AFCAT SSB Interview Centres

The link to select AFCAT SSB interview centres is available till March 14. The AFSB interview dates will be mentioned in the call up letter.

AFCAT SSB Interview Centres

Indian Air Force (IAF) has activated the link to select AFSB centres. The last date to select the AFSB SSB centres is March 14. Candidates who cleared AFCAT 2022 online test are required to login into their account and select the venue and date for further testing at one of the Air Force Selection Boards (AFSBs). After successful registration, candidates can print the call-up letter. They need to print the call up letter and reach the selected exam venue. Candidates are advised to take a printout of call up letter immediately after selecting date and venue of AFSB. AFCST SSB dates will be mentioned on the call-up letter. Read this article below for more details on AFCAT SSB interview centres, AFACT SSB centres, AFSB centres list, SSB centres in India, how are SSB centres allotted, AFCAT SSB dates and many more.

SSB and AFSB Interview: Know the Difference

SSB stands for Services Selection Board. Candidates who clear the NDA and CDS exams are called for SSB interview. The term is mostly used by the Indian Navy and Indian Navy in their call letters. SSBs of Indian Army are at Allahabad, Bhopal & Bangalore. The Indian navy has Naval Services Selection Boards at Bangalore, Bhopal, Coimbatore and West Bengal.

Air Force Selection Board conducts interviews for aspirants to want to become officers in Indian Air Force. Candidates can attend AFSB interviews through CDSE and AFCAT entry.

AFCAT SSB Centres List

The AFSB centres list are given below:

• Dehradun (1 AFSB)
• Mysuru (2AFSB)
• Gandhinagar (3 AFSB)
• Varanasi (4 AFSB)
• Guwahati (5 AFSB).
• Candidates who opt for flying branch can only opt for Dehradun, Mysore and Varanasi.

How candidates are selected for AFSB?

For AFCAT entry, IAF prepares a list of candidates who obtain the minimum qualifying marks in the AFCAT online exam as fixed by the IAF in their discretion. Candidates who are declared successful in the online AFCAT exam will be called at one of the Air Force Selection Boards. Candidates who have applied for NCC Special Entry will be directly called for AFSB testing at one of the AFSB centres.

AFSB Call Up Letter and Date Selection

Candidates who have qualified in the written exam are required to choose AFSB date and venue by themselves on the website https://careerindianairforce.cdac.in or https://afcat.cdac.in in order to generate call- up letter for AFSB interview.

Request for change of AFSB interview date should be avoided. Requests for postponing interview may be considered under genuine circumstances and that too if it is administratively convenient for which Air Headquarters will be the sole deciding authority. Such requests should be sent to AFSB Centre from where the call for AFSB interview has been received through e-mail only.

AFCAT AFSB Stages

The stages of AFCAT AFSB interview are given below:

Stage I: Officer Intelligence Rating Test along with Picture Perception and discussion test is conducted on the first day. Stage-I test is a screening test and only those who qualify are called for subsequent testing. All Stage-I qualified candidates are subjected to document check to ascertain their eligibility for the branches applied for. Candidates who either do not qualify in Stage-I or do not meet the required eligibility criteria are sent back on the first day itself.

Stage II: Psychological test is conducted on Day 1 (Afternoon) and the Group Tests and Interview are conducted after document check for the next five days.

For Flying Branch: Computerised Pilot Selection System (CPSS) will be administered to recommended candidates only. This is once in a lifetime test. Candidates who failed the CPSS/ PABT in an earlier attempt or a Flight Cadet suspended from flying training at Air Force Academy are not eligible.

AFSB SSB Interview Centres: Travelling Allowances

To and fro travelling fare by the shortest route of AC-III Tier/AC Chair Car or actual normal bus fare will be reimbursed to the candidates appearing in AFSB for the first time. They should provide the railway ticket/ bus ticket (hard copy) to the board, failing which no TA will be paid. For all other modes of travel, TA will be admissible as per the government authorized rules.

Document Required For AFCAT AFSB Interview

The following documents are required for AFCAT AFSB interview:

• AFCAT admit card
• Original Matriculation/ Secondary School Certificate and Mark sheets issued by CBSE/ ICSE/ State Board. No other certificate will be accepted for verification of Date of Birth
• Original Marks Sheet & Certificate of 10+2 (issued by the relevant Board)
• Two attested photocopies of each of the above mentioned certificates
• Original NCC Certificate (if applicable)
• NOC from employers for candidates working in Central/ State Govt. or Public Sector Undertakings
• Original valid Commercial Pilots’ License, issued by DGCA, if applicable
• Inbound Railway Ticket/ Bus Tickets
• Candidates are also advised to bring twenty copies of recent passport size colour photographs taken in light coloured clothes against white background for documentation

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