AFCAT Syllabus

What is AFCAT Syllabus?

The AFCAT Question Paper will have 100 questions. All questions will be of three marks each. For every correct answer the candidate will get three marks and for every wrong answer one mark will be deducted under negative marking. The total time allotted for the paper is two hours. Each Question Paper will have questions from the following topics:-

AFCAT Syllabus: General Awareness

• The section is designed to test the general knowledge of the applicant.
• It will have questions to test aspirant’s awareness of ongoing, current events in various fields around the world.
• Generally, about 20 questions are asked in this section.

The main topics along for this section are given below:

• History
• Sports
• Geography
• Environment
• Culture
• Defense
• Art and Culture
• International Current Affairs
• Politics
• Civics
• Basic Science

AFCAT Syllabus: Verbal Ability in English

As the name of the section suggests, this segment will assess the student’s knowledge, proficiency, and comprehension in the English language. The total number of questions asked from this section will be approximately 30.

The important topics for this section are:

• Comprehension
• Fill in the blanks by choosing the appropriate word
• Error Detection
• Sentence Completion
• Synonyms and Antonyms
• Testing of Vocabulary
• Tenses
• Basic Grammar

AFCAT Syllabus: Quantitative Ability

• This section will test the basic mathematical ability of participants.
• Around 15 questions will be asked from this section.
• It is considered to be a relatively scoring section though the level of difficulty for this section is moderate to high.

The important topics for this section are as follows:

• Decimal Fraction
• Simplification
• Average
• Ratio and Proportion
• Simple interest
• Profit and loss
• Percentage

AFCAT Syllabus: Reasoning and Military Aptitude Test

• This section is the most important segment as maximum questions are asked in this section.
• Candidate’s mental and military aptitude is tested.
• The difficulty level is moderate and approximately 35 questions are asked from this section.

The important topics are listed below:

• Verbal Skills and Spatial Ability
• Data interpretation
• Embedded Figure
• Missing Character
• Sets based on arrangements
• Rotated blocks
• Hidden figures
• Analogy