Exam Pattern
AFCAT Exam Pattern
AFCAT (Air Force Common Admission Test)
The AFCAT exam pattern below is checked stage by stage, 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