AFCAT Physical Eligibility for Female

28-December 2022...........

AFCAT Physical Eligibility for Female

Aspirants preparing for any Defence Exam must take care of their Physical Health and Skills, as he or she is going to be a soldier after all so need to be physically fit and mentally strong. The same came in the case of AFCAT Examination. After clearing online written test or AFCAT 1 test, candidates will called for the second stage called AFSB (Air Force Selection Board) test or AFCAT 2.

Here we are going to discuss the physical eligibility criteria and other requirements especially for Females candidates, who are preparing for AFCAT examination and wants to serve Indian Air Force as an officer for the Nation.

The requirement for physically eligibility in AFCAT is different for both Male and Female candidates, so it is advised to check every eligibility criteria before applying for the examination. A candidate must need to meet the physical standards set by Indian Air Force. Here we mentioned the AFCAT Physical Eligibility for Female candidates :

Height and Weight

The Height requirements for Female candidates are measured according to their respective Weight and Age. Here we listed full details –

	Age Range (Years) / Weight(Kgs)
Height (cm) Without Shoes	20-25 Years	26-30 Years
148	43	46
149	44	47
150	45	48
151	45	48
152	46	49
153	47	50
154	47	50
155	48	51
156	49	52
157	49	53
158	50	53
159	51	54
160	51	55
161	52	55
162	52	56
163	53	57
164	54	57
165	54	58
166	55	59
167	56	60
168	56	60
169	57	61
170	58	62
171	58	62
172	59	63
173	59	64
174	60	64
175	61	65
176	61	66
177	62	67
178	63	67
Standard Deviation	5	5

These are the basic requirements of Height accordance to female candidate’s weight and Age. But as AFCAT has 2 branches where candidates have to choose from :

Flying Branch
Ground Duty Branch ( Technical & Non-Technical)

Thus the physical eligibility criteria also differ depending on the Branch chosen by Candidate. Let us discuss about this in Brief.

Height Standards for Flying Branch

Since there are different standards are set for male and female candidates for physically eligibility, but for Flying Branch there is no concession is given in Height Standards either for male or female candidates. Below we listed minimum and maximum Height standards for Flying Branch of IAF -

Parameter	Min. Height (cm)	Max. Height (cm)
Required Height	162.5	Not Specified
Leg Length	99	120
Thigh Length	Not Specified	64
Sitting Height	81.5	96

Height Standards for Ground Duty Branch

Ground Duty Branch consist Technical and Non-Technical posts to be filled by different candidates. Here is the minimum and maximum Height required for AFCAT Physical Eligibility –

Parameter	Min. Height (cm)	Max. Height (cm)
Acceptable Height for Males	157.5	Not Specified
Acceptable Height for Females	152	Not Specified

Here, IAF offered a concession for some specified candidates in this Branch and the minimum accepted Height for these candidates would be 2 cm less than the specified standards. Those candidates possessing following specific categories –

Gorkhas
Candidates belonging to Hills of North-eastern Region, Garhwal Region, and Kumaon Region.

AFCAT Physical Test Eligibility

Female Candidates going to attempt the physical test constructed by AFSB, should make clear some eligibility requirements before going to SSB/AFSB Centre :

Their is no any presence of permanent Tattoo on Body except those based on specific tribes or communities.
Usage of any kind of Drug or any Health Endurance substance is Highly prohibited.
Ears should be Wax free.
Nails should be correctly shaped.
For running test, candidate must run 01 miles(1.6 km), do 10 push-ups and 3 Chin-ups in 10 minutes.

There is further requirement of a perfect vision to be a part of Indian Air force. IAF make sure that a candidate should possess needed eyesight or vision abilities to become an officer in air force. For different branch, the vision measures are different too. Here we listed all requirements –

Branch	Maximum Limits of Refractive Error	Visual Acuity Errors	Colour Vision
F(P) including WSOs	Hypermetropia: + 2.0D Sph Manifest Myopia: Nil Retinoscopic myopia: -0.5 in any meridian permitted Astigmatism: + 0.75D Cyl (within + 2.0D Max)	6/6 in one eye & 6/9 in other, correctable to 6/6 only for Hypermetropia	CP-I
Aircrew other than F(P)	Hypermetropia: +3.5D Sph Myopia: -2.0D Sph Astigmatism: + 0.75D Cyl	6/24 in one eye & 6/36 in other, correctable to 6/6 & 6/9	CP-I
Adm/ Adm (ATC)/Adm (FC)	Hypermetropia: + 3.5D Sph Myopia: -3.5D Sph Astigmatism: + 2.5D Cyl in any meridian	Corrected visual acuity should be 6/9 in each eye.	CP-II
AE(M) AE(L)	Hypermetropia: + 3.5 D Sph Myopia: -3.50 D Sph Astigmatism: + 2.5D Cyl in any meridian	Corrected visual acuity must be 6/9 in each eye. Wearing of glasses will be compulsory when advised	CP-II
Met	Hypermetropia: + 3.5 D Sph Myopia: -3.50 D Sph Astigmatism: + 2.50 D Cyl	Corrected visual acuity must be 6/6 in the better eye and 6/18 in the worse eye. Wearing of Glasses will be compulsory	CP-II
Accts or Lgs or Edn	Hypermetropia: + 3.5 D Sph Myopia: -3.50 D Sph Astigmatism: + 2.50 D Cyl	Corrected visual acuity must be 6/6 in the better eye and 6/18 in the worse eye. Wearing of Glasses will be compulsory	CP-III

These are the basic and needed Physical Eligibility requirements a female candidate must possess to apply for AFCAT Examination. You can check further information related to exam on IAF official website.