Is AFCAT Permanent Commission? – 5 Major Changes in AFCAT 1 2023

5 Major Changes in AFCAT 1 2023 Exam

As we all know that the Indian Airforce has released the notification for the AFCAT 1 2023 Exam for the recruitment of an officer into the Indian Air Force. As per the official notification 2023, there are some major changes that IAF has made in the AFCAT 1 2023 recruitment. Below is the list of major changes in the AFCAT 1 2023 exam.

• No EKT for AFCAT 1 2023 exam.
• No Permanent Vacancy in AFCAT 2023.
• The new addition of the Weapons System Branch.
• Written Exam for Meteorology Branch in AFCAT 2023.
• No Barrier for non-core branches of Engineering.

☛ Download AFCAT 1 2023 Official Notification PDF

No EKT for AFCAT 1 2023 Exam

As per the official notification, there is no inclusion of the EKT (Engineer Knowledge Test) in the AFCAT 1 2023 Exam. There can be multiple reasons behind this, but the Indian Air Force declares no official reason regarding this exam.

No AFCAT Permanent Commission Vacancy

As per the official notification, there is no AFCAT Vacancy for a permanent commission. Below are the number of vacancies for AFCAT 1 2023 vs the number of vacancies for the 2022 session.

Entry	Branch	Course Number	Vacancies
			Men (SSC)	Women (SSC)
AFCAT Entry	Flying	215/24F/SSC/M & W	5	5
	Ground Duty (Technical)	214/24T/SSC/ 104AEC/M & W	AE(L) : 87 AE(M) : 30	AE(L) : 10 AE(M) : 03
	Ground Duty (Non Technical)	214/24G/SSC/M & W	Weapon Systems (WS) Branch: 15 Admin: 43 LGS: 19 Accts: 11 Edn: 08 Met: 07	Weapon Systems (WS)Branch: 02 Admin:05 LGS: 02 Accts: 02 Edn: 02 Met: 02
NCC Special Entry	Flying	215/24F/PC/M and 215/24F/SSC/M & W	10% seats out of CDSE vacancies for PC and 10% seats out of AFCAT vacancies for SSC

Note: Vacancies indicated are tentative and subject to change without notice. Actual intake would depend on organizational requirements, various cadre control mechanisms, availability of training slots and actual number of vacancies accruing in January 2024. No representation in this regard will be entertained.

New Addition of the Weapons System Branch in AFCAT 1 2023

As per the official notification 2023, IAF has also invited applications for the Weapon System Branch. The Weapon System Branch was introduced and announced on 8 October 2022 on Indian Airforce Day. 
Weapon System Branch. The Weapon System Branch encompass operators in four specialized streams of Surface-to-Surface missiles, Surface-to-Air missiles, Remotely Piloted Aircraft and Weapon System Operators in twin/multi-crew aircraft. 

Written Exam for Meteorology Branch in AFCAT 2023

As per the AFCAT 1 2023 official notification, there will be a Meteorology Branch written exam in AFCAT 1 2023. As per the previous notification this was included as the special entry as it was not a part of the AFCAT written exam.

☛ AFCAT Application Form 2023

Important Dates for AFCAT 1 2023 Notification

The important dates for AFCAT 1 2023 exam are as follows: