AFCAT 1 Exam Analysis 2026: Check Overall Difficulty
Air Force Common Admission Test 2026 ( AFCAT )
Exam On - 31 Jan '26
AFCAT 1 Exam Analysis 2026: The Indian Air Force (IAF) conducted the AFCAT 2026 exam. The overall difficulty level of the exam is expected to be moderate. AFCAT 2 exam analysis will be provided on this page after the exam. AFCAT exam analysis helps candidates to know the section-wise difficulty, overall difficulty, good attempts, expected cut off, etc.
AFCAT 1 Exam Analysis 2026
Indian Air Force (IAF) will conduct AFCAT 1 2026 exam in two shifts. According to the previous year’s exam analysis, the overall difficulty level of the exam was moderate. The shift-wise AFCAT exam analysis will be provided on this page. Going through the AFCAT exam analysis, candidates can know the section-wise difficulty, overall difficulty, good attempts, AFCAT expected cut off, etc. The total marks allotted to the AFCAT test are 300. Candidates qualifying the online test are called for AFSB interview.
AFCAT exam is conducted to select candidates for admission to Flying Branch and Ground Duty (Technical & Non-Technical branches). Read below for more details on the AFCAT exam analysis.
AFCAT Exam Pattern 2026
AFCAT exam pattern carries questions from General Awareness, Verbal Ability in English, Numerical Ability, Reasoning & Military Aptitude Test. The duration of the test is two hours. The test paper carries a total of 100 questions. 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 Syllabus 2026
AFCAT syllabus is prescribed by the examination authority. It is of Graduation level. Check AFCAT exam syllabus below.
| Subjects | Topics |
|---|---|
| English |
Comprehension, Error Detection, Antonyms and Testing of Vocabulary, Idioms and Phrases, Synonyms |
| General Knowledge |
History, Civics, Geography, Politics, Art, Culture, Sports, Defence, Basic Science, Environment, Current Affairs |
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| Reasoning and Military Aptitude |
Spatial Ability, Verbal Ability, Simple Interest Time and Distance, Ratio and Proportion, etc. |
| Numerical Ability |
Time and Work, Decimal Fraction, Profit and Loss, Percentage, etc. |
AFCAT Cut off 2026
AFCAT Cut off is released along with the result. It is decided based on the exam difficulty level. Candidates must check the AFCAT cut off for previous years’below.
| AFCAT | AFCAT Cut Off | EKT Cut Off |
|---|---|---|
| AFCAT 1 cut off 2025 |
121 |
- |
| AFCAT 1 2024 |
137 |
- |
| AFCAT 1 2023 |
155 |
- |
| AFCAT 1 2022 |
157 |
18 |
| AFCAT (1) 2021 |
165 |
30 |
| AFCAT (1) 2019 |
133 |
50 |
| AFCAT (1) 2018 |
155 |
60 |
| AFCAT (1) 2017 |
150 |
60 |
| AFCAT (1) 2016 |
132 |
52 |
| AFCAT (1) 2015 |
126 |
55 |
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Student Forum
Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 2 weeks 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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Contributor-Level 7
Answered a month 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
When AFCAT 1 cut off 2026 will be released?