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I am Harsh, i am 16 years, this year i will be appearing for my 10th board exam. I want to join air force so if i join air force or army school after 10th for +2 will it help me to join air force? And is it necessary to continue in school for 11th n 12th..?

Yes, it will definitely help you if you are studying in Air Force/Army school, but it's not necessary. To an extent, you get some sort of advantage if you are studying in that school because it's curriculum is designed in that way. But these things will only help you when you are really interested in joining army. Otherwise, it is not mandatory that you will automatically get selection in the force. They will build your interest which will help you in future.

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Originally Posted by Harshp05

I am Harsh, i am 16 years, this year i will be appearing for my 10th board exam. I want to join air force so if i join air force or army school after 10th for +2 will it help me to join air force? And is it necessary to continue in school for 11th n 12th..?

Yes, of course it would definitely give you some benefit if complete your studies from Army or Air Force school.

It would leave behind an indirect impact on you towards Air force or Army.

Also, you must take part actively in all the activities including curricular, sports that are regularly conducted in the campus throughout the session.

It will develop your sports, mental, strategic skills that will definitely help you out during SSB Interview.

After completing +2, you will have to apply for NDA Exam.

In NDA Exam, you will have to qualify Written Test, SSB Interview, Medical Test.

Some of the books that you may refer for SSB Interview are:

SSB Interview: The Complete Guide (Paperback)
Author: NK Natarajan's
Publisher: Arihant (2012)
Price: Rs. 162


Modern SSB Interviews 4 Edition (Paperback)
Author: Col. Kuldip S. Dosanjh
Publisher: International Publishing House (2010)
Price: Rs. 236


SSB Interviews and Psycho Intelligence Tests (Paperback)
Author: RPH Editorial Board
Publisher: Ramesh Publishing House (2012)
Price: Rs. 84

Originally Posted by Harshp05

I am Harsh, i am 16 years, this year i will be appearing for my 10th board exam. I want to join air force so if i join air force or army school after 10th for +2 will it help me to join air force? And is it necessary to continue in school for 11th n 12th..?

Yeah it surely will help you join in Indian Air force after completing from a Army school. Indian Air Force is one of the defence forces of India and to join in this force you need to possess certain qualifications.

The procedure for joining in the defence force is by applying for the entrance exam and you would need to satisfy the eligibility criteria for applying for entrance exam and they include:

• Nationality
• Age limit
• Educational Qualification
• Physical Standard

You need to satisfy them all in order to apply for the entrance exam and join in the forces. The minimum qualification needed by a person to join in Air Force are:

# Candidate should have citizenship in India.

# Martial status states that candidate should be a unmarried male candidate.

# Age limit needed is 16 1/2 - 19 1/2 years.

# The educational qualification needed is candidate should have completed +2 with physics and mathematics as subject in the case of joining in Air Force.

# The most important criteria of them all is the physical standard criteria which is needed to be satisfied.



If you satisfy them all then you can apply for joining in Indian Air force through NDA Exam ( National Defence Academy) which offers candidates to join in defence forces with a minimum qualification.

Actually one can join Airforce if having 12th in PCM with minimum of 60% marks.No need to join Airforce and Army school in order to join Airforce as entry is totally depends upon the entrance exam.

It is beneficial while applying for air force if you join the army school. You can also join the air force without joining the army school.

Join Air Force Through
- NDA after (10+2)
- AFCAT after Graduation

NDA Eligibility
- Only male candidates can apply for NDA.
- You must have passed (10+2) in science stream with maths subject to apply for air force branch.
- Your age must be between 16.5 to 19 years.

NDA Selection
- Written Test
- Interview
- Pilot Aptitude Test

AFCAT Eligibility
- You must have passed bachelor's degree from a recognized university.
- Age Limit : 20 to 24 years for Flying & Ground Duty and 20 to 26 years for Technical branch.

AFCAT Selection
- Written Test
- SSB Interview
- Interview

AFCAT Important Dates
- Apply Online From : 05/12/2015
- Last Date to Apply : 31/12/2015
- AFCAT Exam : 21/02/2016