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Hello Sir, I had completed 10+2 with 73% but I did not have Maths in 10th as well as in 12th, I had commerce stream and in 10th I had Economics, Environmental Science, commerce English, Hindi, History & Civics, Geography and in 12th I had English, accountancy, Commerce, Economics and Physical Education. So am I eligible for Indian Air Force?

You are not eligible to join the Indian Air Force.There are two ways through which you can apply for Indian Air Force.

NDA Examination

CDS Examination

Procedure -NDA Examination-

This examination is conducted twice in a year in the months of April & August by UPSC(Union Public Service Commission).

Eligibility Criteria- You must have passed 12th with PCM(Physics,chemistry&maths) from any recognized board.

Age must be in between 16.5 to 19 years.

You must be an unmarried male candidate.

You must be physically & mentally fit.

No, you are not eligible to join Indian Air Force being a Commerce student without pursuing Mathematics subject. To join Indian Air Force, you have to appear in NDA examination conducted by Union Public Service Commission.

Eligibility criteria required to appear in NDA examination to join Indian Air Force is mentioned below :-

=> You should be an Indian National.

=> You should have passed 12th standard or an equivalent examination with Mathematics and Physics subjects from a Government recognised board.

=> You should be an Unmarried Male candidate.

=> You should be Physically as well as Mentally healthy.

=> You should be within 16 1/2 to 19 1/2 years of age as on 1st January/ July of the year of examination.

As per the information you have provided in your query, you have completed 12th standard with Commerce stream, since, you have not studied Mathematics and Physics subjects in your 12th standard, you are not eligible to join Indian Air Force.

Eligibility criteria say that Candidate should belong to science stream.

But Commerce students are eligible too if they have additional maths as the subject.

The NDA-1 paper is maths examination,and you haven't done any of topic in NDA's syllabus because you did not do Maths in Class 10,11,12.

It will be hard for you to clear

As a (10+2) commerce student, You are not eligible for Air Force just after (10+2). If you are interested to work in IAF, then you should complete your graduation. After graduation, You will eligible to apply to AFCAT for ground duty.

AFCAT Ground Duty Eligibility

Age Limit : 20 to 26 years of the examination year.

Administration
You must have passed graduation in any discipline from a recognized university with at least 60%.

Account
You must have passed B.Com with at least 60% from a recognized university.

PG candidates in any discipline with at least 50% are also eligible to apply for AFCAT for ground duty.

Physical Standards
- Minimum Height : 157.5 cms with corrected weight.
- Vision : 6/6 in one eye & 6/9 in other eye.

AFCAT Exam Pattern
- Total Questions : 100
- Total Marks : 300
- For each correct answer, +3 marks will be allotted & 1 mark deducted for each wrong answer.

AFCAT Exam Dates
- Registration Starts From : 6th June , 2016
- Last Date of Registration : 30th June , 2016
- AFCAT Exam : 28th August , 2016

Originally Posted by Suraj Kanwal

Hello Sir, I had completed 10+2 with 73% but I did not have Maths in 10th as well as in 12th, I had commerce stream and in 10th I had Economics, Environmental Science, commerce English, Hindi, History & Civics, Geography and in 12th I had English, accountancy, Commerce, Economics and Physical Education. So am I eligible for Indian Air Force?

You have not mathematics subject in 12th standard, so you are not eligible for Indian Air Force.

Those candidates who have completed 12th standard with Physics and Mathematics from a recognized board are eligible for Indian Air Force through NDA exam.

Your age should be in between 16.5 to 19.5 years.

If I am completing graduation from any university . Then can I apply for IAF for ground duty?

I have completed my graduation in bsc I had physics at 10 2 level but not maths . Can I give a private exam for math(10 2) by nios and apply for the flying branch of the INDIAN AIR Force

Am i eligible for Indian Navy or Indian Airforce being a commerce student with maths and also being a 17 yr old female.

My 12th percentage is 65 and i got only 30 marks in maths can i join Indian air force.?

Sir I am pursuing my 12th from stream commerce with maths though I don't have subject physics but I have maths so am I eligible for appearing in N.D.A for Indian Air Force?

Originally Posted by Suraj Kanwal

Hello Sir, I had completed 10+2 with 73% but I did not have Maths in 10th as well as in 12th, I had commerce stream and in 10th I had Economics, Environmental Science, commerce English, Hindi, History & Civics, Geography and in 12th I had English, accountancy, Commerce, Economics and Physical Education. So am I eligible for Indian Air Force?

After 12th, one can join Indian Air Force through XY group examination.
Without Mathematics, one can apply for Y group only and can join Indian Air Force.
So, you are eligible to join Indian Air Force.

Hello sir/madam, i want to know that i completed my 2 with commerce stream(without maths) and now persuing BCA. Am i elegible for Indian Air Force?

Am I eligible for IAF being a commerce student with maths ?
I completed my 12th from Air Force School.

Is there any job in indian airforce without physics and maths ????

I'm a science student.But I didn't choose maths as my optional subject rather I choosed Biology and Physical Education.Can I apply for Indian Air Force?

I'm girl with Commerce stream without maths and got 87.8% in 2019-20 session. Can I join air force after graduation ?