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Students who are pursuing B.E can be eligible for AFCAT ?????????????

Originally Posted by MONIKA_sethi

Students who are pursuing B.E can be eligible for AFCAT ?????????????

Yes you are eligible to apply for the Air force common admission test. You can apply for the Indian Air force as an officer in the Flying Branch and Technical Branch through Air force common admission test. This exam is conducted by the Indian Air force twice in a year. The eligibility required for the FLYING BRANCH and TECHNICAL BRANCH is given below:

FLYING BRANCH
For the flying branch a candidate should be graduate in any discipline from the recognized university with a minimum of 60% marks. Also candidate should have Physics and Maths at 10+2 level.
Candidates having degree in engineering are also eligible to apply for this examination.
Those appeared in the final year examination are also eligible for this examination.

AGE LIMIT
For the Flying branch candidate age should be between 19 to 23 years.

TECHNICAL BRANCH
Candidates having degree in engineering are only eligible to apply for the Technical branch. Candidates appeared in the final year may also apply for the Flying branch.
Candidates who are studying in pre final year may apply through University entry scheme.

AGE LIMIT
Candidate applying for the Technical branch should have age between 18 to 28 years.

For more information on AFCAT examination you can also visit at the below web site.

www.careerairforce.nic.in

Originally Posted by MONIKA_sethi

Students who are pursuing B.E can be eligible for AFCAT ?????????????

dear friend,

A.F.C.A.T. - Air Force Common Admission Test.

Yes my dear you are very much eligible for this aspect.Here in the below I have mentioned gradually the eligibility criteria for the branches where you can get chances.

There are generally three branches and for these three branches there are three different eligible criteria.The three department are :

1. Flying Branch,
2. Technical Branch,
3. Ground Duty Branch.

You are eligible for only two branches which are :
1. Flying Branch,
2. Technical Branch.

The eligible qualification are given below for these two branches are given below :

1. Flying Branch :-

1. Age ::

19 to 23 years as on 01 july 2012 i.e. born between 2nd july 1989 to 1 july 1993(both dates inclusive).

2. Educational Qualification ::

Graduates in any discipline from a recognized university having 60% or more than 60% marks in aggregate in all papers put together and have passed 10+2 th with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics or BE/B.Tech degree from a recognized university having 60% or more than 60% marks in aggregate in all papers put together.

3. Physical Standard ::

i.) Height : minimum 162.5 cm and more than this
ii.) Weight : in between 60 to 80 kg
iii.) Vision : minimum visual acuity 6/6 in one eye and 6/9 in another
eye

2.Technical Branch :-


1. Age ::

19 to 28 years as on 01 july 2012 i.e. born between 2nd july 1984 to 1 july 1994(both dates inclusive).

2. Educational Qualification ::

i.) Aeronaufical Engineer(Electronics)(AE(L)) :-

A candidate of Aeronaufical Engineer(Electronics)(AE(L)) would be eligible if they have undergone a minimum of four year degree qualification from a recognized University.All candidates for this category should have scored a minimum 60% marks in aggregate and studied eight subjects out of eighteen subjects listed below ....

* Engineering Mathematics/Mathematics.
* Electrical Engineering
* Instrumentation
* Information Technology
* Network theory design
* Telecommunication
* Electric circuit design

ii.) Aeronaufical Engineer(Mechanical)(AE(M)) :-

A candidate of Aeronaufical Engineer(Electronics)(AE(L)) would be eligible if they have undergone a minimum of four year degree qualification from a recognized University.All candidates for this category should have scored a minimum 60% marks in aggregate and studied eight subjects out of eighteen subjects listed below ....

* Engineering Mathematics/Mathematics.
* Engineering Physics/Physics.
* Engineering drawing.
* Industrial Engineering
* Aerodynamics

3. Physical Standard ::

i.) Height : minimum 157.5 cm and more than this
ii.) Weight : in between 60 to 75 kg
iii.) Vision : minimum visual acuity 6/6 in one eye and 6/9 in another
eye

good luck.

Hello,


Can some body please tell me what are the eligibility criteria for Air Force?

dear friend,
Yes, my friend BE students are eligible for AFCAT exam..

Eligibility for AFCAT exam:-
1.Ground duty branch:-

*Candidate must have complete the graduation in any trade.
*Age should be in between 20-27 years.

2.Flying branch:-

*Candidate can complete the graduation in any trade but must have had maths and physics in 12th..
*Age should be in between 19-23 years.

3.Technical branch:-

*candidate must have complete the graduation in engineering field.
*Age should be in between 18-28 years.

As you are from BE course then you can apply for any of these branch.

All the best.

Thank you so much for your response but I wanted to know if their are any requirements related to height, weight, eye sight, etc?

I AM 22 YERS OLD AND PERSUING 2ND YER IN ENGINEERING,MECHANICAL, AM I ELIGIBLE FOR AFCAT 2012

Yes BE students are available to appear for the AFCAT examination which is conducted every year .

AFCAT examination is conducted by IAF to recruit students in different fields like ::

Flying Officer
Ground duty
Technical staff

Pattern of AFCAT:

It consists of 100 questions of duration 2 hours and each question carry 3 marks. Thus AFCAT is a 300 mark test. This examination consists of four sections as below:

General Awareness
English language.
Numerical Ability.
Reasoning and Military Aptitude Test.

You have to appear in PABT (Pilot Aptitude Battery Test) if you had opted for Flying branch and after that AFSB Interview

You have to take Engineering Knowledge Test if you had opted for Technical branch and after that AFSB Interview

After you clear all these obstacles, you have to undergo the Medical examination.

Eligibility for the exam ::As the examination is done for all three branches so their eligibility criteria is also different .

Ground Duty Branches

Your age should be between 20-27
You should have the PG or Bachelor degree in any subject with at least 60% aggregate
marks.

Flying Branch

You should be between 19 to 23 years.
You must must have the B.E / B.Tech degree or a Graduate in any discipline with minimum 60% aggregate marks and should have maths and physics as a compulsory subjects.

Technical Branch

You must be between 18-28 years of age
You should have done your Engineering with minimum 60% marks.

i m in my final year b.tech cse. am i eligible for afcat-2012 taking place on 23rd feb?

sir,
do b tech student applying for afcat need to give ekt also in further testing?

i am b.tech(CSE) final year student...am i eligible for afcat,,,,