is relaxable up to 26 years i.e. born between 02 January 1995 to 01 January 2001 (both dates inclusive).

Educational Qualification

–    A graduate candidate with minimum 60% marks and must have scored minimum 60%marks in Maths and Physics in 10+2 in 12th standard.

–    B.Tech/ B.E candidates who have scored minimum 60% marks and have scored 60% marks in maths and physics in 10+2 in 12th standard are also eligible for it.

• Ground Duty Technical

Age – 20 to 26 years as on 01 January 2021 i.e. born between 02 January 1995 to 01 January 2001 (both dates inclusive).

Educational Qualification – The candidate must have B.Tech/ B.E degree in notified streams as mentioned in the official notification of the IAF with minimum 60% marks and have scored minimum 60% marks in Physics and Maths in 10+2 standard are eligible for technical entry.

• Ground Duty Non-Technical

Age – 20 to 26 years as on 01 January 2021 i.e. born between 02 January 1995 to 01 January 2001 (both dates inclusive).

Educational Qualification –

• Administration and Logistics – Graduation degree with minimum 60% marks or equivalent.
• Accounts – B.Com Degree with minimum 60% marks or equivalent.
• Education – Post graduate degree (MBA / MCA or MA / M Sc degree in English / Physics / Mathematics / Chemistry / Statistics / International relations / International Studies / Defence Studies / Psychology / Computer Science / IT /Management / Mass Communication / Journalism / Public Relation) with minimum 50% marks, along with minimum 60% marks in graduation.

AFCAT 1 2020 Selection Procedure

• Indian airforce will conduct the AFCAT online exam across the country at different test centers. AFCAT 1 2020 online exam will be conducted in Feb 2020.
• IAF will publish the results of AFCAT 1 2020 in April 2020 and candidates will be able to check their marks, cut off marks etc on the official portal i.e. afcat.cdac.in
• Selected candidates have to choose their AFSB interview venue and date on the same portal.
• The screening test is the first stage of the interview, which consists of verbal, nonverbal tests and a PPDT test. The selected candidates will stay at the centres for further selection tests and those who could not qualify it, would be set free on the same day.
• The next stage consists of a personal interview, Psychology and GTO tests, PABT (for flying only), on the last day conference will be conducted after which, the final result is announced. The selected candidates are sent for medical examination.

AFCAT 1 2020 Online Exam Pattern

AFCAT 1 2020 Important Dates

• AFCAT 1 2020 online application will be published on 1 Dec 2019
• AFCAT 1 2020 online exam will be conducted in Feb 2020

Conclusion – The candidates have significant time to prepare and compete for AFCAT 1 2020. Those who are appearing in their graduation course as mentioned above in the educational qualification criteria can target the exam. The exam comes with the moderate difficulty level and a strategical approach can bring marks over the cut-off.