AFCAT Physical Standards 2022

AFCAT 2022 (1) Physical Standards for IAF Recruitment: AFCAT (1) 2022 Exam Registration will be conducted till 30th December 2022 at afcat.cdac.in. Check Physical Standards, Height, Weight, Vision & Other Medical Standards required for IAF AFCAT 2022 Selection.

AFCAT 2022 (1) Physical Standards for IAF Recruitment: AFCAT (1) 2022 Registration will be conducted till 30th December 2022 at its official website - afcat.cdac.in. Indian Air force will be conducting AFCAT (1) 2022 Exam on 12th, 13th & 14th February 2022 for the recruitment of 317 vacancies for Group A Gazetted Officers in Flying and Ground Duty (Technical and Non-Technical) branches. The AFCAT 2022 Selection process consists of three phases – Online Exam/ EKT for Technical Candidates, AFSB Interview and Final Selection after Medical Test.

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Below are important dates for AFCAT 2022 Recruitment Process:

Important Dates for AFCAT (1) 2022 Exam
Notification Release Date	1st December 2021
Online Application Opening Date	1st December 2021 (10:00 AM onwards) Direct Link to Apply Online
Online Application Closing Date	30th December 2021 (5:00 PM)
AFCAT (1) 2022 Admit Card Release	15 Days before the exam
AFCAT (1) 2022 Exam	12th, 13th & 14th February 2022
Course Commencement	January 2023

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Candidates who have obtained the minimum qualifying marks in the Online AFCAT 2022 (1) Exam will be called at one of the Air Force Selection Boards (AFSB) by the Indian Air Force. Candidates who have applied for NCC Special Entry and Meteorology Branch will be directly called for AFSB testing at one of the AFSB centres. The AFSB centres are at Dehradun (1 AFSB), Mysuru (2 AFSB), Gandhinagar (3 AFSB) and Varanasi (4 AFSB). Candidates who opt for flying branch can only opt for Dehradun, Mysore and Varanasi.

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One cannot get selected in Indian Air Force if the candidate is not physically and medically fit. So, it is advisable for the candidates to not only study hard for the exams but also keep themselves physically and mentally fit through physical exercises to clear the physical and medical tests.

Physical Fitness

Candidates are advised to be physically fit when you report for SSB in order to be able to undergo various tests at AFSB. You should aim to achieve an ability to run 01 mile (1.6 kms) in 10 minutes, 10 push ups and 3 chin ups.

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Tattoos

Permanent body tattoos are only permitted on inner face of forearm (from inside of elbow to the wrist) and on the reverse side of palm/ back (dorsal) side of hand. Permanent body tattoos on any other part of the body are not acceptable. Tribes with tattoo marks on the face or body as per their existing customs and traditions will be permitted on a case to case basis.

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Narcotics

Use/possession of narcotics is banned. Candidate may be tested for presence of drugs in the body during Medicals and subsequently  during training/ service career as an officer. If candidate is found to be using/ in possession of narcotics during any time of training/service career, candidate would be debarred from joining the Indian Air Force or be removed from service if already joined.

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PHYSICAL STANDARDS

Let’s look at the Physical Standards for AFCAT (1) 2022 Recruitment

1. Height & weight

a) For Flying Branch: The minimum acceptable height for men and women candidates in Flying Branch is 162.5cms, Leg Length: Min - 99 cms, Max -120 cms. Thigh Length: Max - 64 cms, Sitting Height: Min - 81.5 cms, Max - 96 cms (No concession for age/ sex/ region).

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b) For Ground Duty (Technical/Nontechnical) Branch: The minimum acceptable height for male candidates in Ground Duty (Technical/Non-technical) Branch is 157.5 cms. For women candidates, the minimum acceptable height is 152 cms. (For Gorkhas and individuals belonging to hills of North-Eastern region of India, Garhwal and Kumaon, the minimum acceptable height will be 5 cms less. In the case of candidates from Lakshadweep, the minimum acceptable height will be 2 cms less than what is applicable to men and women respectively).

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Height and Weight standards for men and women are given below for Indian Air Force. Interpolation for weights against height not mentioned may be done.

