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IAF or Indian Air Force released the AFCAT 1 2022 notification to fill up 317 vacancies in the flying branch as well as ground duties for both technical and non-technical posts. The notification was released on the 01st December 2021. AFCAT is an entrance test conducted by Indian Air Force to select eligible and desirable candidates. In this article we will discuss AFCAT Exam Date 2022 .
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AFCAT 1 2022 Exam
AFCAT exam is an entrance exam conducted twice a year by the IAF. Millions of students appear in this exam to join reputable Air Force Academy and get a commission as an Indian Air Force Officer.
AFCAT Important Dates 2022
The AFCAT 1 important dates 2022 contains the important events related to the AFCAT 1 2022 exam like registration start date, admit card release date, AFCAT exam date, and result declaration. Applicants must check all the dates to avoid missing out on any of the event related to AFCAT 2022. To know more about the AFCAT exam dates 2022 continue reading.
| Events | Dates for AFCAT 1 2022 | Dates for AFCAT 2 2022 |
| Notification Release Date | 27 November 2021 | Last week of May 2022 |
| Online Application Starts | 1 December 2021 | First week of June 2022 |
| Online Application ends | 30 December 2021 | Last week of June 2022 |
| Application correction dates | 19, 20 and 21 January 2022 | To be announced
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| Admit Card release | First week of February 2022 | Second week of August 2022 |
| Exam dates | 12, 13 and 14 February 2022 | Last week of August 2022 |
| Declaration of results | Second week of March 2022 | Third week of September 2022 |
| AFCAT cut off marks declaration | Second week of March 2022 | Third week of September 2022 |
| Training Begins | First week of Jan 2023 | To be announced |
AFCAT 2022 Exam Dates
From the above table we can see that AFCAT 1 Exams will be held in the month of Feb in 2022 on the 12, 13 and 14.
AFCAT 2022 Exam Pattern
The following table shows the aspirants the AFCAT 2022 Exam Pattern.
| AFCAT 2022 Exam Highlights | |
| Exam Center | All over India around 60 Cities across India |
| Mode | Online or CBT I.e. Computer-based Test |
| Question Pattern | Multiple Choice Question’s (MCQ’s) |
| Total Questions | AFCAT Exam : 100
EKT : 50 |
| Marking | +3 Marks for Correct Answers and -1 for Incorrect Answers |
| Total Marks | AFCAT 1 : 300
EKT : 150 |
| Duration | AFCAT 1 : 2 Hours i.e. 120 Minutes
EKT : 45 Minutes |
| Medium of Exam | English |
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Subject-Wise AFCAT Exam pattern 2022
The AFCAT exam pattern with respect to the subjects is tabulated shown below.
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AFCAT 2022 Exam Pattern |
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| Subjects | Total Questions | Maximum Marks | Time Duration |
| General Awareness | 20 | 60 | 2 Hours |
| Verbal Ability | 20 | 60 | |
| Quantitative Ability | 20 | 60 | |
| Logical Reasoning | 20 | 60 | |
| Military Aptitude Test | 20 | 60 | |
| Total | 100 | 300 | |
| Engineering Knowledge Test (For Technical Ground Duty only) | 50 | 150 | 45 Minutes |
AFCAT 2022 Marking Scheme
The distribution of marks for each section of the AFCAT Exam Pattern including the Engineering Knowledge Test is given below in the table.
- For each correct answer, the examine gets 3 marks
- For each incorrect answer, 1 mark will be deducted
- Unattempted questions will not be validated
AFCAT 1 2022 Vacancy
Indian Air Force has released the AFCAT 1 2022 vacancy details on 1st December 2021 along with its AFCAT 2022 notification. The total vacancies for the AFCAT 2022 exam is 317. Please check the table below for detailed vacancy information.
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AFCAT 1 2022 Vacancy |
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| Entry | Branch | Course Number | Vacancies |
| AFCAT Entry | Flying branch | 213/23F/SSC/M & W | PC -0, SSC – 77 |
| Ground-Duty(Technical) | 212/23T/PC/102 AEC/ M 212/23T/SSC/ 102AEC/ M & W |
AE(L): SSC – 76, PC – 19 AE(M): PC – 07, SSC – 27 |
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| Ground-Duty(Non-Technical) | 212/23G/PC/M 212/23G/SSC/M |
Admin: SSC – 41, PC – 10 Accts: PC – 04, SSC – 17 Lgs: PC – 08, SSC – 31 |
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| NCC Special Entry | Flying | 212/23F/PC/M and 212/23F/SSC/M&W | 10% seats out of CDSE vacancies for PC and 10% seats out of AFCAT vacancies for SSC. |
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