The authority has not issued confirmation on the date for the Computer Based Test (CBT). The AAI recruitment exam 2026 date will be declared on the online portal in due course. All the candidates are advised to download the AAI notification 2026 PDF from the website and thoroughly check the eligibility criteria mentioned therein. It should be noted that if a candidate fails to meet any of the requirements, the authority will cancel his or her candidature.

The AAI exam 2026 is conducted for candidates aspiring to join the civil aviation sector in India for managerial positions in finance, civil engineering, management services, corporate communications, electrical engineering, architecture, law, fire services, operations, commercial, corporate planning and information technology.

This year, as stated in Advertisement Number 12/2026/CHQ/DR‐CBT, the airport authority has released a total of 260 vacancies for the roles mentioned above and 129 vacancies for Junior Executive positions in domains like finance, law, operations, and survey and cartography.

AAI Recruitment 2026: Check category-wise vacancy breakdown

Candidates can check the position-wise vacancies announced for different categories in the table given below.

The AAI application process 2026 will be carried out in online mode at aai.aero. The registration forms are not out yet and will be released in August 2026. Candidates should regularly check the official website of AAI to make sure that they do not miss any updates regarding the upcoming recruitment drive.