Height and Weight Standards for Male
Height (in cm) Without Shoes	Age Range (in Years) / Weight (in Kgs)
	15-17		18-22	23-27		28-32 years	33-37years
152	46		47	50		54	54
153	47		47	51		55	55
154	47		48	51		56	56
155	48		49	52		56	56
156	48		49	53		57	57
157	49		50	54		58	58
158	49		50	54		58	58
159	50		51	55		59	59
160	51		52	56		59	60
161	51		52	56		60	60
162	52		53	57		61	61
163	52		54	58		61	62
164	53		54	59		62	63
165	53		55	59		63	63
166	54		56	60		63	64
167	54		56	61		64	65
168	55		57	61		65	65
169	55		57	62		65	66
170	56		58	63		66	67
171	56		59	64		66	68
172	57		59	64		67	68
173	58		60	65		68	69
174	58		61	66		68	70
175	59		61	66		69	71
176	59		62	67		70	71
177	60		62	68		70	72
178	60		63	69		71	73
179	61		64	69		72	73
180	61		64	70		72	74
181	62		65	71		73	75
182	62		66	72		74	76
183	63		66	72		74	76
184	64		67	73		75	77
185	64		68	74		75	78
186	65		68	74		76	78
187	65		69	75		77	79
188	66		69	76		77	80
189	66		70	77		78	81
190	67		71	77		79	81
191	67		71	78		79	82
192	68		72	79		80	82
193	68		73	79		81	83
+/- SD	6		6.3	7.1		6.6	6.9
Height and Weight standards for Female
Height (in cm) Without Shoes		Age Range (in Years) / Weight (in Kgs)
		20-25 Years			26-30 Years
148		43			46
149		44			47
150		45			48
151		45			48
152		46			49
153		47			50
154		47			50
155		48			51
156		49			52
157		49			53
158		50			53
159		51			54
160		51			55
161		52			55
162		52			56
163		53			57
164		54			57
165		54			58
166		55			59
167		56			60
168		56			60
169		57			61
170		58			62
171		58			62
172		59			63
173		59			64
174		60			64
175		61			65
176		61			66
177		62			67
178		63			67
+/- SD		5			5

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2. Visual Standard

Below is the Visual Standards for Air Force Common Admission Online Test (AFCAT 01/2022) for Flying Branch and Ground Duties (Technical And Non-Technical)/ NCC Special Entry for Courses Commencing in January 2023 Candidates on Entry:

Branch	Maximum Limits of Refractive Error	Visual Acuity Errors	Colour Vision
F(P) including WSOs	Hypermetropia: + 2.0D Sph Manifest Myopia: Nil Retinoscopic myopia: - 0.5 in any meridian permitted Astigmatism: + 0.75D Cyl (within + 2.0D Max)	6/6 in one eye and 6/9 in other, correctable to 6/6 only for Hypermetropia	CP-I
Aircrew other than F(P)	Hypermetropia: +3.5D Sph Myopia: -2.0D Sph Astigmatism: + 0.75D Cyl	6/24 in one eye and 6/36 in other, correctable to 6/6 and 6/9	CP-I
Adm/ Adm (ATC)/Adm (FC)	Hypermetropia: + 3.5D Sph Myopia: -3.5D Sph Astigmatism: + 2.5D Cyl in any meridian	Corrected visual acuity should be 6/9 in each eye.	CP-II
AE(M) AE(L)	Hypermetropia: + 3.5 D Sph Myopia: -3.50 D Sph Astigmatism: + 2.5D Cyl in any meridian	Corrected visual acuity should be 6/9 in each eye. Wearing of glasses will be compulsory when advised	CP-II
Met	Hypermetropia: + 3.5 D Sph Myopia: -3.50 D Sph Astigmatism: + 2.50 D Cyl	Corrected visual acuity should be 6/6 in the better eye and 6/18 in the worse eye. Wearing of Glasses will be compulsory	CP-II
Accts/ Lgs/Edn	Hypermetropia: + 3.5 D Sph Myopia: -3.50 D Sph Astigmatism: + 2.50 D Cyl	Corrected visual acuity should be 6/6 in the better eye and 6/18 in the worse eye. Wearing of Glasses will be compulsory	CP-III

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Physical Condition During Training Period

Prospective candidates are advised to keep themselves in good physical condition to adapt to physical training at AFA which encompasses running, swimming, rope climbing and other forms of physical training/conditioning in which they would undergo mandatory tests during training. Candidates are advised to keep themselves in good physical condition by following the under mentioned routine:-

(i) Running: up to 4 Km. in 15 minutes

(ii) Skipping

(iii) Push ups & Sit-ups: Minimum 20 each

(iv) Chin ups: 08

(v) Rope Climbing: 3 to 4 metres

(vi) Swimming (25 m)

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