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AFCAT 2 2023 exam was conducted by IAF. The overall difficulty level of the exam was moderate. We have provided here AFCAT 2 exam analysis 2023 & student reaction to help candidates understand the section-wise and overall difficulty levels, good attempts, expected cut off, etc.

AFCAT 2 2023 exam was conducted by IAF. The overall difficulty level of the exam was moderate. We have provided AFCAT 2 exam analysis 2023 & student reaction on this page so that candidates can get an idea about the overall and section-wise difficulty levels of the exam, topic-wise distribution of questions, expected cut off, etc.

AFCAT 2 Exam Analysis 2023 & Student Reaction

AFCAT 2 Exam Analysis 2023

Indian Air Force conducted AFCAT 2 2023 exam to select Class-I Gazetted Officers in Flying and Ground Duties (Technical and Non-Technical) branches. A total of 276 vacancies have been announced for the exam. AFCAT shift timings are 9.45 am to 11.45 am and 2.15 pm to 4.15 pm. The overall difficulty level of the exam was moderate. The General Awareness section was moderate. The Numerical Ability section was moderate. The Reasoning and Mental Ability section was easy. The English section was moderate. We have provided here AFCAT 2 exam analysis 2023. Going through the AFCAT exam analysis, candidates can know the section-wise and overall difficulty levels, good attempts, expected cut off, etc.

In 2022, the overall difficulty level of the AFCAT 2 exam was easy to moderate. Questions in General Awareness were asked from Ujjwala Scheme, Military Exercises, Name of the company that manufactures Tejas, Name of the aircraft that can carry Brahmos, etc.

In Numerical Ability, questions were asked about Profit & Loss, Simple Interest, Compound Interest, and Proportion. There were Arithmetic questions more. In English questions were asked from Antonyms, Synonyms, Idioms and Phrases, Fill in the Blanks, Jumbled Sentences. The Reasoning section carried questions based on the topics given in the syllabus. Read below for more details on AFCAT 2 exam analysis 2023.

Also Read: AFCAT 2 Question Paper Analysis 2023 Live Updates

Table of contents
  • AFCAT 2 Shift 2 Exam Analysis 2023: Overall Difficulty
  • AFCAT 2 Shift 1 Exam Analysis 2023: Overall Difficulty Level
  • AFCAT 2 Exam Analysis 2023: Section-Wise Difficulty
  • AFCAT 2 Student Reaction 2023
  • AFCAT 2 Exam Pattern 2023
  • AFCAT Marking Scheme
  • AFCAT 2 Previous Years' Cut offs
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AFCAT 2 Shift 2 Exam Analysis 2023: Overall Difficulty

The overall difficulty level of AFCAT 2 exam is given below.

Sections Difficulty Level

General Awareness

Easy to Moderate

Numerical Ability

Moderate

Reasoning and Mental Ability

Easy to Moderate

English Language

Easy to Moderate

AFCAT 2 Shift 1 Exam Analysis 2023: Overall Difficulty Level

The overall difficulty level of the exam is given below.
Sections Difficulty Level Good Attempts

General Awareness

Moderate

13-14

Numerical Ability

Moderate

14-16

Reasoning and Mental Ability

Easy

15-17

English Language

Moderate

20-24

AFCAT 2 Exam Analysis 2023: Section-Wise Difficulty

The section-wise difficulty level of AFCAT 2 exam is given below:

English Language

Topic Questions Asked

Reading Comprehension

5

Sentence Rearrangement

2-3

Error Detection

2

Idioms & Phrases

1

Synonyms & Antonyms

2-3

Cloze Test

4-5

Numerical Ability

Topic Weightage

SI

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

Reasoning & Military Aptitude

Topics Weightage

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

Questions asked in General Awareness are given below:

  • What is the length of Cricket Bat? 38 inches
  • Who all are included in Union Executive?
  • What is the capital of Bulgaria? Ans: Kinshasa
  • One question from “Article of Financial Emergency”.
  • Maximum Density of water at which temperature? Ans: 4degrees Celsius
  • What is the capital of Congo?
  • Green ring in Olympics logo represent which continent? Oceania
  • Games added in 37th national games?
  • Who won first Asian medal?
  • Sports that made debut in commonwealth games? Ans: Beach Volleyball
  • New Award introduced by the New Zealand Cricket Board to honor Women Cricketers.
  • Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine.
  • Anti Tank Missile
  • Question on Highest Peace Time Gallantry Award.
  • What is the altitude of Jammu & Kashmir?
  • Folk Music of Rajasthan.
  • Where is High Altitude Warfare Is located?
  • Full form of AWACS
  • Weather changes in which layer of atmosphere
  • First Women Officer To Achieve Gallantry Award

AFCAT 2 Student Reaction 2023 

Shiksha reported live from one of the AFCAT 2 exam centres in Dwarka. The exam in this centre started late due to some technical glitches. The exam got over at 1 pm. Candidates can check below the feedback shared by the students:

Umesh Kaushik said, "The overall difficulty level of the exam was easy. Maths and Reasoning papers were moderate. English paper was easy in terms of difficulty level. The General Awareness paper was moderate."

Ankit said, " The exam paper started late at our centre due to some technical glitches. The difficulty level of all the sections were easy."

Aman said, "The exam paper was moderate in terms of difficulty level. The English and Reasoning papers were moderate. There were a few lengthy questions in Maths."

AFCAT 2 2023 Student Reaction

AFCAT 2 Exam Pattern 2023

AFCAT exam pattern is such that it comprises 100 questions from General Awareness, Verbal Ability in English, Numerical Ability, Military Reasoning, and Aptitude test. The standard of AFCAT Maths syllabus is of high school level. While the standard of other subjects is of graduation level. The total marks allotted to AFCAT 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

AFCAT Marking Scheme

The marking scheme of AFCAT exam is given below:

  • For correct answers, candidates score three marks. The score of candidates is calculated after deducting AFCAT negative marking
  • There is AFCAT negative marking. One mark is deducted for every incorrect answer
  • No marks are allotted to unattempted questions

AFCAT 2 Previous Years' Cut offs

The year-wise AFCAT 2 cut off marks are given below.

AFCAT AFCAT Cut Off  EKT Cut Off 

AFCAT 2 Cut off 2022

157

-

AFCAT (2) 2021

157

18

AFCAT (2) 2020

155

40

AFCAT (2) 2018

140

55

AFCAT (2) 2017

160

60

AFCAT (2) 2016

148

60

AFCAT (2) 2015

144

52

AFCAT (2) 2014

123

45

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