Indian Air Force is the most reputed defense organization in India. Its history precedes World War II by eight years. IAF is welcoming the candidates who are most adventurous in their attitude. The applications for IAF are invited from the Electronic/Mechanical Engineering students doing pre-final year and final year to join Technical branch as permanent commission officers. The course in of 74 weeks under the university entry scheme.

Structure of IAF Commission Exam- Tech

The candidates have to face 100 questions to be finished within 120 minutes. Each right answer will be given 3 marks and negative 1 mark will be graded for each wrong answers. The questions are of multiple choice questions. The paper is divided in to

• General Awareness
• Numerical Ability
• Reasoning and Military Aptitude Test
• Verbal Ability in English

25 questions from each paper will be there or examination. Candidates have to be alert about the negative 1 mark.

Syllabus for IAF Commission Exam- Tech

The paper for the IAF examination is divided in to four parts syllabus for each parts are given below

General Awareness

• Art
• Basic Science
• Civics
• Culture
• Current Affairs
• Defence
• Environment
• Geography
• History
• Politics
• Sports

Verbal Ability in English

• Antonyms and Testing of Vocabulary
• Comprehension
• Error Detection
• Sentence Completion
• Synonyms

Numerical Ability

• Average
• Decimal Fraction
• Percentage
• Profit & loss
• Ratio & Proportion
• Simple interest
• Simplification

Reasoning and Military Aptitude Test

• Spatial Ability etc.
• Verbal Skills

Eligibility Criteria

In order to apply for the test the candidate must have the basic qualification

The minimum qualification is post graduation in either subjects English, Mathematics, Physics or Defense studies, psychology, Statistics, Economics, computer science, MBA, Engineering, students can apply for the examination.

• The candidate must have a percentage of 55% in aggregate for semester/year in his/her graduation
• The marital status must be unmarried Male/Female
• The candidate should be age of 18 to 28 years at the Time of the apply
• The age limit between 20-23for P.G and, in case of MBA and CA the age limit is 20-25 unmarried.

How to Apply?

The application form for IAF entrance exams will be available from the selected centers of IAF. The form again can be downloaded from the official website http://www.careerairforce.nic.in/. The form has to be filled with necessary information and send to the related address before the final dates.

The application form has to be sent to

• Indian Air Force, DISHA, Publicity Cell, Air HQs, Motilal Nehru Marg, New Delhi – 110 106

How to fill the Form?

The candidate will be provided with the booklet when they buy the application form, go through the booklet very precisely and fill the form very accurately. The candidate can use ball point with black or blue ink. Don’t use pencil. Candidate must be very careful while filling the posts, category and post codes. The DD number must be added to the necessary columns. A passport size photograph of the candidate should be pasted in the form. In case of online form a photograph has to be scanned with a size of 50 kbps.

Important Dates (Tentative)

The IAF examination will be conducted twice in a year. For the year 2012 the examination dates are

Notification: Month of February, 2012

First Examination: Month f March, 2012

Exam Notification: Month of May, 2012

Second Examination: Month of July, 2012

List of IAF Commission Exam- Tech centers

• Secunderabad
• Patna
• New Delhi
• Mysore
• Mumbai
• Kochi
• Kanpur
• Jodhpur
• Guwahati
• Dehradun
• Bhubaneswar
• Barrackpore.
• Bangalore
• Ambala

Contact Address for the IAF Commission Exam- Tech

• Indian Air force, Air Headquarters, Vayu Bhawan, New Delhi – 110 011.
• Phone: 011 - 23012579,
• Fax: 011 - 23018981
• Website: www.careerairforce.nic.in

Reference Books for IAF Commission Exam- Tech

Candidate can refer their engineering text books to prepare for the Engineering knowledge test. Some of the books for reference are,

• Design By V P Singh
• Math By H K Das
• Mechanics By R S Khurmi
• Physics By H C Verma
• Strength of material by Timo shonku and Yong
• Books published by Pratyogita Darpan
• Finance Sense: Corporate Finance For Non-finance Executives
• Indian Economy by Ruddra Dutt and  Sundaram
• Marksman Reasoning
• Mathematics by O.P. Agarwal
• Mathematics by O.P. Tandon
• Mathematics by R.S.Agarwal
• Principles of Management by P C Tripathi and P N Reddy
• Reasoning by R.S.Agarwal [Verbal and nonverbal ]

Coaching Centers for IAF Commission Exam- Tech

• Tara Institute
• T.I.M.E.(Triumphant Institute Of Management Education Pvt. Ltd)
• S. N. Institute
• PaceSetter
• New Careers Academy
• Minerva Academy
• Miglani Tutorials
• M.S. Coaching
• J.T.S. Institute
• Excelsior
• Cavalier India
• Career Sharpers
• Bolster Academia
• Banking and Management Academy
• Baalnoi Academy
• AAA Bright Academy

Study Plan

The candidate must have a clear format for his/her studies. The syllabus for the four papers are given above and detailed studies has to be done from more than one references. The format of the examination can be obtained from the previous year question papers. Analyze it properly and the mathematics and reasoning part have to be prepared well by repeatedly doing the problems. It is advisable to attend the coaching classes for at least a year to make the exam quite worthy. Otherwise it will be difficult to answer the reasoning and mathematical part in short time. Be mentally prepared for the examination as well as the future carrier, as the IAF is one among the most reputed organization in defense. It is advisable to learn soft skills before get in the organization.

How and Where To Get the Results?

The results will be available from the official website of the IAF. The candidate has to enter his roll no and Date of birth for getting the results. The official website to search for the result is http://careerairforce.nic.in. The selected candidate will get invitation for the successive rounds.

Score Validity

Till the vacancies are filled till the announced vacancies are filled or the next examination is held. But the score cannot be carried to the next year.