AFCAT 2025 registration from June 2 for 284 flying, ground staff posts
Suviral Shukla | May 28, 2025 | 02:03 PM IST | 2 mins read
Candidates will be able to apply for the AFCAT 2025 for recruitment to various posts till July 25 through the Indian Air Force's official website.
Candidates can download AFCAT question papers along with answers from here.
Free DownloadThe Indian Air Force (IAF) will begin the registration process to apply for the Air Force Common Admission Test 2025 (AFCAT) from June 2. Candidates will be able to apply for multiple vacancies in flying and ground staff (technical and non-technical) branches through the official website at afcat.cdac.in.
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The last date to apply for the AFCAT 2025 is July 25. The air force will conduct the entrance test to fill a total of 284 vacancies of the Short Service Commission (SSC) in the flying and ground staff branches.
Notably, the air force department has also invited applications for NCC special entry scheme (for flying branch) through the entrance test.
AFCAT 2025: Eligibility, selection process
Candidates, who have completed their class 12 board exams with physics, and mathematics with at least 50% marks in each subject are eligible to apply for the AFCAT 2025. Besides, applicants should also have completed graduation or BE, BTech from a recognised university or college with a minimum of 60% marks.
AFCAT 2025 will be a computer-based test and candidates will have to clear three rounds of the selection process to be able to qualify the exam. The selection process includes written test, interview and medical test.
Also read Haryana CET 2025 registration starts from May 28; eligibility, exam pattern
AFCAT 2025: Total vacancies
Here is the total number of vacancies or posts for different sub branches or roles in the flying and ground staff (technical and non technical) for men and women candidates
|
Branch |
Sub-Branch / Role |
Men |
Women |
|
Flying Branch (SSC) |
- |
1 |
2 |
|
Ground Duty (Technical Branch) |
Aeronautical Engineer (Electronics) [AE(L)] |
85 |
23 |
|
Aeronautical Engineer (Mechanical) [AE(M)] |
38 |
10 |
|
|
Ground Duty (Non-Technical Branch) |
Weapon System (WS) Branch |
19 |
5 |
|
Administration |
46 |
12 |
|
|
Accounts |
9 |
2 |
|
|
Logistics |
11 |
4 |
|
|
Education |
7 |
2 |
|
|
Meteorology |
6 |
2 |
AFCAT 2025 post-wise salary details
Candidates can check the salary range and other perks for ground staff as well as flying branch in the IAF from the table given below.
|
AFCAT Benefits |
Description |
|
Insurance |
Air Force Personnel - Rs 1.10 crore Air Force Personnel - Rs 1.25 crore (Flying branch officer) |
|
Loan facility |
Computer Loan Conveyance Loan House Building Loan |
|
Placement cell |
Helping retired officers get a civil job matching their profile |
|
Medical |
All Air Force Officers, their families and dependents get access to free medical facilities. |
|
Scholarships and Welfare |
Grants from the Air Force Wives Welfare Association (AFWWA) |
|
Post-retirement Benefits |
|
|
Educational Opportunities |
|
|
Other benefits |
|
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