This article provides you the Exam Pattern and Syllabus of AFCAT and also the prep materials for AFCAT - the Sample Papers and Prep Books.
AFCAT (Air Force Common Admission Test) is just round the corner, scheduled to be held on 22nd February, 2015. What is the exam pattern of AFCAT, the syllabus and where do you get the sample/model papers of this exam? Which books to use to prepare for AFCAT? This is the subject matter of this blog article.
If you have not applied for this test but would like to apply now, you can go through my previous blog post titled: AFCAT 2015 Notification, Eligibility & Form which tells you what is AFCAT and how to apply for it.
Exam pattern of AFCAT:
AFCAT test consists of 100 questions to be answered in 2 hours. Each question weighs 3 marks. Thus AFCAT is a 300 mark test. The four test sections of AFCAT is as below:
1.0 Test of General Awareness
2.0 Test of English language.
3.0 Test of Numerical Ability.
4.0 Test of Reasoning and Military Aptitude Test.
You can find the detailed syllabus of AFCAT in the subsequent section in this blog post.
But AFCAT is only one step towards getting you that coveted job in IAF. Further to AFCAT, you have to appear in AFSB Interview. On top of it, you have to appear in PABT (Pilot Aptitude Battery Test) if you had opted for Flying branch and EKT (Engineering Knowledge Test) if you had opted for Technical branch. There is no branch test for Ground Duty branch however. After you clear all these obstacles, you have to undergo the Medical examination. Following table gives you the whole selection process post AFCAT:
Beware! There is negative marking in AFCAT : minus 1 mark for each wrong answer!
AFCAT Syllabus:
The topic-wise prescribed syllabus for AFCAT is as below:
General Awareness: History, Sports, Geography, Environment, Civics, Basic Science, Defence, Art, Culture, Current Affairs, Politics etc.
Verbal Ability in English: Comprehension, Error Detection, Sentence Completion, Synonyms, Antonyms & Vocabulary.
Numerical Ability: Decimal Fraction, Simplification, Average, Profit & loss, Percentage, Ratio & Proportion and Simple interest.
Reasoning and Military Aptitude Test: Verbal Skills and Spatial Ability.
What sort of questions are asked in above topics of AFCAT? Please click here to download this official AFCAT sample paper, which gives you very good insight about the type of questions asked in AFCAT.
Previous Years AFCAT Exam Papers:
You can find the following previous years actual AFCAT Exam Papers which can be used as Sample papers for AFCAT 2015 exam:
Click here to download AFCAT Question Papers
Click here to download AFCAT Question Papers
Books for AFCAT:
I could find following books exclusively dedicated for AFCAT - see if you can get hold of the same in nearby book stores. These books are available in most of the bookstores, but you can also order them online by clicking the links below, from Flipkart which offers huge discounts up to 47%, apart from free shipping/postage in India. You can choose to pay through Credit Card/Debit Card/Internet Banking. You can also choose to pay through “Cash-on-Delivery” i.e. you pay in cash only when the same is delivered at your doorstep:
AFCAT (Air Force Common Admission Test) Exam Guide By RPH Editorial Board
Book Price: Rs. 385, Offer Price: Rs. 308, Discount: Rs. 77 (20%)
How To Prepare For AFCAT: Air Force Common Admission Test Complete Book by Chandresh Agrawal, Publisher: Priyanka
Price: Rs. 315, Offer Price: Rs. 299, Discount: Rs. 16 (5%)
How To Prepare For AFCAT: Air Force Common Admission Test Complete Book by Chandresh Agrawal, Publisher: Priyanka
Price: Rs. 315, Offer Price: Rs. 299, Discount: Rs. 16 (5%)
Since the exam sections of AFCAT is similar to Bank PO exams, you can also use one of the following books to prepare for AFCAT.
SBI PO Previous Papers (Solved) by RPH Editorial Board
Cover Price: Rs. 230 Price: Rs. 149/- Discount: Rs. 81(35% )
Cover Price: Rs. 230 Price: Rs. 149/- Discount: Rs. 81(35% )
Hope with above information you can crack the AFCAT very easily. But post AFCAT how do you prepare for the SSB Interview? Please go through my previous blog post titled: SSB Interview and how to prepare for SSB Interview preparation. And if you are going for the technical branch, naturally you should prepare for the EKT (Engineering Knowledge Test). Please visit me again for an exclusive blog post titled: EKT Exam Pattern, Sample Papers & Books to prepare for the same!
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