The Airports Authority of India, which comes under the Ministry of Civil Aviation, Government of India, released a notification for recruitment against the positions of Manager and Junior Executive on July 22, 2026, against a total number of 379 vacancies, whose distribution is available in the table.
| Post | Total | UR | EWS | OBC | SC | ST |
| Manager (Engineering – Civil) | 145 | 62 | 14 | 38 | 21 | 10 |
| Manager (Engineering – Electrical) | 16 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Manager (Finance) | 34 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| Manager (Information Technology) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Manager (Architecture) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Manager (Law) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Manager (Fire Services) | 14 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Manager (Operations) | 28 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| Manager (Commercial) | 9 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Manager (Corporate Planning & Management Services) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Manager (Corporate Communications) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Junior Executive (Finance) | 36 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| Junior Executive (Law) | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Junior Executive (Operations) | 79 | 35 | 7 | 21 | 11 | 5 |
| Junior Executive (Survey & Cartography) | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Grand Total | 379 | 183 | 38 | 91 | 51 | 27 |
Eligibility Criteria
To apply for the AAI Recruitment 2026, it is mandatory that you meet the educational qualification, experience, and age limit. Refer to the table below to check if you are eligible to apply for any position.
| Post | Educational Qualification | Age Limit | Experience |
| Manager (Engineering – Civil) | B.E./B.Tech in Civil Engineering | 32 years | 3 years |
| Manager (Engineering – Electrical) | B.E./B.Tech in Electrical Engineering | 32 years | 3 years |
| Manager (Finance) | MBA (Finance)/PGDM (Finance)/CA/ICWA/CFA | 32 years | 3 years |
| Manager (Information Technology) | B.E./B.Tech (CS/IT/Electronics) or MCA | 32 years | 3 years |
| Manager (Architecture) | Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture (COA registered) | 32 years | 3 years |
| Manager (Law) | 3-year/5-year LLB | 32 years | 3 years |
| Manager (Fire Services) | B.E./B.Tech in Fire/Mechanical/Automobile Engineering | 32 years | 3 years |
| Manager (Operations) | Science Graduate with MBA or B.E./B.Tech | 32 years | 3 years |
| Manager (Commercial) | Graduate with MBA (Marketing) or B.E./B.Tech | 32 years | 3 years |
| Manager (Corporate Planning & Management Services) | PG in Statistics/Operations Research/Mathematics with Statistics/Economics | 32 years | 3 years |
| Manager (Corporate Communications) | Bachelor’s in Mass Communication/Journalism/Literature + PG Degree/Diploma | 32 years | 3 years |
| Junior Executive (Finance) | MBA (Finance)/PGDM (Finance)/CA/ICWA/CFA | 27 years | – |
| Junior Executive (Law) | 3-year/5-year LLB | 27 years | – |
| Junior Executive (Operations) | Science Graduate with MBA or B.E./B.Tech | 27 years | – |
| Junior Executive (Survey & Cartography) | B.E./B.Tech (Civil) or M.Sc. in Geography/Remote Sensing/GIS/Geoinformatics/Geomatics | 27 years | – |
The cut-off date to calculate the age is September 7, 2026. If you are above the upper age but belong to any reserved category, you can claim the age relaxation. It is 3 years for OBC-NCL and 5 years for SC and ST. There’s an additional age relaxation for 10 years for PWBD.
Application Fee
In order to apply for the AAI Recruitment 2026, the payment of the application fee is mandatory. Refer to the table below to check what you have to pay to submit an application form against any position.
| Category | Application Fee |
| General (UR) | ₹1,000 |
| OBC (NCL) | ₹1,000 |
| EWS | ₹1,000 |
| SC | Nil |
| ST | Nil |
| PwBD | Nil |
| Women | Nil |
| AAI Apprentices (1-year training completed) | Nil |
You can use any of the online payment gateways, such as a debit card, credit card, NET banking, or UPI, to make a payment. The due date to do so is September 7, 2026.
Selection Process
The selection process for their AAI Recruitment 2026 varies from one to another depending on the position. Refer to the table below to check what the actual stage for certain positions is
| Posts | Selection Process |
| Manager (Civil, Electrical, Finance, Information Technology, Architecture, Law, Commercial, Corporate Planning & Management Services, Corporate Communications, and Operations) | CBT, Application Verification, Interview, Document Verification & Medical Examination |
| Manager (Fire Services) | CBT, PMT, Driving Test, Physical Endurance Test, Application Verification, Interview, Document Verification & Medical Examination |
| Junior Executive (Finance, Law, Survey & Cartography, and Operations) | CBT, Document Verification & Medical Examination |
For all manager positions, they will prepare the final selection list based on candidates’ performance in the CBT and interview; for junior executives, the selection is set to be done on only the CBT score.
Application Form
The application form for the AAI Recruitment 2026 is available on the official website of the Airports Authority of India, https://aai.aero/, from August 8, 2026, and all set to remain active until September 7, 2026. If you are interested and eligible to apply for this recruitment drive, you are recommended to apply without waiting for the last-minute rush.