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Sumedha Saxena 14th Mar, 2019

Hello Bilal Ansari,


Pre-requisites required to join the Indian air force:

  • You need to have an adjustable attitude which will ensure that you will easily get used to changing situations, living conditions, and changes in various other aspects of life.
  • Being extremely courageous and head strong are required to be succesful. You need to be disciplined with how you deal with yourself and your surrounding.
  • You need to have leadership qualities and a clear and practical mind. This will ensure that you take decisions in dire situations of need.
  • You need to be both physicalla and mentally fit in order to succeed and overcome the changing circumstances.
  • You need to be extremely fit both physically and mentally in order to successfully strive through all situations.
  • You need to have immense knowledge about the happenings both nationally and internationally about both ongoing issues and issues which had taken place in the past.


How to join the Indian Air Force after class 12th?

Four major ways to join the Indian Air force are through NDA, CDSE, AFCAT and NCC.

  • NDA: The applications for NDA are released twice a year i.e. in the months of June and December via UPSC. The candidate needs to appear for the written test which consists of two paper including sections of general awareness, english and mathematics. This exclusively for men.
  • CDSE: The applications for CDSE are released in the months of July and November via UPSC. The candidate must appear for the written test conducted by UPSC which includes three paper consisting of general awareness, english and math. You need to have done your graduation to appear for this. This is exclusively for men.
  • NCC: The notification for this comes along with AFCAT. It is for both men and women.
  • AFCAT: Candidates need to undergo this test for all entries other than NDA and CDSE. It is conducted in the months of February and August and advertisements for the same are out in June and December. It is an all India test for both men and women conducted by the Indian Air Force. It is a written exam consisting on a paper on general awareness, military aptitude, mathematics, and english.
  • UES: It is an entry examination conducted for engineering students in their third or fourth year. It is for the technical branch of IAF. Initially candidates are trained and ADA and they later join the Air Force Technical College in Bangalore.


All the best!

I hope this answers your queries.

Do revert back in case of any further doubts.

khushboo pokhriyal 14th Mar, 2019

Dear Bilal,

It's very proud to know that you want to join Indian Air Force. In order to join Indian Air Force, you need to pass 12th with 60% marks in maths and physics. You can go for NDA exam. Some exams foe air Force are AFCAT, NCC and CDSE.

Regards

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