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The AFCAT 1 notification 2024 has been released on 17th November 2023. Along with the release of the notification, a total of 327 AFCAT 1 vacancies have been released. Check to know the detailed vacancies for different posts.
AFCAT Vacancy 2024: Every year, the Indian Air Force releases several vacancies for different job posts in the flying branch and ground-duty roles. These vacancies are released for both technical and non-technical positions such as Pilots, Engineers, Accountants, etc. To get admitted, applicants will first need to clear the Air Force Common Admission Test (AFCAT) exam. The exam is conducted twice a year in two phases: AFCAT 1 and AFCAT 2. The notification for AFCAT 1 has been released notifying 327 vacancies for different posts in the Indian Air Force.
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The vacancies are released separately for both papers 1 and 2, and the AFCAT 2 vacancies have been announced recently. Applicants can check this article to know about the AFCAT 2 vacancy and other important details such as the previous year's vacancies.
AFCAT Vacancy 2024
As mentioned above, the Indian Air Force (IAF) holds two exams each year to select qualified applicants for the Flying, Ground Duty (Technical), and Ground Duty (Non-Technical) branches. In the official notification dated November 17, 2023, the IAF announced the AFCAT 1 2024 vacancies. Details of the AFCAT vacancy 2024 for both male and female applicants are listed below.
Vacancies for AFCAT 1 Entry
|
Post
|
Post Code
|
Male
|
Female
|
Total
|
|
AFCAT
|
Flying
|
28
|
10
|
38 |
|
AFCAT Ground Duty Technical
|
AE (L)
|
104
|
11
|
125
|
|
AE (M)
|
45
|
05
|
50
|
|
AFCAT Ground Duty Non Technical
|
Admin
|
44
|
06
|
50
|
|
LGS
|
11
|
02
|
13
|
|
Accounts
|
11
|
02
|
13
|
|
Ground Duty Non Technical
|
Education
|
08
|
02
|
10
|
|
Ground Duty Non Technical
|
Weapon Systems WS Branch
|
15
|
02
|
17
|
|
Meteorology Entry
|
Meteorology
|
09
|
02
|
11
|
Vacancy for AFCAT 1 NCC Special Entry
|
AFCAT Branch
|
Details
|
|
Flying
|
10% seats out of CDSE vacancies for PC and 10% seats out of AFCAT vacancies for SSC.
|
AFCAT Vacancy 2024: AFCAT 2 Vacancies
As stated above, papers 1 and 2 vacancies are disclosed separately with different notifications. Earlier, on 1st June 2023, the conducting body released the AFCAT 2 2023 vacancies on its official website along with the exam notification. Detailed post-wise vacancies can be checked below.
AFCAT 2 2023 Vacancies-
|
AFCAT Branch
|
AFCAT Vacancies (Male)
|
AFCAT Vacancies (Female)
|
|
Flying
|
5 (SSC)
|
6 (SSC)
|
|
Ground Duty (Technical)
|
AE(L): 98
AE(M): 38
|
AE(L): 11
AE(M): 04
|
|
Ground Duty (NonTechnical)
|
Weapon Systems (WS) Branch: 15
Admin: 45
LGS: 17
Accts: 8
Edn: 7
Met: 7
|
Weapon Systems (WS) Branch: 2
Admin: 5
LGS: 2
Accts: 2
Edn: 2
Met: 2
|
Vacancy for AFCAT 2 NCC Special Entry
|
AFCAT Branch
|
Details
|
|
Flying
|
10% seats out of CDSE vacancies for PC
10% seats out of AFCAT vacancies for SSC
|
AFCAT Previous Year Vacancies
In order to conduct efficient AFCAT Preparation, candidates may review the AFCAT previous year vacancies for better clarity. Applicants can get an estimate of the typical number of students recruited each year in the IAF for both technical and non-technical positions by checking the overall number of vacancies listed year after year. In the table below, we have included the information for the AFCAT previous year vacancies.
AFCAT Vacancies 2022
Candidates can check the table below to know the AFCAT 2022 vacancies-
|
Entry Level
|
AFCAT Branch
|
SSC/PC
|
AFCAT Vacancies
|
|
AFCAT Entry
|
Flying
|
SSC for Men & Women
|
SSC - 77
|
|
Ground Duty (Technical)
|
PC for Men and SSC for Men & Women
|
AE(L): PC- 1, SSC-76
AE(M): PC-07, SSC-27
|
|
Ground Duty (NonTechnical)
|
PC for Men & SSC for Men & Women
|
Admin: PC-10, SSC- 41
LGS: PC- 08, SSC-31
Accts: PC-04, SSC-17
|
|
NCC Special Entry
|
Flying
|
PC for Men & SSC for Men & Women
|
10% seats out of CDSE vacancies for PC
10% seats out of AFCAT vacancies for SSC
|
AFCAT Vacancies 2021 and 2022
Candidates can check the table below to know the AFCAT 2021 and 2020 vacancies-
|
Exam Details
|
Flying Branch
|
Technical Ground Duty
|
Non-Technical Ground Duty
|
Total Vacancies
|
|
AFCAT 1 2021
|
69
|
96
|
76
|
241
|
|
AFCAT 2 2021
|
96
|
137
|
73
|
334
|
|
AFCAT 1 2020
|
60
|
105
|
84
|
249
|
|
AFCAT 2 2020
|
74
|
105
|
55
|
234
|
