Indian Air force Recruitment process, Career In Indian Air force

Indian Air Force, Indian Air Force Recruitment, Indian Air Force Recruitment Process, Air Force Recruitment Process

Indian Air force Recruitment Process: Indian Air force is the air arm of the Indian armed forces. Indian Air force responsibility is to secure Indian airspace and to manage aerial warfare during struggles. Indian Air force was established on 8^th of October in 1932. In 1945 Indian Air force was recognized as Royal Indian Air Force for the services in Second World War. After India got independence from the United Kingdom in 1947 the prefix Royal was dropped from the name of Indian Air Force.

The Motto of Indian Air force is” Touch the sky with Glory”. This line was taken from the 14^th chapter of kurukshetra in Gita. Indian Air force is the 4^th largest Air Force in the world with highly technical and specialized fighting forces.

The headquarters of the Indian Air Force is located at New Delhi. Indian Air Force has seven Commands, under various stations and units located at varied locations across the Country.

1.      Western  Air Command

2.      Eastern  Air Command

3.      Central  Air Command

4.      South Western  Air Command

5.      Southern  Air Command

6.      Training  Air Command

7.      Maintenance  Air Command

Career in Indian Air Force:

Depending on your qualification, you can join one of the branches in the Indian Air Force. Indian Air force has three branches

1.      Flaying Branch

·         Fighters

·         transports

·         Helicopters

2.      Technical  Branch

·         Mechanical

·         Electronics

3.      Ground Duty Branch

·         Administration

·         Accounts

·         Logistics

·         Education

·         Meteorology

General Eligibility Criteria for Ground Duty Branches

·         Age - 20 to 23 Years for Graduates and 20 to 25 years for Post Graduates (at the time of commencement of course). Upper age limit relaxed up to 26 years for Law Graduates (3 Years Course), up to 27 years for CA / ICWA / M Ed / Ph D.

·         Marital Status - Candidates below the age of 25 years must be Unmarried.

·         Nationality - Indian

·         Gender - Both men and women. 

General Eligibility for Aeronautical Engineering Branch is (applicable for men and women):

·         Age - 18 to 28 years (at the time of commencement of course)

·         Nationality - Indian

·         Marital Status - Candidates below the age of 25 years should be unmarried

General Eligibility Criteria for Flaying Branches

You surely fly high by joining the Flying branch of the IAF. You are trained as a Fighter pilot or a Helicopter pilot or a Transport pilot and are part of various peace and wartime missions. The various modes of entry into the Flying Branch are:

·          As a Graduate

·         NDA (National Defense Academy)

 Selection Process of Indian Air force:

·         Respond to advertisement followed by written test

·         SSB (Services Selections Board) test

·         Medical Examinations