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Source checked 25 September 2026

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Source document: Indian Air Force AFCAT official scheme of syllabus

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English

4units

Comprehension
Error detection, sentence completion and substitution
Synonyms, antonyms, idioms, phrases and homonyms
Cloze test, analogies and sentence rearrangement

General Awareness

3units

History, geography, polity, economy, art and culture
Environment, basic science, science and technology
Sports, organisations, personalities, current affairs and defence

Numerical Ability

4units

Fractions, number system, series, roots, HCF and LCM
Percentages, averages, ratio, mixture and allegation
Time and work, time and distance, profit/loss and interest
Mensuration, probability, statistics and exponents

Reasoning and Military Aptitude

2units

Verbal reasoning
Non-verbal reasoning

The IAF scheme covers AFCAT English, General Awareness, Numerical Ability, and Reasoning/Military Aptitude. These are its listed topic headings, not a full exposition of every possible question. Branch-specific eligibility and EKT are separate.

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English
General Awareness
Numerical Ability
Reasoning and Military Aptitude

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AFCAT01

AFCAT Practice Test 17

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AFCAT02

AFCAT Practice Test 14

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AFCAT03

AFCAT Practice Test 31

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AFCAT04

AFCAT Practice Test 7

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AFCAT05

AFCAT Practice Test 12

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AFCAT06

AFCAT Practice Test 10

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Practice AFCAT

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English

General Awareness

Numerical Ability

Reasoning and Military Aptitude

Exam syllabus

English

General Awareness

Numerical Ability

Reasoning and Military Aptitude

Paper pattern status

Subjects in the syllabus source

Cut-offs

Practice and previous-year papers

79free practice tests

Previous Year Papers

Available tests

AFCAT Practice Test 17

AFCAT Practice Test 14

AFCAT Practice Test 31

AFCAT Practice Test 7

AFCAT Practice Test 12

AFCAT Practice Test 10

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AFCAT Practice Series · 1

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AFCAT Practice Test 29

AFCAT Practice Test 3

AFCAT Practice Test 18

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AFCAT Practice Test 24

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AFCAT Practice Test 32

AFCAT Practice Test 2

AFCAT Practice Test 23

AFCAT Practice Test 17

AFCAT Practice Test 37

AFCAT Practice Test 44

AFCAT Practice Test 9

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AFCAT Practice Test 4

AFCAT Practice Test 33

AFCAT Practice Test 5

AFCAT Practice Test 45