I want to know the Educational Qualification required to apply for Air Force Common Admission Test (AFCAT) Exam?

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Air Force Common Admission Test AFCAT is a national level competitive exam conducted by the Indian Air Force (IAF) to select officers for all its branches, except for the medical and dental branches.

The IAF recruits its officers broadly under three branches, they are, the Flying Branch, the Technical Branch, and the Ground Duty Branch.

The AFCAT is conducted twice every year, once in February, and the other time in August.

AFCAT Educational Qualification -

Candidates who have completed a three-year or four-year course in any discipline from a recognized University with a minimum of 60% marks.

The candidate should have studied Physics and Mathematics at 10+2 level.

Students who are in their final year are also eligible to apply

Age -

Flying Branch: 20 to 24 years at the time of commencement.

If the candidate has a valid and current Commercial Pilot Licence issued by the DGCA of India, the age limit is relaxed up to 26 years.

Technical Branch and Ground Duty Branch: 20-26 years at the time of commencement.

Nationality - Indian

Marital Status - Unmarried

Fee Structure

Conduct of Online Testing for AFCAT Exam and Fee Details - For the first time, online testing will be conducted for AFCAT entry in various AFCAT centres. Candidates registering for AFCAT entry will have to pay an amount of Rs.250/- as examination fee

However, candidates registering for Meteorology Entry and NCC Special Entry are not required to pay any amount