AAI Recruitment 2025 for Junior Executives through GATE Score

Airports Authority of India AAI Recruitment 2025 for Junior Executives Through GATE 2023/2024/2025 Advt. No.09/2025/CHQ JOB ALERT, engineers! Airports Authority of India is recruiting young, talented, and skilled engineers on the basis of GATE Score 2023/2024/2025. Eligible and interested candidates are invited to apply for the post of Junior Executive in the Airports Authority of India. *Keep reading further to get an overview of the Airport Authority of India vacancies. Airports Authority of India (AAI) Profile Airport Authority of India, popularly known as AAI is a schedule-“A” miniratna PSU of category 1. AAI comes under the Ministry of Civil Aviation, Government of India. It was formed on 1st April, 1995 by merger of International Airport Authority of India and National Airport Authority to speed up the integrated development, expansion and the modernization of the operational, terminal and cargo facilities at the Indian airports up to the international standards. Read More >> [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqnf9IHs1uI[/embed] AAI invites online applications from eligible engineering graduates and others for maintaining, upgrading and managing civil aviation infrastructure both on ground and on air space in the country. Vaccancy Details Post Code Name of Post Number of vacancies and reservation Total UR EWS OBC SC ST 1. Junior Executive (Architecture) 11 4 00 04 02 01 2. Junior Executive (Engineering‐ Civil) 199 83 17 51 31 17 3. Junior Executive (Engineering‐ Electrical) 208 93 19 60 21 15 4. Junior Executive (Electronics) 577 215 52 142 79 39 5. Junior Executive (Information Technology) 31 15 03 07 04 02 The number of vacancies is tentative and may increase or decrease at the sole discretion of AAI. The total vacancies also include vacancies for PwBD category candidates. For detailed vacancy table, candidates can refer to the official notification whose link in given in the end of this blog post. Note:- SC/ST Certificate:‐ Candidates applying against vacancies reserved for SC/ST category should note that they have to submit the Caste Certificate issued on or before 27.09.2025 by the Competent Authority, at the time of Application Verification. OBC (NCL) Certificate:‐ Candidates applying against vacancies reserved for OBC category should note that at the time of Application Verification, they have to produce a valid OBC (NCL) Certificate issued during the Financial Year 2025‐26 in the format for appointment to posts under the Government of India, issued by the Competent Authority, in support of their belonging to OBC Community in the Central list of OBC and to prove that they do not belong to “Creamy Layer” of the OBCs. A declaration shall also be submitted by the candidate before his/her appointment that he/she does not belong to the Creamy Layer of OBC. Candidates are advised to apply and obtain the aforesaid OBC (NCL) Certificate issued during financial year 2025‐26 well in time in order to be eligible for reservation benefit under this advertisement. The candidates who will fail to produce the prescribed OBC (NCL) certificate at the time of Application Verification, will not be considered under respective category. OBC (Non‐Creamy Layer) certificate issued for appointment to posts under the State Government (i.e., belonging to state list of OBC) OR for admission to educational purposes will not be considered. EWS Certificate:‐ Candidates applying against vacancies reserved for EWS category should note that they have to submit the EWS certificate valid for the financial year 2025-26 in prescribed format issued by the Competent Authority so as to prove that they belong to EWS Category, at the time of Application Verification. Candidates are advised to apply and obtain the aforesaid EWS Certificate valid for financial year 2025‐26 well in time, in order to be eligible for reservation benefit under this advertisement. The candidates who will fail to produce the prescribed EWS certificate at the time of Application Verification, will not be considered under respective category. Disability Certificate:‐ Candidates applying against vacancies reserved for PwBD category should note that they have to submit valid Disability Certificate issued on or before 27.09.2025 by the Competent Authority as per Government guidelines, at the time of Application Verification. PwBD candidates shall also be assessed for suitability in terms of respective Functional Requirements as mentioned against each post before appointment against identified post. Ex‐servicemen candidates will have to produce Discharge Certificate at the time of Application Verification. All the certificates issued by the Competent Authority should either be in Hindi or English. Any variation in the caste name will not be accepted. For certificates issued in any language other than Hindi/English, translated copy of the same duly attested by Notary is to be submitted. Educational Qualification Post code Name of Post Educational Qualification 1. Junior Executive (Architecture) Bachelor’s degree in Architecture and Registered with Council of Architecture. 