AFCAT 2025 Application Form: Registration Starts December 2, 2024

The Indian Air Force has started the registration process for the AFCAT Exam 2025 from today i.e. December 02, 2024. AFCAT 2025 Online Registration’s last date is December 31, 2024. For Applying  Candidates must have a 12^th and graduation degree and He/ She also between 20 to 26 years hold as per post. The Last Date Of online registration will be announced soon. 

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The commission is not permanent for the flying branches and is for 14 years while the commission for ground both technical and non-technical would be for 10 years. An extension can be applied subject to service requirements. Grant of Permanent Commission (PC) (at a later stage) can be considered subject to service requirements, availability of vacancies, willingness, suitability, merit and prevailing policies on the subject.

AFCAT 2025: Important Dates

Full Educational Qualifications.

Nationality 

• Nationality. Candidate must be a citizen of India per the Indian Citizenship Act, 1955.

AFCAT 2025: Age Criteria 

• Flying Branch through AFCAT and NCC Special Entry – A candidate should be 20 to 24 years old as of 01 January 2025 i.e. born between 02 January 2001 to 01 January 2005 (both dates inclusive). The upper age is 26 years limit for candidates holding valid and current Commercial Pilot License issued by DGCA (India) i.e. born between 02 January 1999 and 01 January 2005 (both dates inclusive).
• Ground Duty (Technical & Non-Technical) Branch – A candidate should be 20 to 26 years as of 01 January 2025 i.e. born between 02 January 1999 and 01 January 2005 (both dates inclusive)
• Marital Status – A Candidate must be unmarried at the time of commencement of the course and marriage is not permitted during training. A candidate who marries during the period of training shall be discharged and will be liable to refund all expenditures incurred on him by the Government.

Types of Commissions Offered via AFCAT 2025

1. Permanent Commission (PC)

• For male candidates only.
• Officers serve till the age of superannuation based on their rank.

2. Short Service Commission (SSC)

• Open to both men and women.
• Flying Branch: 14 years from the date of commissioning (non-extendable).
• Ground Duty (Technical & Non-Technical): Initial tenure of 10 years, extendable up to 4 years based on merit and service needs.

Important Instructions related to AFCAT Paper 2025

• English. Comprehension, Detecting Errors in Sentences, Sentence Completion/ Filling in of correct words, Synonym/ Antonym, Cloze Test or Fill in the Gaps in a paragraph, Idioms and Phrases, Analogy, Sentence Rearranging, Substitution in a Sentence/ One Word Substitution.
• General Awareness. History, Geography, Sports, National and International Organizations, Art and culture, Personalities, Environment and ecology, Indian Polity, Economy, Basic Science Knowledge, Science and Technology, Current Affairs (National and international), Defence
• Numerical Ability. Decimal Fraction, Time and Work, Average/ Percentage, Profit and loss, Ratio and proportion, Simple and Compound Interest, Time and distance and Races (Trains/ Boats and streams), Area and Perimeter, Probability, Number System and Number Series, Mixture & Allegation Rules, Clocks.
• Reasoning and Military Aptitude Test. Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning
• 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). · Exam will be in English only.
• English – Cloze test, fill in the blanks, spotting the errors, one-word substitution, synonyms and antonyms
• These are the recurring topics, try to practice them as much as you can.
• Use an elimination method to solve this question.
• For Mathematics – Ratio, Percentage, Simple Interest, Compound Interest, Profit & Loss. These are the recurring topics in mathematics.
• Some questions are very easy and can be solved by using the digit sum method.
• Try to get a good command of these topics.
• Reasoning and Military Aptitude – Series Completion, embedded figure, blood relation, mirror and water images, completion of pattern, venn diagram, analogy & classification.
• This section consists of 35 questions; hence this is the most scoring section.
• Try to practice more and more on given topics by solving pics.
• GS- Awards, books and authors, sports news, basic knowledge of science.
• The questions that are asked in exams are static.

AFCAT and EKT Exam Pattern 2025

AFCAT 2025: Selection Process

• Written Examination
• Officer Intelligence Rating Test and Picture Perception and Discussion Test
• Psychological Test
• Group Tests (Interactive Games and Group Discussions)
• Medical Examination
• Interview

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