AFCAT 2026 Notification, Exam Dates, Admit Card, Exam Pattern, Counselling
AFCAT 2026 Exam - Dates, Registration, Eligibility, Syllabus, Exam Pattern
Air Force Common Admission Test 2026 or AFCAT 2026 is the entrance examination for admission to Ground Duty (Technical and Non -Technical), Flying Training and Ground Duty (Technical). AFCAT 2026 is conducted by Indian Air Force.
AFCAT for the year 2026 has been announced by Indian Air Force and will be held on 31/01/2026. The application forms will be available from 17/11/2025 till 14/12/2025. The exam is in online mode. The duration of the exam will be 160 minutes. It is being conducted in English language. The result date will be announced later.
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AFCAT 2026 Conducting Body
AFCAT 2026 Eligibility Criteria
Educational Conditions:
- Nationality. Candidate must be a citizen of India as per Indian citizenship act, 1955.
- Age:
- 5.2.1. Flying Branch through AFCAT and NCC Special Entry: 20 to 24 years as on 01 January 2027 i.e. born between 02 January 2003 to 01 January 2007 (both dates inclusive). Upper age limit for candidates holding valid and current Commercial Pilot License issued by DGCA (India) is relaxable up to 26 years i.e. born between 02 January 2001 to 01 January 2007 (both dates inclusive).
- 5.2.2. Ground Duty (Technical & Non-Technical) Branch: 20 to 26 years as on 01 January 2027 i.e. born between 02 January 2001 to 01 January 2007 (both dates inclusive).
- 5.2.3. Marital Status: Candidates must be unmarried at the time of commencement of the course and marriage is not permitted during training. A candidate who marries during the period of training shall be discharged and will be liable to refund all expenditure incurred on him/her by the Government.
- 5.2.4. The date of birth accepted by the IAF is that entered in the Matriculation or Secondary School Leaving Certificate or in a certificate recognised by an Indian University as equivalent to Matriculation or in an extract from a Register of Matriculates maintained by a University. The extract must be certified by the proper authority of the University or in the Higher Secondary or an equivalent examination certificate. No other document related to age like horoscopes, affidavits, birth extracts from Municipal Corporation, service records and likewise will be accepted.
- 5.2.5. In case the Matriculation/ Higher Secondary Examination Certificate does not show the date of birth, or only shows the age by completed years or completed yearsand months, in such cases a candidate must possess a self-attested/ certified copy of a certificate from the Headmaster/ Principal of the Institution from where he/ she passed the Matriculation/ Higher Secondary Examination showing the date of his/ her birth or exact age as recorded in the Admission Register of the Institution.
- 5.2.6. Candidates should note that only the Date of Birth as recorded in the Matriculation/ Higher Secondary Examination Certificate or an equivalent certificate on the date of submission of application will be accepted by the IAF and no subsequent request for its change will be considered or granted.
- 5.2.7. The candidates should exercise due care while entering their Date of Birth. If on verification at any subsequent stage, variation is found in their date of birth from the one entered in their Matriculation or equivalent examination certificate, will render them disqualified. No representation in this regard will be entertained
AFCAT 2026 Important Dates
| Events | Start Date | Last Date |
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| Application Form | 17/11/2025 | 14/12/2025 11:30 pm |
| Application Form Correction | 23/12/2025 | 24/12/2025 11:55 pm |
| AFCAT 2026 Exam Date |
Online Dates |
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| Declaration of result | 11/03/2026 | - |
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AFCAT 2026 Prospectus
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AFCAT 2026 Application Form
Application Form Fee
the examination fee of ₹550/- + GST (non-refundable) for AFCAT entry (not applicable for NCC special entry) will be paid online after submitting application.
Application Form Filling Instructions
- Students applying for the AFCAT 2026 have to fill up the application form on the official site.
- The student can submit the application only once. Multiple forms will be rejected.
- The submission is ONLINE only.
