Height and weight medical standards to become Indian Air Force officers

Want to become an officer in Indian Air Force and looking for height and weight medical standards? How much weight of a candidate is correct for his weight to be medically fit? Check out Indian Air Force medical standards for height and weight.

Officers of Indian Air Force are selected through five day SSB interview followed by high standard medical examination. During the SSB medical exam, many tests are held and many parameters are noted down by the medical exam board. Most critical and most common medical test which declare a candidate unfit is its weight and height test. Most of the candidates who crack SSB interview fail to pass the medical examination.   Height and weight standards are different for men and women. Notification of defence officers posts also mention the minimum height requirements separately for men and women applicants.

Height and weight standards of men in IAF

Following table is the height and correlated weight standards of Indian Air Force for candidates who want to become officers in IAF.   Correlated weight standards vary according to height and age of the applicant.

                       Age in Years Height in Cms 15-17 18-22 23-27 28-32 33-37 38-42 43-48          >48 152 46 47 50 54 54 54 55 54 153 47 47 51 55 55 54 56 54 154 47 48 51 56 55 55 57 55 155 48 49 52 56 56 56 57 56 156 48 49 53 57 57 56 58 56 157 49 50 54 58 58 57 58 57 158 49 50 54 58 58 58 59 58 159 50 51 55 59 59 59 60 58 160 51 52 56 59 60 59 60 59 161 51 52 56 60 60 60 61 60 162 52 53 57 61 61 61 62 60 163 52 54 58 61 62 61 62 61 164 53 54 59 62 63 62 63 62 165 53 55 59 63 63 63 64 62 166 54 56 60 63 64 64 64 63 167 54 56 61 64 65 64 65 64 168 55 57 61 65 65 65 65 65 169 55 57 62 65 66 66 66 65 170 56 58 63 66 67 67 67 66 171 56 59 64 66 68 67 67 67 172 57 59 64 67 68 66 68 67 173 58 60 65 68 69 69 69 68 174 58 61 66 68 70 69 69 69 175 59 61 66 69 71 70 70 69 176 59 62 67 70 71 71 71 70 177 60 62 68 70 72 72 71 71 178 60 63 69 71 73 72 72 71 179 61 64 69 72 73 73 73 72 180 61 64 70 72 74 74 73 73 181 62 65 71 73 75 75 74 73 182 62 66 72 74 76 75 74 74 183 63 66 72 74 76 76 75 75 184 64 67 73 75 77 77 76 75 185 64 68 74 75 78 77 76 76 186 65 68 74 76 78 78 77 77 187 65 69 75 77 79 79 78 77 188 66 59 76 77 80 80 78 78 189 66 70 77 78 81 80 79 79 190 67 71 77 79 81 81 80 79 191 67 71 78 79 82 82 80 80 192 68 72 79 80 82 82 81 81 193 68 73 79 81 83 83 81 82           SD  6 6.3 7.1 6.6 6.9 6.8 5.8 7.26  

Height and weight medical standards of IAF for women

Women height and weight standards vary from men. Below table explains the medical requirement for a women to be fit as per height and age.                        Age in years Height in Cms       20-25       26-30 148 43 46 149 44 47 150 45 48 151 45 48 152 46 49 153 47 50 154 47 50 155 48 51 156 49 52 157 49 53 158 50 53 159 51 54 160 51 55 161 52 55 162 52 56 163 53 57 164 54 57 165 54 58 166 55 59 167 56 60 168 56 60 169 57 61 170 58 62 171 58 62 172 59 63 173 59 64 174 60 64 175 61 65 176 61 66 177 62 67 178 63 67           SD  5 5 So if you are about to appear in SSB interviews, please do check your height weight and check whether you are medically fit or not. If not, work on to lose or gain weight accordingly.   Also check out

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