AAI Junior Assistant Eligibility 2026: Age Limit, Qualification and Physical Standards

AAI Junior Assistant eligibility is set in each regional notification of the Airports Authority of India. To apply, you must meet the age limit of 18 to 30 years (with relaxations), hold the qualification for the post, and be domiciled in one of the states covered by the region that issues the notification. Fire Service applicants also need a valid driving licence and must meet physical and medical standards.

No Junior Assistant notification has been released in 2026 so far, so this page follows the last official cycle of each region, the most recent being Advt. No. 01/2025/DR/NER (6 December 2025). Two dates matter most: the age and qualification cut-off date stated in the notification, and the issue date of your driving licence.

AAI Junior Assistant Eligibility

Educational Qualification

Junior Assistant (Fire Service)

• Option 1: 12th pass through regular study.

• Option 2: 10th pass plus a 3-year approved regular diploma in Mechanical, Automobile or Fire.

• Pass marks are enough: the notifications ask for a pass, with no minimum percentage stated.

Junior Assistant (Office) and (HR)

You need a graduate degree. After the CBT, you must pass a computer literacy test in MS Office, which is qualifying. Some Senior Assistant posts ask for a B.Com or a diploma plus two years of experience; do not confuse those rules with the Junior Assistant post.

Qualification deadline

Qualifications are counted as on the cut-off date in the notification. Keep your final marksheet or diploma ready before that date.

Driving Licence Rules for Fire Service

• Heavy vehicle licence: accepted if valid.

• Medium vehicle licence: must have been issued at least one year before the cut-off date.

• Light motor vehicle licence: must have been issued at least two years before the cut-off date.

• Learner or temporary licence: not accepted.

If you join with a medium or LMV licence, you must get a heavy duty licence within one year of appointment. If you do not, probation is extended and confirmation and increments are withheld, and the notifications say services will be terminated if it is not obtained within two years.

AAI Junior Assistant Age Limit

The age limit is 18 to 30 years, counted on a date fixed in each notification. The date of birth on your matriculation or SSLC certificate is final.

Age relaxation

Domicile Rules by Region

Each region recruits only from its own states. Apply to the notification of the region where you hold domicile.

Madhya Pradesh appears in both the Northern and Western lists in the last cycles. Region coverage can change, so confirm it in the notification.

Physical and Medical Standards for Fire Service

• Hilly area relaxation: 3 cm in height (and chest for men) with proportionate weight relaxation, on a bona fide certificate.

• Eyesight: distance vision 6/6 and near vision N5 in each eye without glasses, no refractive error, normal colour vision, no night blindness and full field of vision.

• Other: normal hearing and speech; knock knees, bow legs, flat feet, squint or other deformities lead to rejection.

Who Is Not Eligible

• Out-of-region applicants: candidates not domiciled in the notifying region's states.

• Late licence holders: Fire Service applicants whose medium or LMV licence was issued too close to the cut-off date, or who hold only a learner licence.

• Persons with disabilities (Fire Service): the post is not identified as suitable for PwBD.

• Vision issues (Fire Service): anyone needing glasses to meet 6/6, or with colour or night blindness.

• Over-age candidates: those above 30 on the cut-off date without an applicable relaxation.

Fee and Documents

The application fee is Rs. 1,000 for UR, OBC and EWS candidates and nil for women, SC, ST, PwBD, ex-servicemen and AAI apprentices with one year of training. OBC (NCL) and EWS certificates must be for the financial year the notification specifies, and government or PSU employees need a no objection certificate.

Once you know you are eligible, you can attempt AAI Junior Assistant online tests on Testkart to get used to the CBT format early. Read the full rules in the notifications on the AAI recruitment page.