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i am a 4th year b.tech student in electrical & electronics branch.can i apply in air force. sir plz guide me

Hai,

Yes you are eligible to join indian army being a final year candidate of graduation.

To join in indian army you need to apply CDS(Combined Defence Service) exam which is conducted by the UPSC twice in a year i.e CDS-I, CDS-II.


Eligibility criteria:

The candidate should be complete graduation or equivalent from any recognised university in any stream.

Being a final year candidate also eligible for this exam

Candidate must be physically fit and candidate should be a citizen of india.

Age limits is 19 years to 25 years.


Selection procedure:

Written test,
Interview,
Medical test.

Official website:


http://www.upsc.gov.in

All the best.

Originally Posted by pujaabhipsa

i am a 4th year b.tech student in electrical & electronics branch.can i apply in air force. sir plz guide me

There are two entry schemes through which you can join Indian Air force as an officer during the final year of your engineering. These entry schemes are combined defence service examination and Air force common admission test. The details about both of the entry schemes is given below:

Air force common admission test
AFCAT examination is conducted by the Indian Air force twice in a year. This exam is conducted for the various branches of Indian Air force such as

FLYING BRANCH

TECHNICAL BRANCH

GROUND DUTY BRANCH

Candidate applying for the AFCAT examination should be graduate in any discipline from the recognized university with a minimum of 60% marks. Those appeared in the final year examination are also eligible to apply for the Air force common admission test.
In Technical entry only the engineering students are eligible.

Age Limit

FLYING BRANCH
19-23 YEARS

TECHNICAL BRANCH
18-27 YEARS

GROUND DUTY BRANCH
20-23 YEARS

COMBINED DEFENCE SERVICE EXAMINATION
This examination is conducted by the UPSC twice in a year. For the CDS examination a candidate should be graduate in any discipline from the recognized university. Those appeared in the final year examination are also eligible to apply for the CDS examination.
Candidate applying for the Indian Air force and Navy should have physics and maths at 10+2.

Age Limit
Indian Military Academy 19-24 Years
Air Force Academy 19-25Years
Naval Academy 19-22 Years
Officers’ Training Academy 19-25 Years

Originally Posted by pujaabhipsa

i am a 4th year b.tech student in electrical & electronics branch.can i apply in air force. sir plz guide me

hi friend,

Its great opportunity to you to serve for your own country,if you have the caliber you must join the Indian Air-force.

As you have already completed your graduation level,then you can apply for then you can get chance to take admission in Indian Airforce.

There are some selection procedure such as:

Combined Defense Services (CDS) Exam is generally conducted twice a year by the Union Public Service Commission(UPSC) to recuirt the

Indian Military Academy(IMA),

Officers Training Academy(OTA),

Naval Academy

and Air Force Academy(AFA)

According to the Eligibility Criteria:

Flying branch as pilot will be selected through Short Service Commission for men & women

Age:

i)19 to 23 years
ii)19 to 25 years for CPL Holders which is issued by DGCA ,India.
Upper age limit is relaxed up to 25 years.

Marital Status:
You have to be Single.

Nationality:
You have to be Indian

Gender:
Men and women can apply for the examination.

Educational Qualifications

1:You have to be Graduate of 3 years course in any discipline from a recognised university with minimum 60% marks in aggregate in all papers put together and have Physics and Mathematics at 10+2 level.

or
You should have a degree of BE / B Tech of 4 years course from a recognized university with minimum 60% marks in aggregate in all papers put together.

2. Final year students can also apply,having no backlog and minimum 60 % aggregate marks in the previous year's semesters.

Generally,the notice is published in the month of March and September every year.

keep visiting the official site:http://careerairforce.nic.in


good luck

You can join Indian through two ways in the final year of B.Tech. Graduation Degree in Electrical :-

CDS

AFCAT

CDS - COMBINED DEFENCE SERVICE exam conducted by UPSC twice every year fro entry into Indian Military Academy, Naval Academy, Air Force Academy and Officer's Training Academy of CDS.

You must be an unmarried Indian male having either appear for the final Graduation Degree exam or pass with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics oe Engineering from a recognised University within the age of 19 to 23 years with good Physical Fitness, is eligible to apply for Indian Air Force of CDS.

