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

Q: How many AFCAT 2 vacancies were announced for 2024?

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.

Q: How many vacancies have been announced for AFCAT 1 2025 exam?

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.

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Updated on Nov 17, 2025 13:11 IST

By Anangsha Patra, Deputy Manager – Editorial

AFCAT Vacancy 2026: The Indian Air Force (IAF) has released AFCAT 1 2026 vacancies. A total of 340 vacancies were announced. Out of the total vacancies, 10 per cent of seats out of CDSE vacancies are reserved for Permanent Commission (PC). 10 per cent of seats out of AFCAT vacancy for Short Service Commission (SSC) are reserved for the NCC Special Entry Flying branch.

AFCAT exam is conducted to select candidates for Class-I Gazetted Officers in Flying Branch and Ground Duty (Technical and Non-Technical) branches/NCC Special Entry/Meteorology Entry for courses. Read below for more details on AFCAT vacancy 2025.

Table of contents

AFCAT Vacancy 2026
AFCAT 2026 Dates
AFCAT Previous Year Vacancy
Details of AFCAT Training
AFCAT Vacancy 2026 FAQs

AFCAT Vacancy 2026

AFCAT 1 2026 vacancies are given below.

Entry	Branch	Course Name	Men (PC)	Women (PC)	Men (SSC)	Women (SSC)
AFCAT Entry	Flying	221/27F/SSC/M&W			34	04
	Ground Duty (Technical)	220/27T/PC/ 110AEC/M&W 220/27T/SSC/ 110AEC/M&W	AE(L)- 03 AE(M)- 09	AE(L)- 03 AE(M)- 03	AE(L)- 100 AE(M)- 38	AE(L)- 23 AE(M)- 09
	Ground Duty (Non-Technical)	220/27G/SSC/M&W	--	--	Weapon Systems (WS) Branch:21 Admin:48 Lgs:09 Accts :08 Edn :02 Met :01	Weapon Systems (WS) Branch:05 Admin :12 Lgs :02 Accts :02 Edn :02 Met :02
NCC Special Entry	Flying	221/27F/PC/M and 221/27F/SSC/M&W	--	--	10% seats out of CDSE vacancies for PC and10% seats out of AFCAT vacancies for SSC

Commonly asked questions

Q: What is the difference between NDA and AFCAT?

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.

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AFCAT 2026 Dates

Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of AFCAT 2026 exam

Dates	Past Exam Dates
23 Dec ' 25 - 24 Dec ' 25	AFCAT 1 Online Correction Window 2026
17 Nov ' 25 - 19 Nov ' 25	AFCAT 1 application form 2026
23 Aug ' 25 - 25 Aug ' 25	AFCAT 2 2025 exam date
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AFCAT Previous Year Vacancy

Candidates can check below the AFCAT previous year vacancy so that they can prepare for the exam accordingly. Going through the AFCAT previous year vacancies will give candidates an average idea of the number of candidates recruited through the exam.

AFCAT Vacancy 2025

AFCAT 1 & 2 2025 vacancies are given below.

AFCAT 2 2025 Vacancy

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 2025 Vacancy

AFCAT 1 vacancy 2025 is given below.

Entry Type	Post Code	Male	Female
AFCAT	Flying	21	9
AFCAT Ground Duty Technical	AE (L)	95	27
AFCAT Ground Duty Technical	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.

AFCAT 1 Vacancy 2024

AFCAT 1 and 2 vacancies 2024 are given below.

AFCAT 2 Vacancy 2024

Entry Type	Post Code	Male	Female
AFCAT	Flying	18	12
AFCAT Ground Duty Technical	AE (L)	88	23
AFCAT Ground Duty Technical	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 vacancy 2024

Entry Type	Post Code	Male	Female	Total
AFCAT	Flying	28	10	38
AFCAT Ground Duty Technical	AE (L)	104	11	125
AFCAT Ground Duty Technical	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.

AFCAT 1 Vacancy 2023

AFCAT 1 vacancy 2023 was released along with the notification. A total of 256 vacancies were announced for the exam. In 2022, a total of 269 vacancies were announced for AFCAT 1 exam. For AFCAT 1 2023 exam, no vacancies were announced for the Permanent Commission. The vacancy break-up of AFCAT 1 2023 exam is given below.

Entry	Branch	AFCAT Vacancies
Entry	Branch	Women	Men
AFCAT Entry	Flying Branch	SSC - 05	SSC - 05
	Ground Duty (Technical)	AE (L): 10 AE (M): 03	AE (L): 87 AE (M): 30
	Ground Duty (Non - Technical)	Weapon Systems (WS) Branch: 02 Admin: 05 LGS: 02 Accts: 02 Edn: 02 Met: 02	Weapon Systems (WS) Branch: 15 Admin: 43 LGS: 19 Accts: 11 Edn: 08 Met: 07
NCC Special Entry	Flying	10% of PC seats from CDSE vacancies and 10% of SSC seats from AFCAT vacancies

AFCAT 2 Vacancy 2023

The vacancy break-up of AFCAT 2 2023 exam is given below.

