The PABT is conducted by the Air Force to choose candidates who want to join Defence services as a pilot (Air Warrior) in Air Force Flying Branch.

PABT are the combination of written and machine tests. This type of PABT is followed throughout the world by all nations to choose pilot or air warriors for their nation. The selection criteria varies for various nations.
For our country, this PABT is designed by our scientists of DRDO – Defence Research and Development Organization to deploy at AFSB’s (Air Force Selection Board) in Varanasi, Mysore and Dehradun.

Q. What is the aim of PABT?
A. This is specially designed by DRDO scientists mainly, is to judge the candidate’s ability, presence of mind, control of his limbs and nerves, fast response, judging power.
i.e. Its overall aim is to find your attitude and mind set potential by nature to become a pilot.

Q. Why they are conducting this PABT especially for Pilot branch?
A. The above qualities are very much necessary for a candidate before training at Air Force Academies to mould them into successful pilots.

Q. Why can the candidates appear only once in a life time?
A. The candidates are allowed to attend the PABT only once in their life time.
As per the results of various wars, it is said that a person who doesn’t have natural instincts, personality and ability to become a pilot cannot be trained well as a successful pilot. So the candidates are allowed only once, to show their skill to become pilot.