Indian Air Force AFCAT 02/2026 Batch Answer Key 2026

Indian Air Force AFCAT 02/2026 Batch Answer Key 2026 — a certificate verification schedule — is summarised below. The key figures are an application window closing 21 June 2026 and a fee of ₹550 for unreserved candidates. Everything below — dates, eligibility, fee and the official links — is set out in the order you will need it.

Defence and central armed police recruitment applies physical, medical and (for most posts) age criteria far more rigidly than civilian recruitment, and the medical stage rejects on conditions that other services accept. Read the medical standards in the notification, not just the eligibility summary.

Applications open on 20 May 2026 and close on 21 June 2026, giving candidates 33 days to complete the process. The 33-day window is comfortable, though last-day traffic still causes portal failures every cycle — applying in the first half avoids it. Fee payment closes on 21/06/2026 — note that this can fall on a different day from the form deadline, and an unpaid form is not a submitted form. The exam is currently shown for 08/08/2026 (Saturday); treat this as provisional until the admit card confirms it.

The age limit runs from 20 to 24 years for unreserved candidates. That is a 4-year band, so candidates near either edge should confirm the exact cut-off date the notification measures age against — it is usually a fixed reference date, not the date you apply. On qualifications, the notification states: Flying — Bachelor Degree in Any Stream with Physics and Mathematics at 10+2 Level / B.E / B.Tech Course. If your degree is an equivalent under a different name, look for the equivalence clause in the official PDF before paying the fee — a form rejected for a qualification mismatch is not usually refundable.

NCC Special Entry is exempt from the application fee under this notification. All fee-paying categories are charged the same ₹550. Payment is accepted via debit card, credit card, net banking, and UPI. Pay only through the official portal linked on this page; the fee is normally non-refundable once the form is submitted.

This recruitment carries physical standards (height 157.5 CMS | Female : 152 CM). Physical tests are usually qualifying rather than scored, but they are eliminative — candidates who clear the written stage and then fail PET/PST are removed from the process entirely. Measure yourself against these figures before you invest preparation time, and check whether relaxed standards apply to your category or region in the official notification.

Document verification is where otherwise-successful candidates most often fall out, usually over a missing category certificate or a name mismatch across documents. Assemble originals plus self-attested photocopies well before the date, and get any discrepancy in spelling or date of birth corrected in advance — it cannot be resolved on the day.