AFCAT Syllabus 2024 : To appear the exam the candidates must go through the detailed AFCAT Syllabus and Exam Pattern. Indian Air Force conducts Air Force Common Admission Test (AFCAT), for recruitment of candidates into Flying (Short Service Commission only), Technical (Permanent and Short Service Commission) and Ground Duty (Permanent and Short Service Commission) Branches. https://afcat.cdac.in/AFCAT/
AFCAT 2024 Selection Process
The online exam is conducted by the Indian Air Force. The selection process of the AFCAT Exam comprises the following stages:
AFCAT Written Exam is the only criteria for clearing the first stage for the Non-Technical candidates; while AFCAT+ EKT (Engineering Knowledge Test) for the Technical candidates
- AFCAT/ AFCAT+ EKT
- Air Force Selection Board (AFSB) Interview
- Medical Test
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AFCAT Exam Pattern 2024 :
The exam pattern is provided separately for the AFCAT exam and EKT paper. To know the brief about AFCAT exam pattern 2024, Candidates can check the Exam Pattern of the AFCAT in the table below.
| Exam | Subject | Duration | Number of Questions | Maximum Marks |
| AFCAT | General Ability Verbal Ability in English Numerical Ability and Reasoning and Military Aptitude Test | 02 Hours | 100 | 300 |
| EKT | Mechanical, Computer Science and Electrical & Electronics | 45 min | 50 | 150 |
AFCAT Exam 2024 Syllabus
The question in the AFCAT 2024 exam will be from matriculation to graduation level only. Check the subject-wise AFCAT exam syllabus
| Subjects | No. of Questions | Marks |
| English | 30 | 90 |
| General Awareness | 25 | 75 |
| Reasoning and Military Aptitude Test | 25 | 75 |
| Numerical Ability | 20 | 60 |
| Total | 100 | 300 |
AFCAT Syllabus 2024 for General Awareness
- History
- Sports
- Geography
- Art and Culture
- Current Affairs
- Politics
- Civics
- Environment
- Defence
- Basic Science
AFCAT Syllabus 2024 for English
- Comprehension
- Basic Grammar
- Fill in the blanks by choosing the appropriate word
- Tenses
- Error Detection
- Sentence Completion
- Synonyms and Antonyms
- Testing of Vocabulary
- One Word Substitution
AFCAT Numerical Ability Syllabus
- Decimal Fraction
- Time and Work
- Average
- Profit & Loss
- Percentage
- Ratio & Proportion
- Simple Interest & Compound Interest
- Time & Distance (Trains/Boats & Streams)
AFCAT Reasoning and Military Aptitude Test Syllabus
- Odd One Out
- Analogy
- Venn Diagram
- Pattern Completion
- Dot Situation Analysis
- Blood Relation
- Missing Figures
- Figure Classification
- Coding and Decoding
- Spotting the Embedded Figures
- Sequencing
AFCAT 2024 EKT Syllabus
AFCAT EKT is a 45-minute exam and is followed by AFCAT. Candidates are given half an hour window after which AFCAT EKT Exam takes place. The total duration for the AFCAT exam is 2 hours and the mode of examination is online.
The AFCAT EKT Syllabus has a General engineering part that is based on the common topics of multiple branches of engineering. Also, based on the degree of the candidate, there are questions from the specialized part. These involve the following:
| AFCAT Syllabus | Topics |
| AFCAT EKT Fundamental Engineering Syllabus | Engineering Physics, Engineering Mathematics, and Engineering Drawing |
| AFCAT EKT Allied Engineering Topics Syllabus | Control Engineering, Telecommunication Systems, Electrical Engineering, Radar Theory, Instrumentation, Antenna, and Wave Propagation, and Microwave Engineering |
| AFCAT EKT Computer Science Engineering Syllabus | Information Technology, Network Theory Design, Analog, and Digital Electronics, Computer Networks, Switching Theory, and Electronic Devices |
| AFCAT EKT Mechanical Engineering Syllabus | Thermodynamics, Fluid Mechanics/Hydraulic Machines, Engineering Mechanics, Materials Science, Thermodynamics, Manufacturing Science, and Machine Drawing |
| AFCAT EKT Electrical & Electronics Engineering Syllabus | Microwave Engineering, Analog, and Digital Electronics, Electronic Devices, Telecommunication Systems, Microwave Engineering, Control Engineering, and Electrical Engineering |
