What is AFCAT Mechanical Syllabus?

AFCAT syllabus for Mechanical Engineering is given below. Fundamental Engineering syllabus: Engineering Physics, Engineering Mathematics and Engineering Drawing/ Engineering Graphics. Specialised Branch topics: Thermodynamics, Fluid Mechanics/Hydraulic Machines, Engineering Mechanics, Materials Science, Thermodynamics, Manufacturing Science, Machine Drawing. Allied Engineering Topics: Aerodynamics, Flight Mechanics, Aircraft Structures, Power Plant Engineering., Industrial Engineering, Automotive Engineering

AFCAT 1 Answer Key 2026 OUT: Check Response Sheet & Objection Tracket at afcat.edcil.co.in

By Shikha Goyal, Assistant Manager

AFCAT Answer Key 2026: The Indian Air Force (IAF) released AFCAT 1 answer key on February 1. The answer key challenge portal is also live now. This is for the first time IAF released AFCAT answer keys. Earlier, the examination authority used to release the model question papers after the completion of recruitment process. AFCAT 1 answer key 2026 has been made available on the candidate’s dashboard. They need to login with the required credentials to download the same.

Candidates can use AFCAT answer key to get an idea about the type of questions asked in the exam and their correct answers. AFCAT answer key helps candidates calculate the probable score of the AFCAT exam. To know more about the AFCAT answer key 2026, read this article below.

Table of contents

How to Download AFCAT Answer Key 2026?
AFCAT 2026 Dates
What are the benefits of AFCAT Answer Key?
AFCAT Exam Pattern 2026
AFCAT Answer Key FAQs 2026

How to Download AFCAT Answer Key 2026?

AFCAT answer key is released online. Candidates need to enter the required credentials to get the answer key PDF. The process to download it is given below.

Candidates need to visit IAF
Click the relevant AFCAT answer key link
The answer key appears in PDF form
Save the answer key PDF

Download AFCAT 1 Answer Key 2026

Commonly asked questions

Q: Does IAF releases the official answer key?

IAF released AFCAT 1 2026 answer key on February 1. Candidates can calculate scores using AFCAT answer key based on the number of correct and incorrect responses. IAF does normalisation of marks to calculate the scores of candidates as the exam is conducted in multiple shifts. AFCAT answer key contains the correct answers to the questions asked in the exam. Using the answer key, candidates can compare their responses marked in the exam.

Q: What is the difference between official and unofficial AFCAT answer key?

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.

AFCAT 2026 Dates

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

Dates	Past Exam Dates
08 Mar ' 24	AFCAT 1 result 2024
27 Sep ' 23	AFCAT 2 Result 2023
13 Mar ' 23	AFCAT 1 result 2023
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What are the benefits of AFCAT Answer Key?

AFCAT answer key is released after the recruitment is process. IAF also releases the question papers for the exam.AFCAT answer key is useful because of the following reasons.

Helps in checking the correct answers

Candidates can calculate the expected score

They can know their chances of selection for the next round

Commonly asked questions

Q: How to calculate score using AFCAT answer key?

The written exam of AFCAT carries 300 marks. Candidates score three marks for right answer. The exam is conducted for recruitment of candidates in IAF. Selection is based on online exam and AFSB interview.

Q: How accurate are the memory based AFCAT answer keys?

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.

AFCAT Exam Pattern 2026

AFCAT are conducted in computer-based mode. The language of the exam is English. A total of 100 questions are asked in the AFCAT exam. Candidates get two hours to solve AFCAT paper. The test paper of AFCAT comprises questions from General Awareness, Verbal Ability in English, Numerical Ability, Military Reasoning, and Aptitude test. Candidates qualifying the online test are called for AFSB interview. AFCAT exam pattern highlights the overall structure of the exam. The structure of the exam pattern is given below.

Subject	Exam Duration	No of Questions	Maximum Marks
General Awareness	02 hours	100	300
Verbal Ability in English
Numerical Ability
Reasoning and Military Aptitude Test

Commonly asked questions

Q: Is there any negative marking in AFCAT exam?

Yes, there is a negative marking in AFCAT exam. For each wrong answer, one mark is deducted.

AFCAT Answer Key FAQs 2026

Candidates can check below AFCAT answer key 2026 FAQs.

Q: What is AFCAT Exam Pattern?

AFCAT exam pattern highlights the overall structure of the exam such as number of sections, weightage of topics, time duration, total marks, marking scheme, etc. AFCAT exam is divided into online test and AFSB interview. Besides AFCAT candidates who applies for the technical branch are required to appear for the Engineering Knowledge Test (EKT). AFCAT test comprises different sections such as General Awareness, Verbal Ability in English . Numerical Ability, Military Reasoning, and Aptitude test. EKT carries questions from Mechanical, Computer Science, and Electrical & Electronics. AFCAT carries a total of 100 questions whereas, EKT carries 50 questions. The total marks allotted to AFCAT are 300 whereas, EKT carries 150 marks. The duration of AFCAT exam is two hours whereas EKT is held for 45 minutes. Both AFCAT and EKT is held in online mode and the language of the question paper is English.