INDIAN AIR FORCE

INVITES ENTERPRISING & ADVENTUROUS INDIAN CITIZENS (MEN &WOMEN) TO JOIN THE INDIAN AIR FORCE AS COMMISSIONED OFFICERS IN FLYING BRANCH. REGISTRATION FOR ONLINE APPLICATIONS WILL OPEN ON 20 MAY 2017 AND CLOSE ON 15 JUN 2017

NCC SPECIAL ENTRY SCHEME: COURSE COMMENCING IN JANUARY 2018

1. Online applications are invited for the courses commencing in January 2018 for grant of Permanent Commission (PC) for Men and Short Service Commission (SSC) for Men & Women in

2. Eligibility criteria is as given in the table:-

   Branch & Course No.	Educational Qualification	Visual Standards*	Age	Height & Weight (For Men and Women)
   Flying (203/18F/PC/ M) (203/18F/SSC/ M & W)	1.NCC Air Wing Senior Division C certificate acquired on or after 21 May 15 is mandatory. 2. Graduates with minimum three year degree course in any discipline from a recognized University who have attained minimum 60% marks or equivalent and have passed Maths & Physics at 10+2 level or BE/B Tech degree (Four year course) 3. Candidates who have cleared section A & B examination of Associate Membership of Institute Engineers (India) or Aeronautical Society of India from a recognised University with minimum 60% marks or equivalent are also eligible.	(a) Candidates who habitually wear spectacles are not eligible. (b) Minimum distant vision 6/6 in one eye and 6/9 in other correctable to 6/6 only for Hyper metropia colour vision CP-1. Hypermetropia: +2.0 d Sph, Manifest Myopia: Nil, Retinoscopic Myopia: -0.5 in any meridian permitted, Astigmatism: + 0.75 D Cyl (with +2.0 D- Max) Maddox Rod Test (i) at 6 meters - Exo-6 prism D, Eso-6 prism D, Hyper-1 prism D, Hypo-1 prism (ii) at 33 cms -Exo-16 prism D, Eso-6 prism D, Hyper-1 prism D, Hypo-1 prism D. Hand held stereoscope - All of BSV Grades. Convergence - upto 10 cm. Cover test for distant and near - Lateral divergence/convergence recovery rapid and complete. Refractive Surgeries. Binocular Vision - Must possess good binocular vision (fusion and stereopsis with good amplitude and depth).	20 to 24 years as on 01 Jan 2018 i.e. Born between 02 Jan 1994 to 01 Jan 1998. (Both dates inclusive). Upper age limit for candidate holding valid and current commercial pilot licence issued by DGCA (India) is relaxable upto 26 years i.e Born between 02 Jan 1992 to 01 Jan 1998 (Both dates inclusive).	(a) Height : 162.5 cms, Leg Length: Min - 99 cms, Max - 120 cms. Thigh Length : Max - 64 cms, Sitting Height : Min - 81.5 cms. Max- 96 cms. (b)Weight: Proportionate to the height and age.

TYPE OF COMMISSION.

4. (a) PC for Men. Candidates joining as PC officers would continue to serve till the age of
superannuation.
(b) SSC for Men & Women. The Engagement period for SSC Flying Branch is
Fourteen years from the date of Commissioning (Not extendable).

