Indian Airforce AFCAT 02/2026 Recruitment 2026 Admit Card

The Indi­an Air Force (IAF) has released the noti­fi­ca­tion for AFCAT 02/2026 Batch Recruit­ment 2026, which is being con­duct­ed for the July 2027 batch. Can­di­dates who suc­cess­ful­ly sub­mit­ted their appli­ca­tions for AFCAT 02/2026 can down­load their Admit Card once it is made available.

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The AFCAT 02/2026 recruit­ment includes oppor­tu­ni­ties in the Fly­ing Branch, Ground Duty Tech­ni­cal, Ground Duty Non-Tech­ni­cal, Mete­o­rol­o­gy and NCC Spe­cial Entry. Can­di­dates should check the offi­cial noti­fi­ca­tion for com­plete infor­ma­tion regard­ing eli­gi­bil­i­ty, vacan­cies, age lim­it, exam­i­na­tion pat­tern, selec­tion process and oth­er conditions.

Indian Airforce AFCAT 02/2026 – Important Dates

Application Fee

The exam­i­na­tion fee can be paid through Deb­it Card, Cred­it Card, Net Bank­ing or UPI.

Age Limit

Age cal­cu­lat­ed as on 01 July 2027

• Fly­ing Branch: 20 to 24 Years
• Ground Duty Tech­ni­cal / Non-Tech­ni­cal: 20 to 26 Years
• Age-relat­ed con­di­tions for NCC Spe­cial Entry and Mete­o­rol­o­gy Entry should be checked in the offi­cial notification.
• Age relax­ation, wher­ev­er applic­a­ble, will be pro­vid­ed accord­ing to the pre­scribed rules.

AFCAT 02/2026 Vacancy Details

The recruit­ment cov­ers var­i­ous branch­es and entry schemes of the Indi­an Air Force.

NCC Special Entry

For NCC Spe­cial Entry, Fly­ing Branch vacan­cies are avail­able through the pre­scribed NCC quo­ta, with 10% seats out of CDSE vacan­cies for Per­ma­nent Com­mis­sion and 10% seats out of AFCAT vacan­cies for Short Ser­vice Com­mis­sion, as men­tioned in the notification.

AFCAT 02/2026 Eligibility

Flying Branch

Can­di­dates should have a Bach­e­lor’s Degree in any stream with Physics and Math­e­mat­ics at the 10+2 level.

Can­di­dates hold­ing a B.E. / B.Tech degree may also be eli­gi­ble as per the pre­scribed conditions.

Ground Duty Technical – Aeronautical Engineering Electronics

Can­di­dates should have:

• At least 60% marks in Physics and Math­e­mat­ics at 10+2 lev­el, and
• A min­i­mum 4‑year degree / inte­grat­ed post­grad­u­ate qual­i­fi­ca­tion in Engi­neer­ing or Tech­nol­o­gy in the rel­e­vant discipline.

Ground Duty Technical – Aeronautical Engineering Mechanical

Can­di­dates should have:

• Min­i­mum 60% marks each in Physics and Math­e­mat­ics at 10+2 lev­el, and
• A 4‑year Engi­neer­ing / Tech­nol­o­gy degree in Mechan­i­cal Engi­neer­ing, Indus­tri­al Engi­neer­ing, Aero­nau­ti­cal Engi­neer­ing or an equiv­a­lent discipline.

Administration & Logistics

A Bach­e­lor’s Degree in any dis­ci­pline with a min­i­mum of 60% marks is required.

Min­i­mum Height:

• Male: 157.5 cm
• Female: 152 cm

Accounts

Can­di­dates should pos­sess a B.Com degree with at least 60% marks.

Min­i­mum Height:

• Male: 157.5 cm
• Female: 152 cm

NCC Special Entry – Flying

Can­di­dates should hold an NCC Air Wing Senior Divi­sion ‘C’ Cer­tifi­cate along with ful­fill­ing the oth­er eli­gi­bil­i­ty require­ments pre­scribed for the Fly­ing Branch.

Meteorology Entry

Can­di­dates inter­est­ed in the Mete­o­rol­o­gy branch should check the offi­cial AFCAT 02/2026 noti­fi­ca­tion for detailed edu­ca­tion­al and oth­er eli­gi­bil­i­ty requirements.

AFCAT 02/2026 Selection Process

Can­di­dates are select­ed through the pre­scribed Indi­an Air Force recruit­ment process, which may include:

1. AFCAT Writ­ten Examination
2. Air Force Selec­tion Board (AFSB)
3. Med­ical Examination
4. Final Mer­it List

Can­di­dates should refer to the offi­cial noti­fi­ca­tion for the com­plete selec­tion pro­ce­dure applic­a­ble to their respec­tive entry.

AFCAT 02/2026 Admit Card 2026

The AFCAT 02/2026 Admit Card is sched­uled to be avail­able from 05 August 2026. Can­di­dates should down­load their hall tick­et before the exam­i­na­tion and ver­i­fy all details carefully.

The admit card con­tains impor­tant infor­ma­tion such as:

• Can­di­date’s name
• Roll num­ber
• Exam­i­na­tion date
• Exam cen­tre
• Report­ing time
• Exam­i­na­tion instructions

Can­di­dates must car­ry the required doc­u­ments and a valid pho­to iden­ti­ty proof to the exam­i­na­tion centre.

AFCAT 02/2026 Exam City Information

The exam­i­na­tion city inti­ma­tion has been sent to can­di­dates through their reg­is­tered email ID and mobile num­ber. Can­di­dates should check their reg­is­tered con­tact details for the exam-city information.

How to Download AFCAT 02/2026 Admit Card

1. Vis­it the offi­cial AFCAT website.
2. Log in using your reg­is­tered credentials.
3. Open the AFCAT 02/2026 Admit Card section.
4. Enter the required login details.
5. Down­load your admit card.
6. Check the exam­i­na­tion date, cen­tre and report­ing time.
7. Take a print­out for use on the exam­i­na­tion day.

Important Instructions

Can­di­dates should read all instruc­tions print­ed on the admit card care­ful­ly. Make sure the pho­to­graph, name, roll num­ber, exam­i­na­tion cen­tre and oth­er details are cor­rect. In case of any dis­crep­an­cy, con­tact the con­cerned author­i­ty through the offi­cial com­mu­ni­ca­tion channels.

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