AFCAT Exam Pattern
Each stage is checked separately so one stage cannot inherit another stage's scoring rules.
Verbal, Numerical and Reasoning
Official 2026 pattern| Questions | 24 |
| Total marks | 72 |
| Duration | 29 minutes |
| Negative marking | 1 per wrong answer |
| Sections | Verbal Ability, Numerical Ability, Reasoning and Military Aptitude |
| Test | Qs | Marks | Min |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verbal Ability | 8 | 24 | — |
| Numerical Ability | 8 | 24 | — |
| Reasoning and Military Aptitude | 8 | 24 | — |
Timing: Single composite 29-minute timer for all three sections combined: no sectional lock, matching the official exam's single continuous window.
The official AFCAT has 100 questions for 300 marks in 2 hours, across four equally weighted sections (75 marks each): General Awareness, Verbal Ability in English, Numerical Ability, and Reasoning and Military Aptitude Test, each question carrying 3 marks with 1 mark deducted per wrong answer. This mock covers the three non-General-Awareness sections in the same proportion: 24 questions in 29 minutes. General Awareness is not covered, since it depends on general-knowledge facts that carry higher correctness risk for self-authored content. The "Military Aptitude" portion tested here is spatial and direction-sense reasoning, not military factual knowledge.
Official source · checked 16 August 2026