Indian Air Force AFCAT 01/2026 PFD Out - Apply Online for 340 Posts

Post Date: 17 November 2025 | Updated: 17 November 2025 03:09 PM

Indian Air Force (IAF), has released the official notification for the AFCAT 01/2026 recruitment of 340 Officers Posts. Interested and eligible candidates can apply online via the official IAF website. The deadline to submit the application is 14-12-2025. This article contains all IAF Officer Posts recruitment details, including eligibility criteria, age limit, salary, selection process, application steps, and direct links to the notification and application form.

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IAF AFCAT 01/2026 Recruitment 2025 Overview

IAF Officer Recruitment 2025 : Short Details

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Important Dates	Application Fee
Start Date for Apply Online : 17-11-2025 Last Date for Apply Online : 14-12-2025 Online AFCAT examination date : 31-01-2026	For AFCAT Entry : Rs. 550/- + GST (Non-refundable) For NCC Special Entry : NIL

Vacancy Details & Qualification	Age Limit (as on 01-01-2027)
Post Name : Officers (AFCAT 01/2026) Total Posts : 340 Flying Branch: Candidates must have completed Graduation with Physics and Mathematics at the 10+2 level or hold a BE/B.Tech degree. Ground Duty (Technical): Requires a BE/B.Tech degree in specified engineering disciplines. Ground Duty (Non-Technical): Requires Graduation or Post-Graduation in relevant fields (Admin, Accounts, Logistics, etc.).	Flying Branch: 20 to 24 Years (i.e. born between 02 January 2003 to 01 January 2007, both dates inclusive). Flying (CPL Holder): Upper age limit relaxable up to 26 Years (i.e. born between 02 January 2001 to 01 January 2007, both dates inclusive). Ground Duty (Tech/Non-Tech): 20 to 26 Years (i.e. born between 02 January 2001 to 01 January 2007, both dates inclusive).

Vacancy Details & Qualification

Age Limit (as on 01-01-2027)

Post Name : Officers (AFCAT 01/2026)
Total Posts : 340
Flying Branch: Candidates must have completed Graduation with Physics and Mathematics at the 10+2 level or hold a BE/B.Tech degree.
Ground Duty (Technical): Requires a BE/B.Tech degree in specified engineering disciplines.
Ground Duty (Non-Technical): Requires Graduation or Post-Graduation in relevant fields (Admin, Accounts, Logistics, etc.).

Flying Branch: 20 to 24 Years (i.e. born between 02 January 2003 to 01 January 2007, both dates inclusive).
Flying (CPL Holder): Upper age limit relaxable up to 26 Years (i.e. born between 02 January 2001 to 01 January 2007, both dates inclusive).
Ground Duty (Tech/Non-Tech): 20 to 26 Years (i.e. born between 02 January 2001 to 01 January 2007, both dates inclusive).

IAF AFCAT 01/2026 : Vacancy Details
Entry	Branch	Course No.	Men (PC)	Women (PC)	Men (SSC)	Women (SSC)
AFCAT Entry	Flying	221/27F/SSC/M&W	--	--	34	04
	Ground Duty (Technical)	220/27T/PC/110AEC/M&W 220/27T/SSC/110AEC/M&W	AE(L): 03 AE(M): 09	AE(L): 03 AE(M): 03	AE(L): 100 AE(M): 38	AE(L): 23 AE(M): 09
	Ground Duty (Non-Technical)	220/27G/SSC/M&W	--	--	Weapon Systems (WS) Branch: 21 Admin: 48 Lgs: 09 Accts: 08 Edn: 02 Met: 01	Weapon Systems (WS) Branch: 05 Admin: 12 Lgs: 02 Accts: 02 Edn: 02 Met: 02
NCC Special Entry	Flying	221/27F/PC/M and 221/27F/SSC/M&W	10% seats out of CDSE vacancies for PC and 10% seats out of AFCAT vacancies for SSC

Salary Details

Flying Officer - Pay as per Defence Matrix: Rs. 56100-177500
Level: 10
MSP: Rs. 15500
Flight Cadets shall receive a fixed stipend of Rs 56,100/- per month during one year of training.
On commissioning, in addition to pay, allowances are applicable based on the branch/nature of duty/place of posting e.g. Flying Allowance, Transport Allowance, Technical Allowance, Test Pilot & Flight Test Engineer Allowance Risk and Hardship Allowance etc.

