Exam Pattern
Agniveer Vayu Exam Pattern
Indian Air Force Agniveer Vayu
Eighty-five minutes for 100 questions is 51 seconds each, and the official paper covers the combined Science and Other-than-Science route: English 20 questions, Physics 25, Mathematics 25, and Reasoning and General Awareness 30. This practice covers English and Mathematics only, at the same proportion, so a little under half the official paper is built here. On marking, 0.25 comes off against 1 for a correct answer, which puts break-even at one in five and makes a narrowed guess worth taking even at that pace.
English and Mathematics
Official 2026 pattern| Questions | 100 |
| Total marks | 100 |
| Duration | 85 minutes |
| Negative marking | 0.25 per wrong answer |
| Sections | English, Physics, Mathematics, Reasoning and General Awareness |
| Test | Qs | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| English | 20 | 20 |
| Physics | 25 | 25 |
| Mathematics | 25 | 25 |
| Reasoning and General Awareness | 30 | 30 |
The official Agniveer Vayu written test (for candidates opting into both the Science and Other than Science streams) has 100 questions for 100 marks in 85 minutes, 1 mark per correct answer and 0.25 marks deducted per wrong answer: English (20 questions), Physics (25 questions), Mathematics (25 questions), and Reasoning and General Awareness or RAGA (30 questions). This mock covers English and Mathematics only, in the same proportion: 27 questions (12 English, 15 Mathematics) in 23 minutes. Physics is not covered, since it depends on scientific facts and formulas that carry higher correctness risk for self-authored content. Reasoning and General Awareness is excluded outright, since the Air Force officially bundles logic-based Reasoning together with General Awareness facts as a single RAGA section with no published internal question-count split, so the two cannot be honestly separated.
Official source · checked 16 August 2026The Agniveer Vayu English and Mathematics exam pattern is 100 questions carrying 100 marks, to be answered in 85 minutes. That works out to about 51 seconds per question on average, before any time spent reading instructions or revisiting marked answers. The 4 sections are English, Physics, Mathematics and Reasoning and General Awareness. Reasoning and General Awareness carries the most, 30 marks of the 100 or about 30%, against 20 marks for English. All sections share one composite timer, so you are free to move between them and spend your time where it earns most.
Agniveer Vayu English and Mathematics marking scheme
- Each correct answer is worth 1 mark.
- A wrong answer deducts 0.25 marks; an unattempted question scores zero.
- A guess therefore breaks even at 20% accuracy: above that it gains you marks on average, below it loses them. A blind guess between four options is right 25% of the time, which is already above that line, so an educated guess is worth making rather than leaving the question blank.
- Worked example: attempt 80 of the 100 questions and get 60 right and 20 wrong, and you score 55 out of 100.
Practising against the same clock is the point of a mock test: at 51 seconds a question, the difference between a good score and an average one is usually pacing rather than knowledge. Attempt a free Agniveer Vayu mock test to see where your time actually goes.
Agniveer Vayu exam pattern: frequently asked questions
Is there negative marking in Agniveer Vayu?
Agniveer Vayu deducts 0.25 marks for a wrong answer. An unattempted question always scores zero, so the choice is only ever between guessing and leaving it blank.
How many questions are there in Agniveer Vayu?
Agniveer Vayu has 100 questions. That leaves about 51 seconds per question in Agniveer Vayu.
What are the total marks in Agniveer Vayu?
Agniveer Vayu is out of 100 marks, which works out at 1 mark a question.
How long is the Agniveer Vayu exam?
Agniveer Vayu runs for 85 minutes.
Does Agniveer Vayu have a sectional time limit?
No. Agniveer Vayu runs every section on one composite timer of 85 minutes, so you can move between sections freely and give the slower ones more of your time.