The Indian Air Force will see a number of changes at the top as Air Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari has been appointed as the next Vice Chief of Air Staff in the Air headquarters.
Two new commander-in-chiefs would also be moving for their new assignments as Director General Air Operations. Air Marshal Ballabha Radha Krishna would be succeeding Chaudhari at the Western Command in Delhi while Air Marshal RJ Duckworth would be taking charge of the Central Air Command in Prayagraj.
Chaudhari will replace incumbent Air Marshal HS Arora who will superannuate on June 30. Chaudhari has presently commanding the Western Air Command which is also known as the sword arm of the force as it handles the sensitive borders with both Pakistan and China in sensitive areas.
Chaudhari is taking over as vice chief when the IAF has been deployed for over a year in the eastern Ladakh region.
An alumnus of the National Defence Academy, Air Marshal Chaudhari was commissioned into the fighter stream of the IAF on December 29, 1982.
In a distinguished career spanning nearly 38 years, Chaudhari has flown a wide variety of fighter and trainer aircraft in the inventory of IAF. He has a flying experience of more than 3,800 hours, including operational flying on MiG-21, MiG-23 MF, MiG 29 and Su-30 MKI fighter jets.
Air Marshal Chaudhari held numerous important positions. He was the commanding officer of a frontline fighter squadron and has also commanded a frontline fighter base. As an Air Marshal, he held the position of Deputy Chief of the Air Staff.
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Indian Military Academy Dehradun Passing out parade will be held on 12 June 2021. 425 GCs, including 341 Indians and 84 from friendly foreign countries, will graduate from the academy. Due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the Indian Military Academy (IMA) Dehradun will allow only limited guests of each gentleman cadet (GC) to attend the upcoming passing out parade on June 12.
The passing out parade of Indian Military Academy 148 regular and 131 TGC course will be streamed live on Youtube official Indian Army Channel, the streaming will start from 6 AM onwards.
Update: AIR FORCE COMMON ADMISSION TEST (AFCAT- 02/2021) FOR FLYING BRANCH AND GROUND DUTY (TECHNICAL AND NON-TECHNICAL) BRANCHES/ NCC SPECIAL ENTRY/ METEOROLOGY ENTRY FOR COURSES COMMENCING IN JULY 2022 Date for submission of Online Applications: 01 JUN 2021 to 30 JUN 2021.
Indian Air Force invites Indian citizens (Men and Women) to be part of this elite force as Group A Gazetted Officers in Flying and Ground Duty (Technical and Non-Technical) branches. Online AFCAT examination tentatively will be conducted on 28 Aug 21, 29 Aug 21 and 30 Aug 21.
Indian Air Force will conduct AFCAT 2 2021 exam on 28 Aug 21, 29 Aug 21 and 30 Aug 21 . The AFCAT 2 2021 online application will open in June 2021. You can check the complete AFCAT 2 2021 notification soon for flying, the technical and non-technical branch of the IAF. In this article, you can find a few important details regarding the upcoming AFCAT 2 2021 Notification. Candidates can join the Indian Air Force as an officer through AFCAT 2 2021.
Tentative Exam Dates:
AFCAT Events
AFCAT 2 2021
AFCAT 1 2022
AFCAT Notification Date
1 June 2021
December 2021
AFCAT Online Application Date
1 June 2021
December 2021
AFCAT Application Last date
30 June 2021
December 2021
AFCAT Admit Card date
August 2021
January 2022
AFCAT Exam date
28 Aug 21, 29 Aug 21 and 30 Aug 21
February 2022
AFCAT Result date declaration
September 2021
March 2022
How To Prepare For AFCAT Exam Online
Serious defence aspirants can join our full AFCAT online course, the course is specially designed for the AFCAT aspirants that will help them to score better marks in the AFCAT 2020 exam.
Our AFCAT 2021 Online course covers the detailed syllabus for Numerical Ability, English, GK, Reasoning and Military Aptitude for the online exam. It also covers AFCAT mock tests for better practice.
AFCAT 2 2021 Branch And Course Number
Flying
Ground Duty Technical
Ground Duty Non-Technical
Meteorology Entry
Note: There is no intake conducted for Accounts and Logistics branches for AFCAT 02/2021 for course commencing in July 2022.
