AFCAT 1 Exam Analysis 2024 & Student Reaction: Expected Cut off & Good Attempts
Air Force Common Admission Test 2026 ( AFCAT )
Admit Card - 22 Jan '26
AFCAT 1 2024 exam was conducted across various cities spread throughout the country in two shifts. The overall difficulty level of the exam was moderate. AFCAT 1 result 2024 will be announced in March 2024. Read here AFCAT 1 exam analysis 2024.
AFCAT 1 exam analysis 2024 and student reaction
Indian Air Force conducted AFCAT 1 2024 exam for admission to the courses commencing in January 2025. A total of 317 vacancies were announced for the exam. The exam was conducted in two shifts-9.45 am to 11.45 am and 2.15 pm to 4.15 pm. According to students, the overall difficulty level of the AFCAT exam was moderate. The General Awareness section carried questions from last six months current affairs. The Verbal Ability in English section was easy and carried questions from Reading Comprehension, Sentence Rearrangement, Synonyms and Antonyms, Cloze Test, etc. The Numerical Ability Reasoning and Military Aptitude sections were moderate. AFCAT 1 2024 result will be released in March 2024. In this article, we have explained AFCAT 1 exam analysis 2024 and student reaction.
- AFCAT 1 Student Reaction 2024
- AFCAT 1 Shift Timings 2024
- AFCAT 1 Exam Pattern 2024
- AFCAT Marking Scheme
- AFCAT 1 Memory Based Question Paper 2024
AFCAT 1 Student Reaction 2024
Shiksha reported live from one of the AFCAT 1 exam centres in Noida. Check below the feedback shared by the students.
Abhay Kumar said, "The overall difficulty level of the exam was moderate. The level of passage was good. The Reasoning questions were tricky and time-taking. The questions from Quant section were easy."
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.
Amandeep Singh said, "The level of AFCAT 1 2024 paper was moderate to difficult. The Reasoning section was easy. English section was moderate and the Antonyms and Synonyms questions were tough. The Maths section was moderate in terms of difficulty level. In Current Affairs, questions related to the military were asked such as G20. The expected cut off will be 155 to 160."
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Vinay Kumar said, "Compared to last year the Reasoning section was tricky. In Maths, questions were asked from Compound Interest, Simple Interest, etc. In Reasoning questions were asked from Syllogism etc. Questions in English were asked from Vocab, Antonyms and Synonyms, etc."
Vikram Mehra said, "The English section was moderate and the rest of the sections were easy. Most of the questions were based on the events related to defence. There were one question that had the wrong option. AFCAT 1 2024 cut off is expected to be around 155."
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.
AFCAT 1 Exam Analysis 2024 Video
AFCAT 1 Shift Timings 2024
AFCAT 1 shift timings 2024 are given below.
| Activity | Shift 1 | Shift 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Reporting time |
7.30 am |
12.30 pm |
| Verification of admit card & ID Proof, Biometrics, Photo/ Thumb Impression/ Sign on Attendance Sheet & candidate seating in exam hall |
7.30 am to 9.30 am |
12.30 am to 2 pm |
| Reading of instructions by candidates |
9.30 am to 9.45 am |
2 pm to 2.15 pm |
| AFCAT exam |
9.45 am to 11.45 am |
2.15 pm to 4.15 pm |
AFCAT 1 Exam Pattern 2024
AFCAT exam pattern is such that it is divided into four sections-General Awareness, Verbal Ability in English, Reasoning and Military Aptitude and Numerical Ability. The question paper of AFCAT comprises a total of 100 questions. The maximum marks allotted for AFCAT are 300. The question paper was made available in English only. Candidates need to secure the minimum qualifying marks to qualify for the exam. 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 |
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| Numerical Ability |
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| Reasoning and Military Aptitude Test |
AFCAT Marking Scheme
The marking scheme of AFCAT exam is given below:
- Candidates for correct answer score three marks
- One mark is deducted for wrong answers
- No marks are allotted to unattempted questions
AFCAT 1 Memory Based Question Paper 2024
Candidates can check below the memory based questions asked in AFCAT 1 2024 exam:
- Question Based on Simple and Compound Interest of 3 years
- Question based on Asian Games
- Mineral based questions
- 10th Schedule Defection
- Which new country in G20?
- Who was founder of Bharmo Samaj - Raja Ram Mohan Roy
- Longest Railway Station - Hubli
- Tunnel Based Question (Current Affairs)
- On which day Environment Day is celebrated - 5 June
- Who invented X-Ray?
- Question on Universal Gravitation
- Atomic Number of Carbon
- Question based on Measuring Units
- Question on Anti tank guided missile
- Headquarter of DRDO and ISRO
- Train Based Questions
- Who wrote the book - Discovery of India
- Question Based on scorpene class submarine
Also Read: AFCAT Cut off 2024
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Student Forum
Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 4 weeks 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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Contributor-Level 7
Answered a month ago
AFCAT reporting timings are mentioned in the admit card. The shift-wise reporting timings are given below.
| AFCAT Shifts | AFCAT Reporting Time |
|---|---|
| Shift 1 | 7.30 am |
| Shift 2 | 12.30 pm |
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Contributor-Level 7
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.