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This exam sets different age limits for different posts. You are checked against every band below, and the result says which posts your age admits you to.
Flying and Ground Duty (Technical) also need Mathematics and Physics at 10+2; the Technical branches need a four-year engineering degree in a listed discipline, and each non-technical branch sets its own degree (para 5.3 of the notification). Final-year students with no current backlog may apply. Candidates must be unmarried at the start of the course. The notification lists no category relaxation.
Age limits by post in this notification
- 20–24Flying Branch (AFCAT and NCC Special Entry); up to 26 with a current DGCA Commercial Pilot Licence
- 20–26Ground Duty (Technical and Non-Technical) branches, including GATE Score Entry
Rules read from AFCAT 02/2026 notification (Indian Air Force) on 2026-10-12.