Indian Air Force (IAF) invited applications for AFCAT 01/2023 and NCC Special Entry Scheme to join as Commissioned Officers (PC/ SSC). All eligible male and female Indian Citizens can apply online for the Air Force Common Admission Test (AFCAT) and NCC Entry Vacancies through the website afcat.cdac.in up to 30th Dec 2022. IAF AFCAT 01/2023 and NCC Special Entry Course Jan 2024 as online application form, vacancy details, eligibility criteria, selection process, notification, syllabus, question paper etc is given below.
AFCAT and IAF NCC Special Entry 2023-2024
Pay Scale – Rs 56100-177500 (As per 7th CPC Defence Pay Matrix level 10) MSP 15500 plus other allowances.
Branch-wise Vacancy Details:
AFCAT Entry:
Flying – 10 Vacancies.
Ground Duty (Technical) – AE(L): 97 Vacancies and AE(M): 33 Vacancies.
Ground Duty (Non-Technical) – WS Branch: 17 Vacancies, Admin: 48 Vacancies, Logistics: 21 Vacancies, Accounts: 13 Vacancies, Education: 10 Vacancies and Meteorology: 09 Vacancies.
NCC Special Entry (Flying) – 10% seats out of CDSE vacancies for PC and 10% seats out of AFCAT vacancies for SSC.
Vacancies indicated are tentative and subject to change without notice.
See also: Indian Air Force AgniveerVayu Bharti Selection Test 2023
Eligibility Criteria (Age and Educational Qualification)
Age Limit (As on 01st Jan 2024):
Flying Branch (AFCAT and NCC Entry) – 20 to 24 years i.e. candidate should be born between 02 Jan 2000 to 01 Jan 2004 (both days inclusive).
Ground Duty (Technical and Non Technical) Branch – 20 to 26 years i.e. candidate should be born between 02 Jan 1998 to 01 Jan 2004 (both days inclusive).
Educational Qualification:
Flying Branch – Graduate Degree (Three year course) in any discipline with minimum 60% Marks and 50% Marks each in Maths & Physics at 10+2 level. OR BE/ BTech Degree (Four years course) with minimum 60% marks and 50% Marks each in Maths & Physics at 10+2 level.
Ground Duty (Technical) Aeronautical Engineer (Electronics/ Mechanical) – Passed 10+2 with minimum 50% Marks each in Physics & Mathematics and a minimum of 04 years Degree Graduation/ Integrated Post-Graduation qualification in Engineering/ Technology.
Ground Duty (Non-Technical) Branch:
Weapon Systems (WS) Branch – Graduation with minimum 03 years degree course in any discipline with a minimum of 60% marks or equivalent OR BE/ B.Tech degree (04 years course) from a recognised University with a minimum of 60% marks or equivalent.
Administration and Logistics – Graduate Degree (minimum three years degree course) in any discipline with 60% Marks or equivalent qualification.
Accounts – B.Com Degree/ BBA/ CA with minimum 60% Marks or equivalent qualification.
Education – 10+2 Pass and Post-Graduation with 50% marks in any discipline including integrated courses offering PG (Single degree without permission to exit and lateral entry) and with 60% marks in Graduation in any discipline.
Meteorology – 10+2 Pass and B.Sc with Physics and Mathematics with a minimum of 60% marks or equivalent or 04 years Graduation in Engineering/ Technology discipline with a minimum of 60% marks or equivalent in relevant streams.
NCC Special Entry (Flying Branch) – Graduate Degree (03 years course) in any discipline with minimum 60% Marks and 50% Marks each in Maths & Physics at 10+2 level. OR BE/ BTech Degree (04 years course) with minimum of 60% marks and 50% Marks each in Maths & Physics at 10+2 level.
Candidate should have acquired NCC Air Wing Senior Division ‘C’ certificate. The validity of the certificate is two years from the date of issue. The written exam is exempted for NCC Special Entry candidates and they will be directly called for AFSB testing at one of the AFSB centres.
