Air Force Officer

Hello Sonu,
Benefits:
Insurance: All Air Force personnel, including Flight Cadets are provided life insurance cover under the Air Force Group Insurance Scheme ( AFGIS). Monthly contribution rates are minimal and the insurance policy covers all contingencies. As an Air Force Officer you are insured for an amount of Rs 50 Lacs with an additional insurance cover of Rs 10 Lacs for pilots and Loans :As a member of AFGIS, you can avail following loans:House Building Loan
Computer Loan
Conveyance Loan
Medical : All Air Force officers, their families and dependents have free access to medical rooms and hospitals equipped with the best of facilities. Apart from being treated at the Armed Forces Hospitals, there are also tie-ups with Civil Hospitals for treatment of specialised cases, if required. Patients are also given grants for purchase of necessary medical equipment and mechanical aid to help make them self reliant. Scholarships and welfare schemes from AFWWA ( Air Force wives welfare association)and Accommodation: Free accommodation for serving personnel of Indian air force, Annual leave for 60 days and casual leave of 20 days per year and Ration facility in Indian air force and institute and messes membership.
Various institute and mess memberships for serving personnel and Rail concessions: Get free and concession in rail tickets and secured camp life.
Secured air force campus with state of the art security, CSD facilities
Canteen store department facilities. Sports facilities: Various sports inside air force campus like, basketball, football, cricket, gym etc. And Educational Opportunities Once you join the Air Force, you realise that behind all the action and adventure is a lot of effort towards academic pursuits. From the moment you are selected, until the time you retire, you are continuously honing your skills with a large number of in-service courses and other educational avenues. If you join the Air Force through NDA, you earn yourself a Bachelors Degree in Science or Computer Science. The IAF also sponsors M.Tech. Courses for officers of the Technical Branch, in institutes like IIT and BHU-IT. The IAF also has tie-ups with universities like IGNOU to facilitate long-distance learning for officers and airmen.
Leave: They are also allowed study leave of up to 24 months extendable up to 28 months.
Good luck.

Hello Surbhi,
After you complete class 12th. You have two routes to become a pilot:
Private flying school.
Cadet programs
Now, the difference between the above two options is:
If you get into a private flying school, it is much cheaper than the cadet programs. You do not have any competitive exams to get in. You get to complete the training at your pace. You will have to search for type rating centers. No jobs guaranteed. You might have to wait for a long time before you can fly for an airline.
2. If you go for a cadet programme:
It is comparatively more expensive. Have to clear competitive tests to get in. Time for the completion of your training depends on the programme organisers. You will be assisted for everything by the airlines i.e., You just have to study hard, rest everything is taken care of. You will be given your job contract before commencement of your training.
You have a minimum waiting time and get a priority job selection compared to the pilots who trained in a private flying school.
Good luck.

Hi Sachin,
As you are graduating with BCA degree you can join the Indian Army as well as the Indian Air Force. To join the Indian Army, you can go through the following entry schemes-
1. Combined Defence Services exam (CDS exam)
2. Short Service Commission (SSC)
3. NCC special officer entry scheme.
Being a BCA graduate you can join the following branches of the Indian Air Force-
1. Flying Branch
2. Ground Duty Branch
You cannot join the technical branch of the Indian Air force as you don't have a B.Tech degree in Aeronautical Engineering. In the ground duty branch, you can join the following job areas:
1. Administration branch &
2. Accounts Branch
Good luck.

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION REQUIRED TO JOIN IAF AS A FLYING OFFICER:
Candidate should have passed 10+2 with subjects- Physics and Mathematics subjects. Students who are studying in 12th standard may also appear for the exam, given that they satisfy the minimum age limit criteria. Also, such candidates who are in studying in 12th and want to appear for the exam must also make sure that their schooling will be over by the time the course starts at NDA. HOW AND WHEN TO APPLY? This examination is held by UPSC twice a year. Usually, the advertisements are put up on May and December each year. You may make use of the following sites- UPSC. Gov. In and upsconline. Nic. In. The registration process has been made online now. After clearing the NDA written exam and the SSB interview, recommended candidates will have to appear for PABT (Pilot Aptitude Battery Test). PABT test is once in a lifetime test and is meant to check whether a candidate has the potential to become a good pilot or not. Those who clear PABT are then sent for medical examinations. In case of Air Force candidates, medical examination will be thorough. Air Force demands much more, in terms of physical and medical requirements, when compared to other wings of the Armed Forces. On successfully completing the 3 year course at NDA, the Air Force cadets are sent to Air Force Academy, Hyderabad, for further training that lasts 1 year. It is after successfully completing this training that they are commissioned as Flying Officers in the Indian Air Force. Regards.