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As you know, the Airforce X and Y Group Examination is conducted this year. The selection offers an opportunity to join the Indian Air Force with technical as well as non-technical branches of the Indian Air Force.
The candidates can get selected in any branch if they have abilities and perform in their respective fields. The exam is conducted for both technical and non-technical branches of the Indian Air Force. There are many challenges that will act as hurdles on your way to success. We are here to ensure you remain successful by going through effective preparation.
| Particulars | Details |
| Name of the exam | Indian Air Force Group X and Y Airmen recruitment 2022 Indian Air Force (IAF), CASB (Central Airmen Selection Board) portal |
| Exam conducting authority | |
| Name of post | Airmen Group X (Except Education Instructor) Airmen Group Y (Except Security and Musician trade) For Group X - 10 2 pass with physics, mathematics |
| Eligibility criteria | English as compulsory subjects For Group Y - 10 2 pass or its equivalent |
| Application fees | INR 250 |
| Selection procedure | Written test or CBT (phase I) Physical Fitness Test (phase II) Adaptability test-1 Adaptability test-2 Medical Examination Document Verification |
| Mode of exam | Online (computer-based) |
| Physical Fitness test requirement | Running - 1600m or 1.6 km in 7 minutes Squats - 20 Push-ups - 10 |
| Medical Exam requirements | As per Air Force standards |
| Official Website | https://airmenselection.cdac.in/ |
| POST/TRADE | Age limit | Educational qualification |
| NAME | ||
| Candidate born between 16 January 2001 and 29 December 2004 (both days inclusive) are eligible to apply (from Batch | 10 2/Intermediate or its equivalent passed from any recognized Board/University with physics, mathematics, and English with 50% | |
| Airmen Group X | 01/2022) Candidates born between 16 January 2001 and 29 December | marks and 50% marks aggregate in English. Or 3 years diploma/polytechnic Engineering in any discipline from a recognized institute/university. 10 2/Intermediate passed in any stream from any recognized |
| Airmen Group Y | 2004 (both days inclusive) are eligible to apply (from Batch 01/2022) | Board/University with a minimum of 50% marks and having 50% aggregate in English subject. |
The selection process for Air Force Group X and Y consists of three stages mainly which are as follows:
Written exam
Firstly, the candidates need to crack the written exam. The candidates qualified in a written test called the physical fitness test.
| Group/Trade | Subject | Number of questions | Total marks | Time duration |
| For Airmen Group X | English | 20 | 70 | 1 Hour or 60 minutes |
| Physics | 25 | |||
| Mathematics | 25 | |||
| English | 20 | |||
| For Airmen Group Y | Reasoning and General Awareness (RAGA) | 30 | 50 | 45 minutes |
| English | 20 | |||
| Physics | 25 | |||
| For Airmen Group X & Y both | Mathematics | 25 | 100 | 85 minutes |
| Reasoning and General Awareness (RAGA) | 30 |
Note: There is a negative marking of 1/4 or 0.25 for every wrong answer in both Group X and Y exams.
| English | ||
| English Grammar | Error Detection | |
| Noun and its types | Fill in the blanks | |
| Pronoun, verb, adjective, adverb, preposition, etc. | Cloze test | |
| Sentence formation | Synonyms and antonyms | |
| Models | One-word substitution | |
| Clause | Idioms and phrases | |
| Narration | Reading comprehension | |
| Subject verb agreement | Writing comprehension | |
| IAF Group X syllabus for Physics: | ||
| Physics | ||
| Units and measurement | Wave optics | |
| Kinematics | Electrostatics | |
| Laws of motion | Current Electricity | |
| Work, Energy and Power | Magnetic Effect of current and magnetism | |
| Motion of particles of the system and rigid | Electromagnetic Induction (EMI) | |
| bodies | ||
| Gravitation | Alternating current (AC) | |
| Properties of materials | Particle Physics | |
| Thermodynamics | Electronic devices | |
| Ideal gases and their kinetic theory | ||
| Communication | ||
| Light | ||
| Mathematics | |
| Sets, relations and function | Conic section |
| Complex numbers | Matrices and determinants |
| Quadratic equations | Three-dimensional (3d) geometry |
| Linear inequalities | Limits and Continuity |
| Mathematical induction | Differentiation and its applications |
| Sequence and series | Indefinite integral |
| Binomial theorem | Definite integral |
| Permutation and combinations | Application of integral |
| Trigonometric functions | Differential equations |
| Inverse trigonometric functions | Mathematical reasoning |
| Cartesian and rectangular coordinate | Linear programming |
| Straight lines | Vector Calculus |
| Circle | Probability and statistics |
| IAF Group Y syllabus for Reasoning : | |
| Reasoning | |
| Analogy | Mathematical operations |
| Classification | Counting figures |
| Code-Decode | Dice and cube |
| Syllogism | Logical reasoning |
| Venn diagram | Mirror and water images |
| Blood relation | Non-verbal reasoning |
| Direction and distance | Paper cutting and folding |
| Calendar and Clock | Embedded figures |
| Seating arrangement | Sentence and arguments |
| Order and ranking | Inequalities |
| General Awareness | |||
| History | History of ancient India, Medieval India and History of Modern India | ||
| Geography | Indian and world geography | ||
| Polity | Indian Constitution and others | ||
| Economics | General knowledge | ||
| General Science | Biology, Physics and Chemistry | ||
| Computer | Basic knowledge | ||
| Current events - international issues, summits, conferences, | |||
| Current Affairs | appointments, sports, technology, environmental issues, awards and | ||
| honors, books and authors, etc. | |||
| IAF Group X and Y Physical Fitness Test Standards: | |||
| Activity/Task | Details | ||
| Running | 1600m or 1.6Km running in 7 minutes | ||
| Push-ups | 10 push-ups in stipulated time | ||
| Sit-ups | 10 sit-ups in stipulated time | ||
| Squats | 20 squats in stipulated time | ||
| Adaptability test 1 & 2 | The candidates qualified in PFT are eligible to appear in | ||
| adaptability test | |||