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Hello Sir/Mam,

I am amit podia of age 19.my height is 165 cm but leg length is 95 cm.I want to know can I join Indian air force as a fighter pilot.? Am I eligible to join? What would be the minimum criteria they will look for? Can someone answer me? Please reply me..

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Hello Sir/Mam,

I am amit podia of age 19.my height is 165 cm but leg length is 95 cm.I want to know can I join Indian air force as a fighter pilot.? Am I eligible to join? What would be the minimum criteria they will look for? Can someone answer me? Please reply me..

You are eligible for Indian Air Force through NDA exam as fighter pilot.

NDA stands for National Defence Service exam. NDA Examination is conducted for 3 wings-Indian Air Force, Indian Navy and Indian Army.

The candidate's who have completed the 12th standard from a recognized board or equivalent exam are eligible for NDA exam. Final year of 12th standard candidate are eligible for NDA exam. Your age should be in between to 16.5 years to 19 years. There is no age relaxation for SC/ST candidates.

I have attached a document regarding physical criteria of Indian Air Force so please check it out.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Hello Sir/Mam,

I am amit podia of age 19.my height is 165 cm but leg length is 95 cm.I want to know can I join Indian air force as a fighter pilot.? Am I eligible to join? What would be the minimum criteria they will look for? Can someone answer me? Please reply me..

For Airforce you have got two chance one after the 10 through NDA and other after the graduation through
1. TGT
2. UGT
3. CDS
So you can go for any of them and minimum eligibility is 21 years of age after graduation and above 17 after 10 exam.
so you can go for any one of them for carrier in Airforce and you have got good height.

Eligibility for Indian Air Force ( Fighter Pilot ) :

1.You should have complete the graduation or higher qualification from the recognized university with minimum 50% of marks.

2.Age should be in between 19 to 25 for Indian Air Force Pilot.

3.Age relaxation will be applicable for the reserved candidates.

4.You must be a Citizen of India.

5.The stream which are mentioned below having higher priority.

--> Mathematics

--> Physics

--> Management Studies.

Considering your Age criteria and Physical standards absolutely you are eligible to apply for Indian Air Force Fighter Pilot.

More over you have to take a pre program for Indian Fighter Air Pilot called :
Specialized Undergraduate Polit Training " .

Some times you need to give a " Security Clearance " . Salary for Indian Air Force Pilots has very high.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Hello Sir/Mam,

I am amit podia of age 19.my height is 165 cm but leg length is 95 cm.I want to know can I join Indian air force as a fighter pilot.? Am I eligible to join? What would be the minimum criteria they will look for? Can someone answer me? Please reply me..

Joining in Indian Air Force (IAF) is a great honor and service to the country and for joining in this force with a minimum qualification needed is listed below:

-> The candidate appearing should have a citizenship in India as per Nationality standard.

-> Age limit needed is 16 1/2 - 19 1/2 years

-> Candidate should be a unmarried male candidate

-> Educational qualification needed is candidate should have completed +2 from a recognized school board of education with Physics and Mathematics as subjects.

-> Apart from all these the candidate need to be physically fit.

If you satisfy the above criteria's, you can apply for NDA Exam. This exam offers candidates to join in defence forces of India and the exam is being conducted by UPSC (Union Public Service Commission) every year.

The candidates are selected through:

• Written Test
• Interview

To get the applications forms check at http://www.upsconline.nic.in . To know more about the exam check at http://www.upsc.gov.in

The exam you should be targeting is AFCAT.It is the Air force Common Admission Test.

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.

Though you have asled for the pilot post only, but ley us provide yu with the details of all the branches for which the air force recruits-
> 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.

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

You can become air force pilot by following ways:

1). After 10+2 with physics and maths you can give NDA (National Defense Academy) exam if you wish to join air force as pilot. The selection is based on objective type paper and SSB (Services Selection Board) interview. Your age must be 16 1/2 to 19 years.

2). After Graduation you can give CDS exam if you wish to join Indian air force . Your age must be 19 to 23 years for air force after through CDS. CDS stands for Combined Defence Services

3). Through AFCAT exam after graduation. This exam is for flying branch , technical branch and ground duty branch. IF you want to become pilot you have to join flying branch.

Eligibility criteria
1. Candidate must be a citizen of India.
2. Candidate must be an unmarried male.
3. Candidate must have an eyesight of 6/6.
4. Candidate's age must fall between 16.5-19 years.
5. Minimum height required for Air Force is 157 cms.

My height is 165 cm but leg length is 95 cm will leg length can make me unable to join iaf as fighter pilot through cds.please rply.

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