2. Junior Executive (Engineering‐ Civil) Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering/ Technology in Civil 3. Junior Executive (Engineering‐ Electrical) Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering/ Technology in Electrical. 4. Junior Executive (Electronics) Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering/ Technology in Electronics/ Telecommunications/ Electrical with specialization in Electronics. 5. Junior Executive (Information Technology) Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering/ Technical in Computer Science/ Computer Engineering/ IT / Electronics. OR Masters in Computer Application (MCA). The selection for the above mentioned post will be done on the basis of GATE 2023/2024/2025 marks. GATE test paper code/GATE test paper and corresponding GATE year is given in the table below: Name of Post GATE test Paper/ GATE Paper Code Educational Qualification Corresponding GATE Year Junior Executive (Architecture) Architecture and Planning GATE paper code‐ AR Bachelor’s degree in Architecture and Registered with Council of Architecture. 2023 or 2024 or 2025 Junior Executive (Engineering‐ Civil) Civil Engineering GATE paper code‐ CE Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering/ Technology in Civil 2023 or 2024 or 2025 Junior Executive (Engineering‐ Electrical) Electrical Engineering GATE paper code‐ EE Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering/ Technology in Electrical. 2023 or 2024 or 2025 Junior Executive (Electronics) Electronics and Communication Engineering GATE paper code‐ EC Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering/ Technology in Electronics/ Telecommunications/ Electrical with specialization in Electronics. 2023 or 2024 or 2025 Junior Executive (Information Technology) Computer Science and Information Technology GATE paper code‐ CS Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering/ Technical in Computer Science/ Computer Engineering/ IT / Electronics. OR Masters in Computer Application (MCA). 2023 or 2024 or 2025 Percentage of marks: ‐ Pass marks or equivalent for Bachelor’s Degree and also for P.G. Degree/Diploma. No experience is essential to apply for the above posts. Note: Degree or Diploma or Certificate or Membership examination should be from any of the Universities incorporated by an Act of the Central or State Legislature in India or other educational institutions established by an Act of Parliament or declared to be deemed as a University under Section 3 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956. Degrees acquired in Open and Distance mode from University Grants Commission recognized universities or All India Council for Technical Education approved courses, wherever applicable, shall also be considered. Candidates having B.E./B. Tech/ B. Sc. (Engg.) Degree are allowed to apply where essential qualification is prescribed as Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering. Candidates enrolled in final semester (where semester‐system is applicable)/ final year (where year‐system is applicable) on the cut‐off date are allowed to apply, subject to condition that they must be in possession of final result at the time of Application Verification, failing which, their candidature will not be considered for further process. The date of declaration of result/issuance of Mark Sheet shall be deemed to be the date of acquiring the qualification and there shall be no relaxation on this account. No further relaxation shall be provided in this regard. Candidate must specifically indicate the percentage of marks obtained (calculated to the nearest two decimals) in the relevant column of the application. Where percentage of marks is not awarded by the University but only CGPA/OGPA/DGPA/CPI etc. or letter grade in a degree is awarded, the same shall be converted into percentage in terms of conversion norms of University in this regard. Candidate will have to produce the equivalence certificate/document issued by the University/Institution evidencing equivalent percentage of marks, when called for Application Verification. No claim of possession of a qualification equivalent to the prescribed qualification shall be entertained. AAI reserves the right to take a final decision in considering an Engineering discipline as eligible in case different from those mentioned above. Where a specialization is required in the qualifying degree in the educational qualification and the same is not specified in degree/diploma, a clarification certificate will be required from the degree