AFCAT (Air Force Common Admission Test) is an entrance test conducted by Indian Air Force with the help C-DAC for aspirants willing to join Indian Air Force as Commissioned Officers in Flying, Ground Duty (Technical) and Ground Duty (Non-Technical) branches. AFCAT exam comprises of two parts – AFCAT and EKT(only for Technical Branch). The test is conducted twice a year across the country by the Indian Air Force. AFCAT I 2020 was successfully conducted on February 22 - 23, 2020. The exam was conducted online across more than 100 cities in two shifts. The exam for the morning shift was conducted from 9.45 AM to 11.45 PM while the afternoon shift was held from 2.15 PM to 4.15 PM. AFSB Interview Dates for AFCAT I 2020 are going to be announced soon, post this event candidate can choose AFSB centers and download call letter. Read more
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Latest Updates:
Event | AFCAT I Dates | AFCAT II Dates |
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Publishing of AFCAT 2020 notification | November 23, 2019 | June 10, 2020 |
AFCAT Registration 2020 | December 1 – December 30, 2019 | June 15, 2020- July 14, 2020(Opened) |
Issue of AFCAT Admit card | February 3, 2020 | September 4, 2020 |
AFCAT 2020 exam date | February 22 - 23, 2020 | October 3, 4, 5, 2020 (New dates) |
AFCAT Result | March 17, 2020 (Released) | to be notified |
Update:
As per the students who had appeared for the exam, the general difficulty of the paper was moderate.
AFCAT I 2020 Cutoff has been mentioned alongside the scores obtained in the scorecard. Candidates can check AFCAT Paper Analysis for AFCAT and EKT papers for all the shifts here. AFCAT Paper Analysis shall highlight the difficulty level of the paper, section-wise analysis as per different slots, most asked topics, kind of questions asked etc.
Parameters | Details |
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Exam Name | AFCAT (Air Force Common Admission Test) |
Level of Exam | National Level |
Exam Conducting Authority | Indian Air Force (IAF) |
Posts Offered | Commissioned officers in Flying Branch, Ground Duty (technical) and Ground Duty (Non-technical) branch |
Mode of Exam | Online (Computer Based Test) |
Language of the Exam | English |
Exam fees | 250 INR as the entry fees |
Sections | General Awareness, Numerical Ability, Reasoning & Military Aptitude and Verbal Ability in English |
Selection Procedure | AFCAT exam, AFSB Interview, and Medical Test |
Contact details | 020-25503105 or 020-25503106 |
Official email ID | afcat.cdac.in |
AFCAT 2020 Result has been declared on March 2020 at the official website. Follow the steps given below to check the result.
Go through and practice the previous years’ AFCAT Practice Sets before the exam.
Though AFCAT 2020 Answer key is not released yet by the Indian Air Force, however, once the exam will be over, the answer key will be published by the AFCAT coaching institutes. As per the memory of the aspirants, the answer keys will be released. To evaluate their score and to assume their results, the aspirants can rely on these answer keys and examine the probability of getting correct marks.
AFCAT is one of the highest-paid jobs and most prestigious jobs across the world. An IAF officer can get a salary of RS. 56100- RS. 110700, once the aspirants complete their training period. Additionally, the IAF officers can enjoy extra benefits and perks. Read the following table to identify the branch-wise payscale of AFCAT:
Flying Branch Salary |
Rs. 85,372/- |
Ground Duty (Tech) Branch Salary |
Rs. 74,872/- |
Ground Duty (Non-tech) Branch Salary |
Rs. 71,872/- |
Multiple Advantages: AFCAT 2020
Insurance |
Air Force Personnel (Pilots) – 85 lacs Air Force Personnel – Rs. 75 lac |
Scholarships and Welfare |
Granted by AFWWA (Air Force Wives Welfare Association) |
Medical |
All Air Force Officers Their families and dependants also get access to medical rooms, hospitals equipped with the supreme facilities free of cost. |
Loan facility |
Computer Loan House Building Loan Conveyance Loa |
Post-retirement Benefits |
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Educational Opportunities |
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Placement cell |
Helping retired officers get a civil job matching their profile |
Other benefits |
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The cut-offs are expected to follow the general trend in AFCAT 2020 as well. The following table would be useful in estimating the cut off as for AFCAT 2020.
Year | Exam | Cut Off Score | EKT |
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2019 |
AFCAT 1 AFCAT 2 |
160 180 |
- - |
2018 |
AFCAT 1 AFCAT 2 |
155 140 |
60 55 |
2017 |
AFCAT 1 AFCAT 2 |
150 160 |
60 60 |
2016 |
AFCAT 1 AFCAT 2 |
132 148 |
60 60 |
2015 |
AFCAT 1 AFCAT 2 |
126 144 |
55 52 |
2014 |
AFCAT 1 AFCAT 2 |
127 123 |
- 45 |
2013 |
AFCAT 1 AFCAT 2 |
144 116 |
- - |
Shown below is the section-wise number and types of questions asked in AFCAT I 2020. In ideal conditions, each section should consist of 25 questions each but AFCAT I 2020 saw an uneven distribution in the number of questions. Test of Reasoning & Military Aptitude consisted of the most number of questions while NUmerical ability went with the least number of questions.
