AFCAT Cut off 2025 - Last 5 years' AFCAT 1, 2 Cutoff for Flying Branch, Non Technical

AFCAT Cut off 2025: The Indian Air Force (IAF) will release the cut off for the AFCAT exam. After the AFCAT result is announced, IAF announces the minimum marks that must be obtained by candidates to qualify for the interview round. Last year, AFCAT 1 cut off was 137 for all candidates. AFCAT 1 Cut off 2025 for all candidates will be the same irrespective of their categories. Once announced, the same will be provided here. Meanwhile, aspirants can check the AFCAT Cut off trend for past years in this article below.

As the AFCAT (Air Force Common Admission Test) is conducted twice annually, the cutoff is also released separately for both phases. The cutoff is released along with the AFCAT Result 2025. The cut off is the minimum marks that candidates must score in order to be eligible for the interview round. The Indian Air Force (IAF) will invite those students who clear the minimum cut off score. After the interview round, students have to undergo a medical examination following which the AFCAT final merit list is released at afcat.cdac.in

The cutoff highlights the minimum score an applicant must achieve to pass the test and proceed in the selection process. Applicants that meet the cutoff will thereafter be selected for additional rounds, such as the Air Force Selection Board's (AFSB) Interview.

The AFCAT cutoff is declared by the exam conducting body along with the result. Once the result and the cutoff for the AFCAT exam have been declared, candidates can check it out on the official website by logging in with their credentials. Read on to check the previous year’s AFCAT cutoff and also learn about which factors affect it. 

AFCAT Cut off 2025

Check the important and expected dates for both the AFCAT exams (paper 1 and paper 2) presented in the table below:

AFCAT Cut off 2024

Those who are studying for the exam should be aware of the cut-off in order to determine their target score and gain a better sense of the exam's difficulty. 

Factors Affecting the AFCAT Cutoff

Students may wonder how the cutoff is determined and what factors help in analyzing it. Once the exam has been conducted, the following factors are taken into account before releasing the exam cutoff:

• The difficulty level of the test
• The total number of candidates who attempted the exam
• The total number of vacancies
• Minimum and maximum scores of candidates

AFCAT Cut off 2025: How To Check?

Once the exam is conducted and the result, along with the exam cutoff, has been made live, certain steps need to be taken in order to access it. Students may check the following steps to understand the process of how to check the AFCAT cutoff.

• Visit the official website of AFCAT
• Go to the "Candidate Login" option on the homepage
• After selecting the link provided for AFCAT 1 2025 Cycle, students will need to enter their login credentials
• Once they have logged in, the scorecard along with the cutoff will be available
• Applicants must download the scorecard and the cutoff and also take a printout of it

AFCAT Cut off for Flying Branch, Ground Duty

The Indian Air Force releases the same cut off for both Ground Duty (Technical and Non Technical) and Flying Branch posts. Any changes to the cut off post wise will be updated here if IAF releases a different minimum cut off score. Students opting for Technical branch have to clear the Engineering Knowledge Test (EKT) for which a separate qualifying marks will be released.

AFCAT Cut off: Previous Years' Trend

Candidates can anticipate the upcoming cutoff by analyzing patterns and the AFCAT cutoff from the previous year. It also indicates how challenging the test is. All applicants taking the upcoming exam must therefore review the provided cutoffs from the prior year as this would help them understand how much they need to prepare to exceed the cutoff. 

AFCAT Paper 1 Previous Year Cutoff 

The following table represents the previous year's cut-off for the AFCAT 1 papers that have been conducted in the past. Students can check it for their reference. 

AFCAT Paper 2 Previous Year Cutoff

Just like the table above, the following table shows the AFCAT cutoff but for paper 2. Students, especially those appearing for AFCAT 2, must check it out for a better understanding of the cutoff trends.