For more information you may log on to http://www.upsc.gov.in

AFCAT - AIR FORCE COMMON ADMISSION TEST is conducted by Air Force for entry in to :-

FLYING BRANCH
TECHNICAL BRANCH
GROUND DUTY BRANCH

The candidate must be an unmarried Indian male having completed Graduation Degree in Engineering or with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics with at least 60% marks from a recognised University within the age of 19 to 23 years for Flying Branch, 18 to 28 years for Technical Branch and 20 to 23 years for Ground Duty Branch, is eligible to apply for AFCAT.

For more information you may log on to http://www.careerairforce.nic.in

hi friends,
There are two entry schemes through which you can join Indian Air force as an officer during the final year of your engineering. These entry schemes are combined defence service examination and Air force common admission test. The details about both of the entry schemes is given below:
COMBINED DEFENCE SERVICE EXAMINATION
This examination is conducted by the UPSC twice in a year. For the CDS examination a candidate should be graduate in any discipline from the recognized university. Those appeared in the final year examination are also eligible to apply for the CDS examination.
Candidate applying for the Indian Air force and Navy should have physics and maths at 10+2.

Age Limit
Indian Military Academy 19-24 Years
Air Force Academy 19-25Years
Naval Academy 19-22 Years
Officers’ Training Academy 19-25 Years

Air force common admission test
AFCAT examination is conducted by the Indian Air force twice in a year. This exam is conducted for the various branches of Indian Air force such as

FLYING BRANCH

TECHNICAL BRANCH

GROUND DUTY BRANCH

Candidate applying for the AFCAT examination should be graduate in any discipline from the recognized university with a minimum of 60% marks. Those appeared in the final year examination are also eligible to apply for the Air force common admission test.
In Technical entry only the engineering students are eligible.

Age Limit

FLYING BRANCH
19-23 YEARS

TECHNICAL BRANCH
18-27 YEARS

GROUND DUTY BRANCH
20-23 YEARS

thanks

Originally Posted by pujaabhipsa

i am a 4th year b.tech student in electrical & electronics branch.can i apply in air force. sir plz guide me

Yes you can apply for air force. The details are as under:-

1. Combined Defence Services Examination (CDSE):-



You can take the Combined Defence Services Examination (written test conducted by UPSC) to join the Flying branch of the Indian Air Force. Men can join the Air Force through this mode of entry and will be given a Permanent Commission.

For applying through any of the entry points mentioned above, you must fulfill the following eligibility criteria:

->Age
19 to 23 years*

->Marital Status
Single

->Nationality
Indian

->Gender
for men only.

->Educational Qualifications
Graduate (Three Year Course ) in any discipline from a recognised university (with Physics and Mathematics at 10+2 level) / BE / B Tech (Four Year Course) .
Final Year students can also apply, provided thay do not have any backlog.
No Percentage Bar for CDSE entry.




National Cadet Corps Special Entry ( Through CO NCC Unit / DG NCC ):-

As a Air Wing Senior Division 'C' Certificate holder of the National Cadet Corps, you can apply to the Flying branch of the Indian Air Force. Men can join the Air Force through this mode of entry and will be given a Permanent Commission.

For applying through any of the entry points mentioned above, you must fulfill the following eligibility criteria:

->Age
19 to 23 years*

->Marital Status
Single

->Nationality
Indian

->Gender
for men only.

->Educational Qualifications
Graduate (Three Year Course ) in any discipline from a recognised university who have attained minimum 60% marks in aggregate in all papers put together and have Physics and Mathematics at 10+2 level OR BE / B Tech (Four Year Course) from a recognised university with minimum 60% marks in aggregate in all papers put together.
Final Year students can also apply, provided thay do not have any backlog and should have min 60% marks in aggregate upto the previous year / semester.
NCC Air Wing Senior Division 'C' certificate.


Thank you and all the best..!!!!

Hello,
according to the advertisement given to join Indian Air force, there has been a special note that the students of B-Tech final year can also apply for the posts under recruitment notice. A student must possess at least 60% aggregate till date and should not have any backlogs. You need to apply for CDS exam conducted by UPSC to get into Air force.

All the best

hi..
as a student of b.tech you can apply for airforce through CDS
that is there are 2 levels in it they are CDS-1,CDS-2.
And the eligibilty crieteria for it si:

• need to complete graduation
• need to have age in between 20-25

and you need to pass through 3 levels of the interview they are:
1.written
2.technical
3.personal.

I have complited my b.tech in applied electronics and instrumentation i scored 75% in b.tech and i am a national hockey player also, but i got unfortunately 2 backlogs in 1st year .
can i apply fo cds or Air force

i completed my bca in 2012 with 67 %..i start my bca 2009 and end it 2012. i was having supply or backlog or compartment in my graduation. is i am eligiable for afcat exam or cds exam?????