Section | Number of Questions | Type of Questions Asked |
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Verbal English | 25 | Rich Vocabulary Needed |
Numerical Ability | 18 | Problem Solving Ability Well Tested |
Test of Reasoning & Military Aptitude | 32 | Perception-based questions and questions related to role of defence forces in wartime |
General Awareness | 25 | questions related to sports were featured |
Overall | 100 | moderate level paper |
The following section-wise paper analysis will help the candidates to know the pattern of questions asked in AFCAT 2020 so that they can prepare accordingly if they are appearing for AFCAT II 2020.
Topic | Number of Questions | |||
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Spotting Error | 4 | |||
Error Detection | 3 | |||
Idioms/ Phrases | 3 | |||
Reading Comprehension | 2 | |||
Antonym/ Synonym | 6 | |||
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Total | 25 |
Topic | Number of Questions |
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Profit/ Loss and Discount | 2 |
Ratio & Percentage | 3 |
Mixture and Allegations | 2 |
Algebra | 2 |
Time and Work | 2 |
Simplification | 3 |
Speed and Distance | 2 |
Average | 2 |
Total | 18 |
Topic | No. of Questions |
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Non – Verbal (Image) | 10 |
Odd One Out | 5 |
Analogy | 5 |
Venn Diagram | 4 |
Complete the Pattern | 5 |
Miscellaneous | 3 |
Total | 32 |
Topics | No. of Questions |
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History | 5 |
Geography | 4 |
Science | 5 |
Polity | 4 |
Current Affairs & Economics | 7 |
Total | 25 |
Candidates who are willing to take AFCAT 2020 must check, whether they fulfil the desired eligibility criteria or not. The brief eligibility criterion for different branches/courses is mentioned below for your reference.
Nationality: Candidates must be a citizen of India.
Age Limit: It varies as per the branch viz.
Marital Status:
Education Qualification:
Physical and Medical Standards:
Unless the aspirants are physically and mentally fit, they cannot appear for the AFCAT test.
Check Detailed AFCAT Eligibility
Application Form for AFCAT 2020 is available in online mode only. The step by step AFCAT registration cum application process is mentioned below.
Note: It is to be noted that the candidate should keep their registered email id and phone number active, throughout the selection process.
Check Detailed AFCAT Registration Process
Candidates have been issued their e-admit card on February 3, 2020. Admit Card will be sent to the registered email IDs and will also be available at careerindiaairforce.cdac.in. Candidates can download their AFCAT 2020 Admit Card by following the steps mentioned below:
Agartala |
Jhansi |
Agra |
Jodhpur |
Ahmedabad |
Jorhat |
Aligarh |
Kakinada |
Allahabad |
Kannur |
Check AFCAT 2020 Exam Centers
Candidates opting for Ground Duty (Technical) branch have to appear in both AFCAT as well as Engineering Knowledge Test (EKT).
Exam | AFCAT | EKT (only for technical) |
Mode of Exam | Online i.e. computer-based | Online i.e. computer-based |
No. of Questions | 100 | 50 |
Maximum Marks | 300 | 150 |
Duration of Exam | 2 hours (120 minutes) | 45 minutes |
Sections in Paper | General Awareness, Verbal Ability in English, Numerical Ability and Reasoning and Military Aptitude Test | Mechanical, Computer Science and Electrical & Electronics |
Negative Marking | 1 mark | 1 mark |
Check detailed AFCAT Exam Pattern
As per the notification, the standard of Numerical Ability Questions will be of Matriculation level. Whereas, the questions in other subjects will be of graduation level (Indian University). A brief of AFCAT syllabus is listed below:
Check Detailed AFCAT Syllabus
Candidates can refer to the general aptitude book for any other government exam for which aptitude portion is common with AFCAT. Candidates should also refer to previous year AFCAT and EKT paper for a more comprehensive and holistic understanding of the questions asked. The list of recommended books is tabulated below.
Books | Author | ISBN |
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Let’s Crack AFCAT | SSB Crack | 819310871X |
AFCAT Topic-wise Solved paper | Disha Experts | 9385846744 |
Let’s Crack EKT | SSB Crack | 8193108728 |
GK Capsule | Arihant | 935094538X |
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Read AFCAT 2020 Previous Years Question Papers, and Sample Papers.
*The article might have information for the previous academic years, please refer the official website of the exam.