Entry	Branch	AFCAT Vacancies
Entry	Branch	Women (SSC)	Men (SSC)
AFCAT Entry	Flying Branch	SSC - 05	SSC - 05
	Ground Duty (Technical)	AE (L): 11 AE (M): 4	AE (L): 98 AE (M): 38
	Ground Duty (Non-Technical)	Weapon Systems (WS) Branch: 02 Admin: 05 LGS: 02 Accts: 02 Edn: 02 Met: 02	Weapon Systems (WS) Branch: 15 Admin: 45 LGS: 17 Accts: 08 Edn: 07 Met: 07
NCC Special Entry	Flying	10% of PC seats from CDSE vacancies and 10% of SSC seats from AFCAT vacancies

AFCAT 1 Vacancy 2022

Candidates can check below AFCAT 1 previous year vacancy.

Post Name	Branch	Total
AFCAT Entry	Flying	77
	Ground Duty (Technical)	103
	Ground Duty (Non – Technical)	89
NCC Special Entry	Flying	10 per cent seats

AFCAT 2 Vacancy 2022

Candidates can check below AFCAT 2 2022 vacancy break-up.

Entry	Branch	PC/ SSC	Course Number	Vacancies
Entry	Branch	PC/ SSC	Course Number	Men	Women
AFCAT Entry	Flying	SSC for Men & Women	214/23F/SSC/M & W	SSC -02	SSC-10
	Ground Duty (Technical) {Aeronautical Engineer Electronics and Aeronautical Engineer Mechanical}	PC for Men and SSC for Men & Women	213/23T/PC/103AEC/M 213/23T/SSC/103AEC/M & W	AE(L): PC-23,SSC-80 AE(M): PC-07,SSC-26	AE(L): SSC-11 AE(M): SSC-04
	Ground Duty (Non- Technical)	PC for Men & SSC for Men & Women	213/23G/PC/M 213/23G/SSC/M & W	Admin: PC-11,SSC-43 LGS: PC-05,SSC-16 Accts: PC-03,SSC-11 Edn: PC:02,SSC:08	Admin: SSC-02 LGS: SSC-02 Accts: SSC-02 Edn: SSC:02
Meteorology Entry	Meteorology	PC for Men & SSC for Men & Women	213/23G/PC/M 213/23G/SSC/M & W	Met: PC-03,SSC-08	Met: SSC-02
NCC Special Entry	Flying	PC for Men & SSC for Men & Women	214/23F/PC/M and 214/23F/SSC/M & W	10 per cent seats out of CDSE vacancies for PC and 10 per cent seats out of AFCAT vacancies for SSC

Last Four Year AFCAT Vacancy

Exam Details	Flying Branch	Ground Duty (Technical)	Ground Duty (Non-Technical)	Total Vacancies
AFCAT 2 2021	96	137	73	334
AFCAT 1 2021	69	96	76	241
AFCAT 2 2020	74	105	55	234
AFCAT 1 2020	60	105	84	249

Commonly asked questions

Q: How many AFCAT 2 vacancies were announced for 2024?

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
AFCAT Ground Duty Technical	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.

Q: How many AFCAT 1 vacancies were announced in 2024?

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
AFCAT Ground Duty Technical	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.

Details of AFCAT Training

The duration of training for Flying and Ground Duty (Technical) Branches is 74 weeks and that of Ground Duty (Non-technical) Branches is 52 weeks. This takes place at various Air Force Training Organisations. Selection for training is done based on merit.

Commonly asked questions

Q: I am taking the AFCAT for the first time. How should I prepare for it to crack it in my first attempt?

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 Vacancy 2026 FAQs

AFCAT vacancies 2026 FAQs are given below.

Commonly asked questions

Q: What is AFCAT salary?

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.

Q: What are the important points related to AFCAT vacancies?

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.

Q: How many AFCAT 2 vacancies 2025 have been announced?

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.

Q: How many vacancies have been announced for AFCAT 1 2025 exam?

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
AFCAT Ground Duty Technical	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.

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When AFCAT 1 2026 exam analysis will be released?

Answered a week ago

AFCAT 1 2026 exam analysis will be released on January 31. This will be provided after the completion of the exam. They can refer to the same to check the level of the exam. They can also know the topics from where questions were asked in the exam.

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What are the reporting timings for AFCAT exam?

Answered 2 weeks ago

AFCAT reporting timings are mentioned in the admit card. The shift-wise reporting timings are given below.