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IAF AFCAT 2016 Notification: Indian Air Force recently released a notification related AFCAT 2016 for Flying, Technical and Ground Duty Branches. AFCAT is Air Force common Admission Test which conducts twice every year. This IAF AFCAT 2016 is for the courses commencing in July 2017 for both men and women in Short Service Commission (SSC) and Permanent Commission (PC). IAF invites all Indian Citizens, who are eligible and desperate to work in Indian Air Force, to apply online for this IAF AFCAT 2016 for Flying, Technical and Ground Duty Branches. The candidates who are interested to join in Indian Air Force as Commissioned Officers and satisfy the eligibility criteria of IAF AFCAT can apply for this IAF recruitment 2016 through online, the online registrations are opened from 4^th June 2016 and the closing date of online applications is 30^th June 2016. The links of IAF AFCAT 2016 registrations are available in the IAF Careers website www.careerairforce.nic.in.

IAF AFCET 2016 Courses: Indian Air Force AFCAT 2016 courses details

Flying Branch	202/17F/SSC/M & W (Short Service Commission for Men & Women)
Technical Branch	201/17T/PC/M (Permanent Commission for Men) 201/17T/SSC/M & W (Short Service Commission for Men & Women)
Ground Duty Branch	201/17G/PC/M (Permanent Commission for Men) 201/17G/SSC/M & W (Short Service Commission for Men & Women)

Age Limits: Age limits for each branch of IAF AFCAT Recruitment 2016 is different, check out the lower and upper age limits here and age is considered as on 1^st July 2017.

Flying Branch:

Minimum – 20 years (not before 1^st July 1997)

Maximum – 24 years (not after 2^nd July 1993)

(Upper Age limit is applicable for the candidates holding valid and current commercial Pilot License issued by DGCA (India) is relaxable upto 26 years)

Technical Branch & Ground Duty Branch:

Minimum – 20 Years (not after 1^st July 1997)

Maximum – 26 Years (not before 2^nd July 1991)

Educational Qualification: IAF AFCAT recruitment 2016 educational qualifications for Flying, Technical and ground branches are

Flying Branch:	Graduates (Minimum 3 years) in any discipline from recognized University with minimum 60% Marks or equivalent have passed Mathematics & Physics at 10+2 Level or B.E/B.Tech (4 years) or Cleared Section A & B Exams of Associate Membership of Institute of Engineers (India) or Aeronautical Society of India from a recognized University with minimum 60% Marks or euivalent
Technical Branch	Aeronautical Engineer (Electronics): AE(L) 60% Marks in each physics & Mathematics at 10+2 level and minimum  4 years Graduation/Integrated Post Graduation in Engineering/Technology from a recognized university or Cleared Section A & B Exams of Associate Membership of Institute of Engineers (India) or Aeronautical Society of India or Graduate Membership Examination of Institute of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers with 60% Marks or equivalent in these below Disciplines a)Communication Engineering b)Computer Engineering/Technology c)Computer Engineering & application d)Computer Science & Engineering e)Electrical & Computer Engineering f)Electrical & Electronics Engineering g)Electrical Engineering h)Electronics Engineering/Technology i)Electronics science & Engineering j)Electronics K)Electronics & Communication Engineering l)Electronics & Computer Science m)Electronics &/or Telecommunication Engineering n) Electronics &/or Telecommunication Engineering (microwave) o)Electronics & Computer Engineering p)Electronics Communication & Instrumentation Engineering q)Electronics Instrument & Control r)Electronics Instrument & Control Engineering s) Instrumentation & Control Engineering t) Instrument & Control Engineering u)Information technology
	Aeronautical Engineer (Mechanical): AE(M) 60% Marks in each physics & Mathematics at 10+2 level and minimum  4 years Graduation/Integrated Post Graduation in Engineering/Technology from a recognized university or Cleared Section A & B Exams of Associate Membership of Institute of Engineers (India) or Aeronautical Society of India by actual studies with minimum 60% marks in these below disciplines a)Aerospace Engineering b)Aeronautical Engineering c)Aircraft Maintenance Engineering d)Mechanical Engineering e)Mechanical Engineering and automation f) Mechanical Engineering (Production) g) Mechanical Engineering (Repair & Maintenance) h)Mechatronics j)Industrial Engineering
Ground Duty Branch	Administration & Logistics: Minimum 3 years Degree in any discipline from a recognized university with minimum 60% Marks or equivalent or Cleared Section A & B Exams of Associate Membership of Institute of Engineers (India) or Aeronautical Society of India from a recognized university with minimum 60% Marks or equivalent
	Accounts: B. Com degree from a recognized university with minimum 60% marks or equivalent
	Education: MBA/MCA or MA/MSc in English/Physics/Mathematics/Chemistry/Statistics /International Relations/ International studies/Defense Studies/Psychology/Computer Science/IT/management/mass Communication/Journalism/Public Relation with minimum 50% aggregate marks in PG (minimum 2 years) and 60% aggregate marks in Graduation recognized by UGC/Competition Accreditation Authority

IAF Pay for the flying, technical & ground duty branches:

Flying Branch: Rs. 82,050/-

Technical Branch: Rs. 71,550/-

Ground Duty Branch: Rs. 68,550/-

Important dates of IAF AFCAT 2016:

Online registrations started from 4^th June 2016

Closing Date of online registrations is 30^th June 2016.

AFCAT & Engineering Knowledge test will conducted on 28^th August 2016.

Important Links related to IAF AFCAT 2016:

Indian Air Force (IAF) Officialwebsite

IAF Careers website

IAF AFCAT 2016 online Applications Link