issuing Authority and/or Registrar of the University/Institution clearly specifying the specialization in qualifying degree. However, final decision regarding selection of such candidates will be taken by Airports Authority of India. In case of Integrated Master’s Degree in Engineering, candidate will have to produce a certificate at the time of Application Verification in support of possession of Bachelor’s Degree and statement of marks issued by the University/Institution, wherever applicable for the post. Candidates can apply for multiple number of posts with separate registration for each post, subject to the condition that they fulfil all other eligibility criteria required for the post and deposit the fee separately for each post as applicable. Age limit and relaxation Age limit for unreserved candidates is 27 years as on 27/09/2025. The relaxation for various category is given in the table below. Code No. Category Age-relaxation permissible beyond the upper age limit 01 SC/ ST 5 years 02 OBC (NCL) 3 years 03 Persons with Disabilities (PwD) 10 years 04 Candidates who are in regular service of AAI and have completed their probation on initial appointment. 10 years 05 Ex‐serviceman and Commissioned Officers including Emergency Commissioned Offers or Short Service Commissioned Officers who have rendered at least five years military services and have been released— (1) On completion of assignment (including those whose assignment is due to be completed within one year) otherwise than by way of dismissal or discharge on account of misconduct or inefficiency; OR (2) On account of physical disability attributable to military service or on invalidment. 5 years Note:-The date of birth as recorded in the Matriculation/Secondary Examination certificates will only be accepted. No subsequent requests for change in date of birth will be entertained. Remuneration i) Pay Scale (IDA) Junior Executive [Group‐B: E‐1 level] : Rs.40000‐3%‐140000 ii) Emoluments: In addition to Basic Pay, Dearness Allowance, Perks @ 35% of Basic Pay, HRA and other benefits which include CPF, Gratuity, Social Security Schemes, Medical Benefits, etc., are admissible as per AAI rules. The Cost to Company per annum would be around Rs. 13 lakhs approximately. iii) Pay protection will be provided to eligible candidates who will be coming through proper channel from other CPSEs/State PSUs/Government Department immediately before joining AAI. Such pay protection will be provided as per DPE Guidelines. Important Dates Event Date Opening Date for On‐Line Applications 28.08.2025 Closing Date for On‐Line Applications 27.09.2025 Schedule for Application Verification Will be announced on AAI Website‐ https://www.aai.aero/ Service Conditions The service conditions will be applicable as per the prevalent rules and regulations of AAI from time to time. Selected candidates on appointment are liable to be posted or transferred anywhere in India. Selection Procedure Age, and all other eligibility criteria shall be reckoned as on 27.09.2025 (cut-off date). Only those candidates eligible in all respects and have qualified relevant test papers in GATE 2023 or GATE 2024 or GATE 2025 and have registered their applications on the portal of AAI shall be considered for further selection process in AAI. On the basis of the details furnished in application form, candidates shall be shortlisted for Application Verification. The date of Application Verification will be intimated separately. Equal weightage will be given to GATE 2023/GATE 2024/GATE 2025 Scores. Application Reference number of the candidates shortlisted for Application Verification will be posted on AAI website only. Call Letters of the shortlisted candidates will be sent to their registered e‐mail IDs. Candidates will have to regularly visit AAI Website for link/check their registered E‐mail IDs (all folders including spam) for downloading their call letter. During Application Verification, the candidates will have to produce his/her Original Certificates along with a proof of identity and one set of self‐attested photocopies of all the Certificates. If the identity of the candidate is in doubt or he/she is not able to produce the requisite documents or there is mismatch of information in the documents, his/her candidature will be rejected. No additional time will be given for producing original documents. Candidates already working in Central Government/State Government/Autonomous Body/Public Sector Undertaking are required to produce “No Objection Certificate” from the present employer at the time of Application Verification, failing which his/her candidature will not be considered. Other claims such as undertaking to resign in the event of selection, acknowledged copy of application for NOC / resignation letter, experience certificate etc. shall not be considered in place of NOC. In case