AFCAT Exam 2026: Final Answer Key (Soon), Result, Merit List, Cutoff, Interview

The AFCAT 1 2026 final answer key and result will be declared soon in the last week of Feb 2026. You are advised to go through the provisional answer key, which was released on Feb 1, 2026, to calculate your tentative score. The objection window closed on Feb 3, 2026. The commission will announce the AFCAT cutoff in March 2026. You can check the result online by entering your login details on the official website.

The ones who meet the AFCAT cutoff will be eligible to sit for the AFSB interview. The AFCAT 1 2026 Exam was held on Jan 31, 2026, in one shift.  

AFCAT 1 Exam 2026 Highlights

The details of the AFCAT 1 Exam 2026 have been shared below.

Particulars	Details
Exam Name	AFCAT
Full Form	Air Force Common Admission Test
Administered by	Indian Air Force
Exam Level	National
Eligibility Criteria	Bachelor's Degree
Age Limit	Flying Branch: 20-24 Years Tech and Non-Tech Branch: 20-26 Years
Exam Mode	Online
Exam Language	English
Exam Posts	Flying Branch Groun Duty (Tech and Non-Tech)
Stages of Exam	Online Test AFSB Interview Medical Test
Exam Duration	AFCAT: 02 Hours EKT: 45 Minutes
Frequency	Twice a Year
AFCAT Exam Centres	112 Cities in India
Official Website	afcat.cdac.in

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• Difference Between AFCAT and CDS
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AFCAT 1 Exam 2026 Important Dates

The AFCAT important dates 2026 have been shared below.

Events	Dates
AFCAT 1 Application Starts	Nov 10, 2025
AFCAT 1 Application Ends	Dec 19, 2025
AFCAT 1 Application Correction Window	Dec 23-24, 2025
AFCAT 1 Admit Card Release	Jan 22, 2026
AFCAT 1 Exam Date	Jan 31, 2026
AFCAT 1 Answer Key	Feb 1, 2026
AFCAT 1 Result	Feb 2026
AFCAT 1 Cutoff	Feb 2026
AFCAT 1 Final Merit	Feb 2026
AFCAT 1 Interview Dates	April 2026
AFCAT Declaration of Final Result	April 2026

AFCAT 1 Eligibility Criteria 2026

Students must meet the minimum AFCAT eligibility to be eligible. The details have been shared below.

Particulars	Details
AFCAT Educational Qualification	Candidates must have passed the 10+2 examination with physics and mathematics as compulsory subjects. Candidates appearing for their final exams can also apply.
AFCAT Nationality	Candidates must be a citizen of India

Read More: AFCAT Physical Eligibility for Female

AFCAT 1 Application Form 2026

The application form for AFCAT 2026 has closed. The application form was available online at afcat.cdac.in. The steps to complete the process have been detailed below.

• Step 1: Visit the official website.
• Step 2: Scroll down to the "News" section and click on the AFCAT 1 Registration link option.
• Step 3: Scroll down and locate the registration link and select "Click Here."
• Step 4: Sign in using your details and complete the form.
• Step 5: Upload the required documents.
• Step 6: Make the payment and submit it.

AFCAT 1 Admit Card 2026

The admit card of AFCAT 1 Exam 2026 was released on the official website on Jan 22, 2026. The steps to download it have been shared below.

• Step 1: Visit the official website.
• Step 2: Scroll down to the "News" section and click on the admit card link.
• Step 3: Enter your login details, and the admit card will open on a new tab.
• Step 4: Check the details and download it.

AFCAT 1 Admit Card Download Link 2026

The direct link to download the AFCAT 1 admit card 2026 is as follows.

Particulars	Link
AFCAT 1 Admit Card Download Link 2026	Closed

AFCAT 1 City Intimation Slip 2026

The city intimation slip has been sent to the registered email IDs and mobile numbers of the candidates. They can also log in to the official portal to download it.

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• Last-Minute Prepaation Tips for AFCAT 2026

AFCAT 1 Exam 2026

The AFCAT 2026 Exam was held on Jan 31, 2026. The details of the paper have been shared below.

• The exam was administered in a single shift.
• The exam timing was 9:45:00 AM to 11:45 AM.
• The AFCAT 1 exam duration is 2 hours.

You must carry your AFCAT admit card 2026 to the exam center.

