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Hello i am tanveet kaur nd i want to join indian airforce as a pilot after completing my b.tech so whats the appropriate process for that

It is very good to see that you are interested in joining the Indian Air Force and to serve your country .

Since you are a B.tech candidates and you are interested in joining the force as Pilot the bets will be the -

* AFCAT - It stands for Air Force Common Admission Test and the examination . It is conducted twice in a year .

There are two papers in the written examination paper for it . It is not mandatory to qualify in both the paper to join but still you have to qualify in paper I for groundwork in Air Force .

* AFSSB -After qualifying in the written examination you are called for the service selection board there all the test o personality are checked and finally selected students are selected for the training .

You have all an opportunity to join Air Force through the CDS examination conducted by UPSC for all the defense wings .

It is also conducted in -
*Written .
* SSB .

So qualify in these examination and make your dream come true .

The best to join Air Force is through AFCAT ( Air Force Common Admission Test ) entry which is conducted twice in a year . AFCAT I has already passed and results are also declared . The cut off marks is 126 .

It is conducted in two phases -
* Written .
* AFSSB .

The written paper is conducted as two paper it is not necessary that the candidates have to qualify in both the paper . The candidates who qualify in paper I are also eligible for ground work .

Those candidates who qualify in the written papers are called for the AFSSB .

* The other option available is through CDS examination which is also conducted twice in a year by UPSC but in this you are free to join any of the wing whether Army , Air Force or Navy .

The best way to become Pilot in Air Force after completing bachelor's degree in technology is through the AFCAT entrance exam.

AFCAT stands for the Air Force Common Admission Test. This entrance examination is conducted by the Indian Airforce by selection of officers into all branches like:

>>Flying branch.

>>Technical Branch

>>Ground Duty Branch.

This exam is conducted twice every year in the month of February and August.

For flying branch, the age limit is 20-24 years. Academic qualification is bachelor's degree in technology or engineering or in any science discipline from a recognized university.

Entrance exam pattern:

The first stage is written test. It consists of multiple choice questions from English, General awareness, science and reasoning.

Second papers is of EKT which contains questions from your core stream of engineering.

If you clear the cut off written test, you will be called for Service Selection Board at Mysore or Varanasi or Dehradun.

For becoming Pilot, you also need to clear Pilot Aptitude Battery test.

If you want any more details about AFCAT, you can visit the official website of AFCAT that is www.careerairforce.nic.in.

There are two exams through which you can join Indian Airforce after completion of bachelor's degree in technology.

1. Air Force Common Admission test.

You must have done bachelor's degree in engineering or technology in order to apply for the flying branch.

The age limit is 20-26 years.

Official website: www.careerairforce.nic.in.

2. Combined Defense Service Exam.

You must have completed bachelor's degree in science discipline for Indian Airforce or you must have studied physics and mathematics at 10+2.

The age limit is 19-23 years for Indian Airforce.

Official website: www.upsc.gov.in.

The best way is through AFCAT.
It is the Air force Common Admission Test.

Let us give you the complete details for the exam. Starting with the eligibility-
> Ground Branch : The candidate have the P.G or Bachelor's degree in any subject with at least 60% and The Age should between 20 -27 yrs.

> Flying Branch : The candidate should have a minimum 19 - 23 yrs.The candidate must have the B.E/B.Tech Degree or graduate in any discipline with the minimum 60%.

> Technical Branch : The candidate should between have 18 - 28 yrs of age and should done Aeronautical Engineering with minimum 60% marks.

The exam is held two times in the year.
One in or around February and the other in or around the October.
After the exam, you will be called for the SSB interview. SO, if you are thinking of the AFCAT exam, then you should aim at both the knowledge and physical strength.

As far as the syllabus is concerned, it includes-
- Reasoning
- Verbal ability
- General Awareness
- Numerical ability
- General Aptitude.