a candidate does not appear for Application Verification alongwith original documents, he/she shall not be eligible for provisional selection and his/her candidature shall be rejected. On finalization of Application Verification, the provisional selection will be made as per merit list prepared on the basis of GATE Score obtained by the candidates appeared for Application Verification and subject to meeting all other eligibility criteria prescribed for the post. Resolution of tie cases: The score obtained by the candidate in the relevant GATE examination i.e, GATE 2023 or GATE 2024 or GATE 2025 will be taken as the first deciding factor of merit i.e. Candidates having higher scores will be Ranked higher. Where GATE scores are tied, candidates older in age shall be placed higher in the merit list Where both GATE score and date of birth are tied, candidates with higher marks in qualifying degree to be placed higher in the merit list. A candidate belonging to reserved category, selected on the basis of norms as applicable to Unreserved Category, will be treated at par with an Unreserved Category candidate. Such own merit candidates belonging to reserved categories who are provisionally selected under Unreserved category will not be adjusted against a reserved vacancy. However, their original category as registered in the online registration will remain unchanged. Application Reference Numbers of candidates provisionally selected for appointment will be declared on AAI website The Offer letter/details about Offer Letter will be sent to the provisionally selected candidates through their registered E‐mail IDs/AAI Website. Candidates will have to visit AAI Website for link/check their registered E‐mail IDs (all folders including spam) for downloading their offer letter. The candidates selected for the post of Junior Executive (Electronics) will have to undergo training approximately for a period of 06 months during which they will be paid basic pay along with other admissible allowances. The candidates selected for the post of Junior Executive (Electronics) shall have to execute a Surety Bond for an amount of Rupees Seven Lakhs to serve Airports Authority of India during training and for a period of three years minimum after completion of training. Selection of candidates shall be provisional, subject to verification of documents relating to eligibility criteria, Character and Antecedents/Background Check, Caste Certificate/Other Backward Classes (Non‐Creamy Layer) Certificate/EWS Certificate/ SC Certificate/ ST Certificate/Disability Certificate and other documents submitted by the candidate and is also subject to his/her meeting the requisite medical standards for the post and other requirements, as applicable for appointments under the rules of AAI. Colour Blindness and/or night blindness will be a rejection criterion for the vacancies However, suitable PwBD candidates applying for identified posts shall be assessed in line with the suitability requirements mentioned in this advertisement and as prescribed vide Govt. of India orders issued from time to time. Cost towards Medical Examination will be borne by the candidate himself/herself. Application Fee: Application Fee of Rs.300/‐ (Rs. Three Hundred only) is to be paid by the candidates through ONLINE MODE ONLY. Fee submitted by any other mode will not be accepted. However, the SC/ST/PwBD candidates/Apprentices who have successfully completed one year of Apprenticeship training in AAI/Female candidates are exempted from payment of fee. The application form is integrated with the payment gateway and the payment process can be completed by following instructions: On clicking submit button, the candidate will be navigated to SBI e‐Pay Lite payment portal. The candidates are required to deposit the requisite examination fees online through Internet Banking/Debit/Credit Card. Check the charges/Commission applicable for selected ‘Mode of Payment’ and the same shall be borne by candidate. After the Payment is completed, the candidate shall be automatically redirected to application portal. Candidates may take a printout of submitted application and it is advised to keep it with them for future reference. There is no need to send the printout to AAI Office. Fees once paid will not be refunded under any circumstances. Duplicate payments, if any, will be refunded after the closing date of submission of applications. To ensure the security of your data, please close the browser window once your transaction is completed. Application Process: Candidates are advised to carefully read the important instructions given on main instruction page of the On‐line application Portal before filling the on‐line Furnishing of wrong/false information will lead to disqualification and AAI will not be responsible for any consequence of furnishing of such wrong/false