AFCAT (Air Force Common Admission Test) Syllabus 2023

With the release of the AFCAT 1 exam notification for 2023 and 258 vacancies, interested candidates must review the detailed AFCAT Syllabus and Exam Pattern. The Indian Air Force administers the Air Force Common Admission Test (AFCAT) for the recruitment of candidates into Flying (Short Service Commission only), Technical (Permanent and Short Service Commission), and Ground Duty (Permanent and Short Service Commission) Branches. Typically, the AFCAT Exam is conducted twice a year. The examination is designed to evaluate the candidate's comprehension of concepts and intelligence level. To learn more, candidates can refer to the comprehensive AFCAT Syllabus 2023 and Exam Pattern provided in the article.

AFCAT English Syllabus

1. Synonyms
2. Comprehension
3. Error Detection
4. Antonyms
5. Sentence Rearrangement
6. Sentence Completion/Filling in of correct word
7. Idioms and Phrases
8. Cloze Test
9. Fill in the gaps in a paragraph
10. Analogy
11. One word substitution

AFCAT General Awareness Syllabus

1. History
2. Geography
3. Civics
4. Environment & Ecology
5. Basic Science
6. Science & Technology
7. Polity
8. Defence
9. Art & Culture
10. Personalities
11. Current Affairs
12. National & International organizations
13. Sports, etc.

AFCAT Numerical Ability Syllabus

1. Time and Work
2. Average
3. Percentage
4. Decimal Fraction
5. Ratio & Proportion
6. Simple Interest & Compound Interest
7. Profit & Loss
8. Time & Distance (Trains/Boats & Streams)
9. Area and Perimeter
10. Probability
11. Number System & Number Series
12. Mixture & Alligation
13. Clocks

AFCAT Reasoning Syllabus and Military Aptitude Test

Reasoning and Military Aptitude is a subject that needs some logic and practice and a candidate can fetch good marks. Check the following topics given below for the Reasoning and Military Aptitude:

1. Verbal Reasoning
2. Non Verbal Reasoning

AFCAT Syllabus Section-wise Weightage

The AFCAT will consist of a total of 100 questions. Three marks will be awarded for the correct answer and a negative one mark for every incorrect question. The detailed AFCAT exam pattern is as follows:

AFCAT Syllabus - Detailed Engineering Subjects

Computer Science Engineering

1. Analog and Digital Electronics
2. Switching Theory
3. Information Technology
4. Electronic Devices
5. Computer Networks
6. Network Theory Design
7. Telecommunication Systems
8. Microwave Engineering
9. Antenna and Wave
10. Propagation
11. Radar Theory
12. Instrumentation
13. Electrical Engineering
14. Control Engineering

Electronics Engineering

1. Analog and Digital Electronics
2. Electrical Engineering
3. Instrumentation
4. Microwave Engineering
5. Antenna and Wave
6. Electronic Devices
7. Control Engineering
8. Telecommunication Systems
9. Propagation
10. Network Theory Design
11. Switching Theory
12. Information Technology
13. Computer Networks

Mechanical Engineering

1. Engineering Mechanics
2. Fluid mechanics/Hydraulic Machines
3. Thermodynamics
4. Aircraft Structures
5. Theory of Machines,
6. Automotive Engineering
7. Power Plant Engineering
8. Industrial Engineering
9. Manufacturing Science
10. Materials Science
11. Flight Mechanics
12. Aerodynamics

AFCAT Syllabus Important Topics

General Awareness

1. Days and events
2. Awards
3. Sports
4. Defence
5. Important Article related to constitution
6. Wildlife Sanctuary and national park
7. Highest peaks 

Mathematics

1. Profit & Loss
2. Simple interest
3. Compound interest
4. Time & Work
5. Decimal Fraction

English

1. Fill in the blanks
2. Comprehension
3. Error detection
4. One word substitution

Reasoning and Military Aptitude

1. Spotting the embedded figures
2. Venn diagram
3. Blood relation
4. Missing figures
5. Completion of figure