AFCAT Previous Year Exam Analysis : Important for AFCAT 1 2021
AFCAT Previous Year Exam Analysis
AFCAT Previous Year Exam Analysis : Indian Air Force Recruiting authorities conducts AFCAT i.e Air Force Common Entrance Test two times in an year for the recruitment of Commissioned Officers in Flying And Ground Duty (Technical and Non – Technical) in Indian Air Force. Minimum 60% marks are necessary in graduation to appear for this test. Every year lakhs of defence aspirants appear for this examination and to crack this exam you need to do hardwork in smart manner. In this Article, we have provided you the In-Depth Analysis of the previous year AFCAT Exams.Following is the Exam Pattern for the AFCAT Exam
Exam | Subject | Duration | No. of questions | Max. marks |
---|---|---|---|---|
AFCAT | General Awareness,verbal ability in english, Numerical ability and reasoning and military aptitude test | 02 Hours | 100 | 300 |
EKT(for Ground Duty technical branch only) | Mechanical, computer science and electrical &electronics | 45 Minutes | 50 | 150 |
AFCAT 2020 Exam Analysis: Overall
The AFCAT 2020 is over and this exam was of a Moderate Level. Following are the good attempts on the basis of the review shared by various aspirants who have appeared for this exam:
Section | Level | Good Attempts |
---|---|---|
English Language | Easy | 15-18 |
Numerical Ability | Moderate | 10-13 |
Test Of Reasoning | Easy-Moderate | 22-25 |
General Knowledge | Moderate | 15-16 |
Overall | Moderate | 65-72 |
In Depth Analysis of AFCAT 2020
English LanguageIn AFCAT 2020 Exam, English Language section was Moderate. In AFCAT exam English section plays a vital role in clearing the exam as minimum of 25 questions are asked and by preparing section would increase your chances of clearing the written exam. Questions are asked from error detection, grammar usage, idiom and phrases vocabulary etc. In the table below we have provided the details of the questions asked
Topic | No of Questions | Level |
---|---|---|
Fill in the blacks | 4 | Moderate |
Error Detection | 3 | Moderate |
Idioms/Phrases | 3 | Easy-Moderate |
Reading Comprehension | 2 | Moderate |
Antonym/ Synonym | 6 | Moderate |
Cloze test | 5 | Moderate-Difficult |
Total | 23 | Moderate |
Numerical Ability
In AFCAT 2020 Exam, Numerical Ability was of Moderate Level. Most of the questions were based directly on Formulas and some were calculative. The questions were asked from basic Mathematics and we have provided the detail analysis of the number of questions asked from each section.
Topic | No of Questions | Level |
---|---|---|
Profit/Loss and Discount | 2 | Easy-Moderate |
Ratio & Percentage | 3 | Easy-Moderate |
Mixture & allegations | 2 | Moderate |
Algebra | 2 | Easy-Moderate |
Time and Work | 2 | Easy |
Simplification | 3 | Easy |
Speed and Distance | 2 | Easy |
Average | 2 | Easy-Moderate |
Total | 18 | Easy |
Reasoning and Military aptitude
In AFCAT 2020 Exam, Reasoning questions were of Moderate level. Majority of questions were asked from non verbal reasoning and military aptitude. The question pattern of this section remains the same and a well prepared candidate can attempt all the questions.
Topic
|
No of Questions
|
Level
|
---|---|---|
Non-Verbal (Image)
|
10
|
Moderate
|
Odd one out
|
5
|
Moderate
|
Analogy
|
5
|
Moderate
|
Venn diagram
|
4
|
Easy-Moderate
|
Complete the pattern
|
5
|
Moderate
|
Miscellaneous
|
5
|
Easy-Moderate
|
Total
|
34
|
Moderate
|
General Awareness
In AFCAT 2020 Exam, General Knowledge questions were asked from all sections. In the table below we have mentioned the number of question asked from various subjects. A candidate can score well in this section if he has basic knowledge of the General Knowledge subjects and have good hold on current affairs.
Topic | No of Questions | Level |
---|---|---|
History | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
Geography | 4 | Moderate |
Science | 5 | Moderate-Difficult |
Polity | 4 | Moderate-Difficult |
Current Affairs and Economics | 7 | Moderate |
Total | 25 | Moderate |

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