information. In case of filling up of invalid information/ incomplete application/application without application fee as the case may be, the application will be summarily rejected. Only Indian Nationals fulfilling eligibility criteria shall apply for the above posts. Before applying for the post, the candidate should ensure that he/she fulfils the eligibility and other norms mentioned in the Advertisement and possesses the eligibility related documents as per the requirements mentioned in this advertisement. He/she may cross check the information, such as Date of Birth, Category, Sub‐Category [SC/ST/OBC(NCL)/ EWS/PwBD/Ex‐Serviceman], Gender, Email ID, Mobile Number etc. furnished in the application form before finally submitting the same as no correction would be possible and will not be changed later under any circumstances. Candidates are required to apply On‐line through the link available on aai.aero under tab “CAREERS”. No other means/mode of submission of applications will be accepted under any circumstances. Prior to applying ONLINE, candidate will have to register his/her email id and mobile number on the online portal. Once registered, the email id and mobile number cannot be changed. Communications to the candidates shall be made on their registered email id/ mobile number. Therefore, their email id and mobile number must be valid and should remain active until the recruitment process is completed. Request for change of e‐mail ID and mobile number will not be All correspondence regarding this recruitment shall be made on the registered E‐mail ID/AAI website, including intimation to download call letter for Application Verification, if shortlisted and Offer letter, if selected. Before starting to fill up the on‐line application, the candidates should keep at hand, the following details/documents/information: ‐ All relevant documents/details relating to eligibility criteria viz. Educational Qualification, GATE Score Card, Caste Certificate (ST/SC/OBC (NCL)/EWS Certificate/Disability Certificate/ Discharge Certificate in case of Ex‐Servicemen/Apprentice Certificate from AAI etc. Scanned copy of latest passport size colored photograph (not more than 03 months old) and scanned signature (as per dimensions given below) for uploading in the Three copies of the same photograph should be retained for use at the time of Application Verification. Candidates are advised not to change their appearance till the recruitment process is complete. Details/documents to make Online Payment of the requisite application fee/intimation charges. Any other details/documents required relating to eligibility criteria Candidates should enter their Name, Father’s Name and Date of Birth as recorded in the Matriculation certificate only. In case of subsequent change in Name, candidates should indicate their changed Name only in the Online Application. However, other details should match with the Matriculation Certificate. Gazette Notification or any other legal document as applicable should be submitted at the time of Application Verification. Candidate must mention his/ her correct GATE registration number as appearing in GATE Admit Card for the respective year. Candidates are advised in their own interest to apply on‐line much before the closing date of application mentioned in this Advertisement and not to wait till the last date to avoid the possibility of disconnection/inability/failure to log on the AAI’s website on account of heavy load on internet/website jam/disconnection. AAI does not assume any responsibility for the candidates not being able to submit their applications within the last date on account of the aforesaid reasons or for any other reason beyond the control of the AAI. After submitting the online application, the candidates are required to take print out of the finally submitted online application and retain the same with them. Candidates are not required to submit any document or their online application form either by post or through email. Candidates are advised not to respond to unscrupulous advertisements appearing in any newspaper/websites/mobile apps For authenticity of any information, candidates may visit detailed advertisement available on AAI website www.aai.aero only. General Instructions Before submitting the application, the candidate should ensure that he/she fulfils all the eligibility and other norms mentioned in this advertisement. All correspondence regarding this recruitment shall be made on the registered email ID. The candidates are requested to check regularly their e‐mail/AAI’s website for any communication from AAI. A temporary correspondence address should not be mentioned as permanent address to avoid any loss in receiving communication at any stage. The decision of AAI Management regarding the eligibility criteria, acceptance or rejection of applications, mode of