Selection Process

AFSB Testing

Stage-I:

Officer Intelligence Rating Test along with Picture Perception and discussion test will be conducted on the first day.
Stage-I test is a screening test and only those who qualify would undergo subsequent testing.
All Stage-I qualified candidates would be subjected to document check to ascertain their eligibility for the branches applied for.
Candidates who either do not qualify in Stage-I or do not meet the required eligibility criteria would be sent back on the first day itself.

Stage-II:

Psychological test will be conducted on Day 1(Evening) and the Group Tests and Interview would commence after document check for the next five days.

For Flying Branch:

Computerised Pilot Selection System (CPSS) would be administered to recommended candidates only.
This is once in a lifetime test. Candidates who have failed the CPSS/ PABT in an earlier attempt or a Flight Cadet suspended from flying training at Air Force Academy will not be eligible.

Final Merit List:

To be acceptable, candidates should secure the minimum qualifying marks separately in written examination and AFSB test as fixed by the IAF.
Candidates will be placed in the order of merit on the basis of the total marks secured by them in the written examination and in the AFSB tests.
10% of the vacancies are reserved for NCC Air Wing Senior Division 'C' certificate holders in Ground Duty (Technical and Non Technical) Branches.
Allotment of Branch would be based on number of vacancies, performance in the selection process, medical fitness and the choice given by the candidates.

How to Apply for IAF AFCAT 01/2026 Online Form

Aspirants for IAF are required to apply online by using the link https://afcat.edcil.co.in
Aadhaar Card is mandatory for online registration.
Applicants need to exercise utmost care while filling in the online application. In case any information is found to be incorrect, the candidature is liable to be cancelled at any stage of the selection process.
Please verify the correctness of information entered in all the fields before proceeding with the “Submit” option. Applicants will not be able to edit the previous details entered after the “Submit” option.
If an applicant has submitted more than one application, only the latest submitted application form against a particular Aadhaar Number, will be considered for issue of Admit Card.
Read the advertisement & Instructions carefully on https://afcat.edcil.co.in
Details once filled by candidate in the on-line application form will not be changed after final submission.
Please verify the correctness of information entered in all the fields before proceeding with the “Make Payment” option.
Applicants will not be able to edit the previous details entered after the “Make Payment” step.
Step-I: Sign up/Registration of Personal and Contact details. User-Id and password will be sent through e-mail and SMS on registered E-Mail and Mobile Number. After registration candidates can... click on Go to Application.
Step-II: Candidates are required to complete the fields of Personal Details, Communication Details, Qualification Details, Declaration, Click/Upload relevant Documents (photo/signature) and to submit Application Fee (wherever applicable) online via Payment Gateway.

IAF AFCAT 01/2026 Important Links
Apply Link	Click here
Detailed Notification PDF	Click here
Employment Notification PDF	Click here
Official Website	Click here
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IAF AFCAT 01/2026 Recruitment 2025 - FAQs

1. What is the starting date to apply online for IAF AFCAT 01/2026 2025?
Ans: Starting Date to apply online is 17-11-2025.

2. What is the last online apply date for IAF AFCAT 01/2026 2025?
Ans: Last online apply date is 14-12-2025.

3. What is the Eligibility to apply for IAF AFCAT 01/2026 2025?
Ans: Any Graduate, B.Tech/B.E, Any Post Graduate

4. What is the Maximum Age Limit to apply for IAF AFCAT 01/2026 2025?
Ans: 26 Years

5. Whats is the vacancies of IAF AFCAT 01/2026 2025?
Ans: 340