AAI SSCO Consultant Recruitment 2026 for 39 PostsLast Date Extended

• Must be a retired Short Service Commission Officer of the Indian Army, Indian Navy, Indian Air Force or Indian Coast Guard.
• Must hold a degree in any discipline from a recognized university.
• Must possess the specified professional qualification: Basic ATC Course/ATM and AL (Basic) and GCA/ATSS Course.
• Must have at least 5 years of cumulative ATC duty experience, including at least 1 year at a Joint User Defence Airfield.
• The interval between retirement and the application closing date must not exceed 6 years.

• Open the official advertisement and use the application format provided in Annexure-1.
• Enter personal, Armed Forces service, qualification and work experience details, and add the photograph, signature and declaration.
• Attach self-attested supporting documents for educational qualifications and work experience.
• Merge the completed application and attachments into one PDF with a file size not exceeding 5 MB.
• Send the PDF to the application email address specified in the official advertisement by 11 November 2026; other submission modes are not accepted.
• Keep the email account entered in the application active for shortlisting, verification and interview communications.

AAI consultant engagement and deadline extension

Airports Authority of India is engaging 39 retired Short Service Commission Officers as Consultants under Advertisement No. 14/2026/CHQ/SSCOs. Applications opened on 17 September 2026, and the closing date has been extended from 1 October 2026 to 11 November 2026. These are full-time contractual assignments supporting Air Traffic Services at six Joint User Defence Airfields.

Who the engagement is for

Applicants must have retired from the Indian Army, Indian Navy, Indian Air Force or Indian Coast Guard. A recognized university degree, the prescribed ATC-related professional courses and at least 5 years of cumulative ATC duty experience are required. That experience must include at least 1 year at a Joint User Defence Airfield. The retirement-to-application-closing-date interval must not exceed 6 years.

The eligibility details retain a maximum age of 50 years as on 1 October 2026, and Annexure-1 asks for age on that date. The extended submission deadline should therefore be read separately from the stated age reference date.

Preparing and sending the application

• Use the prescribed Annexure-1 application format attached to the advertisement.
• Provide personal details, service branch, joining and discharge dates, qualifications and employment history.
• Include a recent photograph, signature and declaration, along with self-attested qualification and experience records.
• Combine the application and attachments into a single PDF no larger than 5 MB.
• Email the file to the address specified in the official advertisement by 11 November 2026. Applications sent through another mode will not be accepted.

Selection and contract conditions

Eligible applicants may be shortlisted for application verification and interview. There is no written test, and interview performance alone determines final merit. Shortlisted candidates will receive scheduling information through their registered email addresses. No TA/DA is payable for attending verification or interview.

The initial engagement is for 1 year. Extensions may be granted one year at a time, but total service cannot exceed 5 years or continue beyond age 55. Other assignments are not permitted during this full-time engagement. Monthly remuneration is fixed using retirement pay minus basic pension, with no annual increase; HRA is not admissible. Before the contract begins, AAI may require a medical fitness certificate meeting the stated defence-equivalent standards.