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What is AFCAT Eligibility Criteria?

AFCAT written exam is a gateway for both male and female aspirants who wish to join the Indian Air Force for Short Service Commission in Flying Branch and in Ground Duties for both Technical and Non-Technical roles. Indian Air force describes the afcat eligibility criteria which include afcat qualification, age limit, physical fitness, etc in afcat notification. Before filling AFCAT application form, candidates must ensure that they fulfill the eligibility criteria.

You can either visit our afcat notification page , then download afcat notification from given link and peruse the detailed afcat eligibility criteria or just read this article, we have summarized afcat eligibility criteria in a explicit manner.

Nationality: Candidates must be a citizen of India

AFCAT Educational Qualifications:

Branch	Educational qualification
Flying branch	Education : Candidates must have passed 12 Class with minimum 50% in Maths and Physics AND Graduation in any discipline with 60% or equivalent. OR BE/BTech with 60% or equivalent. OR Candidates have cleared section A & B examination of Associate Membership of Institution of Engineers (India) or Aeronautical Society of India from a recognised University with 60%. Min Height : 162.5 cms with correlated weight Min Vision : 6/6 in one eye and 6/9 in other
Ground Duty (Technical) Branch	Aeronautical Engineer (Electronics): Education : Candidates must have passed 12 Class with minimum 50% in Maths and Physics AND Four years degree Engineering/ Technology OR Cleared Sections A and B of Associate Membership of Institution of Engineers (India) or Aeronautical Society of India or Graduate membership examination of the Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers by actual studies with 60% in disciplines specified by the examination authority. Aeronautical Engineer (Mechanical): Candidates must have passed 12 Class with minimum 50% in Maths and Physics AND Degree/integrated post-graduation in Engineering/Technology. OR Cleared sections A & B examination of Associate Membership of Institution of Engineers (India) or Aeronautical Society of India by actual studies with minimum 60% marks or equivalent in certain disciplines specified by IAF. Min Height : 157.5 cms with correlated weight, women - 152 cms
Ground Duty (Non-Technical) branches	Education : Candidates must have passed 10+2 with Arts / Commerce / Science & secured min 50% AND Graduation degree (Min 3 years) in any discipline with min 60% marks or equivalent or cleared section A & B examination of Associate Membership of Institution of Engineers (India) or Aeronautical Society of India with a min of 60% marks or equivalent. for Administration and Logistics posts, OR B.Com (Min 3 years) with min 60% marks for Accounts posts, OR MBA / MCA or MA / M Sc degree in English / Physics / Mathematics / Chemistry / Statistics / International relations / International studies / Defence studies / Psychology / Computer Science / IT / Management / Mass Communication / Journalism / Public Relation with minimum of 50% marks in aggregate all paper put together in Post Graduation (Minimum two year programme) and 60% marks in graduation for Education posts Min Height : 157.5 cms with correlated weight, women - 152 cms.

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

Eligible Men and Women can apply online for AFCAT through www.careerindianairforce.cdac.in OR www.afcat.cdac.in .

AFCAT Age Limit

The age limits prescribed for the AFCAT exam are different for different branches.

Branches	Age Limit
Flying branch	Candidates should be between 20 to 24 years. The upper age limit for candidates having Commercial Pilot License is relaxed upto 26 years.
Ground Duty (Technical & Non-Technical) Branch	The age of candidates should be between 20 to 26 years.

Note - Final year students can also apply for AFCAT exam given that they have secured 60% marks in aggregate with no present backlog and must be able to provide provisional or original degree certificate before commencing the training. AFCAT 2 2021 appearing candidates required to submit proof of passing the degree examination by 30 May 2022.

Marital Status for AFCAT:

Candidates below 25 years of age must be unmarried at the time of commencement of course.
Widows/Widowers and divorcees below 25 years of age are also not eligible.
Candidates who marry to the date of his application though successful at SSB or medical will not be eligible for training.
Those who marry during the period of training will be discharged and will be liable to refund all expenditure incurred on him by the government.
Married candidates above 25 years are eligible to apply but during their training period, they will neither be provided married accommodation nor can they live with family.

NCC Special Entry (Flying Branch) for AFCAT

NCC Air Wing Senior Division ‘C’ certificate acquired on or after 01 Jan 17 is mandatory. Candidates should have mandatorily passed with a minimum of 60% marks each in Maths and Physics at 10+2. Graduates with minimum three years degree course in any discipline from a recognized University with a minimum of 60% marks or equivalent. OR BE/B Tech degree (Four years course) from a recognised University with a minimum of 60% marks or equivalent, OR
Candidates who have cleared Section A & B examination of Associate Membership of the Institution of Engineers (India) or Aeronautical Society of India from a recognised University with a minimum of 60% marks or equivalent.

AFCAT Physical and Medical Standards:

Candidates should be medically and physically fit to be eligible for the exam.

AFCAT Physical Criteria-

To apply for AFCAT, the basic criteria for candidate is to be physically and mentally fit. Candidates are advised to get themselves examined medically before filling AFCAT Application Form, so as to avoid rejections at a later stage. Additionally, candidates must be free from any disease or disability.

Height and Weight Eligibility for AFCAT

Below are the height and weight eligibility standards for male and female candidates for any position of Indian Air Force. Note that the acceptable weight will be ± 10% of the average weight mentioned below.

Height and Weight Eligibility for AFCAT Male Candidate

Height in cm	Weight Based on the Age Range for Male
Height in cm	15-17 Yrs.	18-22 Yrs.	23- 27 Yrs.	28- 32 Yrs.	33-37 Yrs.
152	46	47	50	54	54
153	47	47	51	55	55
154	47	48	51	56	55
155	48	49	52	56	56
156	48	49	53	57	57
157	49	50	54	58	58
158	49	50	54	58	58
159	50	51	55	59	59
160	51	52	56	59	60
161	51	52	56	60	60
162	52	53	57	61	61
163	52	54	58	61	62
164	53	54	59	62	63
165	53	55	59	63	63
166	54	56	60	63	64
167	54	56	61	64	65
168	55	57	61	65	65
169	55	57	62	65	66
170	56	58	63	66	67
171	56	59	64	66	68
172	57	59	64	67	68
173	58	60	65	68	69
174	58	61	66	68	70
175	59	61	66	69	71
176	59	62	67	70	71
177	60	62	68	70	72
178	60	63	69	71	73
179	61	64	69	72	73
180	61	64	70	72	74
181	62	65	71	73	75
182	62	66	72	74	76
183	63	66	72	74	76
184	64	67	73	75	77
185	64	68	74	75	78
186	65	68	74	76	78
187	65	69	75	77	79
188	66	69	76	77	80
189	66	70	77	78	81
190	67	71	77	79	81
191	67	71	78	79	82
192	68	72	79	80	83
193	68	73	79	81	83
SD	6.0	6.3	7.1	6.6	6.9

Height and Weight Eligibility for AFCAT Female Candidate

Height in cm	Weight Based on Age Range For Female
Height in cm	20-25 Years	26-30 Years
148	43	46
149	44	47
150	45	48
151	45	48
152	46	49
153	47	50
154	47	50
155	48	51
156	49	52
157	49	53
158	50	53
159	51	54
160	51	55
161	52	55
162	52	56
163	53	57
164	54	57
165	54	58
166	55	59
167	56	60
168	56	60
169	57	61
170	58	62
171	58	62
172	59	63
173	59	64
174	60	64
175	61	65
176	61	66
177	62	67
178	63	67
SD	5	5