Score 200+ in AFCAT..

Dear Friends ,

We are very much aware of the selection procedure . Your selection in to Indian Armed Services completely depends upon 2 factors -

• Hard Work and Study
• Luck Factor 

1st Stage - Written Exam - Only Hard work and Study will lead you to success.

2nd stage - SSB - After clearing 1 st stage the most important stage is SSB which requires Hard Work and Luck.

3rd Stage - Medicals - Completely Luck Factor because you can not do anything if you are medically Unfit except minor issues.

4th Stage - Merit List - Accumulation of your performance in the above stages.

Friend's you want to become an officer's of the  Indian Armed Forces and SSB is just a stage you have to clear so that you can materialize you dream. Only clearing SSB and Medical only will not lead you to Academy until your name comes in the merit list .


AFCAT is a exam of 300 marks. According to one deep analysis, the cut off for the exam is generally stays in between 142 - 148. In which 30% scores between 150 - 170 , 60% (the majority) scores between 171-190 , 7% scores between 190-210 and only 3% scores between 210 above. During my medicals i met a guy who scored 275 and got recommended for flying.
                                                    This analysis is of those candidates who got recommended and declared medically FIT. This is a generalized anticipation.

If you are applying for January course than it's not a big issue because most of candidates made in merit list, the reason is their is no UES entry for January Course , But for July Course the number of candidates who got merit out is very high. Specially in technical field AE(L) and AE(M) , GDOC( Admin.).

So if you want to be in the safer side than score 200+ under any circumstances. Specially for tech. branches because they easily score 170+ so the competition level is very very high. Your SSB marks also plays very important role but you can not rely on that . All the candidates who are recommended have performed well in SSB that is the reason they got recommended. Now actually you do not know how much Your Interviewing Officer has given you marks and that really plays a very major role in your selection. 

{ My one friend got merit out from AFCAT 02/2011, He had applied for AE(L). He again applied for AFCAT 02/2012 , got 175 marks and got recommended from the very same board again , Varanasi . During his Interview IO asked " WHAT WENT WRONG LAST TIME " , He replied " SIR I GOT MERIT OUT " . Io said " I WILL MAKE SURE THIS WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN". Although he scored very average marks but got permanent commission in AE(L). Right now he is in IAA, Dundigal. }

All those who made in permanent commission all scored above 200 in written except few exceptions i am sure those few exceptions must have performed very very well in their SSB's specially in Interview.
One with 152 marks got PC . I am amazed.

So in nut shell You have to score 200+ if you want to get in to academy ( exceptions are always their).

Now how to score 200+ in AFCAT papers is very important issue.  What i have seen most of the aspirants are comfortable with Quant. , Reasoning and English section but in General Awareness they did not perform up to the expectations.

In my next Article i will provide you with such arms and ammunition that you will perform definitely more than 200 +.



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