See also: Indian Army NCC Special Entry Course 2023
Selection and Recruitment Procedure
Candidates whose applications are submitted by due date will be called for AFCAT on 24th, 25th and 26th Feb 2023 at one of the examination centres. Candidates shortlisted on the basis of AFCAT will be called for Stage-1, Stage-2 & Flying Branch tests at one of the Air Force Selection Boards (AFSBs) at Dehradun, Mysuru, Gandhinagar, Varanasi and Guwahati. Thereafter, Medical examination will be conducted at AFCME, New Delhi or IAM Bengaluru. Candidates who qualify in all respects will be shortlisted by the final merit list depending upon available vacancies under branches/ sub-branches.
See also: Indian Army TGC Entry Technical Graduate Course 2023
AFCAT Examination Centres
Agartala, Ajmer, Ahmedabad, Aizawl, Alwar, Allahabad/ Prayagraj, Ambala, Aurangabad, Bareilly, Behrampur (Odisha), Bathinda, Belagavi, Bengaluru, Bhagalpur, Bhilai, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Bhuj, Bikaner, Chandigarh, Chennai, Chhapra, Coimbatore, Delhi and NCR, Dhanbad, Diu, Dibrugarh, Durgapur, Faridabad, Ganganagar, Gaya, Ghaziabad, Gorakhpur, Guntur, Gurugram, Guwahati, Gwalior, Haldwani, Hissar, Hyderabad, Imphal, Indore, Itanagar, Jabalpur, Jaipur, Jalandhar, Jalpaigudi, Jammu, Jamshedpur, Jhansi, Jodhpur, Jorhat, Kakinada, Kannur, Kanpur, Kochi, Kohima, Kolhapur, Kolkata, Kota, Kurukshetra, Leh, Lucknow, Ludhiana, Mangalore, Meerut, Mumbai, Muzzafarpur, Mysore, Nagpur, Nasik, Nizamabad, Noida, Panaji, Patiala, Patna, Port Blair, Puducherry, Pune, Rajkot, Ranchi, Rourkee, Rourkela, Sambalpur, Shillong, Shimla, Silchar, Srinagar, Solapur, Sonipat, Thane, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur, Tirunelveli, Tirupati, Udaipur, Vadodara, Varanasi, Vellore, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam, Warangal.
Online Application form, Important Dates and Notification
Eligible and desirous candidates may apply online for AFCAT and IAF NCC Special Entry Officer Vacancies 2023-2024 through the website afcat.cdac.in up to 30th Dec 2022. Before filling online form, keep ready relevant documents details and scanned image of passport size colour photograph, signature and thumb impression (each 10 kb-50 kb in jpeg format) for submitting with the online application.
In the registration process you have to note down the system generated Registration number for future correspondence. Candidates are advised to read the notification carefully and follow all the instructions given for submitting online application form.
Examination fee – Rs 250/- (not applicable for Meteorology and NCC Special Entry).
Important Dates:
- Commencement of registration of online form: 01st Dec 2022 (11 AM)
- Last date of registration of online form – 30th Dec 2022 (05 PM)
- Examination date – 24th, 25th and 26th Feb 2023
For more details and general instructions for Indian Air Force AFCAT 01/2023 and NCC Special Entry Scheme Jan 2024, download the official recruitment notification in pdf format (AFCAT 01/2023 Instructions will be available on 01st Dec). You can download Indian Air Force AFCAT syllabus, previous year question paper for all series with answers, sample questions etc as provided by Career Air Force from the links below.
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great sir
Sir kya ncc cadets ka exam hoga ya direct entry h Bina exam k and also I want to ask my 2nd question is that is the rules are same for army and Air wing ncc cadets or different
Sir, mera NCC ”C” certificate hay but c grade. Sir Mein apply kar shakti hu? Plz reply me.
Yes, if you have NCC Air Wing ‘C’ Certificate then you can apply.
No.if you have ncc c certificate with c grade then you are not eligible for ncc special entry.cadet who possess c certificate with either a or b grade is eligible
sir ,
mera question hai ki ncc special entry me cadet ko age relaxation milta hai ya nhi
Age relaxation is not applicable.