SELECTION PROCEDURE

5. All applicants whose applications are submitted by due date will be called for testing at one of the Air Force Selection Boards (AFSBs) at Dehradun, Mysore, and Varanasi. The testing would consist of three stages as given below:-
(a) Stage-I. Officer Intelligence Rating Test along with Picture Perception and
discussion Test will be conducted on the first day. Stage-I test is a screening test and
only those who qualify would undergo subsequent testing. All Stage-I qualified
candidates would be subjected to document check to ascertain their eligibility for NCC
Special Entry Scheme applied for. Those candidates who either do not qualify in
Stage-I or do not meet the required eligibility criteria would be sent back on the first day itself.
(b) Stage-II. Testing consisting of Psychological, Group Tests and Interview will
commence after document check for the next five days.
(c) Computerised Pilot Selection System (CPSS) would be administered to recommended candidates only. This is once in a lifetime test. Candidates who have failed the (CPSS)/PABT in an earlier attempt or a Flight Cadet suspended from flying
training at Air Force Academy will not be eligible to apply.
6. Change of Interview Dates. Request for change of AFSB interview date should be
avoided. However, as an exception, such change may be considered based on the circumstances of the case. Request for such change should be forwarded to the respective AFSB where the call letter has been issued. The AFSBs may consider change of date at their discretion. E-mail ID and telephone numbers of AFSB centres / contact details of AFSBs are available under the link of contact us at Indian Air Force website www.careerairforce.nic.in.
7. Medical Examination will be conducted at AFCME, New Delhi/ IAM Bengaluru based on the recommendations at AFSB. Non reporting of candidates on allotted date for medicals could lead to cancellation of candidature.
8. Candidates recommended by the AFSBs and declared medically fit will be detailed for
training if the candidates qualify in the final merit list depending on the number of vacancies available in branch.
9. No compensation will be paid in respect of any injury sustained during the testing at AFSB.
10. Onus of meeting the eligibility criteria rests with the applicant. Merely undergoing
AFSB testing would not constitute fulfilment of eligibility requirements.
11. How to Apply. If you meet the eligibility criteria, please click on CANDIDATE LOGIN in the career website of IAF www.careerairforce.nic.in and follow the instructions. You are advised to note down Registration number for future correspondence. Candidates are advised to
read the notification and the detailed guidelines for filling up online application as given in the website prior to commencement of filling up online applications. While filling online application, it is advisable to keep the relevant documents readily available, as details are to be filled as per matriculation and other educational certificates. Please save your recent colour passport size photograph (size 10 to 50 KB) for uploading it with your online application form. Also save your NCC C Certificate, for uploading (size 1 MB). Please note that utmost care needs to be taken while filling up the online application. In case any information is found to be incorrect, the candidature
is likely to be cancelled at any stage of the selection process. Submission of more than
one application will result in cancellation of candidature.
12. Final submission of application form. Application will be accepted once the NCC
Certificate is validated by Dte of NCC

Notes.

(i) Candidates may contact on Toll free number 1800-11-2448 or Phone No 011-
23010231 Extn 7610/ 7973/ 7350 to resolve any query regarding registration and submission of online application procedure. Query timings are 0930 to 1700 on all working days. E-Mail queries may be addressed to career_iaf@bol.net.in.
(ii) Candidates who are debarred by the Ministry of Defence from holding any type of
commission in Defence Services shall not be eligible to apply for examination and if
admitted, their candidature will be cancelled.
(iii) Candidates who have withdrawn/suspended from Defence Training
Establishments on grounds of discipline are not eligible to apply.
13. Serving Airmen. Serving Airmen are required to apply online at par with other
candidates. In addition, Airmen candidates would be required to apply as per the service format as given in AFO 11/ 2015 through service channel. Other government employees also need to apply online after obtaining necessary permission from their concerned departments and they are to produce NOC at the time of AFSB testing.

TRAINING.

14. Training is scheduled to commence in the first week of January 2018.
15. The duration of training for Flying Branch is 74 weeks at Air Force Training
Establishments.

IAF OFFERS YOU.

