📘 General English
| Comprehension | Detect Error in Sentence |
| Sentence Completion | Filling in of Correct Word |
| Synonym / Antonym | Cloze Test |
| Fill in the Gaps in Paragraph | Idioms and Phrases |
| Analogy | Sentence Rearranging |
| Substitution in a Sentence | One Word Substitution |
🔢 Numerical Ability
| Decimal Fraction | Time and Work |
| Average | Percentage |
| Profit & Loss, Ratio & Proportion | Simple & Compound Interest |
| Time & Distance (Trains, Boats) | Area and Perimeter |
| Probability | Number System / Series |
| Mixture & Allegation Rules | Clocks |
🧠 Reasoning
| Analogy | Classification |
| Coding-Decoding | Direction Test |
| Blood Relation | Sitting Arrangement |
| Ranking Test | Venn Diagram |
| Calendar & Clock | Missing Number |
| Puzzle Test | Coded Inequality |
| Cube, Dice | Syllogism |
| Input & Output | Mathematical Reasoning |
🔲 Non-Verbal Reasoning
| 4, 5 & 7 Figure Series | Analogy |
| Classification | Mirror & Water Images |
| Embedded Figure | Paper Cutting & Folding |
| Counting Figures | Figure Completion |
🌐 General Studies
| History | Geography |
| Sports | National & International Organisations |
| Art & Culture | Personalities |
| Environment & Ecology | Indian Polity |
| Economy | Basic Science |
| Science & Tech | Current Affairs |
| Defence Awareness | |
📅 Age Criteria
| Branch | Age |
|---|---|
| Flying Branch | 20–24 Years (up to 26 for CPL holders) |
| Ground Duty (Tech/Non-Tech) | 20–26 Years |
🎓 Qualification
| Branch | Eligibility |
|---|---|
| Flying Branch | 10+2 with 50% in Physics & Maths and: – Graduation (3 years) with 60% OR – BE/BTech (4 years) with 60% OR – AMIE/ASIE Section A & B with 60% |
| Ground Duty (Technical) | 10+2 with 50% in Physics & Maths and: – Engineering degree OR – AMIE/ASIE/Grad IETE with 60% |
| Ground Duty (Non-Technical) | 10+2 with 50% in Physics & Maths and: – Graduation or BE/BTech with 60% |
🧾 AFCAT Exam Pattern
| Section | Questions / Marks |
|---|---|
| Reasoning & Military Aptitude | 35 Qs / 105 Marks |
| Verbal Ability in English | 30 Qs / 90 Marks |
| Numerical Ability | 15 Qs / 45 Marks |
| General Awareness | 20 Qs / 60 Marks |
| EKT (Technical Branch Only) | 50 Qs / 150 Marks (45 min) |
| ❗ Negative Marking: 1 mark for each wrong answer | |
🧭 SSB Interview Process (5–10 Days)
| Stage | Details |
|---|---|
| Stage 1 | Screening: Verbal, Non-verbal, PPDT |
| Stage 2 | Psychological Tests: TAT, WAT, SRT, SD |
| GTO Tasks | GD, GPE, PGT, HGT, IOT, Command Task, Snake Race, Lecturette, FGT |
| Interview | 1-on-1 Personal Interview |
| Conference | Panel Evaluation |
| Medical | Document Verification & Medical (6–10 Days) |