AFCAT 2 2021 Exam Age Limits and Educational Qualifications:
Flying
Age – Flying Branch. 20 to 24 years as on 01 July 2022 i.e. born between 02 July 1998 to 01 July 2002. (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 July 1996 to 01 July 2002 (both dates inclusive).
Educational Qualification
A graduate candidate with minimum 60% marks and must have scored minimum 50%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 July 2022 i.e. born between 02 July 1996 to 01 July 2002 (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 50% 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 July 2022 i.e. born between 02 July 1996 to 01 July 2002 (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.
Type of Commission:
Permanent Commission (PC) for Men: Candidates joining as PC officers would continue to serve till the age of superannuation in their respective branches as per their rank.
Short Service Commission (SSC) for Men & Women: (i) The engagement period for Flying Branch (Men and Women) SSC Officers is fourteen years from the date of Commissioning (Non extendable). (ii) The initial tenure for Ground Duty (Technical & Non-Technical) SSC Officers would be for a period of ten years. An extension of four years may be granted subject to service requirements, availability of vacancies, willingness, suitability and merit. (iii) Grant of Permanent Commission (PC) would be considered subject to service requirements, availability of vacancies, willingness, suitability and merit.
AFCAT 2 2021 Selection Procedure
Indian airforce will conduct the AFCAT online exam across the country at different test centers. AFCAT 2 2021 online exam will be conducted in August 2021.
IAF will publish the results of AFCAT 2 2021 in September 2021 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.
Syllabus of the AFCAT 2 2021
English: Comprehension, Error Detection, Sentence Completion/Filling in of correct word, Synonyms, Antonyms and Testing of Vocabulary, Idioms and Phrases
General Awareness: History, Geography, Civics, Politics, Current Affairs, Environment, Basic Science, Defence, Art, Culture, Sports, etc
Numerical Ability: Decimal Fraction, Time and Work, Average, Profit & Loss, Percentage, Ratio & Proportion and Simple Interest, Time & Distance (Trains/Boats & Streams)
Reasoning and Military Aptitude Test: Verbal Skills and Spatial Ability
(a) General Awareness
History
Sports
Geography
Environment
Civics
Basic Science
Defence
Art
Culture
Current Affairs
Politics
(b) Verbal Ability in English
Comprehension
Error Detection
Sentence Completion
Synonyms
Antonyms
Testing of Vocabulary
(c) Numerical Ability
Decimal Fraction
Simplification
Average
Profit & loss
Percentage
Ratio & Proportion
Simple Interest
(d) Reasoning and Military Aptitude Test
Verbal Skills
Spatial Ability
Standard of AFCAT 2 2021 Question Paper:
The standard of Numerical Ability Questions will be of Matriculation level. The standard of questions in other subjects will be of graduation level (Indian University).
The Online examination will consist of objective type questions and will be in English only for both AFCAT and EKT
AFCAT 2 2021 Marking Scheme
Three marks will be awarded for every correct answer.
One mark will be deducted for every incorrect answer.
No marks for unattempted questions.
Questions will be based on the metric system of Weights & Measures wherever applicable. Candidates must appear for the Online AFCAT in person. Under no circumstance will any scribe or another candidate be allowed to appear/ assist in the exam. Air Force has the discretion to fix qualifying marks in any or all the subjects of the examination.
AFCAT 2 2021 Important Dates
AFCAT 2 2021 online registrations are open from 1 June 2021
AFCAT 2 2021 online exam will be conducted on 28 Aug 21, 29 Aug 21 and 30 Aug 21.
Conclusion – The candidates have significant time to prepare and compete for AFCAT 2 2021. 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.
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TRIBUTE TO Captain Shreyansh Kashyap OF 108 ENGR REGT: (13 Mar 1997 To 28 May 2021). Regretting to inform you about the sad demise of IC-85057K Capt Shreyansh Kashyap on 28 May 2021 due to Acute Myocardial Infarction. He was born on 13 Mar 1997, and did his schooling at Meerut. He was commissioned into The Bombay Sappers on 08 Jun 2019 into 108 Engr Regt. He was deployed at Yongdi, North Sikkim in 27 Mtn Div as ETF Cdr, Ex 108 Engr Regt. He developed chest pain and vomiting on 27 May 2021 and was shifted to 327 Fd Hosp at Chungthang. He was placed on DIL at 1445 hrs, the same day. He passed away at 310 hrs on 28 May 2021.
