AFC AT Exam Pattern Syllabus

AFCAT (Air Force Common Admission Test) is just round the corner, scheduled to be held on on 28th August, 2011. 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.

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.

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.

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.