EXAM PATTERN OF AFCAT WRITTEN EXAMINATION

Indian Men and Women applying for the examination should ensure that to be part of this elite force requires an excellence and high quality perseverance towards your physical and mental well do.

Joining the Air Force as Group A Gazetted Officers in Flying and Ground Duty (Technical and Non-Technical) branches provides all the action and adventure and a lot of effort towards academic pursuits. From the moment you are selected, till the time you retire, you are continuously honing your skills with a large number of in-service courses and other educational avenues.

AFCAT Exam Pattern

The subjects, the time allowed and the maximum marks allotted to each subject will be as follows:-

Exam	Subject	Duration	No. of Questions	Max. Marks	Marks for Correct Answer	Marks for Incorrect Answer
AFCAT	General Awareness, Verbal Ability in English, Numerical Ability and Reasoning and Military Aptitude Test	2 Hours	100	300	+ 3	-1
EKT [For Candidates with one of the choices as (Technical) Branch]	Mechanical, Computer Science and Electrical & Electronics	45 Minutes	50	150	+ 3	-1

AFCAT Exam Important Points:

· The Online examination will consist of objective type questions for both AFCAT and EKT

· Objective type questions for both AFCAT and EKT will be in English only

· No marks for unattempted questions will be deducted

Check the Exam Pattern of AFCAT common paper

Section	Questions	Marks	Time
General Awareness	20	60	2 Hours
Verbal Ability in English	30	90
Numerical Ability	15	45
Reasoning and Military Aptitude Test	35	105

As an Officer, a warrior, in the Air Force, you’re tasked with upholding the constitution and protecting India’s freedom. Robust, renowned, tough, powerful, Indian Air Force has the distinction of producing an officer in the world with a highly technical and specialized fighting force that safeguards our skies against enemy invasions.