Hello student ,

Hello student ,

Being a diploma holder, you can join as Airman in air force. Diploma with a minimum of 50% marks is the required qualification. Maximum age of the applicant must be 27 years. Selection process is made through written test, physical efficiency test, and interview.

Hello candidate,

The candidates who need to to get admission in the air Force academy need to appear for the AFCAT examination, and the criteria for eligibility is that the candidate must have scored a minimum of 60% marks each in Maths and Physics at 10+2 level and Graduation with a minimum of three years degree course in any discipline from a recognized University with a minimum of 60% marks or equivalent.

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Hi,

The minimum height for entry into ground duty branches will be 157.5 cm. Gorkhas and individuals belonging to North Eastern regions of India and hilly regions of Uttarakhand, the minimum acceptable height will be 5 cm less (152.5 cm).

Height & weight. a) For Flying Branch: The minimum acceptable height for men and women candidates in Flying Branch is 162.5cms, Leg Length: Min - 99 cms, Max -120 cms. Thigh Length: Max - 64 cms, Sitting Height: Min - 81.5 cms, Max - 96 cms (No concession for age/ gender/region).

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Yes, But only if you choose the technical branch ground duty of Indian Airforce, for flying branch you will not get permanent commision.

For that you need to clear the AFCAT and EKT exam in the same attempt and also clear the cutoff for both of the exam then only you will get a SSB call for technical branch, then after you need to clear the SSB interview and pass the medical exam and then wait for your name to come in merit list.

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Hello,

The general eligibilty for non technical ground duty is as follows

Graduates and postgraduates must be between the ages of 20 and 26. (at the time of commencement of course).

Candidate's marital status must be unmarried if they are under the age of 25.

Indian nationality.

Both men and women

A graduate/ post graduate can join any of the following branches

The different branches available are

ACCOUNTS BRANCH(requires BCom)

LOGISTICS BRANCH

EDUCATION BRANCH

METEOROLOGY BRANCH(any BSc degree)

ADMINISTRATION BRANCH

Graduates can also enter any division of the IAF after passing the UPSC's Combined Defence Services (CDS) test conducted twice a year. Candidates can also take the Air Force Common Admission Test (AFCAT) to be considered for a position in the IAF. Following selection, applicants are trained at one of the IAF's training institutions before being commissioned and assigned to a position as an officer.

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Dear Kanishka,

Yes, you can apply for Indian Air Force after graduation being a girl.

After you graduation in any technical stream in BSc with Physics, Chemistry and Math background you can apply for AFCAT or CDS. There is one other way too which is the special entry through NCC, this can be done by the help of you NCC cell of college or universities.

To check  about exam pattern, syllabus and details like these, you can go through the link below.

https://competition.careers360.com/exams/iaf-afcat

To check the eligibility criteria of AFCAT, you can check the link below.

https://competition.careers360.com/articles/afcat-eligibility-criteria

To check the same about CDS, you can follow the link below.

https://competition.careers360.com/exams/cds

https://competition.careers360.com/articles/cds-eligibility-criteria

Now coming to your second question which is what degrees are needed to be an astronaut.

See, if you want to become an astronaut after joining Air force, then you can be it by performing well in your job be it pilot or any posts and second important thing is you have to show the interest in astronaut related field like volunteer for astronaut related projects and if such situations arise during the works you have to show some skill in it. In fact some institutions related to astronaut prefer Airforce personal more over normal applicants.

Other than that if you normally want to be an astronaut then below is the educational qualification and eligibility criteria needed for it.

• In the STEM field or Aeronautical/Aerospace engineering,  the candidate should be having Bachelor/Master/PhD degree.
• Medical fitness as required by them.

I hope this answer helps you.

Al the very best!!

Yes candidate, you can easily become astronaut. In fact, they prefer to select Indian Air Force pilots because it proves you are mentally and physically able to be part of a space mission, which shortens the training period. There are some other requirements too like speaking english language flying experience and some psychological requirements too.

Hope, it helps!

• For Flying Branch :-
• Minimum height - 162.5 cm
• Leg length - Minimum - 99 cm, Maximum - 120 cm
• Thigh length - Maximum - 64 cm
• Sitting height - Minimum - 81.5 cm, Maximum - 96 cm
• Proportionate to age & height

• For Ground Duty :-
• The physical requirement for ground duty branch, you must have height more than 152 cm.
• There are relaxations for various categories.

• YOU CAN JOIN IAF THROUGH
  
• AFCAT ENTRY
  
• UNIVERSITY ENTRY SCHEME
  
• AFMC
  

Hello Aryan,

Below I am mentioning the the four ways to join as Pilot in Indian Air Force.

• NDA
• AFCAT
• CDS
• NCC entry

Eligibility criteria of NDA: The students must have passed class 12th or equivalent examination with Physics and Maths, but those students who are appearing in Class 12th or equivalent examination are also eligible to apply for it. The age limit for this examination is 16.5 to 19.5 years .

For detailed information about this exam, you can go through the link below.

https://competition.careers360.com/articles/nda

To know the eligibility criteria and qualifications of the same, you can go through the link below.

https://competition.careers360.com/articles/nda-eligibility-criteria

Eligibility criteria of AFCAT: The applicant must have scored 60% each in Mathematics and Physics in 12th and must be Graduated from any recognized university with the minimum 60% marks or equivalent.

Those who have done BE/Btech from a recognized college with minimun 60% marks or equivalent grades can also appear for it.

Those who are in their final year can also apply for it provided they present the document after completion and during document verification time.

The age limit for the flying branch through this exam is 20 years - 24 years.

To know more about this examination, you can go through the link below.

https://competition.careers360.com/articles/afcat

Eligibility criteria of CDS: Same as AFCAT but there is no 60% criteria mentioned in it. With less percentage too one can apply. The age limit for Air Force Academy through this examination is 19–24 years.

To know more about this exam you can follow the links below.

https://competition.careers360.com/articles/cds-eligibility-criteria

https://competition.careers360.com/articles/cds-syllabus

NCC entry: If you hold an Air Wing Senior Division ‘C’ Certificate of the NCC, you can get admitted to flying branch of Indian Air Force.

I hope this answer helps you.

Feel free to connect me in comment section for further discussion related to it.

All the very best!

Hey,

The courses offered by NIOS is accepted all over India and there is no condition to reject that.

If you apply for Maths from NIOS then you will be eligible to apply for the AFCAT as well as CDS exam.

You can go to Indian Air Force either by giving the CDS or AFCAT exam.

After clearing the entrance you will be called for SSB and if you get recommended you will be given admission into Aur force Academy.

Hope that helps.

Thank you