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Primebook Team
06 Mar 2025
Boost Your AFCAT 2 Preparations with Full Syllabus & Exam Pattern
To be the next chosen one to serve the nation as an Indian Air Force Officer, it’s better to begin your preparation before everyone else. So here’s a detailed AFCAT syllabus, along with AFCAT exam pattern, preparation strategy and PYQs (Previous Years' Question Papers) to ace the national-level AFCAT 2 Exam 2025.
Exam Pattern of AFCAT 2025:
If you are a first-time candidate, it’s better to understand the exam in-depth. Check out our blog on a quick overview of the AFCAT Exam for 2025.
The AFCAT Exam is conducted across India by the Indian Air Force (IAF). The selection process includes a written/CBT Online exam, AFSB Interview, and finally, a medical examination.
Pattern of AFCAT Exam 2025:
1. The pattern of CBT/Online exam consists of General Aptitude, Verbal Ability/English, Logical Reasoning and Military Aptitude.
2. It has two parts, the AFCAT and EKT (only for technical branch candidates).
3. AFCAT Exam consists of a total of 100 questions to be answered correctly for a total of 300 marks, while the EKT consists of 50 questions for 150 max. Marks.
4. The time duration of the AFCAT exam is 120 minutes, and the EKT is 45 minutes.
5. AFCAT has four sections (General Awareness, Verbal Ability in English,
6. Numerical Ability and Reasoning and Military Aptitude Test), while EKT has three (Mechanical, Computer Science and Electrical & Electronics)
7. Both parts of this stage have a 1 mark penalty for wrong answers, and +3 marks for every right answer.
8. After clearing the CBT exam with minimum qualifying marks, the candidates have to clear the AFSB Interview as well, to earn a spot in the merit list.
AFCAT Exam Syllabus for 2025:
General Awareness/GK: Syllabus for GK section in AFCAT exam includes questions based on common awareness and current events across History, Sports, Geography, Art and Culture, Politics, Political Science/Civics, Environment, Defense, and Basic Science.
English: Syllabus for English in AFCAT includes Comprehension, Basic Grammar, Fill in the blanks by choosing the appropriate word, Tenses, Error Detection, Sentence Completion, Synonyms and Antonyms, Testing of Vocabulary, and One Word Substitution.
Numerical Ability/Maths: Syllabus for Maths includes questions based on Decimal and Fraction, Simple Interest & Compound Interest, Time & Distance (Trains/Boats & Streams), Percentage, Ratio and Proportion, Time and Work, Average, and Profit & Loss.
Logical Reasoning & Military Aptitude: Syllabus for Logical Reasoning & Military Aptitude for AFCAT includes Odd One Out, Analogy, Venn Diagram, Pattern, Completion, Dot Situation Analysis, Blood Relation, Missing Figures, Figure Classification, Coding and Decoding, Spotting the Embedded Figures, and Sequencing.
AFCAT Previous-year Cut-Off & PYQs:
Last 5 years Previous Year Cut-Off Marks
|
Previous Years |
AFCAT-1 Cut Off |
AFCAT 2 Cut-Off |
|
AFACT 2024 |
137 |
139 |
|
AFCAT 2023 |
155 |
151 |
|
AFCAT 2022 |
157 |
157 |
|
AFCAT 2021 |
165 |
157 |
|
AFCAT 2020 |
153 |
155 |
AFCAT Exam 2024 Paper To Strengthen Your Preparation For AFCAT 2 Exam 2025
|
Previous Years |
AFCAT-1 Paper* |
AFCAT 2 Paper* |
|
AFACT 2024 |
*The question papers mentioned here are purely memory based, so the question wordings and options might vary.
So, all the candidates, hope this strengthens your exam preparation and helps you secure your place in the Indian Air Force. All the best! Also, if you are going for the AFSB interview soon, do check out our blog on the AFSB Interview process.
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