AFCAT 2/2019: Online Form, Exam Date, Notification

The AFCAT 2/2019 Registration has started from June 01, 2019, till June 30, 2019. The registration can be done from careerindianairforce.cdac.in or afcat.cdac.in websites. Indian Air Force invites Indian citizen (Men and Women) to be a part of it as Commissioned Officers in Flying and Ground duty (Technical and Non-technical) branches on the behalf of an Online Admission Test i.e. Air Force Common Admission Online Test (AFCAT). Indian Air Force (IAF) has released the notification for Air Force Common Admission Online Test (AFCAT) 02/2019 at afcat.cdac.in.Scroll down for more information.

AFCAT 2/2019

Online applications are invited for the courses commencing in July 2020 for grant of Short Service Commission (SSC) in Flying Branch and Permanent Commission (PC) and Short Service Commission (SSC) in Ground Duty (Technical and Non-Technical) Branches. For more details regarding the AFCAT 2/2019 candidates can go through the below-mentioned schedule-

AFCAT 02/2019 Events Name	Important Dates
Start date of filling the Application Form	01 Jun 2019
Last date of filling the Application Form	30 Jun 2019
AFCAT 02/2019 Admit Card	to be announced!
AFCAT 02/2019 Exam Date	24 & 25 Aug 2019
AFCAT 02/2019 Memory-Based Answer Key	to be announced!
AFCAT 02/2019 Result Date	to be announced!

AFCAT 2/2019 Branches

The upcoming examination will be held for the intake of candidates in the following branches:

Entry	Branch	Course Number	Vacancies*
AFCAT Entry	Flying	208/20F/SSC/M & W	SSC – 60
	Ground Duty (Technical)	207/20T/PC/M 207/20T/SSC/M & W	AE(L) : PC – 28, SSC – 42 AE(M) : PC – 12 SSC – 20
	Ground Duty (Non-technical)	207/20G/PC/M 207/20G/SSC/M & W	Admin : PC – 16, SSC – 24 Education :PC – 06, SSC – 10
NCC Special Entry	Flying	208/20F/PC/M 208/20F/SSC/M & W	10% seats out of CDSE vacancies for PC and 10% seats out of AFCAT vacancies for SSC.
Meteorology Entry	Meteorology	207/20G/PC/M 207/20G/SSC/M & W	Met : PC – 10, SSC – 14

AFCAT 2/2019 Eligibility Criteria

Before filling the AFCAT application form candidate should go through the eligibility criteria first as if the candidate will be founded ineligible at any further stages than that candidate will be disqualified from the further process. Candidate can go through the eligibility criteria mentioned below-

Nationality: Candidate should hold Indian Citizenship.

Age:

• Flying Branch: 20 to 24 years as on 01 July 2020 i.e. born between 02 July 1996 to 01 July 2000 (both dates inclusive). Upper age limit for candidates holding valid and current Commercial Pilot License issued by DGCA (India) is relaxable up to 26 years i.e. born between 02 July 1994 to 01 July 2000 (both dates inclusive).
• Ground Duty (Technical/Non-Technical) Branches: 20 to 26 years as on 01 July 2020 i.e. born between 02 July 1994 to 01 Jul 2000 (both dates inclusive).

Educational Qualifications for Flying Branch

• Candidate should have passed 12th standard by scoring a minimum aggregate of 60% marks.
• Candidate should be graduated (3 years course, 04years BE/B. Tech)by scoring a minimum aggregate of 60% marks.
• A candidate who has cleared Section A & B examination of Associate Membership of Institute Engineers (India) or Aeronautical Society of India from a recognized University with a minimum of 60% marks or equivalent.
• Candidates appearing in Final Year are also eligible to apply but they do not have any backlog at the time of AFSB Testing and should have Degree certificate issued by the University as per the date specified in the official notification.

