AFCAT 13th February 2022 Shift 1 Question Paper, Answer Key, and Analysis – Check Difficulty Level, Expected Cut Off

AFCAT 13th February 2022 Shift 1 Answer Key: The First shift of AFCAT exam of 13th February 2022 is over now. The shift 1 exam timings was 09:45 AM to 11:45 AM. Candidates can check AFCAT 13th February 2022 Shift 1 analysis, answer key and question paper from this article. Several coaching centers and experts releases the unofficial answer key. The AFCAT 1 2022 exam is being conducted by the Air Force in online mode from February 12 -14, 2022. Today is the second day of exam. Candidates can use the AFCAT Answer Key to calculate tentative scores by putting a +3 for every correct answer and -1 for every incorrect answer. Candidates can also get all other relevant information about AFCAT 13th February 2022 Shift 1 Question Paper, Answer Key, and Analysis from this article. 

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AFCAT 13th February 2022 Shift 1 Question Paper, Answer Key, and Analysis

The Indian Air Force conducts the AFCAT exam in two shifts each day over a span of three days. Immediately after the exam, several independent institutes release their own memory-based answer keys. Candidates can use these unofficial answer keys to calculate their scores before the official answer key is released on the website. 

AFCAT 13th Feb 2022 Shift 1 Question Paper, Analysis, Answer Key

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AFCAT 13th Feb 2022 Shift 1 Analysis

Checl below the detailed exam analysis of AFCAT 1 2022 exam:

Name of Sections	No of Qs asked	Good Attempt	Level
English Language	25	22-25	Moderate
Numerical Ability	20	10-13	Moderate
Reasoning, and Military Aptitude Test	30	18-22	Easy to Moderate
General Awarenes	25	16-18	Easy to Moderate
Total	100	62-70	Moderate

AFCAT 1 2022 Exam Analysis 13th February Shift 1 English Language

The AFCAT 1 2022 exam for English Language was of Moderate level. A good number of attempts, between 22-25 questions, can be expected.

• Questions are asked from error detection, grammar usage, idiom and phrases vocabulary, etc
• 06 questions from antonyms & synonyms, 03 questions from close test, 04 questions from fillers, 05 questions from unseen passage, 02 questions from idioms & phrases and 05 questions from errors constituted the English section.

AFCAT 1 2022 Exam Analysis 13th February Shift 1 Numerical Ability

The AFCAT 1 2022 exam for Numerical Ability was of Moderate level. A good number of attempts, between 10-13 questions, can be expected.

• Maths section was of bit difficult as per the previous exam held.
• Questions have been included from speed, distance & time; boats and streams and trains. Overall, 16.67% questions are from these topics.
• Despite being from the syllabus, questions have been purposefully designed to be difficult in order to test applicants’ knowledge.

AFCAT 1 2022 Exam Analysis 13th February Shift 1 General Awarenes

The AFCAT 1 2022 exam for General Awarenes was of Easy to Moderate level. A good number of attempts, between 16-18 questions, can be expected.

• The question pattern has barely changed. It follows the same pattern as the first day of the AFCAT 2020 examination.
• Questions were asked from, Loor Dance, Magna Carta, Match the following : Rafale – France ; Chinook – USA ; s400- Russia etc.
  • Which is more elastic than Rubber?
  • Battle of Belonging of Shashi Tharoor is for
  • India Largest producer of?
  • IAF First chief?
  • IAF Aerobic Team name?
  • Central Vista Project Architecture?
  • Global 500 Award given for?
  • AF Aerobic Team name?

AFCAT 1 2022 Exam Analysis 13th February Shift 1 Reasoning, and Military Aptitude Test

The AFCAT 1 2022 exam for General Awarenes was of Easy to Moderate level. A good number of attempts, between 18-22 questions, can be expected.

• In terms of difficulty, jumbled words and analogy questions are relatively simple. Dot situation questions have also been included.
• The reasoning and aptitude sections have remained relatively unchanged and are similar to previous year’s questions. Candidates who answered previous year’s questions should be expected to have answered all questions this year.
• The majority of the questions asked from nonverbal reasoning and military aptitude.

All important dates and timings for the AFCAT 1 2022 exam are given below: 

AFCAT Exam Date	13th February 2022 (Day 2)
AFCAT Exam Shift 1 Timings	7:30 a.m to 11: 45 a.m.
Candidate Reporting Time	7:30 a.m
Verification of Documents and Candidate Seating	7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
Reading of Instructions by Candidates	9:30 a.m. to 9:45 a.m.
AFCAT	9:45 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.

