The Indian Air Force has announced the conduct of the Air Force Common Admission Test (AFCAT) 1 2020 for courses commencing in January 2021.
This Online Application will be available from December 1, 2019 to December 30, 2019. A total of 249 vacancies will be filled through the AFCAT entry.
The courses will commence in January 2021 for grant of Short Service Commission (SSC) in Flying Branch & Permanent Commission (PC) and Short Service Commission (SSC) in Ground Duty (Technical and Non-Technical) Branches.
Age:
A. Flying Branch: 20 to 24 years as on January 1, 2021 i.e. born between January 2, 1997 to January 1, 2001 (both dates inclusive). Upper age limit for candidates holding valid and current Commercial Pilot License issued by DGCA (India) is relaxable by up to 26 years i.e. born between January 2, 1995 to January 1, 2001 (both dates inclusive).
B. Ground Duty (Technical/Non-Technical) Branches: 20 to 26 years as on January 1, 2021 i.e. born between January 2, 1995 to January 1, 2001 (both dates Inclusive)
The detailed notification is available on website https://careerindianairforce.cdac.in or https://afcat.cdac.in. Candidates are to ensure that they have read and understood the details available in the notification before registering.
Conduct of Online Testing For AFCAT Examination And Fee Structure:
Online testing will be conducted for AFCAT entry at various centres. Candidates registering for AFCAT entry will have to pay an amount of Rs. 250 as examination fee. However, candidates registering for NCC Special entry are not required to pay. Details of conduct of exam, examination centres and mode of payment are available in the notification.
Important Dates To Remember:
Registration begins December 1, 2019
Registration closes December 30, 2019
AFCAT exam: Last week of February 2020 (Tentative)
According to the advertisement, information filled up by the candidates in online application form will be considered final and no amendments will be
allowed subsequently. Candidates should exercise due care while entering their date of birth.
Selection:
Selection of the candidates will be done through written test and interview.