AFCAT Exam Analysis 2025: Subject-wise Analysis & Difficulty Level

Air Force Common Admission Test 2026 ( AFCAT )

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Anangsha Patra
Updated on Sep 16, 2025 17:39 IST

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AFCAT 2 Exam Analysis 2025 is available now. The overall difficulty level of the exam was moderate. The Maths paper was calculative. One or two questions in Reasoning were tricky. The General Awareness questions were statement-based.

AFCAT paper analysis helps candidates to know the section-wise difficulty, overall difficulty, distribution of questions, weightage of topics, number of good attempts, AFCAT expected cut off, etc. Candidates qualifying the online test of AFCAT are called for AFSB Interview. Read below for more details on AFCAT exam analysis 2025. Read below for more details on AFCAT exam analysis 2025.

 

Q:   What is the difficulty level AFCAT 2 exam?
A: 

The overall difficulty level of AFCAT 2 exam is moderate. The shift-wise difficulty level of the exams held on August 26, 2023 is given below.

Section

Difficulty Level (Shift 1)

Difficulty Level  (Shift 2)

General Awareness

Moderate

Easy to Moderate

Numerical Ability

Moderate

Moderate

Reasoning and Military Aptitude

Easy to Moderate

Easy to Moderate

English Language

Easy

Moderate

Total

Moderate

Moderate
Q:   Which shift was the toughest in AFCAT 2024?
A: 

As per the feedback of the aspirants who attempted AFCAT 1 2024 exam on February 17, 2024, the difficulty level of Shift 1 and 2 was moderate. The shift-wise exam analysis is given below.

Subject

Difficulty Level (Shift 1)

Difficulty Level (Shift 2)

General Awareness

Moderate

Moderate

English

Moderate

Easy

Numerical Ability

Moderate

Moderate

Reasoning

Moderate

Moderate

Overall

Moderate

Moderate

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AFCAT Exam Analysisn 2025

AFCAT 1 & 2 Exam Analysis is given below.

AFCAT 2 Exam Analysis 2025

Subject Overall Difficulty
General Awareness Moderate
Verbal Ability in English Moderate
Numerical Ability Moderate
Reasoning and Military Aptitude Test Moderate

Questions Asked in AFCAT 2 Shift 1 Exam

Maths

Topic Number of Questions

Speed and Distance

1

Surface Area

2

Ratio and Mixture

1

Work and Time

1

Boat and Stream

1

Number System

2

Profit & Loss

2

General Awareness

Space Axiom Mission was launched using which rocket? SpaceX Crew Dragon (Falcon 9 rocket)
Who is known as the Father of Indian Archaeology? Alexander Cunningham
Bipin Rawat belonged to which regiment? 11 Gorkha Rifles
What causes Acid Rain? Air pollutants like SO₂ & NOx mixing with water vapour
Thunderstorms are caused by which clouds? Cumulonimbus Clouds
Diksha Scheme stands for? Digital Infrastructure for Knowledge Sharing
Pralay Exercise is conducted by which force? Indian Army
Who told Gandhi about Indigo exploitation? Raj Kumar Shukla
What is the principle of a Washing Machine? Centrifugation
Example of Statement-Based Questions Taking Coal to Castle, Throwing Sponge

AFCAT 1 Exam Analysis 2025

AFCAT 1 exam analysis 2025 is given below.

 AFCAT Previous Years' Exam Analysis

Candidates can check below the previous years' analysis to know the difficulty of the exam and types of questions asked in the exam. 

AFCAT 1 Exam Analysis 2024

The section-wise and overall difficulty level of the AFCAT 1 exam is given below:

AFCAT 1 Overall Difficulty Level & Good 

Sections Overall Difficulty Level Good Attempts
General Awareness Moderate 13-15
Numerical Ability Easy to Moderate 16-17
Reasoning and Mental Ability Moderate 22-24
English Language Easy 20-22

AFCAT 1 Exam Analysis 2024 for Quantitative Aptitude

Topics No. of Questions

SI & CI

1-2

Time and Work

1-2

Time and Distance

1

Profit and Loss

1-2

Average

1

Ratio & Proportion

1-2

Number System

2-3

Number Series

2-3

AFCAT 1 Exam Analysis 2024 for English

Topics No. of Questions

Reading Comprehension

4-5

Technical

4-5

Sentence Rearrangement

2-3

Error Detection

4-5

Idioms & Phrases

2-3

Antonyms

1-2

Cloze Test

2-3

Analogy

1-2

AFCAT 1 Exam Analysis for Reasoning and Military Aptitude

Topics  No. of Questions

Odd One Out

1-2

Rearrangement Letter

1-2

Mathematical Relation

2-3

Blood Relation

2-3

Coding-Decoding

1-2

Analogy

1-2

Puzzle Test

2-3

AFCAT 1 Exam Analysis for General Awareness

Topics  No. of Questions

Odd One Out

1-2

Rearrangement Letter

1-2

Mathematical Relation

2-3

Blood Relation

2-3

Coding-Decoding

1-2

Analogy

1-2

Puzzle Test

2-3

 

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Commonly asked questions
Q:   What are the important topics for Numerical Ability in AFCAT exam?
A: 

Topics for the AFCAT Numerical Ability section are Decimal Fraction, Time and Work, Average, Profit & Loss, Percentage, Ratio & Proportion and Simple Interest, Time and Distance. Candidates can prepare this section only through practice. They should also learn the shortcut tricks of solving questions. 

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AFCAT Exam Analysis 2025 FAQs

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Answered 2 months ago

AFCAT 2 2025 result was announced on September 16, 2025. The result was announced on the official website. However, we have provided the direct link to check the result on this page. Candidates qualifying the online test are called for AFSB interview.

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Sumridhi Singh

Contributor-Level 7

Answered 2 months ago

AFCAT question paper is framed in English. The test paper carries questions from General Awareness, Verbal Ability in English, Numerical Ability and Reasoning and Military Aptitude Test. Total marks allotted to the test are 300.

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Indrani Thakur

Contributor-Level 7

Answered 2 months ago

Aspirants should practice the AFCAT previous year question paper for five to seven years. Practising the previous years' question papers helps candidates to know the difficulty level of the exam. This also helps candidates to solve the question paper in the exam with accuracy. 

 

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Abhishek Kumar

Contributor-Level 7

Answered 2 months ago

There is a medical test in the AFCAT selection process. The medical test is conducted at the time of AFSB Interview. It is one of the most important factors in the selection process of AFCAT. Candidates not clearing the medical test are rejected from further processes.

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Mani Shukla

Contributor-Level 7

Answered 2 months ago

AFCAT selection process is the same for men and women candidates. The criteria in terms of height and weight is different from the male. Candidates applying for the AFCAT exam are required to appear for the online test and AFSB interview.

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Ishita Aggarwal

Contributor-Level 7

Answered 2 months ago

AFCAT official answer key is released by the examination authority. However, the unofficial answer keys are released by the coaching institutes. Candidates can use the unofficial answer keys till the time the official answer keys are not released.

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Bhumika Lama

Contributor-Level 7

Answered 2 months ago

The memory-based AFCAT answer keys are released on the exam day by the coaching institutes. The official answer key is released after the declaration of result. AFCAT seletion process comprises online test and AFSB interview.

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Anangsha Patra

Contributor-Level 10

Answered 2 months ago

AFCAT 1 notification 2026 will be released on November 17. AFCAT 2 notification will be released in May 2026. Notification is  released in PDF form and comprises important details related to exam. Candidates must check notification before applying for exam.

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Raushan Pradhan

Contributor-Level 7

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