Indian Air Force invites applications from Male / Female Indian Citizens as per Citizenship Act 1955 for the following courses commencing in July 2015 for grant of Permanent / Short Service Commission [Commissioned Officers] in Meteorology Branch. The Courses Commencing In July 2015. The last date for receipt of application is 9th August 2014.
Eligtibility Criteria:
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 in both).
Age Limit:
Age Limit of the candidates is 20 to 25 Years as on 1st July 2015 i.e born in between 02 July 1990 to 01 July 1995. The upper age limit is relaxed upto 27 Years (i.e born in between 02 July 1988 to 01 July 1995) for candidates who have completed Ph.D after completing following educational qualifications.
Physical Standards:
Height and Weight -> Minimum height:- Men – 157.5 Cms, Female – 152 Cms with correlated weight.
Selection Process:
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:
(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 the 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-ll Testing consisting of Psychological Test, Group Tests and Interview will be conducted on subsequent days (Five Days).
How To Apply:
Candidates are to complete the application as per prescribed format and forward the same to “POST BAG NO. 001, NIRMAN BHAWAN POST OFFICE, NEW DELHI -110106” by ordinary post only. Superscribe the envelope with ‘APPLICATION FOR METEOROLOGY BRANCH COURSES COMMENCING IN JULY 2015’. The Last date for receipt of applications is 09/08/2014 (For Far-flung Area Candidates -> 16/08/2014).
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