AFCAT Vacancy 2026 (340 Posts): Check Branch-wise AFCAT 01 Vacancies Here

The full form of AFCAT is Air Force Common Admission Test whereas the full form of NDA is National Defence Academy. Both exams are the sought-after defence entrance exams in the country. NDA exam is conducted by Union Public Service Commission to select candidates for admission to the Army, Navy and Air wings of NDA and Indian Naval Academy Courses. AFCAT exam is conducted to select candidates as Class 1 gazetted Officers in the flying branch and ground duty (Technical and Non-Technical) branches. 

AFCAT 2 2024 vacancy break-up is given below.

Entry Type		Post Code		Male				Female
AFCAT		Flying		18				12
AFCAT Ground Duty Technical		AE (L)		88				23
		AE (M)		36				09
AFCAT Ground Duty Non Technical		Admin		43				03
		LGS		13				14
		Accounts		10				11
Ground Duty Non Technical		Education		07				02
Ground Duty Non Technical		Weapon Systems WS Branch		14				02
Meteorology Entry		Meteorology		08				02
NCC Special Entry		Flying		10%  seats  out  of  CDSE vacancies  for  PC  and  10% seats   out   of   AFCAT vacancies for SSC.

AFCAT 1 2024 vacancy break-up is given below.

Entry Type	Post Code	Male	Female	Total
AFCAT	Flying	28	10	38
AFCAT Ground Duty Technical	AE (L)	104	11	125
	AE (M)	45	05	50
AFCAT Ground Duty Non Technical	Admin	44	06	50
	LGS	11	02	13
	Accounts	11	02	13
Ground Duty Non Technical	Education	08	02	10
Ground Duty Non Technical	Weapon Systems WS Branch	15	02	17
Meteorology Entry	Meteorology	09	02	11
NCC Special Entry	Flying	10%  seats  out  of  CDSE vacancies  for  PC  and  10% seats   out   of   AFCAT vacancies for SSC.

The preparation tips for the AFCAT exam are mentioned below:

• Know the exam syllabus and pattern.
• Solve the previous year question paper to know the exam difficulty level. Focus on the weak topics. Read more about these topics, solve related problems, and take online quizzes.
• AFCAT exam GA section will assess the knowledge of current affairs.

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.

AFCAT exam is conducted to select Commissioned Officers in Flying and Ground Duty (Technical and Non-Technical) branches. The exam is conducted twice a year-February and August/September. The exam for the February session is conducted for admission to the courses commencing in January. The exam for the August/September session is conducted for admission to the courses commencing in July. AFCAT selection process comprises online test and AFSB interview. The online test comprises questions from General Awareness, Verbal Ability in English Numerical Ability, Military Reasoning, and Aptitude test. The total marks allotted to the test are 300. The AFSB interview is conducted at Dehradun, Varanasi, Gandhinagar and Mysuru. The AFSB interview is conducted in two stages. Stage 1 comprises Intelligence rating Test and Picture perception and Discussion Test. Stage 2 comprises Psychological Tests, Group Tests, Interview and Computerised Pilot Selection System (CPSS) test (For Flying Branch) candidates. If candidates are recommended by the Selection Board, they are send for the medical examination either at Air Force Central Medical Establishment (AFCME), New Delhi or Institute of Aviation Medicine, Bengaluru. The All India Merit List is compiled based on their performance in the online test and interview, subject to being medically fit. Based on the vacancies available in various branches/sub-branches, joining instructions are issued to join one of the training establishments.

There are only four papers in the AFCAT exam-General Awareness, Verbal Ability in English Numerical Ability and Reasoning, and Military Aptitude Test. AFCAT technical syllabus comprises topics from Mechanical, Computer Science, and Electrical & Electronics. Engineering Mathematics, Engineering Drawing & Physics are some of the common topics which are covered in AFCAT EKT syllabus. The standard of Numerical Ability questions is of Matriculation level. The standard of questions in other subjects is of graduation level (Indian University). The exam paper is in English only. The test paper carries a total of 100 questions whereas EKT carries a total of 50 questions. All the questions asked in the exam are objective-type. Total marks allotted to the AFCAT test are 300 whereas EKT carries a total of 150 marks.

Candidates clearing AFCAT exam are offered a salary of INR 56,100-1,77,500. The salary structure is given below. Rank-Flying Officer-Level-10 Pay as per defence matrix-INR 56,100-1,77,500 Military Service Pay (MSP)-INR 15,500 per month. The rank-wise AFCAT Salary is given below: Flying Officer-INR 56,100 1,77,500 Flight Lieutenant- INR 6,13,00-1,93,900 Squadron Leader-INR 6,94,00 2,07,200 Wing Commander-INR 1,21,200 2,12400 Group Captain-INR 1,30,600-2, 15,900 Air Commodore-INR1,39,600-2,17,600 Air Vice Marshal-INR 1,44,200-2,18,200 Air Marshal HAG Scale-INR 1, 82, 200-2,24,100 HAG+Scale- INR 2,05,400 2,24,400 VACS/Airforce Cdr/ Air Marshal (NFSG)0- INR 2,25,000/-(fixed) CAS- INR 2,50,000/-(fixed) Selection of candidates for AFCAT exam is done based on the online test AFSB interview. Candidates are selected as Gazetted Officers in Flying Branch and Ground Duty (Technical and Non-Technical) branches.

AFCAT vacancies announced by IAF are tentative and that can be changed. Candidates are selected based on requirements and total number of vacancies. Recruitment is carried out based on vacancies.

A total of 284 Vacancies were announced for AFCAT 2 exam. The vacancy break-up is given below.

Entry	Branch	Course Number	Vacancies (Men) (SSC)	Vacancies (Women)
AFCAT Entry	Flying	220/26F/SSC/M & W	01	02
	Ground-Duty (Technical)	219/26T/SSC/ 109AEC/ M & W	AE (L): 85 AE (M): 38	AE (L): 23 AE (M): 10
	Ground-Duty (Non-Technical)	219/26G/SSC/M & W	Weapon System (WS) Branch: 19 Admin: 46 Accts: 09 Lgs: 11 Edn: 07 Met: 06	Weapon System (WS) Branch: 05 Admin: 12 Accts: 02 Lgs: 04 Edn: 02 Met: 02
NCC Special Entry	Flying	220/26F/PC/M and 220/26F/SSC/M&W	10% seats out of CDSE vacancies for PC and 10% seats out of AFCAT vacancies for SSC.

AFCAT 1 vacancy break-up is given below:

Entry Type		Post Code		Male				Female
AFCAT		Flying		21				9
AFCAT Ground Duty Technical		AE (L)		95				27
		AE (M)		53				14
AFCAT Ground Duty Non Technical		Admin		42				11
		LGS		13				3
		Accounts		11				2
Ground Duty Non Technical		Education		07				02
Ground Duty Non Technical		Weapon Systems WS Branch		14				03
Meteorology Entry		Meteorology		07				02
NCC Special Entry		Flying		10%  seats  out  of  CDSE vacancies  for  PC  and  10% seats   out   of   AFCAT vacancies for SSC.