Greetings, aspirants!

IAF or Indian Air Force provide opportunities for candidates in multiple ways. Depending on the department you wish to join, there are several ways to join the IAF. These departments include:-

• Flying Branch (further divded into fight pilot branch, helicopter branch and transport branch)
• Ground Duty (technical) Branch which consists of control tower operations and coordination with pilots
• Ground Duty (non technical) Branch which consists of Administration, Education, Logistics and Medical fields.

You can apply to be a part of the IAF after you pass your 10th grade, 10+2, graduation or post graduation as well.

There are various posts in the Multi Tasking Staff (MTS) varying from cooking and stenography to mechanics and content assistance. Candidates that have finished their 10th or 10+2 can apply for these posts.

A candidate can also join the IAF through the National Defence Academy (NDA) by passing their qualifying examinations and interviews conducted by the UPSC.

A graduate can appear for the CDS (Common Defence Services) test held by the UPSC. Besides, there's also AFCAT (Air Force Common Admission Test) through which candidates can apply and join the IAF. After a candidate is selected in this test, they undergo a year of training until they're posted as officers.

A Post graduate can join ground duty branches as well. In these cases having a degree in Aeronautical Engineering tremendously reflects on their job profile.

Apart from these conventional methods, one can join the IAF through NDC or National Cadet Corps as well. In order to do so, one must finish their training with at least a C grade in the air wing of NCC.

Hope this information helped you!

Best of luck!!

hi,

see cutoff score changes every year and it depends on certain factors like number of participants, questions difficulty level, seat matrix, number of vacancy comes , students category etc, drdo shortlisted candidates based on gate score , which follows by interview in selection of different position as per the eligibility of candidates, since aerospace engineers job is limited in India, your rank should be under 50, try to score above 80 to secure a decent rank.

Dear Rajkumar,

Thank you for your query. I feel this should be you choice. But I will try to give the advantages of both the Air force and engineering options and you can choose which is beneficial for you to join:

Engineering: Engineering is of many difference types such as Civil, Aviation, Mechanical, Electrical, Electronics and so on. Engineering has the following benefits:

• Lot of Job opportunities
• Salaries from 4 Lakhs per Annum to 12 Lakhs per month
• 4 Year of study
• Prospects of getting a teaching job higher

Air Force:

• Pension
• Opportunity to serve the country
• High salary
• Prospect of growth in the position higher

All the best