Before beginning preparation for any exam, it is necessary to have a birds-eye view of the exam. It includes detailed analysis of exam and type of questions asked in exam. You are searching for AFCAT syllabus means that you have taken the first step to prepare for Air Force Common Aptitude Test. Now, its time to analayse the AFCAT Exam Syllabus, Pattern and then start our targeted study for AFCAT exam.
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AFCAT Syllabus 2023
If you are preparing for AFCAT Exam, consider yourself lucky because AFCAT exam has predefined syllabus and Pattern, which is 100% followed every year!
You can take example of any similar competitive exam like UPSC CDS, UPSC CSE, SSC CGL, UPSC CAPF, etc which have a very generalised syllabus (which does not give any specific direction to study!). Moreover, no official weightage is provided by them and in every attempt, pattern of the exam changes with different weightage for each subject.
On the other Hand, AFCAT Exam has:
- Pre-defined Exact syllabus (from which direct questions are asked in exam)
- Type of questions are same in every attempt (for Maths, Reasoning and English)
- Even number of questions asked from Maths, English, Reasoning and General Knowledge section are predefined (which we will discuss later in this article)
- Scoring 180+ marks is easy if you will follow our AFCAT Preparation article (Free)
So, keep patience till the end of this article to have an detailed overview of AFCAT Syllabus (which will lead to guaranteed success)
AFCAT Exam Pattern 2023
Let us first analyse the AFCAT Exam Pattern, so that understanding the syllabus of AFCAT and weightage becomes more easy. AFCAT exam pattern is very easy to understand. Only 1 paper is conducted of 300 marks which you need to clear to qualify for AFSB.
| Exam | AFCAT Exam | EKT (for Technical Graduates) |
| Number of Questions | 100 | 50 |
| Total Marks | 300 | 50 |
| Marks for 1 Question | 3 | 1 |
| Exam time alloted | 120 minutes | 45 Minutes |
| Time available for 1 Question: | 1.2 minutes | 54 Seconds |
| Negative Marking | 1 | 1 |
100 questions are asked from subjects like Verbal Ability (English), Numerical Ability (Maths), Reasoning and General Knowledge. Even the number of questions asked from each subject is fixed. Let us analyse with a pie chart.
AFCAT Exam Weightage
- Reasoning and Military Aptitude
- General Awareness
- Numerical Ability
- Verbal Ability in English
| General Awareness: | 25 Questions |
| Verbal Ability in English: | 25 Questions |
| Numerical Ability : | 18 Questions |
| Reasoning and Military Aptitude: | 32 Questions |
AFCAT Follows the above pattern in every Attempt. You can check Free Mock Test Available on afcat.cdac.in to check the type of questions!
AFCAT Syllabus for Maths (Numerical Ability)
Let us begin with the AFCAT Maths Syllabus provided by official sources (As Per Notification)
Chapter-Wise Weightage of AFCAT Maths
| AFCAT Numerical Ability Topics | Weightage |
| Speed Time and Distance | 3-4 Questions |
| Time and Work | 2 Questions |
| Profit and Loss | 2-3 Questions |
| Basic Algebra | 3-4 Questions |
| Simplification (fraction, decimal) | 1-2 Questions |
| Geometry and Mensuration | 2-3 Questions |
| Ratio and Proportion | 1-2 Questions |
| Percentage | 1-2 Questions |
| Number System | 2-3 Questions |
| Average | 0-1 Questions |
AFCAT Syllabus for Verbal Ability in English
Let us see the AFCAT Verbal Ability Syllabus provided by official sources (As Per Notification)
Chapter-Wise Weightage of AFCAT English
| AFCAT English Topics | Weightage |
| Reading Comprehension (2 passages) | 6 Questions |
| Error Spotting | 3-5 Questions |
| Fill in the Blanks | 4-5 Questions |
| Idiom and Phrases | 5 Questions |
| Synonyms | 3-4 Questions |
| Antonyms | 3-4 Questions |
| Correct Spelling | 3 Questions |
| Cloze Test | 5-6 Questions |
Also Check: AFCAT Eligibility Criteria (A to Z requirements for AFCAT Exam)
AFCAT Syllabus for General Awareness (GK)
Let us see the AFCAT General Awareness Syllabus provided by official sources (As Per Notification)
Chapter-Wise Weightage of AFCAT General Awareness
| AFCAT General Awareness Topics | Weightage |
| History | 3-4 Questions |
| Geography | 6-8 Questions |
| Economics | 2 Questions |
| Indian Polity (static) | 3-4 Questions |
| Science and Technology | 2-3 Questions |
| Current Affairs | 5-6 Questions |
AFCAT Syllabus for Reasoning
Let us see the AFCAT Reasoning Syllabus provided by official sources (As Per Notification)
Chapter-Wise Weightage of AFCAT Reasoning
| AFCAT Reasoning and Military Aptitude | Weightage |
| Dot Situation | 5 Questions |
| Embedded Figures and Series Based | 5-6 Questions |
| Mirror Image | 1-2 Questions |
| Paper Cutting and folding | 2-3 Questions |
| Pattern Completion | 4-5 Questions |
| Analogy | 4-6 Questions |
| Classification | 2-4 Questions |
| Coding Decoding | 2-3 Questions |
| Venn Diagram | 4-5 Questions |
| Series | 2-3 Questions |
| Verbal Reasoning | 1-2 Questions |
Also Check: AFCAT Current Affairs (Free Current Affairs PDF)
Systematic breakdown of ‘Syllabus for AFCAT Exam’ was done so that smart study can be done. You need to manage time as per weightage for that particular topic so that high weightage topics of AFCAT exam syllabus are covered with sufficient revision.
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19 Comments
I need the pdf of syllabus sir. Nd plz suggest me a good book for general awareness part for AFCAT exam…
I will create a PDF and update it soon. Till then follow this article. And watch the AFCAT strategy on youtube for A to Z videos
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Sir, can you provide me syllabus for general awareness and numerical apti..
I is already provided with topic wise weightage. Pls check in AFCAT section of our website…
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