Recruitment in Indian Air Force (Men) 2011

Name of the course

Flying Branch

1. No. 10 Short Service Commission Course (10 SSC)

Technical Branch

1. No. 81 Aeronautical Engineer’s Course (81 AEC) (Permanent Commission)
2. No. 53 Short Service Commission Course (53 SSC)

Ground Duty Branches

1. No. 132 Ground Duty Officers’ Course (132 GDOC) (Permanent Commission)
2. No. 25 Short Service Commission Course (25 SSC)

Important Dates

• Last date for receipt of application: 11 July 2011
• Last date for receipt of application (remote areas): 18 July 2011
• Course will commence from: July 2012
• Date for Air Force Common Admission Test (AFCAT): 28 August 2011

Eligibility criteria

Flying Branch

• Age: 19 to 23 years as on 1 July 2012
• Educational qualification: Graduate (3 year degree course) in any discipline from a recognised university with a minimum of 60% marks in aggregate and have passed Maths and Physics at 10+2 level or BE/ B Tech Degree (4 years couse) from a recognised university with a minimum of 60% marks in aggregate.
• Physical Standards
  a) Height and Weight: Minimum Height- 162.5 cms with correlated weight as per age.
  b) Eye Sight: Distant Vision 6/6, 6/9 correctable to 6/6 only for hypermetropia.

Technical Branch

• Age: 18 to 28 years as on 1 July 2012
• Educational qualification: 4 year degree course in Aeronautical Engineering (Electronics) and Aeronautical Engineering (Mechanical).
• Physical Standards
  i) Height and Weight: Minimum Height- 157.5 cms with correlated weight as per age.

Ground Duty Branch

• Age  (as on 1 July 2012)
  a) 20 to 23 years (graduates)
  
  b) 20 to 25 years (post-graduates)
  
  c) 20 to 26 years (LLB, 3 year after graduation)
  
  d) 20 to 27 years (M Ed/ Ph D/ CA/ ICWA)
• Educational qualification: Click here to view details on educational qualification.
• Physical Standards
  Height and Weight: Minimum Height- 157.5 cms with correlated weight as per age.

Type of Commission

a) Permanent Commission: Candidates will serve till the age of superannuation.
b) Short Service Commission: 14 years from the date of commissioning for SSC Flying Branch (not extendable) and 10 years for technical and ground duty branches with an extension of 4 years subject to availability of vacancies.

How to apply: The eligible candidates may send their application in format available on http://careerairforce.nic.in/, to be filled in English (Block Capitals) to the address as per First Choice of Centre for written examination of AFCAT. Click here to view details of Air Force centres and addresses where application should be sent.

Selection procedure

Air Force Common Admission Test (AFCAT) will be conducted for candidates at the designated examination centres. The test will be of 2 hours duration and will contain multiple choice questions on verbal ability, numerical ability, reasoning, general awareness and aptitude. Candidates who clear the AFCAT will be called for further testing at the Air Force Selection Boards (AFSBs) at Dehradun, Mysore, or Varanasi. The second round of test will consist of the following examination.

• Stage I- Intelligence Test
• Stage II- Psychological test, group test and interview

Candidates selected after stage II will undergo branch specific test based on their eligibility/ choice of branches

i) Pilot Aptitude Battery Test (PABT) for flying branch
ii) Engineering Knowledge Test (EKT) for technical branch

c) Medical Test

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