AAI SSCO Consultant Recruitment 2026 — 39 Posts, Apply by Email 01 Oct

Airports Authority of India (AAI) has released AAI SSCO Consultant Recruitment 2026 under Advertisement No. 14/2026/CHQ/SSCOs for 39 Consultant posts, exclusively for retired Short Service Commission Officers (SSCOs) of the Indian Army, Indian Navy, Indian Air Force, or Indian Coast Guard, to support Air Traffic Services at 6 Joint User Defence Airfields — Pune (11), Kanpur (2), Purnea (4), Goa/Dabolim (15), Port Blair (4) and Darbhanga (3). Candidates up to 50 years of age, who retired from the Armed Forces within the last 6 years, holding a Graduate degree plus Basic ATC Course/ATM and AL (Basic) and GCA/ATSS Course, with minimum 5 years' cumulative ATC experience including at least 1 year at a Joint User Defence Airfield, can apply by e-mail between 17 September and 1 October 2026. Selected Consultants will support Air Traffic Control operations — ATC/SMC duties, watch extension and other ATC-related activities — at their assigned Joint User Defence Airfield, working alongside AAI's regular ATC staff. The selection process is Application Verification followed by an Interview — there is no written examination, and final selection is based on merit ranking of the interview alone. Remuneration for AAI SSCO Consultant 2026 is a fixed monthly amount calculated by deducting basic pension from the pay drawn at retirement (per DoPT norms), unchanged for the entire contract term with no annual increment, plus a fixed Transport Allowance; HRA is not admissible. Candidates for AAI SSCO Consultant Recruitment 2026 must download the Application Form (Annexure-1) from aai.aero, fill it with complete personal, service and experience details, attach self-attested copies of supporting documents, combine everything into a single PDF not exceeding 5 MB, and email it to the address specified in the advertisement, on or before 1 October 2026 — no other application mode is accepted. Candidates must read the complete official notification PDF before applying, since the engagement is capped at a cumulative 5 years and cannot extend beyond age 55.

Graduate in any discipline + Basic ATC Course/ATM and AL (Basic) and GCA/ATSS Course, with minimum 5 years' cumulative ATC experience including at least 1 year at a Joint User Defence Airfield. Restricted to retired SSCOs of Army/Navy/Air Force/Coast Guard.

Maximum 50 years as on 1 October 2026; gap since retirement must not exceed 6 years; contract cannot extend beyond age 55

Consultant, SSCO (39 posts) — Retired Short Service Commission Officer of the Indian Army, Indian Navy, Indian Air Force, or Indian Coast Guard Educational Qualification — Graduate in any discipline from a recognised university Professional Qualification — Basic ATC Course/ATM and AL (Basic) and GCA/ATSS Course Experience — Minimum 5 years' cumulative ATC duties, with at least 1 year of ATC duties specifically at a Joint User Defence Airfield Age Limit — Not more than 50 years as on 1 October 2026; the gap between retirement from the Armed Forces and the last date of application must not exceed 6 years; any contract extension cannot take the consultant beyond 55 years of age Job Type — Full-time contractual engagement, initially 1 year, extendable by 1 year at a time up to a cumulative maximum of 5 years; consultants may not take up any other assignment during the engagement Selection Process — Application Verification followed by Interview; final selection by merit ranking of the interview alone; no written examination Leave — 1.5 days per completed month of service; unavailed leave is neither carried forward nor encashed; absence beyond admissible leave results in proportionate deduction; more than 3 working days' unauthorised absence can lead to termination

Fixed monthly remuneration = pay drawn at retirement minus basic pension (per DoPT OM dated 09.12.2020), unchanged throughout contract; fixed Transport Allowance additionally admissible; HRA not admissible

1. Download and fill the Application Form in the prescribed format (Annexure-1) from the official AAI advertisement PDF.
2. Attach self-attested copies of all necessary supporting documents — proof of educational qualification, professional ATC qualification, and work experience.
3. Combine the duly filled application and all supporting documents into a single PDF file not exceeding 5 MB.
4. Email the combined PDF to the official email address specified in the advertisement, on or before 1 October 2026.
5. Ensure the email ID given in the application remains active, since all call letters and further information will be sent by email only.
6. Do not apply through any other mode — postal, courier or in-person applications will not be accepted.
7. Watch for the Application Verification and Interview schedule, which will be intimated only on the registered email ID of shortlisted candidates.
8. Be prepared to submit a Medical Fitness Certificate (equivalent to defence medical standards) before commencement of the contract, if selected.