The Indian Air Force (IAF) is going to conduct the AFCAT 1 Exam 2026 to recruit eligible candidates for 340 Ground Duty (Non-Technical and Technical) and Gazetted Officers in Flying Branches vacancies. The AFCAT 1 Admit Card 2026 for the AFCAT 1 Exam will be released in the 3rd week of January 2026 at the IAF official website www.afcat.cdac.in. Candidates can download their respective admit cards with the help of their email ID and password.
AFCAT Admit Card 2026
Air Force Common Admission Test (AFCAT 1) for Ground Duty (Non-Technical and Technical) and Gazetted Officers in Flying Branches is scheduled to be conducted on 30th January 2026. The exam will be held in online mode in a single shift from 10 am to 12 pm at various exam centres. AFCAT Admit Card 2026 is an important document mandatory to be displayed at the exam centre and to appear for the exam, which can be downloaded from the Indian Air Force official website www.afcat.cdac.in.
IAF AFCAT Admit Card 2026
AFCAT 1 Hall Ticket will include all the details such as exam date, exam timing, reporting time, exam venue, etc. Candidates must download and print their AFCAT Admit Card 2026 and carry a copy of the same to the examination centre along with original photo identity proof.
| AFCAT Admit Card 2026 Highlights | |
| Organisation | Indian Air Force (IAF) |
| Exam Name | AFCAT-1 Exam 2026 |
| Vacancies | 340 |
| Mode of Admit Card | Online |
| Admit Card | 3rd week of January 2026 |
| AFCAT 1 Exam Date 2026 | 30th January 2026 (10 am to 12 pm) |
| Shift Timings | 10 am to 12 pm |
| Selection Process | Written test- AFSB Test- Medical Examination |
| Official Website | www.afcat.cdac.in |
AFCAT Admit Card 2026 Download Link
Candidates appearing for the AFCAT Exam 2026, scheduled for 30th January 2026, can download their AFCAT Admit Card 2026 through the official website www.afcat.cdac.in or the direct link that will be shared below once the admit card is released officially. Candidates are advised to download their AFCAT Admit Card in advance to avoid last-minute technical glitches.
Steps to Download AFCAT 1 Admit Card 2026
The AFCAT 1 Admit Card 2026 can be downloaded using login credentials generated at the time of registration. Follow the steps below to download the AFCAT 1 Hall Ticket.
- On your browser, visit the official website Indian Air Force at www.afcat.cdac.in or directly download from the above link.
- Click on the “Click Here” on the homepage that reads “Admit Card for AFCAT 1/2026 is available for download through Candidate Login.”
- A new login page appears on the screen. Enter login credentials- email ID and password in the login window correctly.
- Enter the Captcha Code and Click on Sign In.
- Your AFCAT 1 2026 admit Card/ Hall Ticket appears on your screen,
- Check all details and download the AFCAT admit card 2026 for future reference.
Important Details Mentioned on AFCAT Admit Card 2026
The following details will be mentioned on the AFCAT Admit Card 2026. Candidates need to check all the details. If there is any discrepancy in the details, contact the concerned authority and get it corrected asap.
- Name of the Candidate
- Father’s Name
- Date of Birth
- Roll Number
- Candidate’s Signature
- Candidate’s Photograph
- Time of Examination
- Reporting Time
- Date of Examination
- Examination Center Address
- Other Important Examination Instructions
Documents to Carry along with AFCAT 1 Admit Card 2026
The candidates need to carry the following documents mandatorily along with a printout of the AFCAT Admit Card to the exam center.
- Identity Card having Date of Birth and Signature as printed on Admit Card.
- Aadhaar Card (Mandatory)
- 2 Passport Size Photograph
- Ballpoint Pen (Blue or Black) for signing on the attendance sheet and rough work.
Things Not Permitted At Examination Venue: The following things should not be carried by the candidate to the examination center:
- Any digital device like Mobile phones, calculators, and any other communication device.
- Any kind of bag with textual material, slide rulers, log tables, electronic watches with facilities of calculator, blue tooth, pager, etc are not allowed into the exam center.
