Indian Airforce Agniveer Cut Off 2026-27: Normalised Marks and Target Score

The Indian Airforce Agniveer cut off is the minimum normalised Phase I score that gets a candidate shortlisted for the Physical Fitness Test and the later stages. It is not a fixed number. It moves with every intake, and the Air Force decides it after the online exam, once it knows the vacancies, the difficulty of the papers and the number of candidates who appeared.

For Agniveervayu Intake 02/2027, the Phase I exam was held on 22 and 23 September 2026, and at the time of writing we could not confirm a published cut-off or result. We also could not find an official, category-wise cut-off table for earlier intakes, so this page does not list marks that cannot be traced to the Air Force. It explains how the cut off works and how to set a target.

What cut off means in Agniveervayu

• Based on normalised marks: The exam runs in several shifts, so raw marks are converted to normalised marks using a Standard Deviation Model before shortlisting and the final merit list.

• Group-wise papers: Science, Other Than Science and combined candidates take different papers, so a single number cannot compare them directly.

• No sectional cut-off in the official scheme: The official normalisation document refers to one cut-off applied on normalised marks and does not mention sectional or subject-wise cut-offs. Confirm this again in the notification for your intake.

You can read the scheme in the official normalisation scheme of marks.

Previous cut-off figures

Several unofficial pages publish old cut-off numbers for the Air Force Agniveer exam. They do not name the intake or cite an official release, and they show only group-wise figures rather than category-wise ones. We have left them out. If the Air Force releases an official cut-off or a provisional selection list with marks, this page will be updated in the table below.

Cut-offs change every year with difficulty, vacancies and the number of applicants. Treat last year's figures as a benchmark only, and aim for a clear margin above them rather than a bare pass.

What affects the cut off

• Paper difficulty: A tougher shift lowers raw scores, and normalisation adjusts for this across shifts.

• Vacancies: More vacancies mean a lower score can still be shortlisted.

• Number of candidates: Large applicant pools push the cut off up, because many candidates compete for each seat.

• Group and competition: The science and non-science pools differ in size and in how they score.

How to set your target

1. Aim for accuracy first: Because each wrong answer costs 0.25 marks, aim to keep accuracy above 85 percent on the questions you attempt.

2. Set a mock benchmark: Decide a target score for your paper, for example 80 percent of total marks, and treat anything below it as a revision signal.

3. Track three numbers: Score, attempts and accuracy in each section, across at least ten full mocks.

4. Do not neglect Phase II: A high score gets you shortlisted, but you still need to clear the physical and medical stages.

For the result and cut-off notice, watch the Indian Air Force recruitment portal.