Requirements to be readied before you start filling up the Application Form of AFCAT 2026:
- PC or a Laptop with Internet connectivity.
- Qualification details .
- Scanned copy of passport photograph in JPG or JPEG format and Scanned copy of signature in JPG or JPEG format.
- Functional e - mail Id as all communication are made through email; Parents email id is recommended.
- Mobile number as all information is sent through SMS too. Parents phone number can be used.
- Payments have to be made by Billdesk Payment Gateway / Easebuzz Payment Gateway / Indian Bank Payment Gateway / Demand Draft. Printer is required for keeping hard copies; if there is no printer, one can save the printouts, transfer them on to a pen drive and get it printed from a cyber - cafe.
- It is recommended to download the information Bulletin Brochure and read it carefully so that you understand various requirements to fill up the form.
The Usual Steps in filling up the Online Application Form of the AFCAT 2026:
- Step-1: Students have to register for Online Application Form. A login and Password are created.
- Step-2: Student has to Complete the Application Form and its various sections.
- Step-3: Required documents in the form of Scanned Images of Candidate’s Photograph, Candidate’s Signature and Left Thumb Impression.
- Step-4: Payments have to be made by Billdesk Payment Gateway / Ease buzz Payment Gateway / Indian Bank Payment Gateway / Demand Draft.
AFCAT 2026 Syllabus
Subjects
- General Awareness
- Verbal
- Ability in English Numerical
- Ability and Reasoning and Military Aptitude Test
AFCAT 2026 Exam Day Instructions
Online Dates
- 31/01/2026
Examination Day Instructions
Before entering the Exam Centre
- Try to reach the exam centre one hour prior to the time advised in the admit card.
- Before leaving for the site, please have a hearty breakfast or light lunch depending on the session. Drink plenty of fluids; as in summers dehydration can set in affecting your performance in the exam.
- Have a cookie or a chocolate just before entering the centre; this prevents hypoglycaemia and thus helps you stay alert longer improving your results.
- If it is a busy centre, then don’t wait till last for the entry and security check.
- Centre will not allow you to enter after the stipulated time of closing the doors.
- Admission to the Exam Centre is with the Admit Card; no candidates shall be admitted to the test without the production of the Admit Card at the Test Centre.
- Usually no bags are allowed.
- No communication equipment such as mobile phones / pager/ wireless set, scanner, camera or any such electronic / digital gadget etc are allowed in the exam centre; carrying one will lead to disqualification.
- Handbag / Carry bag/ Mobile phone / calculator /watch/any other electronic gadget or any paper (other than the Admit Card) shall not be allowed inside the Test Hall/Room and the University shall not be responsible for its safekeeping. If a candidate is found in possession of any such item during the Test, he/she would be deemed to have used unfair means and may lead to cancellation of his/her candidature.
After entering the centre
- Once candidates enter the centre, they should locate their designated hall and seat.
- If mentioned, candidates will be hand frisked as well as photographed or video graphed before entering the centre
- After all the formalities, candidates should enter the allotted hall and take the designated seat.
- For Objective Type question papers, rough work is to be done in the space provided for this purpose. No rough work is allowed on the OMR Answer Sheet under any situation.
- Questions have to be answered on the answer sheet only.
- Copying, use of unfair means of any kind, talking, asking questions from other candidates or borrowing of material inside the Test Centre is strictly prohibited.
- The candidates are to return their OMR answer-sheets and the question paper in full to the Centre Superintendent. Tearing or taking away of the question paper is not allowed failing which the candidates shall be disqualified from the entire Entrance Test.
- Misbehaviour of any kind can lead to expulsion of the candidate.
- Caught copying helping in copying will mean cancellation of the answer sheet/cancellation of the candidature.
- Marking the answer sheet or question paper in any way will also lead to cancellation of the exam for that candidate.
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AFCAT 2026 Results
| Result Declaration | 11/03/2026 |
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| Result URL | Check your result here |
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