Educational Qualifications for Technical Branch (Electronics and Mechanical Engineering)

• Candidate should have passed 12th standard by scoring a minimum aggregate of 60% marks in each of the mentioned subjects (Physics and Mathematics).
• Candidate should have passed graduation/post graduation level in Engineering/ Technology by scoring a minimum aggregate of 60% marks.
• Candidates appearing in Final Year are also eligible to apply but they do not have any backlog at the time of AFSB Testing and should have Degree certificate issued by the University as per the date specified in the official notification.
• A candidate who has cleared Section A & B examination of Associate Membership of Institute Engineers (India) or Aeronautical Society of India from a recognized University with a minimum of 60% marks or equivalent.

Equivalent Fields for Electronic	Equivalent Fields for Electronic	Equivalent Fields for Mechanical
Computer Engineering/Technology	Electronics and/or Telecommunication Engineering	Aerospace Engineering
Computer Engineering & Application	Electronics and/or Telecommunication Engineering (Microwave)	Aeronautical Engineering
Computer Science and Engineering/Technology	Electronics and Computer Engineering	Aircraft Maintenance Engineering
Electrical and Computer Engineering	Electronics Communication and Instrumentation Engineering	Mechanical Engineering
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	Electronics Instrument & Control	Mechanical Engineering and Automation
Electrical Engineering	Electronics Instrument & Control Engineering	Mechanical Engineering (Production)
Electronics Engineering/Technology	Instrumentation & Control Engineering	Mechanical Engineering (Repair and Maintenance)
Electronics Science and Engineering	Instrument & Control Engineering	Mechatronics
Electronics and Communication Engineering	Information Technology	Industrial Engineering
Electronics and Computer Science

Educational Qualifications for Non-Technical Branches

For Administration & Logistics:

• Candidate should be graduated in any field (3 years course, 04years BE/B. Tech)by scoring a minimum aggregate of 60% marks.
• A candidate who has cleared Section A & B examination of Associate Membership of Institute Engineers (India) or Aeronautical Society of India from a recognized University with a minimum of 60% marks or equivalent.
  For Accounts
• Candidate should have B. Com. Degree from recognized university with minimum aggregate of 60% marks.

For Education

• Post Graduation degree in English/Physics/Mathematics/Chemistry/Statistics/International Relations/International Studies/Defence Studies/Psychology/Computer Science/IT/Management/MBA/MCA/ Mass Communication/Journalism/Public Relations with minimum 50 % marks in aggregate in all papers put together (minimum two years programme) and 60% marks in Graduation (both recognised by UGC/Competent Accreditation Authority).

Eligibility for NCC Special Entry (Flying Branch)

• NCC Air Wing Senior Division ‘C’ certificate acquired on or after 15 Dec 15 will be mandatory.
• Candidate should have passed 12th standard by scoring a minimum aggregate of 60% marks.
• Candidate should be graduated (3 years course, 04years BE/B. Tech)by scoring a minimum aggregate of 60% marks.
• A candidate who has cleared Section A & B examination of Associate Membership of Institute Engineers (India) or Aeronautical Society of India from a recognized University with a minimum of 60% marks or equivalent.

AFCAT 2/2019 Application Form

In the application, form candidates were needed to fill the Personal Details, Educational Details, Communication Details, Other Details. The candidates who have submitted the form before the last date those forms have been accepted only.

• Application Form Fee for AFCAT: Rs 250/- (non-refundable)

Payment: Application Fee were paid by using online mode (Credit Card, Debit Card, Internet Banking).

AFCAT 2/2019 Admit Card

The AFCAT 2/2019 Admit Card contains details of the candidate and exam, like- name, date, timing, an address of the exam center, a name of the exam, etc. Candidate needs to bring the one valid ID proof (Pan Card, Adhar Card, Voter ID Card, Passport, etc) and a hard copy of AFCAT Admit Card on the day of the examination. 

AFCAT 2019 Examination Center List

Candidate can check the examination center list from below. The below-mentioned examination center list is based on last year data.