Apart from being a brilliant scholar, Shreyansh loved music and sports. He is survived by his mother, Mrs Seema Singh, father Mr. Shiva Govind Singh, elder sister Shristi and younger brother Shivansh.
All ranks of ‘The Bombay Sappers’ convey their heartfelt condolences. We pray to the Almighty to give the bereaved family, strength and courage to bear this irreparable loss. May God rest the departed soul in peace.
The National Defence Academy (NDA) on Saturday held its passing out parade of the 140th course. Nearly 311Cadets (incl 18 foreign cadets) passed out from National Defence Academy. In addition, the Indian Navy’s Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Karambir Singh is the reviewing officer of the passing out parade. In addition, other officers of the armed forces were also present during the passing out parade. The passing out parade of the National Defence Academy marks an important step for the cadets as they receive the ranks on their shoulders, following which they officially become commissioned officers in the Indian Army.
Earlier on Friday, the Convocation Ceremony of the 140th course of NDA was held at Habibullah Hall. The chief guest for the convocation was Lt Gen D B Shekatkar (Retired), Chancellor of Sikkim University. During the convocation, 215 candidates had received their degrees from the Jawaharlal Nehru University. Among these, 48 cadets were from science stream, followed by 93 in computer science and 74 in arts. Moreover, 18 candidates from friendly foreign countries were also awarded the degrees.
According to reports, 44 naval cadets and 52 air force cadets from the BTech stream received their course completion certificates. The degrees will be conferred to the cadets after they undergo a year’s training at at Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala, and Air Force Academy, Hyderabad.
A total of 167 gentleman cadets and 31 woman cadets were commissioned into the Indian Amy on Saturday at the passing out parade held at Officers Training Academy (OTA) in Chennai. The officer cadets had trained in Chennai OTA for 11 months. The ceremony also saw the graduation of five gentleman cadets and seven woman cadets from Bhutan. Among the woman cadets commissioned into the Army was Nitika Kaul, widow of Major Vibhuti Shankar Dhoundiyal who was killed in Pulwama attack in 2019.
Due to the present Covid-19 pandemic, and safeguards put in place against it, parents of the graduating officer cadets were not able to witness the event. However, OTA Chennai had made arrangements for live streaming of the passing out parade and pipping ceremony on DD Podhigai, DD Bharati and YouTube Channels.
The Parade was reviewed by Lieutenant General YK Joshi – General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C) Northern Command, who also presented the Sword of Honour and OTA gold medal to ACA Abdesh Katoch, silver medal to BUO Adarsh Pratap Singh and the bronze medal to BCA Mani Mehtab Dhaliwal, a woman cadet.
Addressing the parade, Lt. Gen Joshi said, ” Within the constraints of Covid protocols you have all adapted very well to the challenges and put up a good display of military skills. You have finished an important phase of your professional military education. You will lead the best soldiers both in peace and war and this possibility demands your last ounce of energy and commitment. Victory in battle is not only about technology, courage, numbers but also depends on the quality of leadership.”Quoting former Indian President APJ Abdul Kalam, he said, “Excellence happens not by accident but is a process. You have to work hard to achieve it.”The Reviewing Officer complimented the officer cadets and Staff of the Officers Training Academy on the excellent standards displayed by all. He exhorted the cadets of the Passing Out Courses to always adhere to the core values of ‘Selfless Service to the Nation’ and strive for excellence in all their endeavors.
“You have to place the sacred duty to the nation above all other interests and fulfill your oath to uphold the constitution and maintain the unity and integrity of the country. On the operational front, I must exhort the necessity of jointness in operation by armed forces,” he said.
The newly commissioned officers, donning their ranks and regimental accoutrements, swore allegiance to the country and the Constitution of India as they stepped out of the portals of the Officers Training Academy, committing to ‘Serve with Honour’ to safeguard the safety, honour and welfare of their country.
