(Exam Info) IAF Pilots Examination

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IAF Pilots Examination

Career in IAF as a pilot is very challenging and rewarding one. After selection one is trained either as a Fighter pilot, or a Helicopter pilot, or a Transport pilot and are a part of various peace and wartime missions. As a graduate, you can enter into the Flying branch of Air Force through the Air Force Academy. It is one of the most prestigious training establishments of the Indian Air Force.

Eligibility Criteria :

Age limit: 19 to 23 years on the 1st of the month of commencement of the course.

Educational Qualification: B.Sc. (Physics/Maths) 3 years or B.E. 4 years or B.Sc. (General) 3 years with Physics and Maths. The candidate should not have failed INS-B/PAB Test earlier. Should not have been suspended in Flying Training earlier.

Physical Eligibility

For Male:

(a) Height: 162.5 cms
(b) Leg Length: Not less than 99 cms and not more than 128 cms,
(c) Chest: fully expanded chest should not be less than 82 cms with 5 cms expansion.

For Female:
(a) Height: 162.5 cms
(b) Leg Length: Between 99 cms and 120 cms.

Note: The candidates who wear glasses habitually or are colour/night blind are not eligible and hence need not apply.

Examination Pattern :

Tests consist of: Written Examination, Physical Fitness Test (PFT) and Interview.

You will first be tested in English. Those who qualify in English will be tested in Mathematics and Physics. After having successfully cleared this step, you will be required to undergo PFT consisting of 1.6 Km run to be completed in a maximum of eight minutes. Candidates who complete the PFT in 7 min 30 sec or less will be awarded additional marks. You are advised to come prepared with shorts and PT shoes for the test. Candidates who qualify in PFT will be interviewed. Candidates recommended in the interview will only be considered for medical exam.

After you have successfully cleared this step, candidates will be sent for a medical examination, which shall be conducted by a Medical Officer of the Armed Forces. If a candidate has successfully cleared the examination, he will be requested for to report to the Airmen Selection Centre for enrolment. After the enrolment formalities, he will be routed to Airmen Training School, Sambra(Belgaum) for 26weeks of Joint Basic Phase Taining (JBPT). Towards the end of this basic combatant training, candidates will undergo a Trade Aptitude Test (TAT). After that he will send to Dehradun, Varanasi and Mysore. At the Air Force Selection Boards, the candidate will undergo a number of psychological tests, an interview and group activities, which are collectively called the Officer Like Qualities (OLQ) Tests.

The Group Tests are interactive indoor and outdoor tests. The Interview involves a personal conversation with the Interviewing Officer. The test schedule is -
  • Day 1 INS-B/PABT*
  • Day 2 Psychological test
  • Day 3 Group tests
  • Day 4 Group tests
  • Day 5 Interview
  • Day 6 Conference

Note- INS-B: Instrument Comprehension - B Tests

PART: Pilot Aptitude Battery Tests

After the candidate is selected by the Selection Board, he would be sent to the Air Force Central Medical Establishment, New Delhi or the Institute of Aviation Medicine, Bangalore for a thorough medical examination. After that he will be sent for 72 weeks training at Air Force Academy.

Examination Schedule :

The exam is generally held in the month of January and July.

Application Forms:

The procedure for sending your application is fairly simple. The first stage is to watch out for the advertisement inviting applications in the leading newspapers and the Employment News. After you spot the relevant ad, you send yourapplication in the format mentioned in the advertisement, before the last date of receiving of application.

Examination Center

Test Centres for Indian Air Force Pilots Examination
Dehradun Varanasi Mysore

Contact Detail:

Indian Air force
Air Headquarters

Vayu Bhawan, New Delhi - 110 011
Tel.: 23012579, Fax: 23018981

Website: www.careerairforce.nic.in