AFCAT is a day or two away and this exam decides the future of thousands of aspirants who want to join the Indian Air Force. Clearing this hurdle only the successful aspirants would be called for SSB which itself is a battle. The written exam consists of about 100 questions which are chosen from diverse backgrounds to test general awareness, English, logical reasoning, aptitude etc.
The preparation for all these is needed as there are no fixed questions that come from the section and the average number of question varies every time the exam is conducted. Also the answers are needed to be filled on the OMR sheet specially designed for the purpose. At present the following tips can be useful:
- Do not leave anything from syllabus and try to touch on the variety of topics.
- English should be good enough to decipher what the question want to say. Also read the question carefully and then answer.
- There are negative marks too for the wrong attempt, so be careful while attempting the questions and don’t just choose all to attempt.
- Times management can be your keys to success so don’t waste too much time in a question, just try to regularise and if you get stuck just leave the question. This will help you to attempt more questions and score more.
- When the result is declared the authorities declare a cut-off and all those scoring above it are only called for SSB.
- Some latest magazines, daily newspaper reading can save you in the general knowledge section. Keep yourself updated through these tools.
- If you are good at preparing note on tough topics that can be helpful now as it saves time and help in doing revision.
- Number of candidates who are giving AFCAT is increasing by 15-20% in every exam which is a clear indication that more hard work needs to be put in as the competition is increasing
Few tips that could help during the exam day:
- Keep the material like pencil, pen, admit card handy and don’t carry too much with you. No books needed on the day of exam because be assured if you have not read anything when you had sufficient time to prepare then that last moment study will definitely not help.
- Enter the hall and occupy the position beforehand, settle down and feel calm
- Do breathing exercise, sitting on the chair calmly; else the other people might get afraid of what has happened to you during the exam.
- Follow the instructions given in the exam hall as supervisors are very strict there.
- Never try to cheat, perform your best without thinking of the end result. Remember an officer can never cheat (“An Officer can fail many times but he wins only with right means”~~ Jayendra Pratap Singh), and you are sitting there for securing that position only.
Give your best without worrying about the end result and keep in mind the mistakes you make so that can be rectified immediately next time. Once you return do self analysis and note down the mistakes. Also start preparing for the SSB, don’t wait for the call letter as then only few days are left which are not sufficient. If you still have queries ping me on facebook or drop me a mail and let’s resolve in all your queries, help you in preparation through e- mentorship. All the best .
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Jayendra Singh, Editorial TeamJayendra is pursuing MBA from IIM Ranchi and is a die heart counsellor for defence aspirants. He was recommended in the first attempt for Indian navy UES entry and is willing to help aspirants to make use of his experience in this field.