AFCAT 2022 Cut off Marks

The Indian Air Force decides the qualifying marks in any or all the subjects of the examination. Usually, a cut off is announced for each of the two AFCAT exams conducted each year separately. The cut off marks for each exam is announced at the time of the exam. 

However, estimated cut offs can be provided before every exam. The expected cut off for AFCAT 1 2022 is given below:

Exam	Expected Cut off Marks
AFCAT 1 2022	155 to 165

For the candidates’ convenience, cut off marks from the previous years are mentioned below as well: 

AFCAT Exam	AFCAT Cut off
AFCAT (2) 2021	157
AFCAT (1) 2021	165
AFCAT (2) 2020	155
AFCAT (1) 2020	153
AFCAT (2) 2019	142
AFCAT (1) 2019	133
AFCAT (1) 2018	155
AFCAT (2) 2017	160
AFCAT (1) 2017	150
AFCAT (2) 2016	148
AFCAT (1) 2016	132
AFCAT (2) 2015	144
AFCAT (1) 2015	126
AFCAT (2) 2014	123
AFCAT (1) 2014	127
AFCAT (2) 2013	116
AFCAT (1) 2013	144
AFCAT (2) 2012	143
AFCAT (1) 2012	135
AFCAT (2) 2011	88
AFCAT (1) 2011	85

AFCAT 2022 Marking Scheme

It is mandatory for the candidates opting for Ground Duty (Technical) branch to appear in both AFCAT as well as Engineering Knowledge Test. Therefore, it is essential that the candidates familiarize themselves with the exam pattern and marking scheme of the AFCAT exam 2022 as it is given below:  

Marking Scheme of AFCAT Exam: 

• Exam Mode: Online Exam 
• Exam Type: Objective Type
• Language of the papers: English only
• Marks per question: 3 marks
• Negative Marking: -1 mark
• Unattempted questions: No marks

For detailed marks distribution for the AFCAT exams, refer to the chart below: 

Exam	Subject(s)	Duration	No. Of Questions	Maximum Marks
AFCAT	General Awareness, Verbal Ability in English, Numerical Ability and Reasoning and Military Aptitude Test	2 hours	100	300

How to Calculate marks using AFCAT 2022 Answer Key? 

After the last shift of AFCAT 2022 has been conducted, several coaching centers and institutes release memory-based unofficial answer keys so that candidates may check their answers and calculate tentative scores before the official answer key is out. Candidates can utilize the unofficial Answer Keys to calculate their scores or wait for the official answer keys to be released on the official website of the Indian Air Force, afcat.cdac.in/AFCAT/. 

The steps for calculating tentative marks based on the answer key are given below: 

• Step 1: Download the 2022 Answer Key for your particular exam and shift. 
• Step 2: Crosscheck the answers given on the answer key with your answers. 
• Step 3: Add 3 marks for every correct answer and deduct 1 mark for every wrong answer.

AFCAT 1 2022 Question Paper 

Question papers of the AFCAT 1 2022 Exam are released on the official website of the Indian Air Force along with the AFCAT 1 Answer Key so that candidates may download and use them while cross checking the answers from the Answer Key. The Question paper has 100 questions from general topics that the candidates answer. The questions include basic English questions, logical reasoning problems, general knowledge questions and numerical aptitude questions. Each question has 3 marks and the total paper consists of 300 marks. Instructions regarding the exam are also provided in the AFCAT Question Paper.

AFCAT 1 2022 Result  

After the AFCAT exam, the results are released on the official website. Candidates can check their AFCAT result using their Email ID and Password. The result  will contain the name and roll number of the candidate, the marks obtained by the candidate and the cut off marks for that exam. Candidates who secure the minimum qualifying marks as decided by the Indian Air Force, will then be called for the Air Force Selection Board (AFSB) Interview round which will consist of a Psychological Test, Intelligence Test and Group Discussion. 

About AFCAT Exam

The Indian Air Force conducts the Air Force Common Admission Test (AFCAT) for recruitment to the Flying Branch and Ground Duty (Technical and Non-Technical) Branches. The Selection Process includes the AFCAT and EKT exams which is followed by an AFSB interview including Officer Intelligence Rating Test, Group Discussion and Psychological Test. The AFCAT exam is conducted twice every year, in February and August the advertisements inviting applications for which are out in June and December. 

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