16. Pay and Allowances. A Flying Officer will be entitled to Pay in Pay Band of ` 15,600-39,100 per month along with Grade Pay, Military Service Pay, Dearness Allowance, Kit Maintenance Allowance, Transport Allowance. In addition, other allowances are applicable based
on nature of duty / place of posting and would include Flying Allowance, Field Area Allowance, Special Compensatory (Hill area) Allowance, Special Force Allowance, Siachin Allowance, Island Special Duty Allowance, Test Pilot & Flight Test Engineer Allowance, Area Allowance and Remote Locality Allowance. On successful completion of Training, newly commissioned Flying officers would be entitled to approximate gross monthly emoluments in different branches including
Transport Allowance of major cities as follows:-
Flying Branch:- ` 82,050/-
Note: The pay and allowances are subject to enhancement based on implementation of
VII CPC.
17. Benefits. In addition to the Pay & Allowances, officers are entitled to furnished
accommodation, comprehensive medical cover for self and dependents, supply of entitled rations, Canteen & Officers Mess facilities and many more. LTC and Leave (60 days Annual and 20 days Casual) subject to service exigency.
18. Insurance. ` 75 Lakh Insurance Cover (on contribution) is applicable to serving officers. Additional cover of ` 10 Lakh (on contribution) is applicable to Flying Branch Officers.
19. Travel Allowance (TA). To and fro travelling fare by the shortest route of AC-III Tier/AC Chair Car or actual normal bus fare to the candidates appearing in AFSB for the first time will be reimbursed. Change of address, if any, must be intimated to the Board well before your arrival. You shall furnish the railway ticket/ bus ticket (hard copy) to the Board, failing which no TA will be paid. For all other modes of travel, TA will be admissible as per the government authorized rules.
No TA is admissible, if you have already appeared for the same type of entry at any of the Selection Boards.

IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS

20. In case the candidates are awarded grades/CGPA instead of marks, the conversion of grades/CGPA to percentage of marks would be based on the procedure certified by the University from where they have obtained the degree. In case the University does not have any scheme for converting CGPA to percentage conversion certificate, CGPA will be converted into 10 points scale and multiplied by 10 to get equivalent percentage.
21. Candidates are required to maintain their unique E-Mail ID active throughout the
selection process.
22. 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 family.
23. Permanent body tattoos are only permitted on inner face of forearm i.e. from inside of elbow to the wrist and on the reverse side of palm/ back (dorsal) side of hand. Permanent body tattoos on any other part of the body are not acceptable. Tribes with tattoo marks on the face or body as per their existing custom and traditions will be permitted on a case to case basis.
24. Candidate should not have been arrested, convicted or prosecuted on criminal charges.
25. Candidates must carry call letter and a valid photo identity card such as passport,
driving licence, voter identity card, college identity card or any other valid photo identity proof while reporting to AFSB Interview. The onus is on the candidate to produce the valid proof of identity which authenticates name and the date of birth mentioned in Call letter.
26. The candidature for the courses commencing in January 2018 will be valid only if the proof of meeting eligibility criteria is submitted latest by 15 November 2017.
27. PAN Card is a mandatory requirement to join AFA.
28. Online modification of submitted applications may be carried out for name
(spelling) and address only on 16 & 17 Jun 2017. Please note that information filled up by the candidates in online application form will be considered final and no amendments will be allowed subsequently.

29. After admission to Air Force Academy, candidates will not be considered for any other commission. They will also not be permitted to appear for any interview or examination after they join for training in the Air Force Academy.
30. Candidates would be given joining instructions for joining the AFA. No other intimation would be given till final merit list is prepared. A candidate would have to make it in the final cut off merit list after AFSB recommendations and medical examination, to be eligible for joining Indian Air Force.
31. Physical Conditioning. Prospective candidates are advised to keep themselves in good physical condition to adapt to physical training at AFA which encompasses running, swimming, rope climbing and other forms of physical training / conditioning in which they would undergo mandatory tests during training.
32. Disclaimer. Information given in the advertisement and on the website are guidelines only. In case of any ambiguity, the existing policies, rules and regulations of IAF / Govt. of India will be final. Terms and conditions given in the advertisement are guidelines only and are subject to change without notice.
33. Statutory Warning. Selection in the Indian Air Force is free, fair and merit based. Any attempt to influence the selection process detected at any stage is liable to lead to termination of candidature or service and legal action against the concerned individual will be initiated.

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