Women Entry In IAF

Women Entry

Giving their best in every mission, women officers are present in all the branches of Air Force. As an officer with the Indian Air Force, you will lead and manage, and will be posted either as a Pilot, or a Navigator, or a Technical or a Ground Duty officer in any one of the Air Force bases.
You can begin your Air Force joining process, by sending us your application for the relevant branch. We will scan your application, and based on merit, will call you to one of our selection boards. Candidates short-listed after the initial selection procedure, will go through a rigorous training regimen at one of the Air Force training establishments. After which they are given a short service commission as officers and posted at any of the Air Force Stations

Apart from offering you a career opportunity that is exciting and fulfilling, Air Force offers you an unparalleled way of life.

To find out the eligibility for the different branches of Air Force, select your qualification from the drop down above.

Age relaxation for widows of deceased Defence Personnel:

As per Government of India rules, the following relaxation of age and family status exist in respect of widowed spouse (who are not re-married) of Defence Personnel, who die in harness in terms of employment oppurtunities for women in IAF.

1. Upper age limit is relaxed by four years; and
2. Widowed spouse with children be accepted.

Note : No relaxation is granted so far as educational qualifications and selection procedures are concerned. All other rules of training and terms and condition of service would remain the same.

Ground Duty Branches

Meteorological Branch

Permanent / Short Service Commission
You can look forward to a fulfilling career as an officer in the Meteorology Branch. Handling the latest satellite imagery and state-of-the-art monitoring equipment, you would render specific advice to the operators on all aspects of weather.
To join as an officer in the Meteorological Branch you need to fulfil the following requirements:

• Age20 to 25 years*
• Marital StatusSingle
• NationalityIndian
• Gender
  This is applicable to both Men and Women.
• Educational Qualifications
  Post Graduate Degree in any Science stream / Mathematics / Statistics / Geography / Computer Applications / Environmental Science / Applied Physics / Oceanography / Meteorology / Agricultural Meteorology / Ecology & Environment / Geo-physics / Environmental Biology. All candidates should have scored a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate in all papers of Post Graduation put together & should have studied Maths and Physics in Graduation with minimum of 50% marks in both subjects.
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* At the time of commencement of training.

Technical Entries In IAF

Technical branch

As an officer in the Technical Branch, you would be in charge of some of the most sophisticated equipment in the world.

You can apply for the Technical Branch via any of the two schemes listed below:

• Direct Entry Scheme

After you have completed your engineering, you can join the Technical Branch through the Direct Entry Scheme. Both Men and Women can use this mode of entry to apply to the Indian Air Force

• University Entry Scheme (UES)

Eligibility Criteria:

Aeronautical Engineering (Electronics) & Aeronautical Engineering (Mechanical)

Aeronautical Engineering (Electronics)As an Aeronautical Engineer in the Electronics stream, you will be responsible for the communication and signals required on the Air Force station. You will also be in charge of the execution of preventive maintenance and servicing of aircraft. With further in-service training, you could also move to the repair and overhaul divisions of the Indian Air Force

To join as the Aeronautical Engineering (Electronics) stream you must fulfil the following eligibility criteria:

• Age
  18 to 28 years*
• Marital Status
  Candidates below the age of 25 years should be Unmarried.
• Nationality
  Indian
• GenderApplicable to both men and women
• Educational Qualification (Aeronautical Engineer – Electronics)
  Candidates applying for Aeronautical Engineer (Electronics) Branch would be eligible if they have undergone any one of the follwing Educational Qualifications
  Four year degree qualification and secured a minimum of 60% marks in aggregate in all papers put together from a recognised university
  OR
  Cleared section A and B examination of Associate Membership of Institution of Engineers (India)
  OR
  Cleared section A and B examination of Aeronautical Society of India
  OR
  

  Graduate membership examination of the Institute of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers by actual studies

  All the candidates should have studied at least eight subjects out of the list of eighteen subjects mentioned below while pusuing any one of the above mentioned qualifications
  

  (1) Physics / Engineering Physics.
  (2) Mathematics / Engineering Mathematics.
  (3) Engineering Graphics / Engineering Drawing.
  (4) Electrical Engineering / Electrical Technology.
  (5) Control Engineering.
  (6) Microprocessors.
  (7) Digital Electronics / Basic Electronics.
  (8) Computer Networks.
  (9) Information Technology.
  (10) Network Theory Design.
  (11) Telecommunication Systems.
  (12) Electronic Circuit Design.
  (13) Radar Theory.
  (14) Switching Theory.
  (15) Instrumentation.
  (16) Microwave Engineering.
  (17) Antenna and Wave Propagation.
  (18) Electronic Devices.

  Note : Final year students are eligible to apply provided they produce the degree and marks sheet 15 days prior to commencement of training.

  
  
   

Aeronautical Engineering (Mechanical)After you join the Indian Air Force as an Aeronautical Engineer in the Mechanical stream, you could be placed at a position that requires you to be involved with preventive maintenance and servicing of aircraft or of common user and specialist application vehicles. You could also be involved in the safety and maintenance of firearms and ammunition at an Air Force Base.
To join the Aeronautical Engineering (Mechanical) stream, you must fulfil the following conditions:

• Age 18 to 28 years
• Marital StatusCandidates below the age of 25 years should be Unmarried
• NationalityIndian
• GenderApplicable to both men and women
• Educational Qualification (Aeronautical Engineer-Mechanical)
  Candidates applying for Aeronautical Engineer (Mechanical) Branch would be eligible if they have undergone any one of the follwing Educational Qualifications

  Four year degree qualification and secured a minimum of 60% marks in aggregate in all papers put together from a recognised university
  OR
  Cleared section A and B examination of Associate Membership of Institution of Engineers (India)
  OR
  Cleared section A and B examination of Aeronautical Society of India
  

  All the candidates should have studied at least eight subjects out of the list of eighteen subjects mentioned below while pusuing any one of the above mentioned qualifications:-

(1) Physics / Engineering Physics.
(2) Engineering Maths / Mathematics.
(3) Engineering Drawing / Graphics.
(4) Automotive Engineering / Plant Engineering / Industrial Engineering.
(5) Engineering Mechanics / Strength of Material.
(6) Aerodynamics.
(7) Thermodynamics and Applications / Heat Power Engineering.
(8) Heat and Mass Transfer.
(9) Theory of Machines (Kinematics and Dynamics of Machinery).
(10) Fluid Mechanics / Turbo Machines.
(11) Flight Mechanics.
(12) Machine Drawing / Machine Design.
(13) Mechatronics.
(14) Material Science / Metallurgy.
(15) Vibrations.
(16) Workshop Technology / Manufacturing Technology / Production Engineering.
(17) Hydraulics and Pneumatics.
(18) Aircraft Structures.

Note : Final year students are eligible to apply provided they produce the degree and marks sheet 15 days prior to commencement of training.

Advertisement Schedule:December & June

*At the time of commencement of training

University Entry Scheme ( UES)

Permanent Commission ( For Men only)

Educational Qualifications: The candidate must be currently studying in Pre-final year of BE / B Tech degree course in the relevant streams of engineering as mentioned above and must have secured minimum of 60% marks in aggregate upto the last semester for which results have been declared, at the time of applying / AFSB testing. There must be No backlog / arrears of papers of previous semesters. On completion of degree, minimum 60% of marks in aggregate in all papers put togehther are mandatory

• Age18 to 28 years*
• Marital StatusCandidates below the age of 25 years should be Unmarried.
• NationalityIndian
• GenderApplicable for Men only
   

Advertisement Schedule:
in the month of December Every Year

* At the time of commencement of training