IAF Indian Air Force www.indianairforce.nic.in Recruitment 2012 : Eligibility Criteria

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Indian Air Force

Central Airmen Selection Board

http://indianairforce.nic.in/

AGE AND EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION CRITERIA

One can join rank and file of Indian Air Force as an airman in the category of Personnel Below Officer Rank(PBOR) if he possess following eligibility criteria :-

GROUP : Group 'X'
AGE* (See note below) : 17 - 22 Years
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION :
Candidates should have passed Intermediate/ 10+2 with pass marks in Mathematics and Physics with a minimum of 50% marks in overall aggregate. OR
Should have passed a 3 year Diploma course in Engineering (Mechanical/ Electrical/ Electronics/Automobile/Computer Science/ Instrumentation Technology/ Information Technology) with at least 50% marks from a Govt. recognized Polytechnic Institute.
TRADE ELIGIBLE FOR : Technical Trades

GROUP : Group 'Y'
AGE* (See note below) : 17 - 22 Years
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION :
Candidates should have passed Intermediate/ 10+2 with science, arts, commerce subjects or equivalent vocational courses with minimum 50% marks in aggregate. Vocational courses conducted by CBSE and Kerala Board recognised by Association of Indian Universities (AIU) only are eligible.
TRADE ELIGIBLE FOR : All Group 'Y' Trades (Except Musician Trade)

GROUP : Group 'Y'
AGE* (See note below) : 17-25 Years
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION :
Passed Matriculation/ 10th class passed or equivalent with minimum pass marks from any Govt recognized school/Boards, should be between 17-25 years of age and should be proficient in playing at least one musical instrument of the following:
Trumpet /Bass/ Violin/ Saxophone/ Clarinet/ Euphonium /Jass-Drum/ Piccolo/Bass Trombone/ Key Board/ Guitar/ Sarod/ Viola/ Cello/ Contra Bass (String Bass).
TRADE ELIGIBLE FOR : Musician Trade

* For age/date of birth and detailed qualifications, refer our advertisements in Employment News and National/Regional Newspapers released from time to time.

Note : - The Recruitment Test is not for selection as Officers/Pilots/Navigators.

MEDICAL STANDARDS
To get selected as an Airman, the candidate must be physically and mentally FIT to perform duties in any part of the world, climate and terrain.

Medical Standards to become an Airman are as follows :-

(a) Height : Minimum acceptable height : 152.5 cm
EXCEPT FOR
Auto Technician and certain Technical Trades : 165 cm (minimum leg length for Auto Technician and certain Technical Trades is 99 cm)
Indian Air Force (Police) : 175 cm
Indian Air Force (Security) : 172 cm
Ground Training Instructor : 167 cm
Musician : 162 cm

Note : For candidates from Uttarakhand and North-Eastern States, relaxation in height by 10 cm, 4.5 cm and 2.5 cm is given for Indian Air Force (Security), Ground Training Instructor and Auto Technician trades respectively.

(b) Weight : Weight should be proportionate to height and age.
(c) Chest : Minimum range of expansion : 5 cm
(d) Vision : There are different visual standards specific to different trades. However, the common minimum visual standards acceptable for some of the trades are :-

(i) Unaided vision : 6/36 for each eye
(ii) Correctable with spectacles : at least 6/9 for each eye
(iii) Dioptectric power : not exceeding + 3.5 Dioptres including Astigmatism.
(iv) Field of Vision : Full
(v) Colour perception : Minimum CP-III
(vi) Corneal Surgery : PRK/LASIK is not acceptable

Note : Indian Air Force (Police) & Indian Air Force (Security) trades require 6/6 vision for each eye unaided and CP-II i.e. no use of spectacles permissible for these trades.

(e) Hearing : Should have normal hearing i.e. able to hear forced whisper from a distance of 6 meters by each ear separately.
(f) Dental : Should have healthy gums, good set of teeth and minimum 14 dental points.
(g) Health : Should have no medical or surgical deformity and should be free from all communicable diseases & skin ailments.

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