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AFCAT 1 2025 was conducted on February 22 & 23, 2025. AFCAT 1 exam analysis 2025 was provided after the exam was over. Going through AFCAT 1 exam analysis 2025, candidates can know the section-wise, difficulty level, overall difficulty level, expected cut off & number of good attempts.

AFCAT 1 2025 was conducted on February 22 & 23, 2025. AFCAT 1 exam analysis 2025 is provided on this page. Going through AFCAT 1 exam analysis 2025, candidates can know the section-wise, difficulty level, overall difficulty level, expected cut off & number of good attempts. 

AFCAT 1 Exam Analysis 2025

AFCAT 1 Exam Analysis 2025

Indian Air Force (IAF) conducted AFCAT 1 2025 exam. According to students, the difficulty level of AFCAT exam was moderate. Questions in the exam were asked from General Awareness, Verbal Ability in English, Numerical Ability, Military Reasoning, and Aptitude test. The total marks allotted to the test are 300. There are no sectional timings in the exam. The duration of the test was two hours. The language of AFCAT question paper was English. We have provided here AFCAT 1 2025 exam analysis. Going through AFCAT 1 exam analysis 2025, candidates can know the section-wise, difficulty level, overall difficulty level, expected AFCAT cut off and number of good attempts. The analysis will also help future aspirants to know the pattern of exam and plan their study accordingly. Read below for more details on AFCAT 1 exam analysis 2025.

Table of contents
  • AFCAT 1 Exam Analysis 2025
  • AFCAT 1 Student Reaction 2025
  • AFCAT 1 Exam Pattern 2025
  • Previous Years’ AFCAT Exam Analysis 2025

AFCAT 1 Exam Analysis 2025

Candidates can check below AFCAT 1 exam analysis 2025.

Q:   How to check AFCAT cut off?
A:

AFCAT cut off is announced online along with the result. The cut off is released on the official website of IAF. Candidates securing equal to or more than the cut off marks are called for AFSB interview. The final selection of candidates is done based on the marks obtained in the online test and AFSB interview. The steps to check AFCAT cut off are given below: Visit the official website of IAF Click on the AFCAT scorecard link on the home page Candidates need to enter the required details to login After logging, candidates can check the cut off marks Based on the cut off marks, candidates are selected for the next round of selection process.

Q:   What is the AFCAT cut off?
A:

AFCAT cut off is the minimum qualifying marks that candidates need to secure inorder to qualify the exam. AFCAT 1 cut off 2023 was 155 out of 300. In 2022, AFCAT 1 cut off was 157 whereas it was 18 for EKT. In the same year, AFCAT 2 cut off was 157. In 2021, AFCAT 1 cut off was 165 whereas EKT cut off was 30. In 2021, AFCAT 2 cut off was 157 whereas EKT cut off was 18. In 2019, AFCAT 1 cut off was 133 whereas it was 50 for EKT. In 2020, AFCAT 2 cut off was 155 whereas EKT cut off was 40. AFCAT cut off is announced online on the official website. AFCAT cut off is common for all the categories. Candidates securing equal to or more than the cut off marks are called for the next round of selection process.

Q:   Does AFCAT has sectional cutoff?
A:

Yes, there is sectional cut-off marks in the exam. Candidates need to secure the overall cut-off marks to get selected for AFSB Interview. Candidates securing equal to or more than the cut off marks are selected for the subsequent rounds of the selection process. Around 10,000 candidates are selected for the AFSB test based on their performance in the online test. The final selection is done based on the performance in the AFCAT and AFSB interview. 

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Subjects Difficulty Level
General Awareness Moderate
Verbal Ability in English Moderate
Numerical Ability Moderate
Reasoning and Military Aptitude Test Moderate

AFCAT 1 Student Reaction 2025

AFCAT 1 Exam Pattern 2025

The online test of AFCAT is divided into four sections- General Awareness, Verbal Ability in English, Numerical Ability and Reasoning and Military Aptitude Test. A total of 100 questions are asked in the exam. The maximum number of marks allotted to the test are 300. The structure of AFCAT 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

Previous Years’ AFCAT Exam Analysis 2025

Candidates can check AFCAT last year exam analysis below to know the difficulty level of the exam.

Overall AFCAT 1 2024 Exam Analysis

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

Section-Wise Distribution of Questions

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

Q:   Will I be eligible for the AFSB interview if I did not clear the EKT cutoff in the exam but cleared the AFCAT cutoff?
A:
Yes, you will be eligible for the AFSB interview only if you have selected other Non-Technical branches such as administration, flying, etc. However, you will not be considered for the Technical Branch. If you have applied for Technical branch then you need to clear both the cutoffs for EKT and AFCAT. The selection is done based on the performance in AFCAT and EKT exams. EKT is conducted for the candidates who apply for the Technical branch. EKT cut off is calculated out of 150 marks. AFCAT cut off is calculated out off 300 marks. It is mandatory to secure the cut off marks in the exam inorder to get shortlisted. There are sectional as well as overall cut off marks.
Q:   What is the significance of scoring above the cutoff in AFCAT?
A:

Candidates securing AFCAT cut off are called for the next round of selection process. The final selection of candidates is done based on the online test and AFSB interview. The total marks allotted to the online test are 300.

Q:   What is AFCAT 1 2025 cut off?
A:

AFCAT 1 cut off 2025 was announced on March 17, 2025. The total cut off out of 300 marks is 121. This cut off is common for all the categories. Candidates who qualified the exam securing the cut off marks were selected for AFSB interview. 

English Language

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

Reasoning & 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

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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Answered 2 weeks ago

AFCAT 1 2026 expected cut off will range between 135–145 marks. The expected cut off is decided based on the difficulty level.

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Jasleen Harsha

Contributor-Level 7

Answered 2 weeks ago

The overall difficulty level of AFCAT 1 2026 exam was moderate. The section-wise difficulty is given below.

SubjectDifficulty Level
General AwarenessModerate
Verbal Ability in EnglishModerate
Numerical AbilityModerate
Reasoning and Military Aptitude TestModerate

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Raushan Pradhan

Contributor-Level 7

Answered a month ago

AFCAT 1 cut off 2026 will be released in March. It is common across all categories. Candidates need to secure the required cut off to qualify the exam. It is decided based on the exam difficulty level.

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Bhumika Arora

Contributor-Level 7

Answered 2 months ago

AFCAT 1 2026 exam analysis was released on January 31. This is 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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Mani Shukla

Contributor-Level 7

Answered 2 months ago

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

AFCAT ShiftsAFCAT Reporting Time
Shift 17.30 am
Shift 212.30 pm

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Abhishek Kumar

Contributor-Level 7