selection to the post etc. shall be final and irrevocable. Mere fulfilling of the minimum qualification and other eligibility criteria will not vest any right on candidates for being called for Application Verification. No correspondence will be entertained from the candidates found to be ineligible and not called for Application Verification or for non‐selection. AAI will not bear any liability on account of Salary/ leave salary/ pension contribution etc., if any, of previous employment of any candidate already working in Central Government/State Government/Autonomous Body/Public Sector Undertaking. Information on AAI website only: All correspondence with candidates shall be done through e‐mail and all general information/subsequent changes if any, made in the recruitment advertisement shall be provided through AAI website aai.aero only. Responsibility of receiving, downloading and printing of call letter for Application Verification/offer of appointment/any other information shall be of the candidate. AAI will not be responsible for any loss of email sent, due to invalid/wrong email ID provided by the candidate or for delay/non‐receipt of information if a candidate fails to access his/her mail/website in time. Hence, the candidates are advised to visit their email account(all folders including spam)/AAI website regularly for further updates. In case of any process violation by the candidate or if any information provided by the candidate is found false or is not found in conformity with the eligibility criteria mentioned in this advertisement, candidature of such registered candidates is liable to be rejected at any stage of recruitment process or even after recruitment/joining. If such instances go undetected during the current selection process but are detected subsequently, such disqualification will take place with retrospective affect. Court of jurisdiction for any dispute will be at Delhi. No query seeking advice on eligibility will be entertained. The decision of AAI in respect to all matters pertaining to this recruitment would be final and irrevocable on all candidates. AAI reserves the right to modify/alter/restrict/enlarge/cancel the recruitment process, if need so arises, without issuing any further notice or assigning any further notice/ reasons The decision of the AAI Management will be final and no appeal will be entertained in this regard. No separate communication will be issued regarding results except to the selected candidates. The possibility of occurrence of some problem in administration of the recruitment cannot be ruled out completely, which may impact selection process. In that event, every effort will be made to rectify such problem, which may include scrapping of the recruitment, if considered necessary. In case of any dispute in the advertisement, English version of the detailed advertisement available in AAI’s website will be treated as valid. These were some of the important points regarding this recruitment by AAI. Interested candidates are highly advised to read the detailed official notification link below to avoid any confusion: AAI official notification 2025 FAQs: Q. 1. What is AAI Junior Executive Recruitment through GATE? Answer: The Airports Authority of India (AAI) is recruiting Junior Executives in Civil, Electrical, Electronics, Architecture, and IT via GATE scores from 2023, 2024, or 2025. Q. 2. How many vacancies are available in AAI Recruitment 2025? Answer: Airports Authority of India has announced 976 vacancies: 199 for Civil, 208 for Electrical, 577 for Electronics, 11 for Architecture, and 31 for IT. Q. 3. When is the application date for AAI Junior Executive recruitment 2025? Answer: The online application process of AAI Junior Executive Recruitment 2025 will be open from 28th August 2025 to 27th September 2025. Q. 4. Which GATE papers are accepted for AAI Junior Executive posts? Answer: Depending on the post of Airports Authority of India Recruitment 2025, the accepted GATE papers are AR, CE, EE, EC, and CS. Q. 5. What is the eligibility criteria for AAI Recruitment 2025? Answer: Candidates must have a full-time B.E., B.Tech, or B.Arch degree in the relevant discipline and a valid GATE score. Q. 6. What is the age limit for AAI Junior Executive 2025? Answer: The maximum age is 27 years, with age relaxation for OBC, SC/ST, PwBD, and other eligible categories. Q. 7. What is the salary for AAI Junior Executives? Answer: The pay scale is ₹40,000–₹1,40,000 with perks, making the annual CTC around ₹13 lakh. Q. 8. What is the selection process for AAI Junior Executive recruitment? Answer: Selection is based on GATE scores, followed by document verification and a medical examination. Q. 9. How can I apply for AAI Recruitment 2025? Answer: Applications can only be submitted online through the official AAI website (aai.aero) under the “Careers” section.