Available to graduate and post graduate entries only.

Tenure

Flying Branch – The engagement period is 14 years from date of commissioning (not extendable)

Technical and Ground Duty branches – The engagement period would be for a period of 10 years.

An extension of 4 years may be granted subject to vacancies, suitability, merit, willingness and service requirement.

Marital Status .  Candidates below 25 years of age must be unmarried (term unmarried excludes widower and divorcee even though without encumbrances). Marriage is not permitted during training. Married candidates above 25 years of age are eligible to apply but during training period they will neither be provided married accommodation nor can they live out with

Flying Branch

You surely fly high by joining the Flying branch of the IAF. You are trained as a Fighter pilot or a Helicopter pilot or a Transport pilot and are part of various peace and wartime missions. The various modes of entry into the Flying Branch are:

Ground Duty Branches

(For Graduates/ Post Graduates)

Managing human and material resources, the Ground Duty Branch is the mechanism that steers the Indian Air Force.

General Eligibility Criteria for Ground Duty Branches

Age – 20 to 26 Years for Graduates and Post Graduates (at the time of commencement of course).

Marital Status – Candidates below the age of 25 years must be Unmarried.

Nationality – Indian

Gender – Both men and women.

As a Graduate/ Post Graduate you can join as an officer in any of the following Ground Duty Branches

ADMINISTRATION BRANCH

Permanent Commission (for Men) / Short Service Commission (for Men & Women)

Responsible for the efficient management of both human and material resources.

Some of the officers of the Administration Branch are selected and trained to carry out the following duties also:

Air Traffic Controller  – Involves maintaining an orderly flow of traffic and airspace management.

Fighter Controller  – Involves close contact and supervision between the air and radar for effective airspace management.

Educational Qualifications

Graduation degree (minimum three year degree course) in any discipline from a recognised university with a minimum 60% marks  or equivalent.

ACCOUNTS BRANCH

Permanent Commission (for Men) / Short Service Commission (for Men & Women)

Responsible for efficient financial management of funds.You will also act as internal auditor to ensure a zero-defect audit from outside agencies.

Educational Qualifications

1. Com. degree (minimum three year degree course) from a recognised university with a minimum 60% marks or equivalent.

LOGISTICS BRANCH

Permanent Commission (for Men) / Short Service Commission (for Men & Women)

Responsible for materials management of all Air Force resources.

You would ensure efficient supervision of inventories, and involve in procurement processes of various ranges of equipment.

Educational Qualifications

Graduate degree (minimum three year degree course) from a recognised university in any discipline with a minimum 60% marks or equivalent.

EDUCATION BRANCH

Permanent Commission (for Men) / Short Service Commission (for Men & Women)

Educational Qualifications

MA/M Sc degree in English / Physics / Mathematics / Chemistry / Statistics / International Relations / International Studies / Defence Studies / Psychology / Computer Science / IT / Management / MBA / MCA / Mass Communication / Journalism / Public Relations with minimum 50 % marks in aggregate in all papers put together in Post-Graduation (minimum two years programme) and 60% marks in Graduation  (both recognised by UGC / Competent Accreditation Authority).

METEOROLOGY BRANCH

Permanent Commission (for Men) / Short Service Commission (for Men & Women)

As a Meteorology Branch Officer you would be involved handling the latest satellite imagery and state-of-the-art monitoring equipment, you would render specific advice to the operators on all aspects of weather.

Educational Qualifications

Post Graduation Degree in any science stream / Mathematics / Statistics / Geography / Computer Applications / Environmental Science / Applied Physics / Oceanography / Agricultural Meteorology / Ecology & Environment / Geo-physics / Environmental Biology. All candidates should have scored a minimum 50% marks in aggregate in all papers of Post Graduation put together and should have studied Maths & Physics in Graduation with minimum of 55% marks in both subjects.

Technical Branch

As an officer in the Technical Branch, you propel and manage your team to ensure that the Indian Air Force remains airworthy.

You would be incharge of some of the most sophisticated equipment in the world by joining one of the sub branches based on your qualification.

General Eligibility for Aeronautical Engineering Branch are (applicable for men and women):

Age – 20 to 26 years (at the time of commencement of course)

Nationality – Indian

Marital Status – Candidates below the age of 25 years should be unmarried

Entry into the Technical Branch is through two schemes, both via AFCAT

UNIVERSITY ENTRY SCHEME(UES)

For candidates studying in Pre-Final year of B-tech/BE degree course.

For men only. Grant of Permanent Commission.

Educational Qualifications: The candidate must be currently studying in Pre-final year of BE / BTech degree course with choice of subject as mentioned above. There must be No backlog / arrears of papers of previous semesters at the time of SSB Testing.

On completion of degree, minimum 60% of marks in aggregate in all papers put together are mandatory.

Advertisement Schedule: December every year (through AFCAT)

 AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING COURSE

• After completion of Engineering degree or while in your final year/semester of Engineering
• For both Men and Women. Permanent Commission (for men) / Short Service Commission (For men and women)
• Marks – Must have scored a minimum of 60% marks or equivalent in any one of the  listed disciplines.
• Final year students are eligible to apply provided they do not have any present backlog at the time of SSB testing and they produce provisional/ original degree issued by the University as per the date stipulated in the advertisement.

 Advertisement Schedule – Advertisements for AFCAT are released by the IAF in the months of June and December.

 Educational Qualification for Aeronautical Engineering Branch – Depending upon your stream of Engineering, you could join one of the sub branches of the Technical branch.

Contact for further information: http://careerairforce.nic.in/