Hi,

To join in indian army you need to apply CDS(Combined Defence Service).


It is conducted by the UPSC(Union Public Service Commission)

It is conducted twice in a year.

Mainly named AS :

• CDS 1
• CDS 2

Candidate should be complete graduation or equivalent from any recognised university in any stream.

Age limits is 19 years to 25 years.

Candidate must be physically fit and candidate should be a citizen of india.

Being a final year candidate also eligible for this exam

As per Criteria you are eligible ...

For details....

http://www.upsc.gov.in


Cool...

Originally Posted by pujaabhipsa

i am a 4th year b.tech student in electrical & electronics branch.can i apply in air force. sir plz guide me

You can apply for Indian Air force through CDS Examination and AFCAT examination .

AFCAT Stands for Air force Common Admission Test
CDS Stands for Combined Defence Service Examination .

AFCAT Examination is conducted by Indian Air force twice in a year for admission to the Technical branch , Flying Branch , Ground Duty Branch .

Technical Branch ::

-->> You must have passed aeronautical engineering degree in Electronics or Mechanical from a recognized University or equivalent qualification .

-->> You must have attained the age of 18 years and must not have attained the age of 27 years at the time of appearing for this examination .

Flying Branch ::

-->> You must have passed your degree in any discipline from a recognized University and must have a studied 12th with Physics and Mathematics as compulsory subjects .

-->> You must have attained the age of 19 years and must not have attained the age of 23 years at the time of appearing for this examination .

Ground Duty Branch ::

-->> Accounts , Logistics , Administration , Education .

-->> You must have passed your graduate degree or post graduate degree from a recognized University .

-->> You must have attained the age of 20 years and must not have attained the age of 23 years at the time of appearing for this examination . The age limits are varies from post to post .

CDS Examination is conducted by Union Public Service Commission twice in a year as namely CDS I and CDS II .

-->> You must have passed your degree in any discipline from a recognized University and must have a studied 12th with Physics and Mathematics as compulsory subjects .

-->> You must have attained the age of 19 years and must not have attained the age of 23 years at the time of appearing for this examination .

Hi Guest,

Yes, you can apply for the examination as the eligibility criteria for the examination is either completion of graduation in engineering or else in the final year also.

As you are in final year you can apply for the examination.

The examination is central level and there is lots of competition for the examination, so you need to prepare too good so that you can crack the exam and get a job in Indian Air Force.

Thank you,

All the best.

Yes dear of course you can apply for the indian airforce.as you are a b.tech final year student so you can join indian airforce by cds exam or afcat exam.cds exam is conducted twice in a year by upsc while afcat exam is conducted every year by indian airforce itself.
ELIGIBILITY:
<>You must be a citizen of india.
<>you should have a graduation degree from a recognised university.
<>your age should be between 18 to 25 years.
Best of luck

Yes, you apply for airforce ground duty& technical branch posting.

Originally Posted by pujaabhipsa

i am a 4th year b.tech student in electrical & electronics branch.can i apply in air force. sir plz guide me

yes, your apply for airforce ground duty & technical branch posting.

Originally Posted by pujaabhipsa

i am a 4th year b.tech student in electrical & electronics branch.can i apply in air force. sir plz guide me

How To Apply To Air Force After B.Tech

After the completion of B.Tech you can appear for CDS (Combined Defense Services Exam) which is conducted by UPSC every year in the months of February and September..

Candidates appearing for CDS must have following qualifications :-

>> Candidate must be either a final year graduation student or must have already passed graduation..

>> Candidate must be within the age limit of 19-23 years for Air Force..

The written exam will test the candidates on the following basis with each section carrying 100 marks each :-

>> General Awareness
>> English
>> Maths

You can visit http://upsc.gov.in for more information on the exam..

You are in the 4th year so you are eligible to apply for the CDS right now..

The forms for the CDS-1 2013 were available from 10th November,2012 to 10th December,2012 and the exam is going to be conducted on 17th Feb,2013

In case you missed out on filling this form then you can apply for CDS-2 to be held on 8th September,2013..

The forms for the same shall be available from 25th MAy,2013 to 24th June,2013..

Go through the previous year question papers that I have attached for your reference..

hope they help you out in your preparations..

all the best..

With Warm Regards
Nitz