Applications are invited from Indian Citizens as per Citizenship Act 1955 to join Indian Air Force as officers for the course commencing in January 2015 in Meteorology Branch. Separate notification for male and female candidates
Last date for receipt of applications: 21 March 2014.
Last date for receipt of applications for the candidates who are sending their applications from Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep & Minicoy Islands, Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura, Nagaland and Mizoram : 30 March 2014.
COURSE DETAILS:-
| COURSE COMMENCING IN JANUARY 2015 METEOROLOGY BRANCH |
| For men:- (a) No. 137 Ground Duty Officers’ (137 GDOC) Course (Permanent Commission) (b) No. 30 Short Service Commission (30 SSC) Course view notification for MALE candidates download notification for MALE candidates |
| For women:- No. 46 Short Service Commission (46 SSC) Course view notification for FEMALE candidates download notification for FEMALE candidates |
AGE:-
20-25 Years as on 01 January 2015 i.e. born in between 02 January 1990 to 01 January 1995. The upper age limit is relaxed upto 27 Years (i.e. born in between 02 January 1988 to 01 January 1995) for candidates who have completed phd after completing following educational qualification.Candidates below 25 years of age must be unmarried (term unmarried excludes widower and divorcee even though without encumbrances).
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 with minimum of 50% marks in aggregate of all papers put together (Provided Maths and Physics were studied at Graduation Level, with a minimum of 55% marks scored in each subject).
HOW TO APPLY:-
(i) Candidates are to complete the application as per format given in this advertisement, and forward the same to
POST BAG NO. 001, NIRMAN BHAWAN POST OFFICE, NEW DELHI - 110106
by ordinary post only.
Note:- Candidates who are debarred by the Ministry of Defence from holding any type of commission in Defence Services shall not be eligible to apply and if admitted, their candidature will be cancelled.
(ii)Superscribe the envelope with
‘APPLICATION FOR METEOROLOGY BRANCH COURSE COMMENCING FROM JANUARY 2015’.
Application must be accompanied with the following:-
(a) One self-addressed envelope (size - 23 X 10 cm) with ₹ 27/- postage stamp.
(b) Two unattested recent colour photographs similar to the one pasted on the application form. No queries / correspondence will be entertained regarding late receipt / non receipt or incomplete / non eligible / illegible applications.
(iii) Government employees need to apply through proper channel and are required to produce NOC at the time of AFSB testing.
SELECTION PROCEDURE:-
Candidates who are short-listed will be called for testing at one of the Air Force Selection Boards (AFSBS) at Dehradun, Mysore, Gandhinagar or Varanasi. The testing would consist of two stages as given below.
(a) Stage-I Test consisting of Intelligence Test along with other tests will be conducted on the first day. Stage-I test is a screening test and only those who qualify would undergo subsequent testing. All candidates would be subjected to document check to ascertain their eligibility for Meteorology Branch. Those candidates who either do not qualify in Stage I testing or do not meet the required eligibility criteria would be sent back on the first day itself.
(b) Stage-II Testing consisting of Psychological Test, Group Tests and Interview will be conducted on subsequent days (Four Days).
*Last date for receipt of applications: 21 March 2014.
*Last date for receipt of applications for the candidates who are sending their applications from Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep & Minicoy Islands, Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura, Nagaland and Mizoram : 30 March 2014.
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link to Indian Air Force career website : www.careerairforce.nic.in