The AFCAT Admit Card 2026 Discrepancies
Candidates must note that if they are having a problem downloading the AFCAT Hall Ticket, they can raise the same issue with the AFCAT inquiry cell. Also, if there is any discrepancy, missing details, or spelling errors should be immediately reported to the concerned authorities. Candidates have to report the errors with all the supporting documents. The authorities review the details and make the necessary changes if required.
The email ID and Phone Number of the AFCAT Query Cell are given below:
Email ID: afcatcell@cdac.in
Contact Number: 020-25503105 or 020- 25503106
Important Points for AFCAT Candidates:
➤ The AFCAT is scoring as well as qualifying in nature.
➤ Check your Exam Date and venue of the exam.
➤ If there is any mismatch in detail please contact the concerned authority
AFCAT 2026 Exam Centres:
The Exam Center details are mentioned on the AFCAT Admit Card 2026. Please note that the Indian Air Force does not allow any change in the allotted exam center. The center is already chosen at the convenience of the candidate as per the information available in the application form. Therefore, the request for change in the centers will not be entertained.
The following places have been selected as the Written Exam centres for candidates appearing in the Exam:
| AFCAT 2026 Exam Centres | |
| Name of State | AFCAT Exam Centre |
| Andaman & Nicobar | Port Blair |
| Andhra Pradesh | Kadapa, Kakinada, Kurnool, Nellore, Chirala, Chittoor, Eluru, Guntur, Ongole, Rajahmundry, Srikakulam, Tirupati, Vijaywada, Vishakhapatnam, Vizianagaram |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Naharlagun |
| Assam | Jorhat, Silchar, Tezpur, Dibrugarh, Guwahati |
| Bihar | Gaya, Muzaffarpur, Patna, Purnea, Arrah, Aurangabad, Bhagalpur, Darbhanga |
| Chandigarh | Chandigarh/Mohali |
| Chhattisgarh | Bilaspur, Bhilai Nagar, Raipur |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli | Surat, Jamnagar |
| Daman & Diu | |
| Delhi | Delhi/New Delhi, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Greater Noida, Gurugram |
| Goa | Panaji |
| Gujarat | Ahmedabad, Anand, Gandhinagar, Himatnagar, Jamnagar, Mehsana, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara |
| Haryana | Ambala, Faridabad, Gurugram, Hissar, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Panipat, Yamuna Nagar |
| Himachal Pradesh | Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Kangra, Kullu, Mandi, Shimla, Solan, Una |
| Jammu & Kashmir | Jammu, Samba, Srinagar |
| Jharkhand | Bokaro Steel City, Dhanbad, Hazaribagh, Jamshedpur, Ranchi |
| Karnataka | Bengaluru, Belgaum, Bidar, Davangere, Dharwad, Gulbarga, Hassan, Hubli, Mandya, Mangalore, Mysore, Shimoga, Udupi |
| Kerala | Alappuzha, Kannur, Kochi, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrichur |
| Lakshadweep | Kavarrati |
| Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Sagar, Satna, Ujjain |
| Maharashtra | Amravati, Aurangabad, Chandrapur, Dhule, Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Latur, Mumbai/ Thane/ Navi Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Nashik, Pune, Ratnagiri, Solapur |
| Manipur | Imphal |
| Meghalaya | Shillong |
| Mizoram | Aizawl |
| Nagaland | Kohima |
| Odisha | Balasore, Berhampur(Ganjam), Bhubaneshwar, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Rourkela, Sambalpur |
| Puducherry | Puducherry |
| Punjab | Amritsar, Bhatinda, Fategarh Sahib, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mohali, Pathankot, Patiala, Sangrur |
| Rajasthan | Ajmer, Alwar, Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Sikar, Udaipur |
| Sikkim | Bardang/ Gangtok |
| Tamil Nadu | Chennai, Coimbatore, Erode, Madurai, Nagercoil, Salem, Thanjavur, Thiruchirapalli, Tirunelvelli, Vellore, Virudhunagar |
| Telangana | Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Warangal |
| Tripura | Agartala |
| Uttar Pradesh | Agra, Aligarh, Allahabad, Faizabad, Banda, Bareilly, Ghaziabad, Gonda, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Noida/ Greater Noida, Sitapur, Mathura, Meerut, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Varanasi |
| Uttarakhand | Dehradun, Haldwani, Roorkee |
| West Bengal | Asansol, Durgapur, Greater Kolkata, Siliguri, Hooghly, Kalyani |
