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AFCAT Vacancy 2024: Check vacancies for AFCAT Ground Duty Technical & Non-Technical

AFCAT vacancy 2024 has been released by the Indian Air Force on afcat.cdac.in. The conducting body has released a total of 327 vacancies.

Abhishek AroraUpdated on : Nov 21 2023 09:52 IST

AFCAT Vacancy 2024

What's New?

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.

Check: AFCAT Result 2024

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

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Are AFCAT paper 1 and 2 vacancies released separately?

Yes, vacancies for both AFCAT 1 and AFCAT 2 are released separately every year. For 2023, AFCAT 1 vacancies have already been released in November 2022 and for AFCAT 2, the vacancies are 276 which were released along with the official notification on June 1 2023.

Are the AFCAT vacancies released branch-wise?

Yes, all AFCAT vacancies are released branch-wise. This means that for different branches such as Flying and On Ground, the vacancies are announced separately.

How many vacancies are recorded for AFCAT 1 2023?

A total of 258 vacancies were announced for AFCAT 1 2023. This was released along with the official notification on the website.

Are the AFCAT vacancies subject to change?

Yes, the AFCAT vacancies are subject to change as per the requirements of the Indian Air Force. Hence, students are advised to keep checking the official website for any updates.

When can one apply for AFCAT 2 2023?

AFCAT 2 is expected to be conducted by August 2023. The notification is anticipated to go live by May 2023 and students can then start registering for the AFCAT 2 paper 2023.