Indian Air Force AFCAT 02/2026 Officer Recruitment

Indian Air Force AFCAT 02/2026 for Officer Recruitment

Air Force Common Admission Online Test (AFCAT) - 02/2026 for recruitment of Flying Branch and Ground Duties (Technical and Non-Technical - Flying/ Technical/ Weapon Systems/ Administration/ Logistics/ Accounts/ Education/ Meteorology Entry) and NCC Special Entry for the year 2026.

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Indian Air Force (IAF) invites online applications& in the prescribed format for the recruitment of 304 various disciplines SSC/PSC Officers through the Air Force Common Admission Online Test (AFCAT) 02/2026 for& the courses commencing in July 2027 for the grant of Short Service Commission (SSC) (Men and Women) in Flying and Ground Duty (Technical and Non-Technical) branches.
Online applications are also invited for the grant of PC/SSC for the NCC Special Entry Scheme (for the flying branch) and Meteorology entry.

Indian Air Force AFCAT 02/2026 Vacancies

• Flying Branch Short Service Commission (SSC) Men& /Women: 35 vacancies (Men-30, Women-5)
• Ground Duty Branch (Technical): 04 vacancies in Aeronautical Engineering Electronics (AE(L) Men-2, Women-2) (Permanent Commission (PC)-4)& &
• Ground Duty Branch (Technical): 132 vacancies in Aeronautical Engineering Electronics (AE(L) Men-107, Women-25) (Short Service Commission (SSC)-132)& &
• Ground Duty Branch (Technical): 10 vacancies in Aeronautical Engineering Mechanical (AE(M) Men-8, Women-2) (Permanent Commission (PC)-10)& &
• Ground Duty Branch (Technical): 65 vacancies in Aeronautical Engineering Mechanical (AE(M) Men-52, Women-13) (Short Service Commission (SSC)-65)& &
• Ground Duty Branch (Non-Technical) - Weapon& Systems (WS) Branch: 26 vacancies (Men-21, Women-5) (SSC-26)


• Ground Duty Branch (Non-Technical) - Admin: 62 vacancies (Men-50, Women-12) (SSC-62)
• Ground Duty Branch (Non-Technical) - Logistics: 06 vacancies (Men-4, Women-2) (SSC-6)
• Ground Duty Branch (Non-Technical) - Accounts (Men): 07 vacancies (Men-5, Women-2) (SSC-7)
• Ground Duty Branch (Non-Technical) - Education: 03 vacancies (Men-1, Women-2) (SSC-3)
• Ground Duty Branch (Non-Technical) - Meteorology: 03 vacancies (Men-1, Women-2) (SSC-3)
• NCC Branch Special Entry Flying& Permanent Commission (PC) Men& -& 10% seats out of CDSE
  vacancies for PC


• NCC Branch Special Entry Flying& Short Service& Commission (SSC) Men / Women -& 10% seats out of AFCAT
  vacancies for SSC
  
• Ground Duty Branch (Technical): 02 vacancies in Aeronautical Engineering Electronics (AE(L) Men-1, Women-1) (Permanent Commission (PC)-2) through GATE-2025
• Ground Duty Branch (Technical): 15 vacancies in Aeronautical Engineering Electronics (AE(L) Men-12, Women-3) (Short Service Commission (SSC)-15) through GATE-2025
• Ground Duty Branch (Technical): 2 vacancies in Aeronautical Engineering Mechanical (AE(M) Men-1, Women-1) (Permanent Commission (PC)-2) through GATE-2025
• Ground Duty Branch (Technical): 7 vacancies in Aeronautical Engineering Mechanical (AE(M) Men-6, Women-1) (Short Service Commission (SSC)-7) through GATE-2025

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Age (as of 01/07/2027): for Flying branch - 20-24 years, for Ground Duty Branch - 20-26 years&
Pay Scale Offered: 7th CPC Pay Matrix Pay Level 10 56100-177500 & plus numerous allowances like MSP 15000/-.

Recruitment Process for AFCAT 02/2026 Officer Recruitment

• AFCAT Entry of Flying/ Weapon System/ Administration/ Logistics/ Accounts/ Education/ Meteorology - Registration and online recruitment examination is a must
• AFCAT NCC Special Entry - Registration is mandatory, and no online recruitment examination. NCC Air Wing 'C ' certificate is mandatory
• AFCAT Technical Entry - GATE Score Based Entry and no online examination An&

Apply Online for AFCAT 02/2026 Officer Recruitment

Suitable and desirable candidates should Apply Online at the Air Force AFCAT recruitment website& https://afcat.edcil.co.in/& from 20/05/2026 to& 19/06/2026& only for the& Indian Air Force AFCAT 02/2026 Officer Recruitment.
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