AFCAT 1 Exam Centre List 2026

The AFCAT exam centres are selected by students while filling out the application form. There are a total of 104 test centers across India. The list is as follows:

AFCAT 2026 Exam Centre List
Muzzafarpur	Nasik	Ludhiana	Warangal
Udaipur	Kolkata	Silchar	Dibrugarh
Vadodara	Behrampur	Tirunelveli	Kohima
Belagavi	Gaya	Meerut	Mumbai
Thane	Guwahati	Kurukshetra	Hissar
Bikaner	Mumbai	Chandigarh	Rourkela
Jamshedpur	Sambalpur	Kurukshetra	Leh
Mathura	Allahabad	Ludhiana	Alwar
Madurai	Meerut	Jodhpur	Jorhat
Kochi	Mysore	Imphal	Solapur
Varanasi	Thiruvananthapuram	Mysore	Nagpur
Hyderabad	Patiala	Gwalior	Lucknow
Diu	Nizamabad	Gurugram	Kohima
Durgapur	Bhubaneswar	Bhuj	Mangalore
Bhilai	Mangalore	Bhopal	Nasik
Ghaziabad	Vijayawada	Kolkata	Tirupati
Patna	Muzzafarpur	Jalpaiguri	Amritsar
Nagpur	Jabalpur	Itanagar	Kolhapur
Haldwani	Noida	Leh	Dhanbad
Panaji	Delhi and NCR	Jaipur	Ranchi
Indore	Gorakhpur	Port Blair	Guntur
Agartala	Puducherry	Pune	Ajmer
Jalandhar	Rajkot	Dehradun	Kota
Jammu	Rourkee	Kannur	Lucknow
Jhansi	Faridabad	Shillong	Ganganagar
Kakinada	Shimla	Kochi	Mangalore
Kanpur	Sonipat	Ambala	Ludhiana
Aurangabad	Srinagar	Bathinda	Meerut
Vellore	Thrissur	Bhagalpur	Bengaluru
Visakhapatnam	Ahmedabad	Aizawl	Kota
Chennai	Kolhapur	Coimbatore	Bengaluru
Maharashtra	Kerala	Odisha	--

AFCAT 1 Exam Pattern 2026

The exam pattern details are as follows:

Subjects	Number of Questions	Maximum Marks	Time Duration
General Awareness	20	60	2 Hours
Verbal Ability	20	60
Quantitative Ability	20	60
Logical Reasoning	20	60
Military Aptitude Test	20	60
Total	100	300
EKT Test (For Technical Ground Duty only)	50	150	45 Minutes

AFCAT 1 Syllabus 2026

There are 5 sections in the AFCAT exam syllabus. The detailed syllabus has been shared below.

Sections	Topics
General Awareness	Art and Culture History Geography Sports Current Events in India Current Events in the World Economics Business Environment Basic Sciences Civics Politics Internet and Technology
English	Basic Grammar Reading Comprehension Tenses Sentence Completion Synonyms Antonyms Subject-Verb Agreement Error Detection Fill in the blanks Vocabulary Testing Idioms and Phrases Analogy
Numerical Ability	Decimals and Fractions Time and Work Time and Distance Simple Interest and Compound Interest Ratio and Proportions Mixtures and Alligation Average Profit and Loss Boats and Streams Percentages HCF and LCM Area and Volume
Military Aptitude	Venn Diagram Odd One Out Pattern Completion Blood Relation Coding and Decoding Sequence Series Puzzles Spotting the Embedded Figure Missing Figure Direction Sense

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• AFCAT 2026 Non-Technical Syllabus
• How to Score Over 200 Marks in AFCAT 2026?

AFCAT 1 Answer Key 2026

The comprehensive answer key of AFCAT was released along with the response sheet on the official website on Feb 1, 2026. You can use it to calculate your tentative scores. The download link has been shared below.

Steps to Download AFCAT answer key 2026:

• Step 1: Visit the official website.
• Step 2: Scroll down to the "News" section and click on the answer key link.
• Step 3: Enter your login details, and it will open on a new tab.
• Step 4: Check the details and download it.

AFCAT 1 Answer Key Download Link 2026

Particulars	Link
AFCAT 1 2026 Answer Key PDF Link	Closed

AFCAT 1 Result 2026

The result will be released in February 2026. It will be released in a PDF format containing the name, roll number, and other details of the candidates. A separate merit list will be prepared on the basis of the marks secured by students for the AFCAT selection process.

Particulars	Link
AFCAT 1 2026 Result Link	Available Here

Final Words

The AFCAT exam is held to recruit eligible candidates for a permanent commission for both technical and non-technical students. Further, an AFSB interview is also held that decides the final selection of the candidates. Students eager to get into the Indian Airforce must surely take this exam.