Aeronautical Engineering (Mechanical)
After you join the Indian Air Force as an Aeronautical Engineer
in the Mechanical stream, you could be placed at a position
that requires you to be involved with preventive maintenance
and servicing of aircraft or of common user and specialist
application vehicles. You could also be involved in the
safety and maintenance of firearms and ammunition at an
Air Force Base.
You can apply for the Technical Branch via any of the
two schemes listed below:
Eligibility Criteria:
Aeronautical Engineering (Electronics)
& Aeronautical Engineering (Mechanical)
Permanent
Commission ( for Men) / Short
Service Commission ( for Men & Women)
Aeronautical Engineering (Electronics)
As an Aeronautical Engineer in the Electronics stream,
you will be responsible for the communication and signals
required on the Air Force station. You will also be in
charge of the execution of preventive maintenance and
servicing of aircraft. With further in-service training,
you could also move to the repair and overhaul divisions
of the Indian Air Force.
To join as the Aeronautical Engineering (Electronics)
stream you must fulfil the following eligibility criteria:
- Age
18 to 28 years*
- Marital Status
Candidates below the age of 25 years should be Unmarried.
- Nationality
Indian
- Gender
Applicable to both men and women.
-
Educational Qualification (Aeronautical
Engineer – Electronics)
Candidates applying for Aeronautical Engineer
(Electronics) Branch would
be eligible if they have undergone any one of the
follwing Educational Qualifications
Four year degree qualification and secured a minimum
of 60% marks in aggregate in all papers put together
from a recognised university
OR
Cleared section A and B examination of Associate
Membership of Institution of Engineers (India)
OR
Cleared section A and B examination of Aeronautical
Society of India
OR
Graduate membership examination of the
Institute of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers
by actual studies
All the candidates should have
studied at least eight subjects out of the list
of eighteen subjects mentioned below while pusuing
any one of the above mentioned qualifications:-
(1) Physics / Engineering
Physics.
(2) Mathematics / Engineering Mathematics.
(3) Engineering Graphics / Engineering Drawing.
(4) Electrical Engineering / Electrical Technology.
(5) Control Engineering.
(6) Microprocessors.
(7) Digital Electronics / Basic Electronics.
(8) Computer Networks.
(9) Information Technology.
(10) Network Theory Design.
(11) Telecommunication Systems.
(12) Electronic Circuit Design.
(13) Radar Theory.
(14) Switching Theory.
(15) Instrumentation.
(16) Microwave Engineering.
(17) Antenna and Wave Propagation.
(18) Electronic Devices.
Note :
Final year students are eligible to apply provided they
produce the degree and marks sheet 15 days prior to commencement
of training.
Aeronautical Engineering (Mechanical)
After you join the Indian Air Force as an Aeronautical
Engineer in the Mechanical stream, you could be placed
at a position that requires you to be involved with preventive
maintenance and servicing of aircraft or of common user
and specialist application vehicles. You could also be
involved in the safety and maintenance of firearms and
ammunition at an Air Force Base.
To join the Aeronautical Engineering (Mechanical) stream,
you must fulfil the following conditions:
- Age
18 to 28 years*
- Marital Status
Candidates below the age of 25 years should be Unmarried.
- Nationality
Indian
- Gender
A pplicable to both men and women.
-
Educational Qualification
(Aeronautical Engineer-Mechanical)
Candidates applying for
Aeronautical Engineer
(Mechanical) Branch would
be eligible if they have undergone any one of the
follwing Educational Qualifications
Four year degree qualification and secured a
minimum of 60% marks in aggregate in all papers
put together from a recognised university
OR
Cleared section A and B examination of Associate
Membership of Institution of Engineers (India)
OR
Cleared section A and B examination of Aeronautical
Society of India
All the candidates should
have studied at least eight subjects out of
the list of eighteen subjects mentioned below
while pusuing any one of the above mentioned
qualifications:-
(1) Physics / Engineering Physics.
(2) Engineering Maths / Mathematics.
(3) Engineering Drawing / Graphics.
(4) Automotive Engineering / Plant Engineering / Industrial
Engineering.
(5) Engineering Mechanics / Strength of Material.
(6) Aerodynamics.
(7) Thermodynamics and Applications / Heat Power Engineering.
(8) Heat and Mass Transfer.
(9) Theory of Machines (Kinematics and Dynamics of Machinery).
(10) Fluid Mechanics / Turbo Machines.
(11) Flight Mechanics.
(12) Machine Drawing / Machine Design.
(13) Mechatronics.
(14) Material Science / Metallurgy.
(15) Vibrations.
(16) Workshop Technology / Manufacturing Technology
/ Production Engineering.
(17) Hydraulics and Pneumatics.
(18) Aircraft Structures.
Note
: Final year
students are eligible to apply provided they produce
the degree and marks sheet 15 days prior to commencement
of training.
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*At the time of commencement of training.
University Entry Scheme ( UES)
Permanent
Commission ( For Men only)
Educational Qualifications:
The candidate must be currently studying in Pre-final
year of BE / B Tech degree course in the relevant streams
of engineering as mentioned above and must have secured
minimum of 60% marks in aggregate upto the last semester
for which results have been declared, at the time of applying
/ AFSB testing. There must be No backlog / arrears of
papers of previous semesters. On completion of degree,
minimum 60% of marks in aggregate in all papers put togehther
are mandatory.
- Age
18 to 28 years*
- Marital Status
Candidates below the age of 25 years should be Unmarried.
- Nationality
Indian
- Gender
Applicable for Men only.
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