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.
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
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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