Aligarh	Coimbatore	Guwahati	Kanpur	Shimla
Allahabad	Darbhanga	Gwalior	Kharagpur	Silchar
Aizawl	Darjeeling	Haldwani	Kochi	Solapur
Ambala	Dehradun	Hisar	Kohima	Sonipat
Amritsar	Delhi	Hyderabad	Kolhapur	Srinagar
Andaman	Dhanbad	Imphal	Kolkata	Thane
Bareilly	Diu	Indore	Kota	Thiruvananthapuram
Behrampura	Durgapur	Itanagar	Kurukshetra	Thrissur
Belgaum	Faridabad	Jabalpur	Leh	Tinsukia
Bengaluru	Ganganagar	Jaipur	Lucknow	Tirunelveli
Bahadurgarh	Gautam Budh Nagar	Jaisalmer	Madurai	Tirupathi
Bhagalpur	Ghaziabad	Jalandhar	Mangalore	Udaipur
Bhawanipatna	Gorakhpur	Jalpaigudi	Meerut	Ujjain
Bhilai	Greater	Jammu	Midnapore	Vadodara
Bhopal	Rohtak	Jamshedpur	Mumbai	Varanasi
Bhuj	Rourkee	Jhansi	Mysore	Vellore
Bhubaneshwar	Ranchi	Jodhpur	Nagpur	Vijayawada
Patna	Puducherry	Pune	Nasik	Vishakapatnam
Nizamabad	Pathankot	Rajkot	Warangal	—

AFCAT 2019 Exam Pattern

For the preparation of the examination, a candidate should go through the exam pattern first. By going through the exam pattern candidate will get an estimate about the marking criteria.

• Time Duration: 02 hours
• Number of Questions: 100
• Marking Criteria: +3 for each correct answer
• Negative Marking: -1 for each incorrect answer
• Number of Sections: 4 (English, Numerical Ability, General Awareness, and Reasoning and Military Aptitude)
• Mode of Examination: Online

Exam Name	Number of Questions	Maximum Marks	Duration
AFCAT	100	300	02 Hours
EKT (For Technical Branches)	50	150	45 Minutes

AFCAT 2019 Preparation Tips

For the preparation of the exam, a candidate should go through the exam pattern and syllabus first. Candidate should start the preparation for that subject in which the candidate is having an interest. Candidate preparing for AFCAT 2019 can refer to the below-mentioned preparation tips-

• Candidate should make their own timetable for proper time management.
• Candidate should make the topics proper notes by referring to the AFCAT preparation books.
• Candidate should give the mock tests because by giving mock tests candidate can estimate that which section of the exam is time taking and in which section candidate need to prepare more.
• Candidate should go through the previous year question paper and do the revision on a daily basis.

AFCAT 2019 Important Books

Candidate can refer to the below-mentioned books for the preparation of AFCAT 2019.

Books Name	Author Name	Link to Buy
The new AFCAT Guide with 14 Year-wise Past Papers (2011 -2018)	Disha Experts	Click Here
AFCAT (Flying Technical & Ground Duty Branch) 2018	Disha Experts	Click Here
Let’s Crack AFCAT – Air Force Common Admission Test [Free eBook Inside]	SSBCrack	Click Here
AFCAT – The First Step Book	DDE-DEFENCE DIRECT EDUCATION (Author), No One Can Stop You From Flying High (Preface)	Click Here
High School English Grammar and Composition Book (Regular Edition)	Wren and Martin	Click Here

AFCAT 2019 Answer Key (Memory Based Answer Key)

The candidates who will appear in AFCAT 02/2019 examination can check the answer key from the official website careerindianairforce.cdac.in or afcat.cdac.in. With the help of AFCAT 02/2019 answer key (Memory Based Answer Key), a candidate can predict their chance of qualifying the examination. Answer Key will be released after the exams.

AFCAT 2/2019 Result

Indian Air Force will release the result of AFCAT and EKT, for the candidates who will appear in the examination. The result will available at the official website at afcat.cdac.in in candidate login section. The result is based on the marks scored by the candidates. Candidates who will be short-listed on the basis of Air Force Common Admission Test (AFCAT / EKT) that candidate will be called for further testing at one of the Air Force Selection Boards (AFSBs).

Official website: afcat.cdac.in

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