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Indian Air Force (IAF) conducts the Group C recruitment exam for filling up the various posts in the Air Force headquarters and independent units. Indian Air Force released a recruitment notification for a total of 282 vacancies this year for various posts.

Registration

Interested and eligible candidates have to submit the filled application forms to the concerned Air Force HQ or Office within 30 days of the release of the notification. The proforma of the application form is provided in the official notification. Here are the simple steps using which you can apply for the IAF Group C Recruitment 2022.

Step 1: Download the official notification of IAF Recruitment from the links provided above.
Step 2: Take a printout of the last page of the notification i.e. application proforma.
Step 3: Fill in all the required details on the IAF Group C application form carefully.
Step 4: Verify all the details in the application form and make sure no field is left blank.
Step 5: Paste your two self-attested photographs in the application form and put your signature at the required places.
Step 6: Gather all the necessary documents as per the notification and attach one self-attested copy of each of the documents.
Step 7: Put the application form and self-attested copies of the documents in an envelope and send it to the concerned office via speed post.

Candidates must make sure that the consignment must reach the office before the last date of the application. IAF will not accept any application received after the closing date.

Syllabus

IAF Group C Exam Paper is divided into four main sections - General Awareness, Numerical Aptitude, General Intelligence & Reasoning, and General English. Section-wise syllabus of the IAF Group C Exam is provided below.

Subjects	Topics
General Awareness Topics	Developmental Plans Economic Development Education and Culture Events Geography History Political and Administrative Setup Social Reform Movements Sports Entertainment
Numerical Aptitude Topics	Averages Computation of Whole Numbers Decimals and Fractions Discount Fundamental arithmetical operations Interest Mensuration Number Systems Percentages Profit and Loss Ratio and Proportion Ratio and Time The relationship between Numbers Time and Distance Time and Work Use of Tables and Graphs
Reasoning Topics	Alphabet Series Analogy Arithmetical Reasoning Blood Relations Clocks & Calendars Coding-Decoding Cubes and Dice Decision Making Directions Embedded Figures Mirror Images Non-Verbal Series Number Ranking Number Series
General English Topics	Antonyms Comprehension Error Correction Fill in the Blanks Grammar Idioms & Phrases One word substitutions Sentence Rearrangement Sentence structure Shuffling of sentence parts Subject-Verb Agreement Synonyms Unseen Passages Vocabulary

Aspirants cover all the topics and make sure that no topic is left untouched before appearing for the IAF Group C Exam.

Eligibility Criteria

Provided below are the age criteria for the IAF Group C recruitment 2022. The candidates can check the upper and lower age limits for different categories here.

Name of Category	Age Limit
General / EWS	18 to 25 Years
OBC	18 to 28 Years (3 Years Relaxation in Upper Age Limit)
SC / ST / PwD	18 to 35 Years (10 Years Relaxation in Upper Age Limit)

Indian Air Force Group C Educational Requirements

Candidates applying for the IAF Group C Recruitment 2022 must make sure that they fulfill the educational requirements for the post they are applying for. Provided below are the post-wise educational requirement criteria for the IAF Group C vacancies.

Name of the Posts	Academic Qualifications
MTS/ Housekeeping Staff/ Mess Staff/ Laundryman/ Ayah/ Ward Sahayika/ Vulcaniser	10th Pass or Equivalent
Lower Division Clerk (LDC)	12th Pass or Equivalent + 30 WPM Manual Typing Speed on Typewriter or 35 WPM English Typing Speed on Computer
CMTD (OG)	10th Pass or Equivalent + Light & Heavy Motor Vehicle Driving Licence + 1 Year of Driving Experience
Cook (Ordinary Grade)	10th Pass with Certificate or Diploma in Catering + Experience in the Trade
Clerk Hindi Typist	12th Pass or Equivalent + 30 WPM Manual Hindi Typing Speed on Typewriter or 35 WPM Hindi Typing Speed on Computer
Store Keeper	12th Pass or Equivalent.
Painter	10th Pass or Equivalent + ITI in Appropriate Trade i.e. Painter OR Ex-Servicemen from Appropriate Trade viz. Painter.
Stenographer Grade-II	12th Pass or Equivalent Dictation – 10 minutes @ 80 WPM Transcription 50 Minutes English on the Computer)
Carpenter	10th Pass or Equivalent + ITI in Appropriate Trade i.e. Carpenter OR Ex-Servicemen from Appropriate Trade viz. Carpenter Rigger.
Store (Superintendent)	Graduate in Any Discipline
Fireman	10th Pass or Equivalent + Training in Fire Fighting

Exam Pattern

After sending the applications, the candidates are shortlisted for the written examinations. Further, the candidates are shortlisted for the Practical / Skill Test on the basis of a written exam. The final selection of the candidates is done after document verification and medical examination.

IAF Group C Written Exam is conducted offline and contains a total of 100 multiple-choice questions. The candidates are provided a total time of 2 hours to complete the exam. Provided below is the complete exam pattern for the IAF Group C Recruitment Exam.

Sr. No.	Name of the subject	No. of questions	Total Marks	Duration
1.	General Awareness	25	25	2 hours
2.	Numerical Aptitude	25	25
3.	General Intelligence & Reasoning	25	25
4.	General English	25	25
Total		100	100

There will be a total of 100 multiple-choice questions.
Each question will carry 1 mark.
0.25 mark will be deducted for every wrong answer.

Eligibilty Criteria