The AFCAT exam is conducted twice a year by the Indian Air Force (IAF) to recruit eligible graduates at the flying branch and ground duties in the technical and non-technical departments. Indian Air Force (IAF) releases the AFCAT cut-off marks along with its result. Through AFCAT 2025, the vacancies will be recruited by IAF via written tests, psychological tests, group tests, interviews, and medical examinations. The written test is the screening test to shortlist candidates for the next stages.

AFCAT Cut Off 2025

IAF will release the AFCAT Cut Off 2025 along with its result on the official website www.afcat.cdac.in. The cut off marks for AFCAT 1 and AFCAT 2 will be released separately based on the difficulty level, the number of vacancies, and the number of candidates that appeared. 

AFCAT Previous Year Cut-Offs

AFCAT Cut Off Marks for the previous year's AFCAT Exams are tabulated below for your reference. The candidates who have been preparing for the AFCAT Exam must know the trend of the AFCAT cut-off to have an idea of how much minimum marks they have to score to qualify for the written exam. 

AFCAT Previous Year Cut-Off Marks
Previous years AFCAT-1 Cut OffAFCAT 2 Cut-Off
AFACT 2024137139
AFCAT 2023155151
AFCAT 2022157157
AFCAT  2021165157
AFCAT 2020153155
AFCAT 2019133142
AFCAT 2018155140
AFCAT 2017160150
AFCAT 2016132148
AFCAT 2015126144
AFCAT 2014123--

AFCAT Cut Off: Marking Scheme 

Candidates while comparing their responses to the AFCAT Answer Key must know the exact marking scheme followed by the authority while compiling the score of the candidates. As per the marking scheme, every correct answer gives +3, every incorrect answer -1, and for unanswered questions 0 marks. 

ParameterMarking Scheme
Correct Answer+3
Incorrect Answer-1
Blank/Unanswered0

Factors Affecting AFCAT Cut-Off Marks

The candidates preparing for the AFCAT Exam must know that the AFCAT Cut off 2025 can be determined through the following factors-

  1. Marks scored on an average
  2. The difficulty level of the exam
  3. The number of vacancies released
  4. The number of applicants for the AFCAT 2025 exam
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AFCAT Previous Year Question PaperAFCAT 1 Notification 2025
AFCAT Cut Off 2025- FAQs

Ans. AFCAT Cut Off 2024 for AFCAT 1 and 2 as released by IAF has been discussed in the article.

Ans. Yes, AFCAT 1 & 2 Cut off marks are released separately by IAF.

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