How to prepare for AFCAT 2 2024 Written Examination?

The Indian Air Force will soon release the official notification of AFCAT ( Air Force Common Admission Test) for the recruitment in India’s elite Indian Air Force. The Written examination will be conducted in the month of August 2024. Through this exam, defence aspirants can join as a Flying officer in the Flying branch, Ground duty ( Technical and Non- technical branch) of IAF.

Candidates who wish to clear this examination should begin scheduling their time effectively to increase their chance of success in the examination. It is essential to learn about the syllabus and exam pattern to get more clarity in your preparation.

AFCAT syllabus and Exam Pattern

There are 100 Questions in the AFCAT with +3 marks on each right answer and negative marking of -1. Questions are formed from English, Mathematics, Reasoning & Military Aptitude and General Knowledge sections. 

After understanding the Syllabus and Exam pattern, it is important to know what type of questions are asked from these sections. Candidates should go through all the previous year questions to know the level and type of questions and make notes of all the important and most repeated topics. 

Once you are done analyzing the PYQs, you have to find study material that fits well with your preparation style. In today’s time, there are many valuable resources available online , make sure to utilize them well in your preparation. You can buy books, buy online notes, join a test series, buy an online afcat course , or use youtube as a source of learning material. 

Anyone with no prior knowledge of these subjects can crack AFCAT with a dedicated and sincere preparation of Two- three months. All you have to do is allocate time for your studies on a daily basis and keep revising whatever you study on a regular basis.

Candidates have to give time to each section seperately as all of them are equally important. Let’s discuss how you can approach them. 

Subject Wise Approach For AFCAT

How To Prepare For AFCAT English?

English is the most scoring and important section in this exam as the maximum number of questions asked are from this section. Candidates can easily score more than 75 marks in English out of 90 . For effective preparation, focus on these key steps:

• Develop Reading habits, you can start by reading your favourite Books or Articles that you find interesting in Newspapers. This will help you to learn Sentence formation.
• Build your Vocabulary, direct questions from this section are seen in the exam. Synonyms, Antonyms, Idiom and Phrases, One Word Substitution comes under vocabluary.
• Solve Previous year questions
• Give English Quizzes daily to boost your preparation 
• Clear grammatical concepts from any source and revise them religiously. 

How To Score Good In AFCAT Maths?

Maths is one of those sections that a candidate fears the most. But, it is also the most scoring section as there is minimum negative marking because of Accuracy. You can easily score more than 45+ marks out of 60  by focusing on these points:

• Clearing concepts will build base for better understanding
• Make notes of formulas, important concepts and questions. 
• Questions are majorly asked from Clock, Decimals, Percentages, Area and Perimeter, Ratio and Proportion, Boat and Stream, Compound Interest and Simple Interest, Profit, Loss and Discount, Probability, Speed Time and Distance, and Age. 
• Practice is the only solution, the more questions you will solve, the more confident you will become.
• Revise tables, square roots, cube roots, and formulas on a daily basis to increase calculation speed.

How To Maximize Your Score In AFCAT Reasoning?

In AFCAT reasoning, both Verbal and Non-Verbal Questions are of equal importance. Candidates can face difficulty if they go unprepared for a particular section. Many candidates have a perception that it is the easiest section and they devote less time to it which eventually  leads to an increase in negative marking.

• Use youtube videos to clear topic wise concepts
• Give special attention to Non-Verbal reasoning 
• Practice previous year questions to familiarize yourself with patterns.
• Verbal reasoning  includes syllogism, analogy, coding decoding, series, directions, blood relations, seating arrangements, rank and position.
• Non- verbal reasoning includes topics like cube and dice, mirror images, pattern completion, sequence ,figure counting, dot questions , embedded figures.

How to Achieve Excellence In AFCAT General Awareness?

This section includes both Static General Knowledge as well Current Affairs. Make proper notes to help you in the end days of examinations. Static general knowledge provides a good opportunity for candidates to score well in this section. Things to keep in mind:

• Practice Previous year questions
• Read newspaper 
• Stay updated about national and international events 
• Follow defence updates
• Solve daily quizzes 

There are some popular topics that are asked more frequently that you must cover in you preparation.

• Sports 
• Defence equipments  
• National and international events
• Books and authors
• Sports terminology
• Nicknames of important personalities
• Major advancements and deals
• Military exercises 
• Current affairs 

In this article, we have discussed the syllabus and pattern of the AFCAT exam. How a student should approach different sections in his/her preparation to score good marks in it. AFCAT is a very popular exam among Air Force aspirants that makes it important to score more than cut off marks to get Merit in. The strategy mentioned above will not only help you to clear the cut off but increase your score.