Employers / Airports Authority of India
Airport operator
Airports Authority of India
AAI is the government body that owns and operates most of India's airports and is also the country's air navigation service provider, managing ATC over the entire Indian airspace and adjoining oceanic areas. It is the primary employer of air traffic controllers in India, recruiting through national-level competitive exams, and also hires engineers and airport operations staff at scale.
Owns and operates 130+ airports and provides air navigation services over roughly 2.8 million square nautical miles of airspace
What they hire
Role families at Airports Authority of India.
Air traffic controllersEngineers (AME)Ground operationsOperations managementTraining
How you get in
Entry paths.
Air traffic controllers
AAI Junior Executive (ATC) national exam — the standard entry route to an ATCO career in India; requires an engineering degree or B.Sc. with Physics and Mathematics
Engineers (AME)
Junior Executive (Engineering/Electronics) exams for CNS, civil and electrical roles supporting airports and navigation infrastructure
Ground operations
Junior Executive/Assistant (Airport Operations) recruitment notices, plus apprenticeship intakes under the national apprenticeship schemes
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