At a glance
The facts most likely to change your decision.
- Vacancies
- Not announced Vacancies will be added only after an official notice publishes them.
- Education
- Graduate · Professional degree Branch-specific graduate or engineering qualification; use Notification 02/2026 on the AFCAT portal.
- Age
- As prescribed in the notification. Relaxations and cut-off dates are category-specific.
- Application fee
- See the official notification Use the official payment instructions only.
- Pay
- See the official notification Gross and in-hand pay vary by posting and allowance.
- Recruitment cycle
- 02/2026 Central · All India
Vacancies & reservation
What is known, what overlaps and what remains unreported.
Category table not available here
Check the latest official notice for the post- and category-wise distribution.
How to read reservation: UR, EWS, OBC, SC and ST are vertical categories. PwBD, women, ex-servicemen and similar horizontal reservations can overlap them and must not be added again to the total.
Complete timeline
One record from notification to final outcome.
No current-cycle dates announced
This timeline will be dated only after the recruiting body publishes a schedule.
Who can apply?
A readable first check—not a legal eligibility decision.
Basic eligibility paths
- Confirm education, age, nationality, domicile and category rules in the official current-cycle notice.
Relaxations & certificates
- SC/ST, OBC-NCL, PwBD and ex-servicemen relaxations follow the applicable notification.
- Always check the certificate format and cut-off date in the official notice.
Selection process & syllabus
Stage by stage, without mixing recruitment years.
Selection stages
- 1AFCAT or notified GATE shortlisting route
- 2Air Force Selection Board
- 3Medical examination
- 4Final merit
Syllabus snapshot
- Use only the official current-cycle syllabus when it is published.
Application document checklist
Prepare before the portal gets busy.
Recent passport-size photograph and scanned signature
Government photo ID with the same name used in the application
Education certificates and marksheets
Category, EWS, PwBD or ex-serviceman certificate, if claimed
Domicile or language proof where the notification requires it
Official links & source record
Go straight to the recruiting body.
- Primary source
- Indian Air Force notification for AFCAT 02/2026 and Technical Branch GATE route
- Published / changed
- 26 May 2026
- Last checked
- 4 Aug 2026, 15:20 IST
Official notices, corrigenda and recruiting-body pages have final authority. This page is a reading aid.