Lieutenant Nitika Kaul Dhoundiyal the wife of Army Major Vibhuti Shankar Dhoundiyal, who lost his life in the 2019 Pulwama terrorist attack, on Saturday donned the Indian Army uniform for the first time as she joined the force to serve the nation.
Nitika Kaul paid tribute to her husband who lost his life in the February 2019 encounter with JeM terrorists in Pulwama in Jammu and Kashmir. She officially joined the Indian Army as Lieutenant Nitika Kaul Dhoundiyal. A tweet by PRO Udhampur-Ministry of Defence said Maj Vibhuti Shankar Dhoundiyal, made the Supreme Sacrifice at Pulwama in 2019, was awarded SC (P).
Today his wife Nitika Kaul dons Indian Army uniform; paying him a befitting tribute. A proud moment for her as Lieutenant General YK Joshi, Army Nothern Command himself pips the Stars on her shoulders!”
Six months after the death of her husband, Nitika cleared the Short Service Commission (SSC) exam and the Services Selection Board (SSB) interview and was commissioned at Officers Training Academy (OTA) at Chennai for her training.
Namaste,
I am Kashish Bakshi, and this is a story of my journey to the IMA. It started
with the dream of a kid in class 5, who wanted to be a fighter pilot, having no
defence background whatsoever. A kid who had seen fighter jets fly over his
head since he was an infant. As my maternal grandmother’s house is in Ambala
and the AFS Ambala is nearby, so there were 8-9 fighter jets flying over us
daily, sounding as if the Gods were wrestling in the sky. As I grew up, my love
for the IAF grew deeper, but there was a turning point, when I was in class 9,
as I live in Dehradun, the home of the IMA, Indian Army started drawing my
attention.
As
an adolescent teenager in school, when someone used to ask me what I wanted to
be when I grew up, I answered “The finest fighter pilot there is”, but
unfortunately, that adolescent boy didn’t have a plan of action, as to how he
would achieve this feat. It was later when I realised it, when I failed to
qualify the NDA written exam 3 times consecutively. But the flair to join the
forces was still alive, and after 2 and a half years of B.Tech(CS) degree, I
started preparing for CDSE. I found out the syllabus and realised it was vast
for GS, so I knew I needed a sound strategy to crack the exam.
I watched the strategy to study by a CDSE topper, note making strategy from a UPSC CSE topper, and started preparing for AFCAT also which is a little easier than CDSE. There I was, in my 5th semester, with my SGPA dangling in 7 pointers. So I had to prepare for CDSE, AFCAT, get good marks to qualify placement criteria of campus placements, and study for job interviews. And the lockdown was a blessing in disguise, I managed my time accordingly and smashed every goal. I cracked CDSE and AFCAT in my first attempt, got SGPA above 9, got job offer letters from 2 companies. I was preparing for SSB side by side, during my written prep. My friend gave me his SSBCrack book for SSB. I also used to watch the current affairs videos by SSBCrack on YouTube. Everybody in my SSB coaching believed that I would make it in my first attempt, but I was conference out from 1 AFSB Dehradun(AFCAT) on 26th March, it was later that I realised that I was too obsessed with getting recommended.
Now I had my SSB at Allahabad on 14th April (CDSE) and this time, I decided to go with a free mind as I had 3 more attempts lined up (SSB for CDSE 1 2021, SSB for TGC-133, AFSB for AFCAT 1 2021) and 2 job offers. I thought “Hua to bohot achi baat hai aur agar nahi hua to agli baar aur improve kar lunga”. This thought process was the only thing that I changed in the 2 weeks’ gap between the attempts, and I made it this time. My friends and my juniors at my coaching ask me what did I change in myself magically in these 2 weeks and this is what I tell them, I just went with a free mind. I also got medically fit and now I’m waiting for my final semester exams and then joining the Academy.
So this was my story, an average boy from a civilian background, whose focus was always clear and who was willing to work hard to achieve his dream and finally got recommended from 14 SSB Allahabad. So, if you are determined, and consistent with your efforts, and have the right strategy, I personally guarantee that you will achieve your dream. KEEP HUSTLING and NEVER EVER GIVE UP!
